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ENGLISH General Inquiries <LG Customer Information Centre> 0844-847-5847 or +44-844-847-5847 * Make sure the number is correct before making a call. User GUide LG-P970 www.lg.com P/N: MFL67204248(1.2)
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This equipment may be operated in all European countries. Wi-Fi The WLAN can be operated in the EU (WLAN) without restriction indoors, but cannot be operated outdoors in France, Russia and Ukraine.
4. Using unlock pattern... 15 5. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ... 16 6. Opening and switching applications ... 17 7. Installing the LG PC suite on your PC ... 17 8. Connecting your phone to a computer via USB ... 19 9.
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Changing your message settings 42 Setting up your email ... 42 Microsoft Exchange email account ... 42 Others (POP3, IMAP, GME) email account ... 43 Composing and sending email ... 44 Working with account folders ... 45 Adding and editing email accounts ...
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Contents Adding an event to your calendar 66 Recording a sound or voice ... 67 Sending the voice recording ... 67 The Web ... 68 Browser ... 68 Using options ... 68 Settings ... 69 Wireless & networks... 69 Sound ... 70 Display ...
While there may be differences • between the SAR levels of various LG phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves. The SAR limit recommended by •...
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Repairs under warranty, at • LG’s discretion, may include replacement parts or boards that are either new or reconditioned, provided that they have functionality equal to that of the parts being replaced.
The phone should be charged in a • well ventilated area. Do not subject this unit to • excessive smoke or dust. Do not keep the phone next to • credit cards or transport tickets; it can affect the information on the magnetic strips.
Guidelines for safe and effi cient use Road safety Check the laws and regulations on the use of mobile phones in the area when you drive. Do not use a hand-held phone • while driving. Give full attention to driving. •...
Glass Parts Some parts of your mobile device are made of glass. This glass could break if your mobile device is dropped on a hard surface or receives a substantial impact. If the glass breaks, do not touch or attempt to remove it.
Unlike other battery systems, there is no memory effect that could compromise the battery’ s performance. Use only LG batteries and • chargers. LG chargers are designed to maximise the battery life. Do not disassemble or short-circuit •...
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If you need to replace the battery, • take it to the nearest authorised LG Electronics service point or dealer for assistance. Always unplug the charger from • the wall socket after the phone is fully charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.
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Disposal of your old unit 1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. 2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.
Important notice Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone for service or calling a service representative. 1. Phone memory When available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can't receive new messages.
Important notice The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. To monitor and control what uses the battery: On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings >...
WARNING To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources, such as Android Market. If some applications are not properly installed on your phone, your phone may not work properly or serious errors may occur. You will need to uninstall those applications and all of its data and settings from the phone.
Important notice 5. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you need to access a wireless access point or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone to connect to them.
7. Installing the LG PC suite on your PC To synchronise your phone with your PC via a USB cable, you need to install the LG PC suite program on your PC. You can download this program from the LG website (http://www.lg.com).
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Important notice LG PC SUITE The LG PC Suite IV is a program that helps you connect your mobile phone to a PC using a USB data communication cable, so that you can use the functions of your mobile phone on your PC.
(3) Run ‘LGInstaller.exe’ file on your PC and follow the instructions. * When LG PCSuite IV installation is completed, disable Mass storage mode to run the LG PCSuite IV. NOTE: Please do not remove or delete other program fi...
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Important notice When the phone is connected as USB storage, Your phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card. During this time, you can’t access the microSD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the microSD card, such as camera, gallery and music functions...
Please hold your phone straight and upright, as with a normal phone The LG-P970 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as this will cause loss of performance. While making/...
TIP! Touch the Menu key whenever you tap an application to check what options are available. TIP! If the LG-P970 displays error messages when you use it, or if you cannot turn it on, remove the battery, put it back in, then turn it on after 5 seconds.
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Microphone Stereo earphone connector Volume keys - On the home screen: control ringer volume. - During a call: control your earpiece volume. - When playing a track: control volume continuously. 3D Motion Gesture key (G-key) - Easy to activate features instantly by tilting, shaking or tapping the phone.
Getting to know your phone Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring your new phone, you’ll need to set it up. To insert the SIM card and battery: To remove the back cover, hold the phone firmly in your hand. With the other hand, firmly press down the centre of the battery cover, while pulling the top away...
Replace the back cover of the phone. Charging your phone The charger connector on the top of your LG-P970. Insert the charger and plug it into an electrical socket. Your LG-P970 must be charged until you can see NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to extend battery lifetime.
Getting to know your phone Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. NOTE: All fi les on your memory card are deleted when you format it. On the home screen, touch the Applications tab to open the applications menu.
Be careful not to touch any other keys. Lock your phone When you are not using the LG-P970, press the Power key to lock your phone. This helps to prevent accidental touching of the keys and saves battery power.
Home Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, LG widgets, shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers. TIP! Once the G-key is held...
To open the desired application, simply touch the icon in the applications list. NOTE: Preloaded applications may be different depending on your phone’s software or your service provider. Adding widgets to your home screen You can customise your home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets, or folders to it.
Your Home screen Getting back to a recently used application Touch and hold the Home key. The screen will show you a pop up with icons of applications that you have used recently. Touch an icon to open its application. Or touch the Back key to return to the current application.
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Icon Description No SIM card No signal Flight mode Connected to a Wi-Fi network Wired headset Call in progress Call hold Speakerphone Phone microphone is muted Missed call Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device System warning Alarm is set New voicemail Icon Description Ringer is silenced...
Your Home screen 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 &...
Google Account Set-up The first time you open the Google application on your phone, you will be required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you will be prompted to create one. Creating your Google account On the home screen, touch...
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Google Account Set-up After sign in, you can use Gmail, Google Calendar and Android Market; download applications from Android Market; and take advantage of other Google services on your phone. IMPORTANT! Some applications, such as • Calendar, only work with the first Google Account you add.
Calls/Contacts Making a voice call Touch to open the keypad. Enter the number on the keypad. To delete a digit, touch Clear icon Touch Call icon a call. To end a call, touch End icon TIP! To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold down TIP!
Calls/Contacts In Video call Menu Capture - You can capture an image of the other. Use secondary camera - Switch the camera. Calling your contacts Touch to open your contacts. Scroll through the contact list or enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call by touching Search.
Adjusting call volume To adjust the in-call volume during a call, use volume up & down keys on the left side of the phone. Making a second call During your initial call, touch Add call Dial the number or search your contacts to select the number you want to call.
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Calls/Contacts Tap Call settings and choose options that you want to adjust. < Fixed Dialling Numbers > Select Fixed Dialling Numbers to turn on and compile a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN 2 code, which is available from your operator.
Call duration – View the duration of all calls including all, dialed, received calls and the last call. Excuse messages – When you reject a call, you can send a message quickly by using this function. This is useful if you need to reply the message during a meeting.
Calls/Contacts Favourite contacts You can classify frequently called contacts as favourites. To add a contact to your favourites: On the home screen, touch to open your contacts. Touch a contact to view their details. Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name.
Messaging/Email Messaging Your LG-P970 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. Sending a message Touch icon on the home screen and touch New message to open a blank message. Enter a contact name from contact’s list by touching or enter a call number in the To field.
Messaging/Email Changing your message settings Your LG-P970 message settings are predefined, so you can send messages immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences. Touch Messaging icon on the home screen and touch the Menu key, then tap Settings.
Others (POP3, IMAP, GME) email account Email address – Enter the email address. Password – Enter the account’s password. Choose whether to enable Push Email account. Once you select to enable, it will connect to the server immediately. Setup complete screen will appear and you need to enter “name”.
Messaging/Email Composing and sending email To compose and send a message: While in the Email application, touch the Menu key and touch Compose. Enter an address for the message’s intended recipient. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your contacts. Separate multiple addresses with Semicolon.
If you want to see your sent messages in the Sent folder (or with the Sent label), you will often need to open the Sent folder/label and select Refresh from the options menu. TIP! When a new email has arrived at the inbox, notifi cation with sound, vibration will work.
Social networking With your phone, you can enjoy the social networking and manage your micro-blog in on-line communities. You can update your current status upload photos and view your friends’ status updates. If you don’t have an account, you can visit the website to set one up. NOTE: Additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services.
This is dependent on NOTE: network services. TIP! You can use information about friends only in the social networking site or sync all data to contacts. Removing accounts on your phone Choose Applications > Settings > Accounts & sync. Choose the account you want to delete, then touch Remove account.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively, you can use the side volume keys. Convert - You can convert to the internal camera from the external one. Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu.
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. Touch to share your photo Share via Bluetooth, Picasa, Messaging, Facebook for LG, MySpace for LG, Twitter for LG, Gmail, or Email. Additional charges may NOTE: apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming.
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Camera Focus – Touch this icon to select the options menu. See Using the focus mode. Image size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the picture you are taking. Scene mode – Choose from Normal, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset and Night.
This function is only NOTE: available when location service is activated. Restore all camera default settings. Touch whenever you want to know how this function operates. This is to provide you with a quick guide. TIP! When you exit the camera, some settings will return to default.
Camera Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photos from within the camera mode. Just touch and your gallery will appear on the screen. Touch the photo on the screen. You will then see Slideshow and Menu. Touch to see slide show.
Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively, you can use the side volume keys. Before starting to record a video, you can use the zoom function. You can't control the zoom function during recording. Convert - You can convert to the internal camera from the external one.
Video camera Shooting a quick video Open the Camera application and slide the camera mode button down to the Video position. The shutter icon change to The video camera viewfinder will appear on the screen. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video.
Using the advanced settings Using the viewfinder, touch open all the advanced options. Adjust the video camera settings by scrolling the list. After selecting the option, touch the Back key. Video size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the video you record. Choose your video image size from HD (1280x720), TV (720x480), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240) or QCIF...
Video camera Watching your saved videos In the viewfinder, touch Your gallery will appear on the screen. Touch a video once to bring it to the front of the gallery. It will start to play automatically. TIP! Flip your phone to pause the playing video.
Multimedia Gallery You can also save your files to your external memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone memory. Touch Applications tab, then select Gallery. 1 You can access your saved photos from within the camera mode.
Multimedia Music Your LG-P970 has a built-in music player that lets you play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch Applications tab, then select Music. Playing a song On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Music.
Using the radio Your LG-P970 has a built-in FM radio so you can tune in to your favourite stations and listen on the go. NOTE: You must attach your headphone to listen to the radio. Insert that into the headphone jack.
Turn on USB storage. If you want to synchronise your phone with your PC using the LG PC suite, you need to touch Settings > Applications > Development > check USB debugging, then touch the checkbox to touch Turn on USB storage.
PC using a PC sync program. Download PC Sync for Android at www.lg.com and install it on your PC. Run the program and connect your Android mobile phone to the PC using a USB cable.
Multimedia How to send data from your phone via Bluetooth You can send data via Bluetooth by running a corresponding application, rather than from the Bluetooth menu as with normal mobile phones. Sending pictures: Run the • Gallery application and select Picture >...
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NOTE: If you want to search for this phone from other devices, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Then, select the Discoverable checkbox. The checkbox is cleared after 120 seconds. NOTE: Supported profi les are HFP, HSP, OPP, PBAP (server), FTP (server), A2DP and AVRCP.
Enter your user name and password. After signing in, your contacts, email and calendar in your Google account will automatically synchronise with your LG-P970. Maps Check your current location and traffic and receive directions to your destination. Your phone must be connected to Wi-Fi or 3G/GPRS.
Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program. It lets you communicate with other people who also use Google Talk. Touch the Menu key and select available options as below: All friends, Add friend, Search, Sign out, Settings and so on. Google Search Google Mobile Web Search allows you to search for websites.
Utilities Setting your alarm On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Alarm/Clock. If you want to add a new alarm, touch New alarm. Set the alarm and touch Save to turn on. TIP! Flip your phone to snooze the Alarm if you set the snooze duration or else it will stop.
If you want to repeat the alarm, set Repetition and set Reminders if necessary. Touch Done to save the event in the calendar. A coloured square in the calendar will mark all days that have saved events. An alarm will sound at the event start time to help you stay organised.
The Web Browser Browser gives you a fast, full-colour world of games, music, news, sports, entertainment and much more, right on your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into. NOTE: Additional charges apply when connecting to these services and downloading content.
MAC address To set up a connection in some wireless networks with MAC fi lters, you may need to enter the MAC address of your LG-P970 into the router. You can fi nd the MAC address in the following user interface: Touch Applications >...
Settings Bluetooth settings – Set device name & discoverable mode, scan for other devices. Or check a list of Bluetooth devices that you’ve previously configured and those detected when the phone last scanned for Bluetooth devices. Portable hotspot – Share your phone’s mobile connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
< Notifications > Notification ringtone – Allows you to set your default notification ringtone. < Feedback > Audible touch tones – Allows you to set the phone to play tones when using the dial keypad to dial numbers. Audible selection – Allows you to set your phone to play a sound when you touch buttons, icons and other onscreen items that react to your...
Settings Location & security < My Location > Use wireless networks – If you select Use wireless networks, your phone will determine your approximate location using Wi-Fi and mobile networks. Use GPS Satellites – If you select Use GPS satellites, your phone will be determine your location to street- level accuracy.
< Credential storage > Use secure credentials – Select to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure certificates and related passwords and other credentials. You use credential storage to establish some kinds of Wi-Fi connections. If you have not set a password for credential storage, this setting is dimmed.
Settings Development – Allows you to set options for application development, such as USB debugging, Stay awake and Allow mock locations. Accounts & sync <General sync settings > Background data – Permits applications to synchronise data in the background, whether or not you are actively working in them.
< SD card > Check total space and available space. Touch Unmount SD card for safe removal. Erase SD card, if you want to delete all data from the microSD card. You must unmount a microSD card before you can format <...
Settings Listen to an example: Plays • a brief sample of the speech synthesiser using your current settings. Always use my settings: Check • to use the settings on this screen in place of speech synthesiser settings available in other applications.
3G data, it may be connected to the 3G network automatically, and additional charges may be applied.) The LG-P970 supports WEP, • WPA/WPA2-PSK and 802.1x EAP. security. If your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator...
Settings Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection You can also share your phone’s data connection with up to Eight devices at once, 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.
To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot On the home screen, touch the Applications tab and select Settings. Touch Wireless & networks and select Portable hotspot. Check Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts •...
Settings 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.
To Use SmartShare to allow sharing and playing the contents To use SmartShare application Applications > SmartShare > options > settings > enable the discoverable checkbox then Select the contents you want to share then press back. Then tap on from icon then tap refresh icon then list of devices will appear select the device with which you want to share the data.
Settings NOTE: When your phone becomes group owner, it will consumes more battery power than being a client. Wi-Fi Direct connection does not provide Internet service. Additional cost may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check data charges with your network provider.
Support > Mobile Phone Support > Download LG Mobile Support Tool to PC. If you download LG PC Suite IV, the On-Screen Phone program will also be downloaded on your PC. Then you can install the On-Screen Phone on your PC.
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. When the mobile phone that you wish to connect to appears, click "Stop" to stop searching. Select "LG-P970" from the device list and click "Next". You can rename the device if you wish. Enter the PIN code (e.g. "0000") and click "Next".
This feature is only available if and when LG makes the newer version of the firmware available for your device. As the mobile phone firmware update requires the user’s full attention for the...
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OTA without connecting the USB data cable. This feature is only available if and when LG makes the newer version of the firmware available for your device. First, you can check the software version currently on your mobile phone: Settings >...
Copyrights and trademarks Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their respective owners: ® Bluetooth is a registered • trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. microSD™ and the microSD logo • are Trademarks of the SD Card Association.
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Copyrights and trademarks ® DivX Certified to play DivX video up to HD 720p, including premium content. ® DivX , DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under licence. Notice! Open Source Software To obtain the corresponding source code under GPL, LGPL, MPL and other open source licences, please visit http://...
Accessories These accessories are available for use with the LG-P970. (Items described below may be optional.) Charger Battery Stereo headset NOTE: Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may void your warranty. • Accessories may vary in different regions.
Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your service provider, but most are easy to correct yourself. Message Possible causes There is no SIM card in SIM error the phone or it is inserted incorrectly.
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Check the battery contacts and clean them if necessary. Plug into a different socket. If the charger does not warm up, replace it. Only use original LG accessories. Replace battery. Check settings. Delete some existing messages in the phone.