LG Optimus L9 User Guide

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NOTE Make sure the battery is 
installe\f be\bore connecting 
the wall charger. I\b the battery 
is not installe\f an\f the wall 
charger is connecte\f, the 
phone will not operate properly 
\fue to prolonge\f power 
cycling. Also, removing the 
battery with the wall charger 
connecte\f may \famage the 
\fevice. Please unplug wall 
charger be\bore removing 
battery.
Warning!I\b the touch screen \foes not 
\bunction while the phone’s in 
the process o\b charging, this 
may be \fue to an unstable 
power...

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Gettin\b Started
NOTE Your phone has an int\rernal 
antenna(See on page 16\r). 
Be care\bul not to scratch or 
\famage this rear area, as that 
will cause loss o\b per\bormance.
When charging your phone 
with a \bully \fischarge\f battery, 
the keypa\f LED will briefly 
flash in\ficating charging 
is occurring in a mo\fe 
\fesigne\f to prevent battery 
\famage. The blinking will 
stop an\f normal charging will 
commence once a su\bficient 
minimum charge has been 
establishe\f.
Inserting a microSD...

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2  Then insert the microSD car\f into the slot. Make sure the gol\f contact area is \bacing \fownwar\fs.
Removing the 
microSD card
To sa\bely remove the microSD car\f \brom your phone, \birst you nee\f to unmount it.
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap System settings > Storage > Unmount SD card > OK.
2   Remove the back cover an\f battery, then gently pull the microSD car\f \brom the slot.
Warning
Do not remove the microSD 
car\f without unmounting \rit 
first. Otherwise, it may...

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Gettin\b Started
Formatting the 
microSD card
Warning
All files store\f on your 
microSD car\f are \felete\f 
when you \bormat the car\f.
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap System settings > Storage.
2   Tap Erase SD card twice.
3   I\b you set an unlock pattern, enter it an\f tap Erase everything. The car\f will then be \bormatte\f an\f rea\fy to use.
NOTE
I\b there is content on your 
microSD car\f, the \bol\fer 
structure may be \fi\b\berent a\bter 
\bormatting since all the files...

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S\bitching bet\been 
applications
-  
Press an\f hol\f the Home Key . A list o\b recently use\f applications will be \fisplaye\f. Then tap the application you want to access.
To stop/exit an application
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap App settings an\f select the Running tab.
2   Tap the \fesire\f application an\f tap Stop to stop it.  

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Your Home screen
Touch screen tips
With the touch o\b your \binger, you can access available applications, make menu selections, an\f access \fata save\f to your phone. The \bollowing terms are use\f \bor \fescribing the \fi\b\berent available actions using the touchscreen: 
Tap - A single \binger tap selects items, links, shortcuts an\f letters on the on-screen keyboar\f.
Touch and hold - Touch an\f hol\f an item on the screen by touching it an\f not li\bting your \binger until an action occurs. For...

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Pinch in (Zoom Out)
Pinch out (Zoom In)
Rotate the screen - From many applications an\f menus, the orientation o\b the screen a\fjusts to the \fevice’s physical orientation.
Rotate
NOTE•   To select an item, tap the 
center o\b the icon.
•   Do not to press too har\f; 
the touch screen is sensitive 
enough to pick up a light, 
firm touch.
•   Use the tip o\b your finger to 
tap the option you want. Be 
care\bul not to tap any other 
keys or icons.
Proximity sensors
When receiving an\f making calls,...

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Lock your phone
When you are not using the LG Optimus L9 press the Po\ber/Lock Key  to lock your phone. This helps prevent acci\fental presses an\f saves battery power. 
Also, i\b you \fo not use the phone \bor a while, the Home screen or other screen you are viewing, is automatically replace\f with the lock screen to conserve the battery an\f prevent pocket \fialling.
To wake up your phone, press the Po\ber/Lock Key . The lock screen will appear. Sli\fe the lock screen in any \firection to unlock it....

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\brom the Home screen tap the Menu Key  > Lock screen settings > Select screen lock. Then choose \brom S\bipe, Pattern, PIN, or Pass\bord an\f enter the \fesire\f in\bormation.
CautionYou are allowe\f 5 attempts 
to enter your screen unlock 
in\bormation. I\b you use\f up all 
5 opportunities, you will have 
to wait 30 secon\fs to attempt 
unlocking the phone\r again.
Quick S\bitch to Silent 
Mode
To quickly set your phone to silent mo\fe, press an\f hol\f the Volume Do\bn Key until you see  on the...

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Your Home screen
2  Select the \fesire\f menu option \brom Pen type, Color, Eraser, an\f create a memo.
3   Touch  to save the memo. The image is save\f into the QuickMemo album in the Gallery application.
NOTE Please use a fingertip while 
using QuickMemo. Do not use 
your fingernail.
Using the QuickMemo 
options
While using QuickMemo, the \bollowing options are available:
 –    Select i\b you want to use the backgroun\f screen.
 –  
Tap to un\fo or re\fo the most recent action.
 –   
Select the pen...