LG G-Pad G-Pad 10.1 User guide

MFL68506201 (1.0)

User Guide

www.lg.com

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LG-V700

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.

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

Hiding items on the Home screen ....26

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 .................................................. 33

Text Input Methods .............................34

Enter suggested words .......................... 34

Split keyboard using gesture ............35

To change the keyboard height ........ 35

To change the bottom row keys ....... 35

Table of contents

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Entering special characters .................. 35

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 .....43

Transferring music, photos and videos

using the Media device (MTP)

mode ............................................................ 43

Synchronize with Windows Media

Player ............................................................ 43

PC connections with a USB cable for

Mac OS X users ....................................... 44

Contacts .............................................45

Searching for a contact ......................45

Adding a new contact .........................45

Favorite Contacts .................................45

Creating a group ..................................46

Email ................................................... 47

Managing an email account ............... 47

Working with account folders ............48

Composing and sending email ..........48

Receiving emails ..................................48

Entertainment....................................49

Camera .................................................49

Getting to know the viewﬁnder ........... 49

Using the advanced settings...............50

Taking a photo ...........................................50

To zoom in or out .....................................50

Gesture shot .................................................51

Once you've taken a photo ....................51

Viewing your saved photos .................. 52

Recording a video .................................... 53

Watching your saved videos ................ 53

Gallery ...................................................54

Viewing pictures ....................................... 54

Playing videos ............................................ 54

Deleting images and videos ................ 55

Setting as wallpaper ................................ 55

Slideshow ..............................................55

Videos ...................................................56

Playing a video .......................................... 56

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Music ..................................................... 57

Transfer music using Media device

(MTP) .............................................................57

Playing a song ........................................... 58

Tools ................................................... 60

QuickMemo+ ........................................60

QuickRemote .......................................62

Alarm .....................................................63

Calculator .............................................64

Calendar ...............................................64

Tasks ...................................................... 65

File Manager ........................................66

Voice Recorder ..................................... 67

POLARIS Ofﬁce 5 ..............................68

Google+.................................................69

LG SmartWorld .................................... 69

The Web ..............................................71

Browser ..................................................71

Opening a page ......................................... 71

Bookmarks ................................................... 72

History ............................................................72

Using Reader mode ................................72

Using QSlide ............................................... 72

Download ﬁles ............................................72

Chrome .................................................72

Viewing web pages ..................................73

Opening a page ........................................ 73

Searching the web by voice..................73

Syncing with other devices ....................73

Adding and viewing bookmarks .........74

Chrome Options menu .......................... 74

Settings ..............................................75

Access the Settings menu ................. 75

WIRELESS NETWORKS .................... 75

DEVICE ................................................. 77

PERSONAL ...........................................81

SYSTEM ................................................84

LG Backup .......................................... 87

About backing up and restoring

device data ...........................................87

Backup your tablet data ......................88

Scheduling automatic backups .........88

Restoring tablet data ..........................88

Tablet software update .................... 90

Tablet software update .......................90

LG tablet software update via

Over-the-Air (OTA) ..............................90

Accessories ........................................92

Troubleshooting .................................93

For Your Safety ..................................95

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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

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.

Notice: Open Source Software

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

otheropensourcelicences,pleasevisithttp://opensource.lge.com/

Allreferredlicenceterms,disclaimersandnoticesareavailablefor

downloadwiththesourcecode.

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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Swipe,Face Unlock,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 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Ye s ,thenpress

thePower/Lock Key tocontinue.

7 PresseitheroftheVolume Keys  tomovethecursortoYes 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.

6. 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

Touch screen

Volume keys

Front-facing camera

Infrared (IR) LED

Power/Lock key

Rear-facing camera

Earphone jack

Microphone

microSD card slot

Charger/USB port

Speakers

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.Ifitdoesn'twork,pressandholdthePower/Lock Key

forover

15secondsthenthedevicewillpoweroff.Whenyouturnonthedevice

again,pleasedosoafterabout5seconds.

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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