LG E400 User Manual

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Onscreen keyboard
You can enter text using the onscreen 
keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears 
automatically on the screen when you 
need to enter text. To manually display the 
keyboard, simply touch a text field where 
you want to enter text.
Using the keypad & entering text
 Tap once to capitalise the next letter you 
type. Double tap for all caps.
  Tap to switch to the numeric and 
symbol keyboard. You can also touch and 
hold this tab to view the Settings menu.
 Tap to insert an emoticon when writing a 
message.
 Tap to enter a space.
 Tap to create a new line in the message 
field.
 Tap to delete the previous character.
 Tap to hide the onscreen keyboard.
Entering accented letters
When you select French or Spanish as the 
text entry language, you can enter special 
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For example, to input "á", touch and hold 
the "a" key until the zoom-in key grows 
bigger and displays characters from different 
languages. Then select the special character 
you want. 
Your Home screen 
						

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When you first turn on your phone, you have 
the opportunity to activate the network, to 
sign into your Google account and how you 
want to use some Google services. 
To set up your Google account : 
* Sign into a Google account from the 
prompted set up screen.
OR 
* Applications > select a Google application, 
such as Gmail > select Next > select 
Create to create a new account.
If you have a Google account, enter your e-mail 
address and password, then touch Sign in.
Once you have set up your Google account 
on your phone, your phone automatically 
synchronises with your Google account on 
the Web. 
Your contacts, Gmail messages, calendar 
events and other information from these 
applications and services on the web are 
synchronised with your phone. (This depends 
on your synchronisation settings.)
After signing in, you can use Gmail and take 
advantage of Google services on your phone. 
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With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet 
access within the coverage of the wireless 
access point (AP). 
Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without 
extra charges. 
Turning on Wi-Fi
In the Home screen, open the notification 
drawer and touch . 
Or touch Application > Settings > 
Wireless & networks, then Wi-Fi 
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Connecting to Wi-Fi
Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to 
connect to. If you see , you need to enter 
a password to connect.
NOTE:
If you are outside the Wi-Fi coverage area 
and choose 3G connection, additional 
charges may apply.
If your phone goes into sleep mode when 
connected to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi connection is 
automatically disabled. 
In this case, if your phone has access to 
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automatically and additional charges may 
apply.
The LG-E400 supports WEP, WPA/WPA2-
PSK and 802.1x EAP security. If your Wi-Fi 
service provider or network administrator 
sets encryption for network security, 
enter the key into the pop-up window. 
If encryption is not set, this pop-up 
window is not shown. Obtain the key from 
your Wi-Fi service provider or network 
administrator.
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Sharing your phone’s data 
connection
You can share your phone’s mobile data 
connection with a single computer via a USB 
cable (USB tethering). You can also share 
your phone’s data connection with up to five 
devices at a time by turning your phone into 
a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your phone is sharing its data 
connection, an icon appears in the status 
bar and as an ongoing notification in the 
notifications drawer. 
						

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IconDescription
USB tethering is active
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active
Both USB tethering and portable hotspot 
are active
For the latest information about tethering 
and portable hotspots, including supported 
operating systems and other details, visit 
http://www.android.com/tether.
NOTE: Additional costs may be incurred 
when connecting and using online services. 
Check data charges with your network 
provider.
USB tethering & portable Wi-Fi 
hotspot settings
In the Home screen, touch the 
Applications tab and select Settings.
Touch Wireless & networks and select 
Tethering & portable hotspot.
Choose options that you want to adjust.1 
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USB tethering – Tick to share your phone’s 
mobile network data connection with your 
computer via a USB connection.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot – Tick to share your 
phone’s mobile network data connection as 
Wi-Fi sharing.
Help – Opens a dialog with information 
about USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi 
hotspots as well as information on where to 
learn more.To share your phone’s data 
connection via USB
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a 
recent distribution of some flavours of Linux 
(such as Ubuntu), you don’t usually need to 
prepare your computer for tethering. But if 
you’re running an earlier version of Windows 
or another operating system, you may need 
to prepare your computer to establish a 
network connection via USB. For the most 
current information about which operating 
systems support USB tethering and how to 
configure them, visit http://www.android.
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USB tethering and data sharing
You can’t share your phone’s data 
connection and microSD card via USB 
at the same time. If you are using your 
USB connection to make your microSD 
card available to your computer, you must 
disconnect it first.
Use the USB cable that came with your 
phone to connect your phone to your 
computer.
In the Home screen, touch the 
Applications tab and select Settings.
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Touch Wireless & networks and select 
Tethering & portable hotspot.
Tick USB tethering.
The phone starts sharing its mobile 
network data connection with your 
computer via the USB connection. An 
ongoing notification 
 is added to the 
status bar and notifications drawer.
Deselect USB tethering to stop sharing 
your data connection. Or just disconnect 
the USB cable.
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To share your phone’s data 
connection as a portable Wi-Fi 
hotspot
In the Home screen, touch the 
Applications tab and select Settings.
Touch Wireless & networks and select 
Tethering & portable hotspot.
Tick Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
After a moment, the phone starts 
broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name 
(SSID) so you can connect to it with up 
to eight computers or other devices. An 
ongoing notification 
 is added to the 
status bar and notifications drawer.
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When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is ticked, 
you can change its network name or 
secure it. 
Deselect Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to stop 
sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi.
To rename or secure your 
portable hotspot
You can change the name of your phone’s 
Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its 
Wi-Fi network.
In the Home screen, touch the 
Applications tab and select Settings.
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Touch Wireless & networks and select 
Tethering & portable hotspot.
Ensure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is ticked.
Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog 
opens.
You can change the network SSID (name) 
that other computers see when scanning 
for Wi-Fi networks.
You can also touch the Security menu to 
configure the network with Wi-Fi Protected 2 
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Access 2 (WPA2) security, with a pre-
shared key (PSK). 
If you touch the WPA2 PSK security 
option, a password field is added to the 
Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog. If you 
enter a password, you will need to enter 
that password when you connect to the 
phone’s hotspot with a computer or other 
device. Or touch Open in the Security 
menu to remove security from your Wi-Fi 
network.
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Wi-Fi