LG G-Pad G-Pad 8.0 Wi-Fi User guide

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• 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.
• Copyright©2014LGElectronics,Inc.All
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
Important notice ................................. 7
Getting to know your device ............. 11
Tablet Overview ...................................... 11
Charging your tablet ............................13
Optimizing Battery Life .......................14
To extend the life of your battery .........14
To view the battery charge level ...........15
To monitor and control what uses
thebattery ..................................................... 15
Inserting a microSD card .....................15
Removing the microSD card ...............16
Formatting the microSD card .............17
Locking and unlocking the screen......17
Turning the screen on using the
KnockON feature .......................................18
Unlocking your screen using
the Knock Code feature ..........................18
Your Home screen ............................ 20
Touch screen tips .................................20
Tap or touch ............................................... 20
Touch and hold ......................................... 20
Drag ............................................................... 20
Swipe or slide ...............................................21
Double-tap ....................................................21
Pinch-to-Zoom ...........................................21
Rotate the screen .......................................21
Home screen .........................................21
Customizing the Home screen .......... 23
Opening, switching, and stopping
apps ....................................................... 23
Using Dual Window .............................24
Customizing app icons on
the Home screen .................................25
Quick access ........................................26
Notifications .........................................26
Accessing notifications ........................... 27
Quick Settings on the Notifications
Panel ..............................................................27
To rearrange Quick Setting options
on the Notification Panel ....................... 28
QSlide apps on the Notifications
Panel ............................................................. 28
Using the QSlide apps ........................... 28
Notification icons on the Status
Bar .................................................................. 28
Multiple Users ......................................30
QSlide ....................................................31
Capturing a Screenshot ......................33
Using QuickMemo+ to capture a
screenshot .................................................. 33
Using Capture plus to capture a
screenshot of the browser .................... 33
Text Input Methods .............................34
Enter suggested word using
gesture control .......................................... 34
Entering special characters .................. 35
Table of contents
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Google account setup .......................36
Connecting to Networks and
Devices ...............................................37
Wi-Fi ..................................................... 37
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks .............37
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting
to a Wi-Fi network .....................................37
Bluetooth ..............................................38
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up
your tablet with a Bluetooth device ... 38
Send data using the Bluetooth
feature ........................................................... 39
Receive data using the Bluetooth
feature ........................................................... 39
SmartShare ..........................................40
Enjoying the content via a variety of
devices ......................................................... 40
Playing/Sending ....................................... 40
Enjoying the content from Nearby
devices ..................................................40
Connecting devices ................................ 40
Searching other devices..........................41
Using the content from the Cloud .....41
Using the Cloud .........................................41
QPair ......................................................41
PC connections with a USB cable .....44
Transferring music, photos and
videos using the Media device
(MTP) mode ............................................... 44
Synchronize with Windows Media
Player ............................................................ 44
PC connections with a USB cable
for Mac OS X users ................................. 45
Contacts .............................................46
Searching for a contact ......................46
Adding a new contact .........................46
Favorite Contacts .................................46
Creating a group ..................................47
Email .................................................. 48
Managing an email account ...............48
Working with account folders ............49
Composing and sending email ..........49
Receiving emails ..................................49
Entertainment................................... 50
Camera .................................................50
Getting to know the viewfinder ........... 50
Using the advanced settings.................51
Taking a photo .............................................51
To zoom in or out ..................................... 52
Gesture shot ............................................... 52
Once you've taken a photo .................. 52
Viewing your saved photos .................. 54
Recording a video .................................... 54
Watching your saved videos ................ 54
Gallery ...................................................55
Viewing pictures ....................................... 55
Playing videos ............................................ 56
Deleting images and videos ................ 56
Setting as wallpaper ................................ 56
Slideshow ..............................................56
Videos ...................................................57
Playing a video ........................................... 57
Music .....................................................58
Transfer music using Media device
(MTP) mode ............................................... 58
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Playing a song ........................................... 59
Tools .....................................................61
QuickMemo+ ......................................... 61
QuickRemote .......................................63
Clock .....................................................64
Calculator .............................................65
Calendar ...............................................65
Tasks ...................................................... 66
File Manager ........................................ 67
Voice Recorder .....................................68
POLARIS Office 5 ..............................69
Google+.................................................70
LG SmartWorld .................................... 70
The Web .............................................72
Browser ................................................. 72
Opening a page ........................................72
Bookmarks ...................................................73
History ............................................................ 73
Using Reader mode ................................73
Using QSlide ............................................... 73
Download files ............................................73
Chrome .................................................73
Viewing web pages .................................. 74
Opening a page ........................................ 74
Searching the web by voice..................74
Syncing with other devices ....................74
Adding and viewing bookmarks .........75
Chrome Options menu ..........................75
Settings .............................................. 76
Access the Settings menu ................. 76
WIRELESS NETWORKS .................... 76
DEVICE ................................................. 78
PERSONAL ..........................................82
SYSTEM ................................................85
LG Backup ......................................... 88
About backing up and restoring
device data ...........................................88
Backup your tablet data ...................... 89
Scheduling automatic backups .........89
Restoring tablet data ..........................89
Tablet software update ..................... 91
Tablet software update ........................91
LG tablet software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA) ...............................91
Accessories ........................................93
Troubleshooting .................................94
For Your Safety ..................................96
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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.
Trademarks
• LGandtheLGlogoareregisteredtrademarksofLGElectronics.
• Allothertrademarksandcopyrightsarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
About this user guide
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DivX HD
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:DivX®isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a
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.
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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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 > >Appstab>Settings >Apps.
2 Oncealloftheapplicationsappear,selecttheapplicationyouwantto
uninstall.
3 TapUninstalland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Swipe,Face Unlock,Knock Code,Pattern,PINand
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 cant 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 Up Key +
Volume Down Key atthesametime.
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5 ReleaseallkeyswhentheFactoryhardresetscreenisdisplayed.
6 PresseitheroftheVolume Keys tomovethecursortoYes ,thenpress
thePower/Lock Key tocontinue.
7 PresseitheroftheVolume Keys tomovethecursortoYe sonceagain,
thenpressthePower/Lock Key toconfirm.
8 Yourdevicewillperformahardreset.
WARNING
IfyouperformaHardReset,alluserapplications,userdataandDRM
licenseswillbedeleted.Pleaseremembertobackupanyimportantdata
beforeperformingaHardReset.
5. When the screen freezes
If the screen freezes or the tablet does not respond when you try to operate
it:PressandholdthePower/Lock Key forover8secondsuntiltheLGlogo
isdisplayedtorestartyourtablet.Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontactthe
servicecenter.
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Getting to know your device
Tablet Overview
Volume keys
Rear-facing camera
Speakers
Front-facing camera
Power/Lock key
Earphone jack
microSD card slot
Infrared (IR) LED
Charger/USB port
Microphone
NOTE:Yourtabletisdesignedtohave
twospeakeropeningsonthebackside
foraestheticreasons.However,theactual
soundcomesfromonlyonespeaker.
Pleasenotethatit’snotaproductdefect.
NOTE:Makesurethatthemicrophoneisnotblockedwhenrecordinga
videooraudioclip.
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Front-facing
camera
Usetotakepicturesandrecordvideosofyourself.
Youcanalsousethisforvideochatting.Keepit
cleanforoptimalperformance.
Power/Lock key
Presstolock/unlockthescreen.Pressandholdto
turnthetableton/off,restartit,activate/deactivate
airplanemode,andchangethesoundsettings.
Volume keys
Allowyoutoadjustthemediavolumes.Pressand
holdbothkeysatthesametimetoaccessthe
QuickMemo+feature.
Earphone jack
Allowsyoutopluginanoptionalheadsetfor
convenient,hands-freeconversations.Youcanalso
pluginheadphonestolistentomusic.
Infrared (IR) LED UsedasasensorfortheQuickRemoteapp.
microSD card slot
InsertamicroSDCardforstoringfilessuchas
music,videosandphotos.
Microphone
Recordsyourvoiceandallowsuseforvoice-
activatedfunctions.
Charger/USB port
AllowsyoutoconnectthetabletandtheUSBcable
forusewiththechargeradapter,yourPC,orother
compatibleaccessories.
Rear-facing
camera
Usetotakephotosandrecordvideos.Keepitclean
foroptimalperformance.
Speakers
Usetolistentotheaudiofromtheselectedfunction
(e.g.,music,videos,soundclips,etc.).
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WARNING
PlacingaheavyobjectonthetabletorsittingonitcandamagetheLCD
andtouchscreenfunctions.
TIP!
•TaptheMenu icon
wheneveryouopenanapplicationtocheckwhat
optionsareavailable.
•Ifthedeviceislockedanddoesnotwork,pressandholdthePower/
Lock Key
forover8secondsuntilLGlogoisdisplayedtorestartyour
tablet.
Charging your tablet
AUSBadapter,whichisincludedwithyourtablet,isusedtochargethe
battery.Beforeusingyourtabletforthefirsttime,makesurethebatteryis
fullycharged.
NOTE:Yourdevicehasaninternalrechargeablebattery.Foryoursafety,do
notremovethebatteryincorporatedintheproduct.
Warning!Ifthetouchscreendoesnotfunctionwhilethetablet’sinthe
processofcharging,thismaybeduetoanunstablepowersupply.Ifthis
occurs,disconnecttheUSBcablefromthedeviceorunplugtheUSB
adapterfromthepoweroutlet.
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1 ConnecttheUSBadapterandUSBcable.
2 PlugtheUSBcable(asshownbelow)intothetablet’sCharger/USBport.
3 Plugthechargerintoanelectricalsocket.
NOTE:Thebatterymustbefullychargedinitiallytoimprovebattery
lifetime.
Optimizing Battery Life
Youcanextendyourbattery’slifebetweenchargesbyturningofffeatures
thatyoudon’tneedtorunconstantlyinthebackground.Youcanalso
monitorhowapplicationsandsystemresourcesconsumebatterypower.
To extend the life of your battery
•Turnoffradiocommunicationsthatyouaren’tusing,suchasWi-Fi,
Bluetooth,orGPS.
•Lowerscreenbrightnessandsetashorterscreentimeout.
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•TurnoffautomaticsyncingforGmail™,Calendar,Contacts,andother
applications.
•Someapplicationsyouhavedownloadedmaycauseyourbatterypowerto
bereduced.
•Whileusingdownloadedapplications,checkthebatterychargedlevel.
To view the battery charge level
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps >Settings >About tablet>
Battery.
2 Thebatterystatus(chargingordischarging)andlevelaredisplayedonthe
topmenuofthescreen.
To monitor and control what uses the battery
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps >Settings >About tablet>
Battery>Battery use.
2 Thescreendisplaysbatteryusagetimeandalsolistsapplicationsor
servicesusingbatterypowerfromgreatestamounttoleast.
Inserting a microSD card
YourdevicesupportstheuseofmicroSDmemorycardsofupto32GB
capacity.MultimediacontentscanbesavedinthemicroSDcard.
1 Placeyourfingernailinthecutoutandgentlypullthememorycardslot
covertoremoveit.
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2 Insertthememorycardintotheslotwiththecontactsfacingtowardsthe
screen.Carefullypushthememorycardslotcoverintothetablettoclose
it.
Removing the microSD card
TosafelyremovethemicroSDcardfromyourtablet,firstyouneedto
unmountit.
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps >Settings >Storage>
Unmount SD card.
2 OpenthemicroSDcardtrayandpushthecardintoreleaseit.
3 GentlypullthemicroSDcardfromtheslot.
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Warning!DonotremovethemicroSDcardwithoutunmountingitfirst.
Otherwise,itmaydamagethemicroSDcardaswellasyourtablet,and
thedatastoredonthemicroSDcardmaybecorrupted.
Formatting the microSD card
Warning!AllfilesstoredonyourmicroSDcardaredeletedwhenyou
formatthecard.
1 FromtheHomescreen,tapApps >Settings >Storage.
2 TapErase SD card(twice).
3 Ifyousetanunlockpattern,enteritandtapErase everything.Thecard
willthenbeformattedandreadytouse.
NOTE:IfthereiscontentonyourmicroSDcard,thefolderstructuremay
bedifferentafterformattingsinceallthefileswillhavebeendeleted.
Locking and unlocking the screen
Ifyoudonotusethetabletforawhile,thescreenwillbeautomatically
turnedoffandlocked.Thishelpstopreventaccidentaltouchesandsaves
batterypower.Whenyouarenotusingtheyourtablet,pressthePower/Lock
Key tolockyourtablet.
Ifthereareanyprogramsrunningwhenyoulockyourscreen,theymaybe
stillrunninginLockmode.Itisrecommendedthatyouexitallprograms
beforeenteringLockmodetoavoidunnecessarycharges(e.g.webaccess,
datacommunications).
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Towakeupyourtablet,pressthePower/Lock Key .TheLockscreenwill
appear.TouchandslidetheLockscreeninanydirectiontounlockyour
Homescreen.Thelastscreenyouviewedwillopen.
Turning the screen on using the KnockON feature
TheKnockONfeatureallowsyoutodouble-tapthescreentoeasilyturnthe
screenonoroff.
•Quicklydouble-tapthecenterofthescreento
turnthescreenon.
•Quicklydouble-taptheStatusBar,anempty
areaontheHomescreen,ortheLockscreento
turnthescreenoff.
Unlocking your screen using the Knock Code feature
TheKnockCodefeatureallowsyoutocreateyourownunlockcodeusinga
combinationofknocks(ortaps)onthescreen.
•Whilethescreenisoff,tapthesamesequenceyouestablishedanywhere
onthescreen.TheHomescreenwillbeaccesseddirectly.
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