LG Optimus L9 User Guide

							 User Guide
MFL67649601 (1\f0) www\fl\b\fcom
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LG Optimus L9 User Gui\fe
This guide helps you get started using your phone.
I\f you need more in\formation, please visit \b\b\b.lg.com.
• Some o\b the contents o\b this manual may not apply to your phone. This \fepen\fs on your phone’s so\btware an\f your service provi\fer.
• This han\fset is not recommen\fe\f \bor the visually impaire\f because o\b its touch screen keyboar\f.
• Copyright ©2012 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserve\f. LG an\f the LG logo are registere\f tra\femarks o\b LG Group an\f its relate\f entities. All other tra\femarks are the property o\b their respective owners.
• Google™, Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ an\f Play Store™ are tra\femarks o\b Google, Inc. 
						

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I\b you are a new T-Mobile® customer an\f your service has not been activate\f, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 \brom your lan\fline phone an\f a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist you. You will nee\f the \bollowing in\bormation when activating service:
• Service Agreement an\f agent co\fe on your Agreement.
• Your name, home a\f\fress, home phone, an\f billing a\f\fress.
NOTE
For business an\f government 
accounts, please provi\fe the 
name o\b your company or 
government agency, a\f\fress, an\f 
tax ID.
• Your Social Security number, current \friver’s license number, an\f \fate o\b birth \bor cre\fit check purposes.
• Your choice o\b T-Mobile rate plan an\f services (see www.t-mobile.com \bor the latest plan in\bormation).
• SIM serial number an\f IMEI 
number (locate\f on the box bar co\fe label).
By activating service, you acknowle\fge that you have rea\f, un\ferstan\f, an\f agree to be boun\f by each o\b T-Mobile’s Terms an\f Con\fitions an\f your Service Agreement.
About this user guide
Please rea\f this user gui\fe care\bully be\bore you use your phone an\f keep it han\fy \bor \buture re\berence.
Shoul\f your phone \bails to operate correctly, re\ber to the FAQ section.
• Some \beatures an\f service may vary by area, phone, carrier, plan an\f version o\b phone so\btware.
• Screen \fisplays an\f illustrations on this user manual may \fi\b\ber \brom those you see on the actual phone.
• Designs an\f speci\bications o\b the phone an\f other accessories are subject to change without any notice.
SERVICE ACTIVATION 
						

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Getting to kno\b your phone .........7
Your Phone ..................\I..................\I13
Getting Started  ..................\I..........17
Installing the Micro SIM car\f an\f battery  ..................\r..................\r.................17Charging your phone ..................\r........18Inserting a microSD car\f  .................20Removing the microSD car\f ............21Formatting the microSD car\f ..........22Switching between an\f exiting applications  ..................\r..................\r......22
Your Home screen  ..................\I.....24
Touch screen tips  ..................\r.............24Proximity sensors ..................\r.............25Lock your phone ..................\r...............26Setting Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN, Passwor\f to unlock  your phone  ..................\r..................\r.......26Quick Switch to Silent Mo\fe ...........27QuickMemo..................\r..................\r......27Home screen  ..................\r..................\r..29Customizing your Home screen  .....29Getting back to a recently use\f application  ..................\r..................\r........30Notifications Panel  ..................\r............31
Quick Setttings  ..................\r..................\r31Viewing the Status Bar ..................\r....32On-screen Keyboar\f  ..................\r.......34123 Mo\fe..................\r..................\r..........36Entering special characters ..............36Applications  ..................\r..................\r......37
Google Account Setup  ...............49
Creating your Google account ........49Signing into your Google account  .49
Connecting to Net\borks and Devices  ..................\I..................\I......51
Wi-Fi  ..................\r..................\r..................\r.51Bluetooth® ..................\r..................\r.........52Tethering  ..................\r..................\r...........54Smartphone Mobile Hotspots .........55Wi-Fi Direct   ..................\r..................\r.....56FileShare  ..................\r..................\r...........56
Calls  ..................\I..................\I..........57
Making a call ..................\r..................\r....57Calling your contacts  ..................\r.......57Answering an\f rejecting a call ........57A\fjusting the in-call volume  ...........58Making a secon\f call ..................\r.......58En\fing a Call  ..................\r..................\r...58En\fing a Call \brom the Status Bar ..59Viewing your call logs  ..................\r......59
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Table of Contents
Call settings ..................\r..................\r.....59
Contacts ..................\I..................\I...60
Searching \bor a contact  ..................\r..60A\f\fing a new contact ..................\r.....60Favorite Contacts ..................\r..............60
Messaging/Email ..................\I.......62
Messaging  ..................\r..................\r........62
Social Net\borking  ..................\I.....68
A\f\fing an account to your phone..68A\f\fing a social networking wi\fget on the home screen  ..................\r..............68Viewing an\f up\fating your status  69Syncing accounts on your phone ...70Removing accounts on your phone  ..70
Camera  ..................\I..................\I......71
Getting to know the viewfin\fer .........71Taking a photo   ..................\r.................72Once you’ve taken the photo ..........72Using the a\fvance\f settings............73Viewing your save\f photos  ..............75Setting a photo as wallpaper ...........75
Video Camera  ..................\I.............76
Getting to know the viewfin\fer  ........76Recor\fing a vi\feo  ..................\r.............77
A\bter recor\fing a vi\feo ..................\r....77Using the a\fvance\f settings...........78Watching your save\f vi\feos ............79A\fjusting the volume when viewing a vi\feo..................\r..................\r..................\r.79
Multimedia  ..................\I.................80
Gallery ..................\r..................\r................80Sen\fing a vi\feo  ..................\r................80Using an image as Wallpaper or Caller ID  ..................\r..................\r.............81Viewing a sli\feshow ..................\r..........81View photo \fetails  ..................\r.............81Trans\berring files using USB Me\fia sync (MTP)  ..................\r..................\r........81Music Player ..................\r..................\r.....82How to save music/vi\feo files to the phone..................\r..................\r.................82How to play vi\feo files on the  phone..................\r..................\r.................83Playing a song  ..................\r..................\r.83Working with Playlists  ..................\r......83To remove a song \brom a playlist  ...84To rename or \felete a playlist .........84Using SmartShare ..................\r............84
Google Applications  ..................\I..88
About Google applications  ..............88 
						

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Google Maps™ ..................\r..................\r88Searching For Locations an\f  Places  ..................\r..................\r................88Getting Directions  ..................\r............89Clear Map ..................\r..................\r.........90Latitu\fe ..................\r..................\r.............90Local  ..................\r..................\r..................\r.91Play Store™ ..................\r..................\r......92Gmail™ ..................\r..................\r..............93Talk™ ..................\r..................\r..................\r93
Utilities ..................\I..................\I.....96
411 & More ..................\r..................\r........96Setting the alarm  ..................\r..............96Using the calculator  ..................\r.........96A\f\fing an event to your calen\far..96Downloa\fs  ..................\r..................\r.........97File Manager  ..................\r..................\r....98Lookout Security ..................\r...............98More \bor Me  ..................\r..................\r.....99Initial Setup  ..................\r..................\r..99The More \bor Me Application .......99Polaris O\bfice  ..................\r..................\r...99Slacker Ra\fio ..................\r..................\r.102T-Mobile Name ID  ..................\r..........102T-Mobile TV..................\r..................\r....102Application Manager  ..................\r.....103TeleNav® GPS Navigator .................103
Vi\feo Player  ..................\r..................\r...103Visual Voicemail  ..................\r..............104Voice Recor\fer ..................\r................104YouTube ..................\r..................\r...........105
The Web  ..................\I..................\I.106
Browser ..................\r..................\r............106Using options  ..................\r..................\r106
Settings ..................\I..................\I..108
Wireless & networks  ..................\r......108Wi-Fi ..................\r..................\r.............108Bluetooth ..................\r..................\r.....109Data usage..................\r..................\r.....111Call  ..................\r..................\r..................\r.111More...  ..................\r..................\r.............111Device ..................\r..................\r................115Soun\f..................\r..................\r.............115Display..................\r..................\r............116Home screen ..................\r..................\r116Lock screen  ..................\r..................\r..117Storage ..................\r..................\r..........118Power saver ..................\r..................\r...118Apps  ..................\r..................\r...............119PERSONAL ..................\r..................\r......119Accounts & sync  ..................\r...........119Location services  ..................\r..........119Security ..................\r..................\r........120Language & input ..................\r.........121Backup & reset  ..................\r..............121  
						

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Table of Contents
SYSTEM ..................\r..................\r...........122Date & Time ..................\r..................\r122Accessibility ..................\r..................\r.122Connectivity ..................\r..................\r.122Developer options ..................\r........122About phone  ..................\r.................123
So\ft\bare Update  ..................\I......124
Phone So\btware Up\fate ..................\r124LG Mobile Phone So\btware up\fate  via Over-the-Air (OTA)  ..................\r...124
Copyrights and trademarks  ......126
DivX Mobile   ..................\r.126
Accessories  ..................\I...............127
Technical data ..................\I...........128
Troubleshooting ..................\I........129
For Your Sa\fety  ..................\I.........133  
						

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Gettin\b to know your phone
Be\fore you start using 
the phone, please read 
this!
Please check to see i\b any problems you have encountere\f with your phone are \fescribe\f in this section be\bore taking the phone in \bor service or calling a service representative.
1. Phone Memory
In or\fer to make more memory available, you will have to manage your applications an\f \felete some \fata, such as applications or messages.
Managing Applications 
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap App settings.
2   When the list o\b applications appears, scroll an\f tap the application you want to \fisable.
3   Tap Uninstall an\f then tap OK to con\birm that you want to uninstall the \fesire\f application.
To stop applications:
1  From the Home screen, tap Apps  > Settings > Apps an\f select the Running tab.
2   Scroll to the \fesire\f application an\f tap Stop to stop it.
2.   
Optimizing Battery 
Li\fe
You can exten\f your battery’s li\be between charges by turning o\b\b \beatures that you \fon’t nee\f to run constantly in the backgroun\f. You can also monitor how applications an\f system resources consume battery power. 
To extend the li\fe o\f your battery
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Turn o\b\b ra\fio communications that you aren’t using, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS. 
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Lower screen brightness an\f set a shorter screen timeout.
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Turn o\b\b automatic syncing \bor Gmail™, Calen\far, Contacts, an\f other applications.
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Some applications you have \fownloa\fe\f may cause your   
						

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battery power to be re\fuce\f.
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While using \fownloa\fe\f applications, check the battery charge\f level.
To vie\b the battery charge level
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap System settings > About phone > Battery.
2   The battery status (charging or not charging) an\f level are \fisplaye\f on the top menu o\b the screen.
To monitor and control \bhat uses the battery
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  an\f tap System settings > About phone > Battery > Battery use.
2   The bottom o\b the screen \fisplays battery usage time. Either how long since last connecte\f to a power source, or i\b connecte\f to a power source, how long you were last running on battery power. The screen also lists applications or services using battery power \brom greatest amount to least.
3.   
Installing an Open 
Source Operating 
System
Installing an open source operating system on your phone an\f not using the operating system provi\fe\f by the manu\bacturer can cause your phone to mal\bunction.
Warning
•  I\b you install an\f use an OS 
other than the one provi\fe\f by 
the manu\bacturer, your phone 
is no longer covere\f by the 
warranty. 
•  To protect your phone an\f 
personal \fata, \fownloa\f 
applications only \brom truste\f 
sources, such as Play Store. 
I\b some applications are not 
properly installe\f on your phone, 
your phone may not work 
properly- or serious errors may 
occur. You will nee\f to uninstall 
those applications an\f all o\b its 
\fata an\f settings \brom the phone.
Gettin\b to know your phone