LG Gpad LGV500 blanco User manual

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ENGLISH

MFL67986030 (1.0)

User Guide

LG-V500

www.lg.com

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handset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PlayStore™are

trademarksofGoogle,Inc.

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

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

Trademarks ............................................. 5

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

Dolby Digital Plus .................................. 6

Guidelines for safe and efﬁcient

use ......................................................... 7

Important notice ............................... 15

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

Inserting a microSD card .................... 24

Removing the microSD card ..............25

Formatting the microSD card ............26

Locking and unlocking the screen.....26

Your Home screen .............................27

Touch Screen tips ................................27

KnockON ...................................................... 27

Slide aside ................................................... 28

Tap or touch ............................................... 28

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

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

Swipe or slide ............................................. 29

Double-tap .................................................. 29

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

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

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

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

Returning to recently-used

applications ..........................................32

Notiﬁcations .........................................33

Swipe down for notiﬁcations &

settings ......................................................... 33

Quick Settings on Notiﬁcation

Panel ............................................................. 34

To rearrange Quick Setting items

on the Notiﬁcation Panel ....................... 34

QSlide apps on the Notiﬁcations

panel ............................................................. 34

Using the QSlide apps ........................... 34

Indicator icons on the Status Bar ...... 35

Plug & Pop ...........................................36

Capturing a Screenshot ...................... 37

Using QuickMemo to capture a

screenshot ...................................................37

Using Capture plus to capture a

screenshot ...................................................37

Entering Text.........................................37

Entering accented letters ...................... 38

Google account setup .......................39

Connecting to Networks and

Devices .............................................. 40

Wi-Fi .....................................................40

Table of contents

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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ............ 40

Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting

to a Wi-Fi network .................................... 40

Bluetooth ...............................................41

Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up

your tablet with a Bluetooth device .....41

Send data using the Bluetooth

wireless feature .......................................... 42

Receive data using the Bluetooth

wireless feature .......................................... 42

SmartShare ..........................................43

To send content from your tablet

to other devices ........................................ 43

To enjoy content from nearby

devices such as a computer or

mobile device on your tablet ............... 43

PC connections with a USB cable .....44

Transferring music, photos and

videos using the USB mass storage

mode ............................................................ 44

Synchronize with Windows Media

Player ............................................................ 44

Contacts .............................................46

Searching for a contact ......................46

Adding a new contact .........................46

Favorite Contacts .................................46

Creating a group ..................................47

E-mail ................................................ 48

Managing an E-mail account .............48

Working with account folders ............49

Composing and sending E-mail ........49

Camera .............................................. 50

Getting to know the viewﬁnder ..........50

Using the advanced settings ...............51

Taking a quick photo ..........................52

Once you've taken a photo .................53

Viewing your saved photos .................54

Video camera .....................................55

Getting to know the viewﬁnder ..........55

Using the advanced settings ..............56

Recording a quick video .....................56

After recording a video .......................57

Watching your saved videos ............... 57

Live Zooming ....................................... 57

Adjusting the volume when

viewing a video ..................................... 58

Multimedia .........................................59

Gallery ...................................................59

Viewing pictures ....................................... 59

Zooming in and out ................................ 59

Playing videos ............................................60

Viewing photo and video options ...... 60

Deleting images and videos ................ 60

Setting as wallpaper ................................60

Videos ....................................................61

Playing a video ............................................61

Music ..................................................... 62

Add music ﬁles to your tablet ............. 62

Transfer music using Media sync

(MTP) ............................................................ 62

Playing a song ........................................... 62

Tools ....................................................65

QPair .....................................................65

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QSlide ...................................................66

QuickMemo ..........................................68

QuickRemote .......................................69

QuickTranslator ..................................... 71

Multiple Users ...................................... 73

Alarm ..................................................... 74

Calculator ............................................. 74

Calendar ............................................... 75

File Manager ........................................ 75

Voice Recorder ..................................... 76

Task Manager ....................................... 77

POLARIS Ofﬁce 5 .............................. 77

Google+.................................................78

Voice Search .........................................79

Downloads ............................................79

The Web ............................................ 80

Internet..................................................80

Opening a page .........................................81

Searching the web by voice...................81

Bookmarks ....................................................81

History ............................................................. 81

Using QSlide ................................................81

Chrome .................................................82

Viewing webpages ................................... 82

Opening a page ....................................... 82

Searching the web by voice................. 82

Syncing with other devices ................... 82

Adding and Viewing bookmarks ....... 82

Settings ............................................. 83

Access the Settings menu .................83

WIRELESS NETWORKS ....................83

DEVICE .................................................84

PERSONAL ..........................................89

SYSTEM ................................................. 91

LG Backup ..........................................94

About backing up and restoring

device data ...........................................94

LG Backup your tablet data ................95

Scheduling automatic backups .........95

Restoring tablet data ..........................95

Tablet software update ..................... 97

Tablet software update ....................... 97

LG Tablet Software update via

Over-the-Air (OTA) .............................. 97

Accessories ........................................99

Troubleshooting ............................... 100

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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.

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.

Dolby Digital Plus

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolby,DolbyDigital

Plus,andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

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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-V500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.

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

inthisuserguide,is0.720W/kg.

Guidelines for safe and efﬁcient use

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•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touchtheantenna

unnecessarily.

•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0ºCand40ºC,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.

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

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

http://update.lgmobile.comorhttp://www.lg.com/common/index.jsp

selectcountryandlanguage.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Hereby,LG ElectronicsdeclaresthatthisLG-V500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

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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applicationsappear,scrolltoandselecttheapplicationyouwant

touninstall.

3 TapUninstall.

2. Before installing an open source application and

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 an unlock pattern

Setanunlockpatterntosecureyourtablet.Tap > >Appstab>

Settings >Display>Lock screen>Select screen lock>Pattern.This

opensascreenthatwillguideyouthroughhowtodrawascreenunlock

pattern.YouhavetocreateaBackupPINasasafetymeasureincaseyou

forgetyourunlockpattern.

Caution:CreateaGoogleaccountbeforesettinganunlockpatternand

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

WARNING

Precautions to take when using pattern lock.

Itisveryimportanttoremembertheunlockpatternyouset.Youwillnot

beabletoaccessyourtabletifyouuseanincorrectpattern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 unlock 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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Unlock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Power/Lock key + Volume Down keyontherightside

ofthetablet.

3 ReleaseonlythePower/Lock KeywhentheLGlogoisdisplayedandkeep

pressingtheVolume Down Key.

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

sametimewhilemaintainingtheVolume Down Keypressed.

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5 ReleaseallkeyswhentheFactoryhardresetscreenisdisplayed.

6 PressthePower/Lock KeytocontinueoreitheroftheVolume Keysto

cancel.

7 PressthePower/Lock KeyoncemoretoconfirmoreitheroftheVolume

Keystocancel.

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. Opening and switching applications

Multi-taskingiseasywithAndroid,youcankeepmorethanoneapplication

runningatthesametime.Thereisnoneedtoquitanapplicationbefore

openinganotherone.

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.

1 TouchandholdtheHome Key .Alistofrecentlyusedapplications

willbedisplayed.

2 Taptheapplicationyouwanttoaccess.Thisdoesnotstoptheprevious

apprunninginthebackgroundonthetablet.MakesuretotapBack Key

toexitanappafterusingit.

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