LG Optimus 5 User Manual
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49Device Basics Navigation and Customization The Optimus VTM is a touch-sensitive device which allows you to not only select an onscreen option with a single tap, but also scroll through long menu lists. Simply slide up and down through the display with your fingertip. Home Screen Overview The Home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions, and it allows you to add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, or widgets to give you instant access to information and applications. It is accessible from any menu by pressing . Home Screen Status Bar Shows device status information including the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons. Application Icons Touch an icon (application, folder, etc.) to open and use it. Browser Key Launches the Web browser. Applications Launcher Key Touch to open the Launch screen to view installed applications. My Account Allows you access to your Virgin Mobile account where you can check your minutes, add money (Top-Up), change plans, and a lot more. Call Key Touch to open the dial pad, Also provides additional tabs to access the Call Log, Contacts, and your Favorites.
50Device Basics To return to the Home screen: Press Ej at any time, from any application. Extended Home Screens: the device’s screen extends beyond the current visible screen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Ej Home screen spans five screen widths allowing more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other items. The main screen is in the center with two extension screens on either side of it. Extended Home Screens Location Indicator The dots indicate which Home screen pane you are viewing. Touch and hold the Home screen dots on the lower left Ej or right of the screen to view thumbnails of the Extended Home screens, then touch one to go to that specific screen. Home screen thumbnails Touch one for immediate access.
51Device Basics Using the Launch screen All of your device’s applications are located within the Launch screen. This screen houses shortcuts to your currently available applications. NOTE: This screen houses all default and downloaded applications (installed from Android Market or from the Web). 1. Press > to open the Launch screen. To close the Launch screen, tap >Ê or press . 2. Scroll though the list and tap an icon to launch the associated application. Applications: How to View, Open and Switch All of the applications on your device, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android MarketTM or other sources, are grouped together on the Launch screen that you access from your Home screen. If you have more applications than can fit on the Launch screen, you can slide the screen up or down to view more. The Launch screen contains all of the device’s applications (though not downloaded widgets and other downloaded material that isn’t an application), including the Alarm Clock, Browser, Calculator, Camera, Market, YouTube, Voice Search, and much more.
52Device Basics Overview Home screen Launch screenTouch an application icon to open the application. Slide the screen up or down to bring more icons into view. Touch to open the Launch screen. Touch to close the Launch screen. Opening and Closing the Launch Screen To open the Launch screen: Tap Ej . To close the Launch screen: Tap Ej . Press Ej .NOTE: The Launch screen closes automatically when you tap an icon to open its application. Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Launch screen automatically. Opening and Switching Applications Multi-tasking is easy with AndroidTM. Opened applications can keep running in the background when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. You can easily switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, pausing and starting them as needed to ensure that unused applications don’t waste your device’s resources. To open an application: Simply tap its icon on the screen. Ej
53Device Basics TIP: You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Launch screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Launch screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it. To open multiple applications: 1. Tap an application icon to open it. 2. Press . 3. Tap and tap the icon for the other application you want to open. – or – Simply tap the icon if the application you want is on your Home screen. To switch between multiple applications: 1. Press and hold . A small window opens with icons of applications that you’ve used recently. 2. Tap the application icon you want to open. – or – Press to return to the current application. Adding Application Icons to the Home Screen Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often. 1. Press > . 2. Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home screen. 3. Lift your finger to place the application icon on your Home screen, or drag the icon to where you want it on the screen, then lift your finger.
54Device Basics Applications The following is a listing of the current applications available on both the Home/Extended screens and via the Launch screen. Application Icons Browser – Launches the Web browser (page 169). Calculator – Launches the Calculator application (page 137). Calendar – Launches the Calendar application, which syncs itself to either your Google or Outlook® Work calendar (page 125). Events can only be synched to a managed account. Camcorder – Launches the Camcorder (page 152). Camera – Launches the Camera (page 148). Clock – Accesses the Clock application (page 134). Contacts – Displays your Contacts list, synced from either your Google or Outlook account (page 102). Contacts can only be synched to a managed account (page 84). Email – Provides access your POP3, IMAP, and Exchange Server (Outlook) email accounts (page 182). Also provides access to your Gmail account (page 183). Gallery – Displays a Gallery of camera images and video stored in the microSD card (page 150). Gmail – Provides access to your Gmail account (page 183). Google Search – Displays the Quick Search Box to search for a key term both on the device and the web (page 46). Latitude – Lets you see your friends’ locations and share yours with them. The application also lets you see your friends’ locations on a map or in a list. Maps – Launches Google Maps, which helps you find local businesses, locate friends, view maps and get driving directions (page 209). Market – Browse and search for applications on Android Market (page 203).
55Device Basics Messaging – Provides access to your text messaging application (SMS) (page 162). Music – Launches the Music Player (page 117). Navigation – Launches Google Maps Navigation, which provides voice-guided turn-by-turn directions using GPS (page 212). News and Weather – Gives you access to current news and weather. Phone – Accesses the phone keypad (page 69). Places – Allows you to find various businesses on local search results using either Google Search or Google Maps. Settings – Accesses the device’s Settings menu (page 77). Talk – Launches the Google Talk application that lets you chat with family and friends. Voice Dialer – Launches your device’s built-in automatic speech recognition (ASR) software, called Voice Control, to dial a phone number in your Contacts or to launch phone functions. Voice Search – Launches your device’s built-in automatic speech recognition (ASR) software and initiates a Google search based on the recognized text. YouTube – Launches the YouTube application. Activate (Telespree) – Provides access to Virgin Customer Service to activate your device without calling. airG Chat – Launches the airG Chat site. Downloads – Launches the VMU content store, allowing you to download ringtones and wallpapers. My Account – Allows you to view your account information, including monthly bills, payment history, and current usage. Poynt – Launches the Poynt application, which is a local search application. SCVNGR – Launches the SCVNGR application, which is a social location-based gaming application. Twidroyd – Launches Twidroyd, which is a client application for using Twitter.
56Device Basics Virgin Mobile Live – Launches Virgin Mobile Live, a music and entertainment stream. WHERE – Launches the WHERE application, which is a location- based application that helps you connect with the people, places, and things around you. NOTE: The Email application includes access to both Exchange Server-based email and other Internet-based email providers such as Yahoo and Gmail. Customizing Your Home Screen You can customize your Home screen by doing the following: Creating Shortcuts s Adding and Removing Widgets on the current screen s Repositioning Widgets s Creating Folders s Changing the Background (Wallpaper) s Creating Shortcuts Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature, action, or launch an application. To add a shortcut from the Launch screen: 1. Press to go to the Home screen. 2. Tap to reveal all your current applications. By default, the applications are listed in a Grid view. 3. Scroll down through the list and locate your desired application. 4. Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home screen. Your Launch screen will close so that you can place the icon on a Home screen.
57Device Basics NOTE: The same shortcut can be added to any of the available screens (Home or Extended). The application you add to the screen will still appear within the Launch screen. 5. Lift your finger to place it, or drag the icon to where you want it on the screen, then lift your finger. To add a shortcut via the Add to Home screen: 1. Press to go to the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen. 3. From the Add to Home screen window tap Shortcuts. 4. Tap a selection from the available list: Applications >Ê Bookmark >Ê Contact >Ê Direct dial >Ê Direct message >Ê Directions & Navigation >Ê Gmail label >Ê Latitude >Ê Music playlist >Ê Settings >Ê To delete a shortcut: 1. Press to go to the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold the desired shortcut. This unlocks it from its location on the current screen. 3. Drag the icon over the Trash ( ) and release it.
58Device Basics Adding and Removing Widgets Widgets are self-contained applications that reside in either your Launch screen or on the Home or Extended screens. Unlike a shortcut, this Widget appears as an onscreen application. To add a Widget: 1. Press to go to the Home screen. 2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen. 3. From the Add to Home screen window, tap Widgets. 4. Tap an available Widget to place it on your current screen. To remove a Widget: 1. Go to the Home screen on which the widget is located. 2. Touch and hold the widget. This unlocks it from its location on the current screen. 3. Drag the widget over the Trash ( ) and release it. This action >Ê does not delete the Widget, just removes it from the current screen. To place a Widget onto a different screen: 1. Touch and hold the widget you want to move. 2. Drag the widget to the edge of the screen (the left side if moving to a screen located on the left, right side if moving to a screen located on the right). 3. After about one second, the current screen will change. Repeat until you get to the desired screen. Creating and Managing Folders Folders can be located on any of the available screens and can contain multiple Shortcuts or different Contact entries.