LG Lucid User Guide

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This button indicates the price 
(for paid apps) or you can tap it do 
directly download free apps.
2. Tap Install (for free applications) or the Price button (for paid 
applications). 
The screen will display if the application requires access to your data or 
control of any functions on your phone. The Play Store application tells 
you what it can access if you continue with the download.
  WARNING!
  Read this screen carefully. Be especially cautious with applications that have access to 
many functions or to a significant amount of your data. Once you accept on this screen, 
you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone.
3.  If you agree to the application’s access requirements, tap Accept & 
download (for free applications) or Accept & buy (for paid applications.)
 
 If you selected a paid application, you’re redirected to the Google™ 
Checkout screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to 
your phone.
 
 If you selected a free application (or after tapping Accept & download 
in Google Checkout), you receive a series of notifications as the 
application is downloaded and then installed on your phone.
    When the application is installed, you can tap the notification to open 
the application or open it by tapping its icon in the Applications screen. 
    If you have another Android™ phone, you can download a paid 
application to that phone using the same Play Store account, at no 
additional charge. 
						

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To create a Google Checkout account
You must have a Google Checkout account associated with your Google 
Account to purchase items from Play Store.
 
 On your computer, go to http://checkout.google.com to establish a 
Google Checkout account.
  
OR
 
 The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Play Store, 
you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google 
Checkout account.
  WARNING! 
After you’ve used Google Checkout once to purchase an application from Play Store, 
the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For 
this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your 
permission.
Music
Transferring Music Files to Your Phone
The Music Player application plays audio files that are stored on your 
phone’s microSD card. Copy audio files from your computer onto the 
microSD card before you open the Music Player application.
  NOTE  The LG USB driver needs to be installed on your PC before connecting your phone to 
transfer music.
To copy music files onto the phone’s microSD card
1.  Connect the phone to your computer with a USB Cable. If the default 
connection mode is not set to Mass storage, open the Notifications 
panel and tap the USB connection type > Media sync (MTP). Your 
computer will prompt you with different actions to take. Choose to open 
the folder to view files.
 
 Use the computer to organize your audio files, then create a music 
folder at the top level of the microSD card.
2.  Use the computer to copy music and other audio files into the folder that 
you created on the microSD card. 
						

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 You can use subfolders on the microSD card to organize your music 
files or you can simply copy the audio files to the top level of the 
microSD card.
3.  Open the Notifications panel and tap the USB connection type > Charge 
only. Then disconnect the USB Cable from the phone.
Opening Music and Working with Your Library
After you’ve copied some music onto your microSD card you can open the 
Music Player application and view your library of music files, sorted in one 
of six ways.
To open Music and view your music library
 
 From the Home Screen, tap the Apps Key  > Music Player .
  The Music Player application searches the microSD card for music 
files you copied to your card, then builds a catalog of your music 
based on the information contained in each music file. This can take 
from a few seconds to several minutes, depending on how many files 
you have copied onto the microSD card.
    When the catalog is complete, the Music library screen opens with 
tabs at the top of the screen that you can tap to view your music 
library organized by Songs, Albums, Artists, Playlists, or Folders.
Tap to play the music.Tap here to select 
different tab.Music would be listed 
in alphabetical order. 
						

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To search for music in your library
1.  Open the main Library screen then tap the Search Key .
2.  Start typing the name of the artist, album, or track you’re looking for. 
Matching songs are displayed in the list below the search box.
3.  Tap a matching song to play it or tap a matching album or artist to view a 
list of associated songs.
To delete a song from the microSD card
You can delete music from the storage card.
 
 Tap and hold a song in a Library list. In the Context menu that opens, 
tap Delete.
  
OR
 
 On the Playback screen, tap the Menu Key  > Delete.
    You can also delete music files from the microSD card when your 
phone is connected to the computer. To do this, browse for the music 
files you want to delete and delete them from the folder.
Playing Music
You can listen to music using the phone’s built-in speaker, through a wired 
headset, or through a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the 
A2DP profile. 
To play music
 
 Tap a song in your library to listen to it.
  
OR
 
 While viewing a list of tracks in an album, tap the Menu Key  > 
Play all.
    The Playback screen opens and the song you tapped or the first song 
in the album or other playlist starts to play. Your music continues to play 
even when you switch applications or receive a phone call. The tracks 
in the current playlist play in order until it reaches the end, then stops. If 
you choose a repeat option, playback only stops when you stop it. 
						

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Tap here to restart, play or skip.
    You can return to the Playback screen from most other screens in the 
Music Player application by tapping the currently playing song at the 
bottom of the screen.
    You can return to the Playback screen from any other application 
by opening the Notifications panel and tapping the ongoing music 
notification.
To control playback
The Playback screen contains several icons that you can tap to control the 
playback of songs, albums, and playlists: 
Tap to pause playback.
Tap to resume playback.
Tap to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
Opens the Volume window to control the Media volume.Tap to restart the current track or skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or 
shuffle.
Tap to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order).
Tap to set repeat mode to repeating all songs, repeat current song, or repeat off.
Touch to show lyrics on the album image. A song having lyrics activates this icon, while a 
song without lyrics deactivates the icon.
Tap to open the current playlist.
Tap to set the Dolby Mobile setting, which enhances your music listening. 
						

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To control playback volume
In addition to the techniques for setting media volume, you can control the 
volume of music in the Music Player application.
 
 Press the phone’s up/down Volume Keys.
A panel opens to show the current media volume. 
Some headsets include their own volume controls or ways to pause 
and resume playback or to skip tracks.
To play your tracks in a party shuffle
When you turn on Party shuffle, the Music Player application plays tracks 
from your microSD card in random order until Party shuffle is turned off.
 
 In a Library screen, tap the Menu Key 
 > Party shuffle.
  The Music Player application creates a playlist of tracks selected 
randomly from your microSD card and starts playing them.
 
 View the current playlist that Party Shuffle is playing by tapping the 
Playlist icon 
 on the Playback screen.
 
 Add a track to the end of the Party Shuffle playlist by tapping and 
holding the name of a track in your library. In the Context menu that 
opens, tap Add to playlist > Current playlist.
 
 To stop Party Shuffle, tap the Menu Key 
 > Party shuffle off.
To customize settings in the Playback or a Library screen
Tap the Menu Key  > Settings in a Playback or Library screen.
 
 Show notification: Shows the controller on the Notifications panel.
 
 Sleep timer: Turns off the player automatically. Tap the following 
options to apply sleep timer: Off, After 10 minutes, After 20 minutes, 
After 30 minutes, After 1 hour, After 2 hours
 
 Dolby Mobile: Applies the following sound effect (Dolby) options: 
Off, Neutral, Expansive, Bass Boost, Treble Boost, Vocal Boost.
 NOTE  This is only available when an ear jack is plugged in. 
						

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Landscape view
When holding the phone in landscape orientation, the Music Player 
application screen changes to fit the screen as shown below:
Flick left or right to 
view music.
Album lists Volume control
Play
To use a song as a ringtone
You can set a song to be used as your phone ringtone in place of one of the 
ringtones that come with the phone.
 
 Tap and hold a song in a Library list. In the Context menu that opens, 
tap Set as ringtone.
  
OR
 
 On the Playback screen, tap the Menu Key  > Set as ringtone.
 NOTE  This adds the song to your ringtone list.  Access the Contacts application to set it for a 
specific Contact entry.
Working with Playlists
You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, 
which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle.
To create a playlist
1. Open the Music Player application and tap the Playlists tab
2. Tap the Menu Key 
 > New playlist.
3.  Enter a name for the playlist and tap OK.
4.  Choose the desired songs you want to add and tap Add.
  The new playlist is added to the Playlist library.  
						

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To add a song to a playlist
1.  While viewing a list of tracks in the Library, tap and hold a song to display 
a Context menu.
2. Tap Add to playlist.
  You can also add the song that is playing in the Playback screen to a 
playlist by tapping the Menu Key 
 > Add to playlist.
3.  Tap the name of the playlist to add the song to.
To remove a song from a playlist
1.  Open a playlist.
2.  Tap and hold the song you want to remove then tap Remove from playlist 
in the Context menu that appears.
To delete or rename a playlist
1.  Open the Playlist library.
2.  Tap and hold the playlist to display a Context menu. 
3. Tap Delete > OK to confirm.
 
OR
 Tap Rename > enter new name > OK to confirm.  
						

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File Manager
You can manage all of your files easily using the File Manager application.
To access the File Manager, from the Home screen, tap the Apps Key , 
then tap File Manager  and select the desired folder.
Tap one of the tabs.
Select the desired folder.
SmartShare
To turn SmartShare on and allow sharing contents
1.  From the Home Screen, tap the Apps Key  > SmartShare . 
2. Tap the Menu Key 
 > Settings.
3.  Mark the settings checkbox(es) as necessary. 
 
 Tap  the Discoverable checkbox to enable (checkmark) the setting to 
allow your device to be visible to other devices.
 
 Tap  the Always accept request checkbox to enable (checkmark) the 
setting to automatically accept sharing requests from other devices.
 
 Tap  the Receive files checkbox to enable (checkmark) the setting to 
automatically allow upload files to your phone from other devices.
4.  Under the My shared contents section, tap to checkmark the types of 
content you would like to share. Choose from Pictures, Videos, and Music.
5.  SmartShare is now activated and ready to share contents. 
						

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To share contents from the remote content library to other devices
Allows your renderer device (e.g., TV) play multimedia contents from your 
remote content library (e.g., PC).
 NOTE  Make sure that the DLNA functionality of your devices is properly configured (e.g., TV 
and PC).
1.  From the Home Screen, tap the Apps Key  > SmartShare .
2. Tap To  at the top right of the screen and select the device from the 
renderer device list.
3. Tap From  at the top left of the screen and select the device from the 
remote content library.
4.  You can browse the content library.
5.  Tap a content thumbnail or tap the Menu Key 
 > Play  and select 
the desired files. Then tap Play to confirm.
To share contents from your phone to your renderer device (e.g., TV)
 NOTE  Make sure that your renderer device is properly configured.
1.  While browsing your pictures or videos using the Gallery application, tap 
and hold a file to enable multiple file selection, then checkmark each file 
you want to share.
2. Tap Share 
 , then tap SmartShare.
3.  SmartShare is automatically launched with the selected files.
4.  Select the device from renderer device list to play the files.
 NOTICE s  Check that your device is connected with your home network using a Wi-Fi 
connection to use this application.
     
s  Some DLNA enabled devices (e.g., TV) support only the DMP feature of DLNA and 
will not appear in the renderer device list.
     
s  Your device might not be able to play some contents.
 
NOTE  The accessory to connect DLNA is a separate purchase.