LG US US990 US Cellular User guide

User Guide

This guide helps you to get started using your phone.

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Contents

Contents ......................................................................................3

Getting to know your phone ......................................................6

Your Home screen ................................................................... 22

Google account setup ............................................................. 43

Connecting to Networks and Devices ................................... 44

Calls .......................................................................................... 49

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

Messaging ................................................................................ 63

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

Gmail ........................................................................................ 70

Hangouts ...................................................................................74

Camera and Video ....................................................................76

Multimedia ............................................................................... 89

Utilities...................................................................................... 93

The web ....................................................................................114

Settings ....................................................................................117

Troubleshooting ......................................................................143

Safety .......................................................................................150

Limited Warranty Statement ................................................ 180

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6IOLATIONOFTHEINSTRUCTIONSMAYCAUSESERIOUSINJURYORDEATH

WARNING4HISPRODUCTCONTAINSCHEMICALSKNOWNTOTHE3TATEOF#ALIFORNIATOCAUSECANCERAND

BIRTHDEFECTSOROTHERREPRODUCTIVEHARMWash hands after handling.

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.EVERUSEANUNAPPROVEDBATTERYSINCETHISCOULDDAMAGETHEPHONEAND

ORBATTERYANDCOULDCAUSETHEBATTERYTOEXPLODE

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.EVERPLACEYOURPHONEINAMICROWAVEOVENASITWILLCAUSETHEBATTERYTO

EXPLODE

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$ONOTDISPOSEOFYOURBATTERYNEARlREORWITHHAZARDOUSORmAMMABLE

MATERIALS

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7HENRIDINGINACARDONOTLEAVEYOURPHONEORSETUPTHEHANDSFREEKIT

NEARTHEAIRBAG)FWIRELESSEQUIPMENTISIMPROPERLYINSTALLEDANDTHEAIR

BAGISDEPLOYEDYOUMAYBESERIOUSLYINJURED

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$ONOTUSETHEPHONEINAREASWHEREITSUSEISPROHIBITED&OREXAMPLE

AIRCRAFT

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$ONOTEXPOSETHEBATTERYCHARGERORADAPTERTODIRECTSUNLIGHTORUSEITIN

PLACESWITHHIGHHUMIDITYSUCHASABATHROOM

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$ONOTUSEHARSHCHEMICALSSUCHASALCOHOLBENZENETHINNERSETCOR

DETERGENTSTOCLEANYOURPHONE4HISCOULDCAUSEAlRE

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$ONOTDROPSTRIKEORSHAKEYOURPHONESEVERELY)TMAYHARMTHEINTERNAL

CIRCUITBOARDSOFTHEPHONE

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$ONOTUSEYOURPHONEINHIGHEXPLOSIVEAREASASTHEPHONEMAYGENERATE

SPARKS

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$ONOTDAMAGETHEPOWERCORDBYBENDINGTWISTINGPULLINGORHEATING$O

NOTUSETHEPLUGIFITISLOOSEASITMAYCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

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$ONOTPLACEANYHEAVYITEMSONTHEPOWERCORD$ONOTALLOWTHEPOWER

CORDTOBECRIMPEDASITMAYCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

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$ONOTHANDLETHEPHONEWITHWETHANDSWHILEITISBEINGCHARGED)TMAY

CAUSEANELECTRICSHOCKORSERIOUSLYDAMAGEYOURPHONE

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$ONOTDISASSEMBLETHEPHONE

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$ONOTPLACEORANSWERCALLSWHILECHARGINGTHEPHONEASITMAYSHORT

CIRCUITTHEPHONEANDORCAUSEELECTRICSHOCKORlRE

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$ONOTHOLDORLETTHEANTENNACOMEINCONTACTWITHYOURBODYDURINGACALL

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-AKESURETHATNOSHARPEDGEDITEMSSUCHASANIMALSTEETHORNAILSCOME

INTOCONTACTWITHTHEBATTERY4HISCOULDCAUSEAlRE

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3TORETHEBATTERYOUTOFREACHOFCHILDREN

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"ECAREFULTHATCHILDRENDONOTSWALLOWANYPARTSSUCHASEARPHONE

CONNECTIONPARTSOFTHEPHONEETC4HISCOULDCAUSEASPHYXIATIONOR

SUFFOCATIONRESULTINGINSERIOUSINJURYORDEATH

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5NPLUGTHEPOWERCORDANDCHARGERDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSTOAVOIDELECTRIC

SHOCKORlRE

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BEAPPLIEDTOPRODUCTSPROVIDEDBYOTHERSUPPLIERS

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/NLYAUTHORIZEDPERSONNELSHOULDSERVICETHEPHONEANDITSACCESSORIES

&AULTYINSTALLATIONORSERVICEMAYRESULTINACCIDENTSANDCONSEQUENTLY

INVALIDATETHEWARRANTY

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!NEMERGENCYCALLCANBEMADEONLYWITHINASERVICEAREA&ORAN

EMERGENCYCALLMAKESURETHATYOUAREWITHINASERVICEAREAANDTHATTHE

PHONEISTURNEDON

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9OURPHONEISANELECTRONICDEVICETHATGENERATESHEATDURINGNORMAL

OPERATION%XTREMELYPROLONGEDDIRECTSKINCONTACTINTHEABSENCEOF

ADEQUATEVENTILATIONMAYRESULTINDISCOMFORTORMINORBURNS4HEREFORE

USECAREWHENHANDLINGYOURPHONEDURINGORIMMEDIATELYAFTEROPERATION

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Phone Overview

Front View

Proximity

Sensor

QuickTap Bar

Back Key

Home Key

Recent Apps Key

Home Screen

Earpiece

Front Camera

Notiﬁcation LED

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s)NSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM TASKS IN THIS GUIDE ARE BASED ON THE DEFAULT SETTINGS AND MAY

CHANGEDEPENDINGONTHEMODEANDSOFTWAREVERSIONONYOURPHONE

 Proximity Sensor3ENSESPROXIMITYTOWARDOTHEROBJECTSSUCHASYOUR

HEADSOTHATTAPCOMMANDSARENOTACCIDENTALLYACTIVATEDDURINGACALL

ORWHENCARRIEDINSIDEAPOCKET

)TALSOEMPLOYSANAMBIENTSENSORWHICHMEASURESTHESURROUNDINGLIGHT

ANDADJUSTSTHE,#$BRIGHTNESSTOPROVIDEAVIVIDSCREEN

NOTE  $ONgTBLOCKTHESENSORORNEARTHESENSORTOAVOIDPROBLEMSWITHTHETOUCHSCREEN

 Notiﬁcation LED&LASHESTOALERTYOUFORNOTIlCATIONSEGINCOMING

CALLNEWTEXTMESSAGESCREENUNLOCKETC

 Front Camera 5SETOTAKEPICTURESANDRECORDVIDEOSOFYOURSELF9OU

CANALSOUSETHISFORVIDEOCHATTING+EEPITCLEANFOROPTIMAL

PERFORMANCE

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!PPLICATIONSSCREENANDTHEAPPSYOUUSEMOSTOFTEN

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REMOVEANICONSEEPAGE

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PREVIOUSSCREENORCLOSEPOPUPITEMSSUCHASMENUSDIALOGBOXES

ANDTHEONSCREENKEYBOARD4OUCHANDHOLDITTOACCESSTHE$UAL

WINDOWFUNCTIONWHICHALLOWSYOUTOUSETWOAPPSATTHESAMETIME

 Home Key4APTHIS4OUCH+EYINTHE4OUCH+EYSBARTORETURNTOTHE

(OMESCREENORYOURDEFAULT(OMESCREENPANELFROMANYOFTHE(OME

SCREENEXTENSIONPANELS4OUCHANDHOLDITTOACCESS'OOGLE.OW

 Recent Apps Key4APTHIS4OUCH+EYINTHE4OUCH+EYSBARTODISPLAY

RECENTLYUSEDAPPS4

OUCHANDHOLDTHISKEYTOOPENAN/PTIONSMENU

WITHOPTIONSTHATAFFECTTHECURRENTSCREENORAPP4HISONLYAPPLIES

WHENAVAILABLEDEPENDINGONTHESCREENORAPP

 Home Screen$ISPLAYSALLOFTHEITEMSNEEDEDTOOPERATEYOURPHONE

INCLUDINGICONSFORAPPACCESSWIDGETSANDTHE3TATUS"ARWITHSTATUS



ICONSALLOWINGSIMPLETOUCHACCESSTOALLOFITSFUNCTIONSANDFEATURES

WARNING!0LACINGAHEAVYOBJECTONTHEPHONEORSITTINGONITCANDAMAGETHE,#$AND

TOUCHSCREENFUNCTIONS

 Earpiece,ETSYOUHEARCALLERSANDAUTOMATEDPROMPTS

Rear View

Rear Camera

LED Flash

Volume Keys

Power/Lock Key

Laser Detection

Auto-focus

NFC Touch Point

Speaker

Rear Camera5SETOTAKEPHOTOSANDRECORDVIDEOS+EEPITCLEANFOR

OPTIMALPERFORMANCE

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Laser Detection Auto-focus$ETECTSTHEDISTANCEBETWEENTHEREAR

CAMERALENSANDNEARBYOBJECTSUSINGLASERTECHNOLOGY4HISFEATURE

HELPSTHECAMERATOFOCUSQUICKLYANDACCURATELYATSHORTORLONG

DISTANCES

NOTE $ONgTCOVERTHE0ROXIMITY3ENSORAND,ASER$ETECTION!UTOFOCUSWITHAPROTECTIONlLM

POUCHORPROTECTIONCASENOTAUTHORIZEDBY,'ASTHEYMAYCAUSETHEDEVICETO

MALFUNCTION

Power/Lock Key0RESSTOTURNOFFTHESCREENBACKLIGHTANDLOCKTHE

SCREENORTURNTHESCREENBACKLIGHTBACKON0RESSANDHOLDTOTURNTHE

PHONEONOFFRESTARTITACTIVATEDEACTIVATE!IRPLANEMODEANDCHANGE

THESOUNDSETTINGS

NFC Touch Point4APTHEBACKOFYOURPHONETOAN.&#TAGORANOTHER

.&#COMPATIBLEDEVICEINTHISLOCATIONTOTRANSFERDATABETWEENTHEM

Speaker5SETOLISTENTOAUDIOEGMUSICVIDEOSSOUNDCLIPS

SPEAKERPHONEETCFROMTHEREARSPEAKERINSTEADOFTHEEARPIECE

Volume Keys0RESSTOADJUSTTHERINGERTHEMEDIAVOLUMESORTHE

INCALLVOLUMEDURINGACALL

TIPS s7ITHTHESCREENBACKLIGHTOFFASLEEPYOUCANPRESSANDHOLDTHEVolume DownKey

TOACTIVATETHECameraAPP

s7ITHTHESCREENBACKLIGHTOFFASLEEPYOUCANPRESSANDHOLDTHEVolume Up Key 

TOACCESSTHEQuickMemo+APP

LED Flash"RIGHTENSUPTHECAPTUREDIMAGEORRECORDEDVIDEOWHEN

YOUTURNONTHEmASH

Top and Bottom View

USB/Charger

Port

Microphone

3.5mm

Headset Jack

IR (Infrared)

LED

IR (Infrared) LED 5SESINFRAREDTOCOMMUNICATEWITHDEVICESUSINGTHE

1UICK2EMOTEAPP

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Microphone 4RANSMITSYOURVOICETOTHEOTHERCALLER)TgSALSOUSEDFOR

VOICEACTIVATEDFUNCTIONS

3.5mm Headset Jack!LLOWSYOUTOPLUGINANOPTIONALHEADSETFOR

CONVENIENTHANDSFREECONVERSATIONS9OUCANALSOPLUGINHEADPHONES

TOLISTENTOMUSIC

Microphone4RANSMITSYOURVOICETOTHEOTHERCALLER)TgSALSOUSEDFOR

VOICEACTIVATEDFUNCTIONS

USB/Charger Port!LLOWSYOUTOCONNECTTHEPHONEANDTHE53"#ABLE

FORUSEWITHTHE#HARGER!DAPTER

OROTHERCOMPATIBLEACCESSORIES

NOTE 9OUMAYPURCHASEASEPARATEFASTDATACABLEFROM,'TOENJOYHIGHERDATATRANSFERSPEED

WITHCOMPATIBLEDEVICESEGLAPTOP

Setting Up Your Phone

Step 1. Remove the Back Cover

)NSERTYOURlNGERNAILINTOTHESLOTLOCATEDONTHELOWERLEFTOFTHEBACK

COVERANDLIFTTHECOVERUPGENTLY

Step 2. Insert the Battery

)NSERTTHEBATTERYINITSCOMPARTMENTMAKINGSURETOALIGNTHEGOLD

CONTACTS0RESSDOWNGENTLYTOSECURETHEBATTERY

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Step 3. Replace the Back Cover

0LACETHECOVEROVERTHEBACKOFTHEPHONETHENPRESSDOWNALONGTHE

EDGESTOSECURETHECOVER

Step 4. Charge the Phone

"EFORETURNINGONYOURPHONEFULLYCHARGETHEBATTERY"ESURETOUSETHE

53"#ABLEAND#HARGER!DAPTERTHATCAMEWITHYOURPHONE#ORRECTLY

ORIENTTHE53"#ABLEPLUGBEFOREINSERTINGITINTHE53"#HARGER0ORTTO

AVOIDDAMAGETOYOURPHONE3EECharging the phoneONPAGEFOR

MOREINFORMATION

NOTE )TSIMPORTANTTOFULLYCHARGETHEBATTERYBEFOREINITIALUSEOFTHEPHONETOMAXIMIZETHE

BATTERYgSLIFETIME

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Removing the Battery

Removing the battery

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)NSERTYOURlNGERNAILINTOTHESLOTLOCATEDONTHELOWERLEFTOFTHEBACKCOVER

ANDLIFTTHECOVERUPGENTLY

 5SETHElNGERTIPCUTOUTATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEBATTERYCOMPARTMENTTOLIFTTHE

BATTERYOUT

Inserting and Removing the SIM card and microSD card

SIM/SD slot location

3)-3LOT

-ICRO3$3LOT

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Inserting the SIM card

"EFOREYOUCANSTARTEXPLORINGYOURNEWPHONEYOULLNEEDTOSETITUP4O

INSERTTHE3)-CARD

 2EMOVETHEBACKCOVERANDTHEBATTERY

 ,OCATETHESLOTFORTHE3)-CARDTHELOWEROFTHETWOSLOTSABOVETHE

UPPERRIGHTCORNEROFTHEBATTERYCOMPARTMENTANDGENTLYSIDETHE3)-

CARDINTOINSERTIT

Removing the SIM card

)FYOUNEEDTOREPLACEYOUR3)-CARDREFERTOTHEFOLLOWINGINSTRUCTIONS

 4URNTHEPHONEOFFTHENREMOVETHEBACKCOVERANDTHEBATTERYAS

DEMONSTRATEDINTHEPREVIOUSINSTRUCTIONS

 ,OCATETHESLOTFORTHE3)-CARDTHELOWEROFTHETWOSLOTSABOVETHE

UPPERRIGHTCORNEROFTHEBATTERYCOMPARTMENTANDGENTLYSLIDETHE3)-

CARDOUTTOREMOVEIT

CAUTION)FAMICRO3$CARDISINSERTEDINYOURPHONEPLEASEREMOVEITFROMTHEUPPERSLOT

BEFORETRYINGTOREMOVETHE3)-CARD

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Inserting the microSD card

 2EMOVETHEBACKCOVERASDEMONSTRATEDIN

THEPREVIOUSINSTRUCTIONSANDLOCATETHEDUAL

SLOTJUSTABOVETHEUPPERRIGHTCORNEROFTHE

BATTERYCOMPARTMENTMICRO3$ISINSCRIBED

NEARTHESLOTOPENING

 0OSITIONTHEMICRO3$CARDSOLDSEPARATELY

WITHTHELABELSIDEFACINGUPANDTHEGOLDCONTACTSTOWARDTHESLOTTHEN

CAREFULLYSLIDEITINTOTHEUPPERSLOTUNTILITgSSECUREDINPLACE

NOTE 4HEMICRO3$CARDCANBEEASILYDAMAGEDBYIMPROPEROPERATION0LEASEBECAREFULWHEN

INSERTINGREMOVINGORHANDLINGIT

4HISDEVICESUPPORTSUPTOA4"MICRO3$CARD

To unmount the microSD card

)TSIMPORTANTTOUNMOUNTTHEMICRO3$CARDPRIORTOREMOVINGITFROMTHE

PHONETOAVOIDDAMAGETOITORTHEDATASAVEDONTHECARD

 &ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHERecent Apps Key

INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARSystem settingsGeneralTABStorage

 4APUnmount SD card

To remove the microSD card

 5NMOUNTTHEMICRO3$CARD



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&ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHE

Recent Apps Key

INTHE4OUCH+EYS

BARSystem settingsGeneralTAB

StorageUnmount SD card

 2EMOVETHEBACKCOVERANDLOCATETHE

MICRO3$CARDSLOTASDEMONSTRATEDINTHEPREVIOUSINSTRUCTIONS

 #AREFULLYPULLTHEMICRO3$CARDOUTTOREMOVEIT

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Charging the Phone

9OURPHONECOMESWITHA53"#ABLEANDA#HARGER!DAPTERWHICHCONNECT

TOGETHERTOCHARGEYOURPHONE#ORRECTLYORIENTTHE53"#ABLEPLUGBEFORE

INSERTINGITINTHE53"#HARGER0ORTTOAVOIDDAMAGINGYOURPHONE

NOTE 0LEASEONLYUSEANAPPROVEDCHARGINGACCESSORYTOCHARGEYOUR,'PHONE)MPROPER

HANDLINGOFTHE53"#HARGER0ORTASWELLASTHEUSEOFANINCOMPATIBLECHARGERMAY

CAUSEDAMAGETOYOURPHONEANDVOIDTHEWARRANTY

 #ORRECTLYORIENTTHE53"#ABLEWITHTHE#HARGER!DAPTERANDCONNECT

THEM!SSHOWNBELOWBOTHTHE53"LOGOONTHE53"#ABLEANDTHE,'

LOGOONTHEADAPTERWILLFACETOWARDYOU

53"#ABLE #HARGER!DAPTER

 4HE53"#HARGER0ORTISLOCATEDATTHEBOTTOMOFTHEPHONE#ORRECTLY

ORIENTTHECABLEgSPLUGWITHTHEPORTBEFOREPLUGGINGITIN!SSHOWN

BELOWTHE53"LOGOONTHECABLEWILLFACEUPWARD

 0LUGTHE#HARGER!DAPTERINTOANELECTRICALOUTLETTOBEGINCHARGING

Charging with the USB Cable



NOTE

-AKESURETOCORRECTLYORIENTTHECABLEgS

PLUGWITHTHEPORTBEFOREPLUGGINGITIN



7HENTHEPHONEISFACINGUPWARDTHE53"

LOGOONTHECABLEWILLALSOFACEUPWARD

53"#ABLE

9OUCANUSEYOURCOMPUTERTOCHARGEYOURPHONE4OBEABLETOCHARGEWITH

THE53"#ABLEYOUNEEDTOHAVETHENECESSARY53"DRIVERSINSTALLEDON

YOUR0#lRST#ONNECTONEENDOFTHE53"#ABLETOTHE53"#HARGER0ORT

ONYOURPHONEASSHOWNABOVEANDCONNECTTHEOTHERENDTOA53"PORT

ONYOUR0#)TSBESTTOUSETHEREAR53"PORTWHENCONNECTINGTOADESKTOP

0#4HE53"HUBSHOULDBEPOWEREDBYANEXTERNALPOWERSOURCE

NOTE 9OUMAYEXPERIENCEASLOWERCHARGINGRATEWHENCHARGINGFROMYOURCOMPUTER

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Optimizing Battery Life

9OUCANEXTENDYOURBATTERYSLIFEBETWEENCHARGESBYTURNINGOFFFEATURES

THATRUNINTHEBACKGROUND9OUCANALSOMONITORHOWAPPSANDSYSTEM

RESOURCESCONSUMEBATTERYPOWER

Tips to extend the life of your battery

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2EDUCETHESCREENBRIGHTNESSANDSETASHORTERSCREENTIMEOUT

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4URNOFFRADIOCOMMUNICATIONSSUCHAS7I&I"LUETOOTH'03ETCTHAT

YOUgRENOTACTIVELYUSING.OTETHATTHE'03RECEIVERISONLYTURNEDON

WHENYOUREUSINGANAPPTHATMAKESUSEOFIT

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4URNOFFAUTOMATICSYNCINGFOR'MAIL#ALENDAR#ONTACTSANDOTHERAPPS

IFYOUDONTNEEDIT

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5SETHE"ATTERYSAVERFEATUREACCESSEDINTHE3ETTINGSMENUTOCONTROL

DATAACTIVITY7I&ICONNECTION"LUETOOTHCONNECTIONANDPOWERUSEDFOR

THEDEVICESUCHASSCREENBRIGHTNESSANDNOTIlCATIONLIGHT

NOTES s!LLOWINGOTHERDEVICESTOUSEYOURDEVICEgSHOTSPOTCONNECTIONWILLDRAINYOURBATTERY

MOREQUICKLY

s)FYOUACCIDENTLYPRESSTHEPower/Lock KeyWHILETHEPHONEISINYOURPOCKETTHE

PROXIMITYSENSORPREVENTSTHESCREENFROMTURNINGONINORDERTOSAVEBATTERYPOWER

To check the battery charge level

&ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHERecent Apps Key

INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARSystem settingsGeneralTABBattery

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4HEBATTERYLEVELASAPERCENTAGEOFFULLYCHARGEDANDTHEBATTERYSTATUS

#HARGINGOR$ISCHARGINGISDISPLAYEDATTHETOPOFTHESCREEN

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#HECKMARKTHEBattery percentage on status barCHECKBOXTODISPLAY

THEPERCENTAGEOFREMAININGBATTERYCHARGEONTHE3TATUS"ARNEXTTOTHE

BATTERYICON

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4APBattery saverTOVIEWANDORMODIFYYOUR"ATTERYSAVERSETTINGS

To monitor and control what uses the battery

4HE"ATTERYUSESCREENALLOWSYOUTOSEEWHICHAPPSARECONSUMINGTHE

MOSTBATTERYPOWER)NFORMATIONONTHISSCREENALLOWSYOUTOIDENTIFY

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DOWNLOADEDAPPSYOUMAYWANTTOTURNOFFWHENNOTBEINGUSEDSOYOU

CANGETTHEMOSTOUTOFYOURBATTERYPOWER

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&ROMTHE(OMESCREEN

TOUCHANDHOLDTHERecent Apps Key INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARSystem settingsGeneralTAB

About phone

Battery Battery use

OR





&ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHE

Recent Apps Key INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARSystem settingsGeneralTAB

BatteryTHENTAP

THE"ATTERYICONATTHETOPOFTHESCREEN

4HETOPOFTHE"ATTERYUSESCREENDISPLAYSAUSAGEGRAPHANDBELOWIT

BATTERYUSAGETIMES)TLISTSALLOFTHEAPPSORSERVICESUSINGBATTERYPOWER

FROMTHEGREATESTAMOUNTOFENERGYUSEDTOTHELEASTAMOUNT

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4APANAPPORSERVICEINTHE"ATTERYUSESCREENTOSEETHEDETAILSABOUT

ITSPOWERCONSUMPTIONINCLUDINGEITHERHOWLONGSINCELASTCONNECTED

TOAPOWERSOURCEORHOWLONGYOUWERELASTRUNNINGONBATTERYPOWER

$IFFERENTAPPSORSERVICESOFFERDIFFERENTKINDSOFINFORMATIONANDTHEY

MAYEVENINCLUDEOPTIONSTOMODIFYTHESETTINGSSOYOUCANREDUCE

POWERCONSUMPTIONBYTHATAPPORSTOPRUNNINGTHEAPP

Battery saver mode

"ATTERYSAVERMODECHANGESCERTAINSETTINGSTOCONSERVEBATTERYPOWER

UNTILYOUCANRECHARGEYOURPHONE)FYOUTURN"ATTERYSAVERMODEOnIT

WILLAUTOMATICALLYACTIVATEWHENTHEBATTERYCHARGELEVELDROPSTOTHELEVEL

YOUSET)F"ATTERYSAVERMODEISOFFYOULLBEPROMPTEDTOTURNON"ATTERY

SAVERMODEWHENTHEBATTERYREACHESLOWLEVELS

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&ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHERecent Apps Key

INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARSystem settingsGeneralTAB

Battery

Battery

saver

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&ROMTHE"ATTERYSAVERSCREENTAPTurn Battery saver onATTHETOPOF

THESCREENTOSETTHEPHONETOACTIVATE"ATTERYSAVERMODE

)MMEDIATELYWHENTHECHARGEDROPSTOOR)FYOU

TURNOFF"ATTERYSAVERMODEWHENTHEBATTERYCHARGEBECOMESLOWA

NOTIlCATIONPROMPTSYOUTOTURNITON

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&ROMTHE"ATTERYSAVERSCREENCHECKMARKTHESAVINGITEMSYOUWANT

INCLUDING!UTOSYNC7I&I"LUETOOTH6IBRATEONTAP"RIGHTNESS3CREEN

TIMEOUTAND.OTIlCATION,%$

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!FTERYOUMODIFYTHE"ATTERYSAVERSETTINGSTOYOURPREFERENCESTAPTHE

SWITCH

ATTHEUPPERRIGHTCORNEROFTHESCREENTOTOGGLEIT/NBLUE

OR/FFGRAY

Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the phone on

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0RESSANDHOLDTHEPower/Lock Key

ONTHEBACKOFTHEPHONEFORA

COUPLEOFSECONDSUNTILTHESCREENTURNSON

Turning the phone off

 0RESSANDHOLDTHEPower/Lock Key ONTHEBACKOFTHEPHONEUNTIL

THE0HONEOPTIONSMENUAPPEARS

 4APPower offINTHE0HONEOPTIONSMENU

 4APOKTOCONlRMTHATYOUWANTTOTURNOFFTHEPHONE

Turning the screen on using the Knock Code feature

)FYOUR,OCKSCREENUNLOCKSEQUENCEISSETTOA+NOCK#ODETAPYOUR

+NOCK#ODEONTHEDARKENEDSCREENTOAUTOMATICALLYTURNTHESCREENON

ANDUNLOCKITATTHESAMETIME

TIP  7HENTHESCREENISINTIMEOUTANDA+NOCK#ODEISSETPRESSINGTHEPower/Lock Key

ONTHEBACKOFTHEPHONEDISPLAYSTHE,OCKSCREENEGTOCHECKTHETIME9OUCAN

TAPYOUR+NOCK#ODETOUNLOCKTHESCREENORTURNTHESCREENBACKOFFBYPRESSINGTHE

Power/Lock Key

AGAINORDOUBLETAPTHE3TATUS"AR

NOTES

s)FYOUENTERINCORRECT+NOCK#ODETIMESCONSECUTIVELYYOUWILLBEREQUIREDTOENTER

THEBACKUP0).YOUHAVESET

s5SEAlNGERTIPINSTEADOFAlNGERNAILTOTAPTHESCREENTOTURNTHESCREENON

s)F+NOCK#ODEISNgTYOURUNLOCKSEQUENCETHE+NOCK#ODEFEATUREISNgTACTIVATEDAND

YOUCANUSETHE+NOCK/.FEATUREBYDOUBLETAPPINGTHESCREEN

Turning the screen on using the KnockON feature

4HE+NOCK/.FEATUREALLOWSYOUTOTURNTHESCREENONOROFFEASILYBY

DOUBLETAPPINGTHESCREEN

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1UICKLYDOUBLETAPTHECENTEROFTHESCREENTOTURNTHESCREENON

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1UICKLYDOUBLETAPTHE3TATUS"ARANEMPTYAREAONTHE(OMESCREEN

ORTHE,OCKSCREENTOTURNTHESCREENOFF

NOTES s7HENTURNINGTHESCREENONUSINGTHE+NOCK/.FEATUREORYOUR+NOCK#ODEAVOID

COVERINGTHEPROXIMITYSENSOR$OINGSOWILLNOTALLOWYOUTOTURNTHESCREENON

s7HILE+NOCK#ODEISINUSEDOUBLETAPPINGTHESCREENWHILEITgSOFFWILLTURNITON

ANDDISPLAYTHE+NOCK#ODEGRIDTOALLOWYOUTOENTERYOUR+NOCK#ODE

Setting up the Knock Code feature

 &ROMTHE(OMESCREENTOUCHANDHOLDTHERecent Apps Key INTHE

4OUCH+EYSBARLock screen settings

 4APSelect screen lock Knock Code

 4APTHESQUARESINAPATTERNFROMTOTAPSTOSETYOUR+NOCK#ODE

THENTAPContinueENTERITAGAINTHENConﬁrm

To unlock the phone

)FYOUDONTUSETHEPHONEFORAWHILETHESCREENANDBACKLIGHTWILLTURNOFF

TOCONSERVEBATTERYPOWER4OUNLOCKTHEPHONESDEFAULT,OCKSCREEN

4URNTHESCREENON



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0RESSTHEPower/Lock Key

ONTHEBACKOFTHEPHONE4HEDEFAULT

,OCKSCREENWILLAPPEAR

NOTE !VOIDCOVERINGTHEPROXIMITYSENSORWHENTURNINGTHESCREENON$OINGSOIMMEDIATELY

TURNSTHESCREENOFF

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OR





1UICKLYDOUBLETAPTHECENTEROFTHESCREEN+NOCK/.

NOTE )FYOUSETUPA+NOCK#ODEINTHE3CREENLOCKSETTINGYOUCANTAPYOURSEQUENCETOTURN

THESCREENONANDUNLOCKTHESCREENATTHESAMETIME

&ROMTHECENTEROFTHESCREENSWIPEINANY

DIRECTIONTOUNLOCKIT



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4OUSEASHORTCUTSWIPETHESHORTCUTICONATTHE

BOTTOMOFTHESCREENINANYDIRECTION4HESCREEN

WILLUNLOCKANDLAUNCHTHEAPP

NOTE 4HEDEFAULT,OCKSCREENSIMPLYLOCKSTHESCREENTOPREVENT

UNINTENTIONALACTIONS&ORMORESECURITYTOGUARDAGAINST

UNAUTHORIZEDUSEYOUCANSETANUNLOCKREQUIREMENTSUCHAS

AKNOCKCODEPATTERN0).PASSWORDORFACERECOGNITIONTHAT

WILLNEEDTOBEENTEREDTOUNLOCKIT

To turn the phone sounds off

)FYOUREINAPLACEWHEREYOURPHONESOUNDSMAYDISTURBOTHERSYOUCAN

QUICKLYSILENCEYOURPHONEFROMTHE(OMESCREEN





&ROMTHE(OMESCREENPRESSANDHOLDTHEPower/Lock Key

ON

THEBACKOFTHEPHONETHENTAPTHESilent modeICON



NOTE /NLYONEMODECANBESELECTEDATATIME4HECURRENTLYACTIVATEDMODE3ILENT 

6IBRATE

OR3OUND ISUNDERLINEDINBLUE4APANYOFTHESOUNDSMODEICONSTO

SWITCHTOTHATMODE

 OR

 0RESSTHEV

olume Down Key

 ONTHEBACKOFTHEPHONEWHENTHE

SCREENISNOTINTIMEOUTUNTILVIBRATIONISSETTHENPRESSITAGAINTOTURN

ALLSOUNDSOFF

 OR

 /PENTHE.OTIlCATIONSPANELANDTAPTHE3OUNDICONUNTIL

ISDISPLAYED

Phone’s Status Icons

4HE3TATUS"ARAPPEARSATTHETOPOFEVERYSCREEN)TDISPLAYSICONS

INDICATINGTHATYOUVERECEIVEDNOTIlCATIONSONTHELEFTANDICONSINDICATING

THEPHONESSTATUSONTHERIGHTALONGWITHTHECURRENTTIME

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.OTIlCATIONICONS 3TATUSICONS

)FYOUHAVEMORENOTIlCATIONSTHANCANlTINTHE3TATUS"ARTHE-ORE

NOTIlCATIONSICON

ISDISPLAYEDASANINDICATORTOOPENTHE.OTIlCATIONS

PANELTOVIEWTHEMALL

4HEFOLLOWINGICONSMAYAPPEARINTHE3TATUS"AR

Call icons

)NCALL -ISSEDCALL

3PEAKERPHONEISON -ICROPHONEISMUTED

Sound icons

3ILENTMODEISACTIVATED 6IBRATEMODEISACTIVATED

-USICISPLAYING

Network icons

'CONNECTION 'INUSE

',4%CONNECTION ',4%INUSE

7I&ICONNECTION 3IGNALSTRENGTH

.OSIGNAL 2OAMING

.ETWORK%XTENDER .O3)-CARD

5NKNOWN3)-CARD !IRPLANEMODEISACTIVATED

'03ISON !PPUPDATEAVAILABLE

!PPUPDATESUCCESSFUL $OWNLOADING

5PLOADING $OWNLOADSUCCESSFUL

%MERGENCY!LERT

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