LG Electronics Apex manual

Getting Started P /NO : MFL67 006501(1. 0) Printed in K orea www .lgusa. com Getting Started Gr een features of this manual Gr een features of this manual ENGLISH ESP AÑOL US740_cover.indd 1 2010.10.11 5:42:7 PM[...]

Getting Started P /NO : MFL67 006501( 1. 0) Printed in K orea www .lgusa.com Getting Started Gr een features of this manual Gr een features of this manual ENGLISH ESP AÑOL US740_cover.indd 1 2010.10.11 5:42:7 PM[...]

Copyright ©2010 LG Electr onics, Inc. All rights reserved . LG and the LG logo ar e r egistered trademarks of LG Gr oup and its r elated entities. All other trademarks ar e the pr operty of their r espective owners. US740_cover.indd 2 2010.10.11 5:42:7 PM[...]

1 Please be advised that many services and applications off ered through this unique device are pro vided by various device, operating sy stem, sof tware and application developers (e.g. Google TM , Motorola, Microsof t, Palm). If y ou use, link to or download a service, an application, chat room, marketplace or social network from this de vice, yo[...]

2 1. Do not expose the bat ter y charger or adapter to direct sunlight or use it in places with high humidity , suc h as a bathroom. 2. Do not use harsh c hemicals (such as alcohol, benz ene, thinners, etc.) or detergents to clean your phone. T his could cause a fire. 3. Do not drop, strike, or shak e your phone severely . It may harm the internal[...]

3 Important Safety Precautions 12. Store the bat ter y out of reac h of children. 13. Be careful that c hildren do not swallow any parts (suc h as rubber plugs, earphone, connection parts of the phone, etc.) This could cause asph yxiation or suff ocation resulting in serious injur y or death. 14. Unplug the pow er cord and charger during lightning [...]

4 Contents Important Customer Inf ormation................................................... 1 Important Safety Precautions ....................................................... 2 Contents .......................................................................................... 4 T echnical Details ..............................................[...]

5 Contents Brow ser .......................................................................................... 35 Camera .......................................................................................... 36 Android Market TM .......................................................................... 37 Tips ..................................[...]

6 T echnical Details Important Information This guide pro vides import ant information on the use and operation of your phone. Please read all the information carefully prior to using the phone f or the best performance and to pre vent any damage to or misuse of the phone. Any unappro ved c hanges or modifications will void your w arranty . T echn[...]

7 CDMA Standard Designator Description Basic Air Interface TIA/EIA-95A TSB-7 4 ANSI J-STD-008 TIA/EIA-IS2000 CDMA Dual-Mode Air Interface 1 4.4kbps radio link protocol and interband operations IS-95 adapted for PCS frequency band CDMA2000 1xRTT Air Interface Network TIA/EIA/IS-634 TIA/EIA/IS/651 TIA/EIA/IS-41 -C TIA/EIA/IS-124 MAS-BS PCSC-RS Inters[...]

8 T echnical Details FCC RF Exposure Information WARNING! Read this information before operating the phone. In A ugust 1996, the F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States, with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326, adopted an updated saf et y standard for human exposure to Radio F requency (RF) electromagnetic energy emit t[...]

9 T echnical Details Part 15.19 statement This de vice and its accessories comply with part 15 of FCC r ules. Operation is subject to the follo wing t wo conditions: (1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interf erence. (2) This device & its accessories must accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that ma[...]

10 Device Overview F ront View NOTES: • All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Act ual displays ma y vary. • Instructions to perform tasks in this guide are based on the default phone set tings and may change depending on the sof t ware version on y our phone. Earpiece T ouchscreen Menu Key Microphone Send Key Search Key • Opens the Qu[...]

11 Device Overview Rear View Left Side Right Side Camera Flash 3.5mm Headset Camera Lens Back Cover Speaker V olume Keys microSD Slot Camera Key Accessory/ Charger Port US740GSG(eng).indd 11 2010.10.12 10:39:6 AM[...]

12 Device Overview Slide Out QWER TY Keyboard Delete Key Home Key Menu Key Space Key OK Key Enter Key Directional Keys Back Key • Goes back to the previous screen, one level at a time. Alt Key • T o enter alternate characters. • T o lock the Alt key , press t wice. T o unlock it, press the key again. Search Key • Opens the Quick Search B ox[...]

13 Onscreen K eyboard The onscreen k eyboard displays automatically on the screen when y ou open certain applications (and the QWERTY is not opened). T o manually display the k eyboard, simply touc h a text field where you w ant to enter text. Delete Key Emoticon Key • T ouch to enter an emoticon. • T ouch and hold for additional emoticons. Sh[...]

14 Charging/ microSD Car d The de vice comes with a rechargeable bat ter y . Af ter installing the battery , c harge the phone with a cableless travel adapter and a USB data cable. NOTICE: Please use only an approved c harging accessor y to charge your LG phone. Improper handling of the charging port, as w ell as the use of an incompatible charger [...]

15 T urning the Phone On T urning the Phone O n • Press and hold the Power/Lock Key until the screen t urns on. NOTE: When you turn on y our phone for the first time, follow the instr uctions on the screen to activate your de vice. T o wake up the phone Af ter you don ’t use the phone f or a while, the screen and bac klight will turn of f to c[...]

16 Google TM Ac count Set-up The first time y ou power on your phone, y ou will be prompted to touc h the Android logo to begin using y our phone. During setup y ou will be asked to sign into your e xisting Google account. If you do not ha ve a Google account you can create one. If you are an e xisting Gmail TM user , all of your Gmail, Google con[...]

17 Getting to Know the Home Scr een The Home screen is y our st arting point to access all the f eatures on your phone. It displa ys application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other f eatures. Selecting a Home screen There are two Home screens y ou can select. Y ou can choose Android Home or LG Home . Essentially the same, the y hav e slight aesthe[...]

18 Getting to Know the Home Scr een T o view other Home screen panes • Slide your nger lef t or right across the Home screen. The Home screen spans fiv e screen widths allowing more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, etc. • T ouch and hold Home screen pane L ocation indicator to view Home screen pane thumbnails. T ouch one to open it. NOT[...]

19 Using Applications Multi-tasking is easy with Android because open applications keep running e ven when you open another application. There ’ s no need to quit an application before opening another . Use and switch among se veral open applications. Android TM manages eac h application, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle [...]

20 Using Applications Adding application icons t o the Home screen Customize y our Home screen with the applications you use most of ten. 1. A ccess the Launch screen. 2. T ouch and hold the application icon y ou want to add to your Home screen. The phone will vibrate and the Home screen will appear , into which y ou can place the application icon.[...]

21 Notifications Notifications appear conv eniently on the St atus bar to announce ne w messages, calendar ev ents, alarms, and more. T o open the Notications panel • T ouch and drag the Status bar do wn. OR • On the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touc h Notifications . The Notifications panel displa ys a list of your current noti?[...]

22 Notifications Notification Icons New Gmail message 3 more notifications not displayed New text or multimedia message Call in progress Problem with text or multimedia message delivery Call in progress using Bluetooth headset New Google Talk TM message Missed call New voicemail Call on hold Upcoming event Call forwarding is on Data is syncing U[...]

23 T ouchscreen The main w ay to control Android f eatures is b y using your finger to manipulate icons, but tons, menu items, onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touc hscreen. • T ouch A single finger touc h selects items. For e xample, touc h an icon to open that application or f eature, touc h a browser link to go to that page, or touc[...]

24 T ouchscreen NOTE: T o turn this feat ure on and off , from the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings > Sound & display > then, select/deselect Orientation . Rotate the phone counter -clockwise for landscape orientation. Rotate the phone clockwise f or portrait orientation. US740GSG(eng).indd 24 2010.10.12 10:39:27 AM[...]

25 Calling & Contacts Placing and Ending Calls T o place a call by dialing 1. T ouch the Phone icon on the Home screen or in the Launc h screen. • If you’ re already in the Contacts list or the Call log , touc h the Phone tab. 2. T ouch the number touc h keys to enter the phone number . 3. T ouch the green Call Key to dial the number that y[...]

26 Calling & Contacts T o answer a call • Drag the green Call but ton to the right. If you w ere already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while you answ er the new call. T o decline a call and divert it to voicemail • Drag the red Decline but ton to the lef t. The caller is sent directly to y our voicemail box to leav e a messag[...]

27 Calling & Contacts T o access y our voice mail from y our wireless device 1. T ouch the Phone icon on the Home screen or in the Launc h screen. 2. T ouch the V oicemail Key or touc h and hold . 3. F ollow the prompts to enter your password and retrie ve your messages. T o add a new contact 1. T ouch the Contacts icon on the Home screen. 2. P[...]

28 Setting Up Email Y our device will provide instant access to your Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar as soon as you set up y our Google account during activation. Linking all of y our other email addresses to your device is quic k and easy . If you did not set up a Google account during the initial set up, from the Home screen, touc h G[...]

29 Setting Up Email OR If you must set up the account manually , continue to Step 5. 5. Select the type of email account. (If the account t ype is unknown, c heck with y our email provider . POP3 is the most common.) 6. Enter your Incoming server settings , then touc h Next . 7. Enter your Outgoing server settings , then touc h Next . US740GSG(eng)[...]

30 Setting Up Email 8. Set the desired account options, then touc h Next . Return to step 4 to complete set ting up your account. NOTES: • If you receive an error message starting “Setup could not finish” , chec k with your email provider to confirm incoming server settings and set tings to access their outgoing ser ver from other networks.[...]

31 Using the Menus There are two a vailable types of menus: Options menus and Context menus. Options menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, and not to any specific item on the screen. T o open the Options menu, press the Menu Key . Not all screens hav e an av ailable Options menu; if yo[...]

32 Using the Menus Conte xt menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen. T o open a Context menu, touch and hold an item on the screen f or 2 seconds. Note that not all items hav e Context menus. If you touc h and hold an item that has no av ailable Context menu, nothing will happen. T ouch and hold the call log t[...]

33 Searching Y ou can search f or information on your phone and on the w eb with the Quic k Search B ox. NOTE: Y ou can also search the w eb by voice with the Voice Searc h application. F rom the Home screen, touch the V oice Search icon and then say what you w ant to search. T o search your phone and the w eb by entering text 1. F rom the Home scr[...]

34 Bluetooth T o turn Bluetooth on or o 1. F rom the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touc h Settings > Wireless & networks . 2. T ouch Bluetooth to t urn the function on or off . The green c heckmark indicates that the functionality is on. T o pair and connect to a Bluetooth headset 1. F rom the Home screen, press the Menu Key and tou[...]

35 Browser T o open Browser • T ouch the Browser icon on the Home screen or in the Launc h screen. T o go to a webpage 1. T ouch the URL field at the top of the Bro wser screen. If the URL field isn ’t visible, press the Menu Key . 2. Enter the address (URL) of the webpage. As you enter the address, Google w eb searc h will suggest webpages a[...]

36 Camera Y ou can take pictures and shoot videos with Camera. NOTE: Insert a microSD card to use the camera and other multimedia feat ures. T o take and share a picture 1. Press the Camera Key located on the right side of the phone. 2. F rame your subject on screen and touch the Shut ter icon to take the picture. 3. T ouch the Gallery icon to view[...]

37 Android Market TM Use Android Mark et to browse and download from the thousands of av ailable applications. T o download an application 1. F rom the Home screen, touc h the Market icon . NOTE: Press the Menu Ke y and touch Help to get help with Android Market. 2. Browse f or an application or game. 3. Complete the purc hase process, if applicabl[...]

38 Tips 1. Optimize your battery life with a power control widget: On the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touc h Add > Widgets > Power Control . 2. Watch Y ouT ube™ videos in high resolution: While a Y ouT ube video is playing, touch the screen to display the video options. Then touc h the HQ button on the right side of the options. 3. [...]

39 Tips On the web: www .lgusa.com/Apex T o order a printed copy of the manufacturer’ s User Guide/ Manual, please call 1-877-268-7589 . US740GSG(eng).indd 39 2010.10.12 10:39:40 AM[...]

40 Safety TIA Saf ety Information The f ollowing is the complete TIA Safety Information for wireless handheld phones. Exposure to Radio Frequency Signal Y our wireless handheld portable phone is a low power radio transmit ter and receiver . When ON, it receives and sends out Radio F requency (RF) signals. In A ugust, 1996, the F ederal Communicatio[...]

41 Safety Antenna Care Use only the supplied internal antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or at tachments could damage the phone and may violate FCC regulations. Phone Operation NORMAL POSITION: Hold the phone as y ou would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and ov er your shoulder . T ips on Efficient Operation F or your [...]

42 Safety Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six (6) inc hes be maintained bet ween a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to a void potential interference with the pacemaker . These recommendations are consistent with the independent researc h by and recommendations of W ireless T ec[...]

43 Safety Health Care Facilities T urn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct y ou to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may use equipment that could be sensitive to e xternal RF energy . V ehicles RF signals may af f ect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems i[...]

44 Safety as grain, dust, or metal powders); and an y other area where you would normally be advised to turn of f your vehicle engine. For V ehicles Equipped with an Air Bag An air bag inflates with great force. D O NOT place objects, including either installed or port able wireless equipment, in the area ov er the air bag or in the air bag deploy[...]

45 Safety • Do not disassemble or shortcircuit the bat ter y . • Keep the bat ter y’ s metal contacts clean. • Replace the bat tery when it no longer provides acceptable performance. The bat ter y can be recharged sev eral hundred times before replacement. • Rec harge the battery after long periods of non-use to maximiz e battery lif e. ?[...]

46 Safety the terminal may damage the bat ter y and cause an explosion. • Do not disassemble or crush the bat ter y . It may cause a re. General Notice • Using a damaged bat ter y or placing a bat ter y in your mouth may cause serious injur y . • Do not place items containing magnetic components such as a credit card, phone card, bank book[...]

47 Safety so you don ’t disturb others. • Do not turn y our phone on or off when put ting it to your ear . • Use accessories, suc h as earphones and headsets, with caution. Ensure that cables are tuc ked awa y safely and do not touc h the antenna unnecessarily . W arning! Important safety inf ormation Avoiding hearing damage P ermanent hearin[...]

48 Safety Using headsets safely Use of headsets to listen to music while operating a vehicle is not recommended and is illegal in some areas. Be careful and at tentive while driving. Stop using this device if you find it disr uptive or distracting while operating any type of vehicle or performing any other activity that requires your full at tenti[...]

49 Safety F requency (RF) energy at a level that is hazardous to the user . In such a case, the FD A could require the manufacturers of wireless phones to notify users of the health hazard and to repair , replace, or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists. Although the existing scientific data do not justify FD A regulator y actions[...]

50 Safety The FCC also regulates the base stations that the wireless phone networks rely upon. While these base st ations operate at higher power than do the wireless phones themselves, the RF e xposures that people get from these base stations are t ypically thousands of times low er than those they can get from wireless phones. B ase st ations ar[...]

51 Safety animals that had been genetically engineered or treated with cancer - causing c hemicals so as to be predisposed to develop cancer in the absence of RF exposure. Other st udies exposed the animals to RF for up to 22 hours per day . These conditions are not similar to the conditions under whic h people use wireless phones, so we do not kno[...]

52 Safety angle at whic h the phone is held, or which model of phone is used. 6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of wireless phone RF? The FD A is working with the U.S. National T oxicology Program and with groups of inv estigators around the world to ensure that high priority animal studies are conducted t[...]

53 Safety a Specific Absorption Rate (S AR) of 1 .6 wat ts per kilogram (1 .6 W/kg). The FCC limit is consistent with the saf ety st andards dev eloped by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. The e xposure limit takes into consideration the body’ s ability[...]

54 Safety 9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to Radio Frequency energy from my wireless phone? If there is a risk from these products — and at this point we do not kno w that there is — it is probably very small. But if you are concerned about avoiding e ven potential risks, you can take a f ew simple steps to minimize your e xposur[...]

55 Safety precautionar y; it was not based on scientific e vidence that any health hazard exists. 11. What about wireless phone interference with medical equipment? Radio F requency (RF) energy from wireless phones can interact with some electronic devices. F or this reason, the FD A helped develop a detailed test method to measure Electro Magneti[...]

56 Safety ctsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default. htm) F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Safety Program (ht tp://www.fcc.go v/oet/rfsafety) International Commission on Non-lonizing Radiation Protection (ht tp://www.icnirp.de) W orld Health Organization (WHO) International EMF Project (ht tp://www.who.int/emf) Nat[...]

57 Safety speaker phone accessory , take advantage of these devices if av ailable to you. 3. Make sure y ou place your wireless phone within easy reac h and where you can reac h it without removing your ey es from the road. If you get an incoming call at an inconv enient time, if possible, let your voicemail answer it f or you. 4. Suspend conv ersa[...]

58 Safety your at tention from the road. 8. Use your wireless phone to call f or help. Y our wireless phone is one of the greatest tools you can o wn to protect yourself and your family in dangerous situations -- with y our phone at your side, help is only three numbers aw ay . Dial 91 1 or other local emergency number in the case of fire, traffi[...]

59 Safety Consumer Inf ormation on SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) This Model Phone Meets the Government’ s Requirements for Exposure to Radio Waves. Y our wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver . It is designed and manufactured not to e xceed the emission limits for e xposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communica[...]

60 Safety antenna, the low er the power output. Bef ore a phone model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not ex ceed the limit est ablished by the gov ernment adopted requirement for saf e exposure. The tests are performed in positions and locations (e.g., at the ear and worn on the body) a[...]

61 Safety bat ter y pac k to find the number . Once you hav e the FCC ID number for a particular phone, follo w the instructions on the website and it should provide v alues for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone. Additional inf ormation on Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) can be f ound on the Cellular T elecommunications Industr y Asso[...]

62 Safety the box. The ratings are not guarantees. R esults will var y depending on the user’ s hearing device and hearing loss. If y our hearing device happens to be vulnerable to interf erence, you may not be able to use a rated phone successfully . T r ying out the phone with your hearing device is the best wa y to evaluate it for y our person[...]

63 Safety Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.1 9 standard. When you’ re talking over the cell phone, it’ s recommended you’ d turn the BT (Bluetooth ® ) mode of f for HA C. According to HA C policy (KDB 28507 6), we state this handset has not been rated for hearing aid compatibility with respect to the W i-Fi capability . US740GSG(eng).indd 63 2[...]

64 F AQs with Apex TM This is a step-b y-step guide for frequently asked questions. If y ou run into a problem or are having trouble with a f eature, take a look at this section before y ou cont act the Customer Information Center . Thank y ou. FA Qs w i th A ll y™ Co ntac t Co nt a a Co nt a C Email Email l Email Sync Contacts How can I add cont[...]

65 F AQs with Apex TM Can I import contacts to my Apex TM ? Y es. If you hav e .vcf files stored on a microSD card, you can import those to your phone. 1. F rom the Home screen, touc h Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touc h Impor t/Export . 3. T ouch Import from SD card . 4. If you ha ve more than one account on your phone, touc h the account[...]

66 F AQs with Apex TM I added contacts to the Contacts list, but they’ re not displayed . Wh y? 1. F rom the Home screen, touc h Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touc h Display options . 3. Chec k whether Only contacts with phones is selected. (When selected, a gold c heckmark will appear .) If Only contacts with phones is c heck ed, the phon[...]

67 F AQs with Apex TM How can I sync contacts? 1. F rom the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touc h Settings. 2. T ouch Accounts & sync . OR 1. F rom the Home screen, touc h Contacts . 2. Press the Menu Key and touc h Accounts . 3. T ouch Add account and touc h an account to add. 4. F ollow the on-screen steps displayed, depending on the typ[...]

68 F AQs with Apex TM FA Qs w i th A ll y™ Co ntac t Co nt a a Co nt a C Email Email l Email Sync Email Information Unable to access y our Email on the Apex TM ? Y ou may need to manually set up your account as a POP3 or IMAP4 account. Why can ’t I open email attachments? T o view some file types, you must first download the applications (fro[...]

69 F AQs with Apex TM Other Email-Related Issues Why can ’t I connect to the Mail Server? If you are unable to connect to the Mail server but other applications are still able to access the data net work, y ou will need to contact the Email ser ver manager . Why w on’t the phone open a le that is supposed to be supported by the phone? If you[...]

70 F AQs with Apex TM Supported Email Features The c hart below details which Email account types (EAS , IMAP4, and POP3) support whic h feat ures. EAS(Exchange ActiveSync) IMAP4 POP3 Notes Push O X X Push Email is a f eature that instantly notifies you when a new email is received by y our email server . Synchronize with mail server O O X If you [...]

71 F AQs with Apex TM FA Qs w i th A ll y™ Co ntac t Co nt a a Co nt a C Email Email l Email Sync How do I sync Socialite with F acebook? 1. F rom the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touc h Settings > Accounts & sync . 2. T ouch Add Account . 3. T ouch the Socialite option. US740GSG(eng).indd 71 2010.10.12 10:39:53 AM[...]

72 F AQs with Apex TM 4. Enter your Email address and P assword, then touc h Log in . 5. Select the type of synchronization y ou want to set up, then touc h Save . Y ou can sync data about all friends to Contacts Y ou can sync data only about friends already in Contacts Y ou can ’t sync US740GSG(eng).indd 72 2010.10.12 10:39:54 AM[...]

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