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  • Page 1 User Guide VS985...
  • Page 2 Copyright©2014 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities are registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Important Customer Information

    Important Customer Information Before you begin Before reading this user guide and getting started, please review the separate Product Safety and Warranty Information guide for important product safety and warranty information about your device.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Important Customer Information..........1 Table of Contents ...............2 The Basics ...................5 Phone Overview ....................5 Help ........................8 Non-Removable Battery ..................8 Optional: Remove the SIM Card ................. 8 Charging the Phone ..................... 9 Optimizing Battery Life ..................10 Turning the Phone On and Off ................12 Phone’s Status Icons ..................15 Getting to Know the Home Screen ..............
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Web ................... 69 Chrome ........................69 Communication ............... 79 Contacts ......................79 Messaging ......................86 Email ........................93 Voicemail ......................98 Gmail ........................99 Hangouts ......................106 Entertainment ................ 108 Camera ......................108 Video Camera ....................115 Gallery ....................... 120 Video Player ...................... 125 Video Editor .....................
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Settings ...................165 Safety ..................191 Consumer Information About Radio Frequency Emissions ......194 Consumer Information on SAR ..............198 FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices ..................200 Caution: Avoid potential hearing loss................202 TIA Safety Information ................... 203 Safety Information ..................

  • Page 7: The Basics

    The Basics Phone Overview Front View Earpiece Proximity Sensor Front Camera Lens Home Screen Quick Keys Back Key Menu Key Home Key NOTES All screen shots in this guide are simulated. Actual displays may vary. Instructions to perform tasks in this guide are based on the default settings and may change depending on the mode and software version on your phone.
  • Page 8 The Basics Menu Key Opens an Options menu with options that affect the current screen or application. This only applies when available, depending on the screen or application. Home Screen Displays all of the information needed to operate your phone, such as applications, call status, date, time, signal status, and battery strength.
  • Page 9 Allows you to connect the phone and the USB Cable for use with the charger adapter, or other compatible accessories. NOTE You may purchase a separate fast data cable from LG to enjoy higher data transfer speed with compatible devices (e.g. laptop).

  • Page 10: Help

    Non-Removable Battery Your phone has an internal, rechargeable battery that should be replaced only by LG or an authorized LG repair center. You should never try to open or take apart this phone yourself. Opening the phone can cause damage that will void your warranty.

  • Page 11: Charging The Phone

    1. Correctly orient the USB Cable with the adapter, and connect them. As shown below, both the USB logo on the USB Cable and the LG logo on the adapter will face toward you.

  • Page 12: Optimizing Battery Life

    The Basics Optimizing Battery Life You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that run in the background. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power. Tips to extend the life of your battery Turn off radio communications that you aren’t using.
  • Page 13 The Basics To monitor and control what uses the battery The Battery use screen allows you to see which applications are consuming the most battery power. Information on this screen allows you to identify downloaded applications you may want to turn off when not being used, so you can get the most out of your battery power.

  • Page 14: Turning The Phone On And Off

    The Basics Turning the Phone On and Off Turning the phone on Press and hold the Power/Lock Key on the back of the phone for a couple of seconds until the screen turns on. Turning the phone off 1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key on the back of the phone until the Phone options menu appears.
  • Page 15 The Basics Quickly double-tap the center of the screen (KnockON). 2. From the center of the screen, swipe in any direction to unlock it. To use a shortcut, swipe the shortcut icon at the bottom of the screen in any direction. The screen will unlock and launch the application. NOTE The default Lock screen simply locks the screen to prevent unintentional actions.
  • Page 16 The Basics After you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your phone. If you have an enterprise account through your company or other organization, your IT department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account.

  • Page 17: Phone's Status Icons

    The Basics You can use the area below to record your Google Account information for future reference. Username:___________________________________________@gmail.com Password:____________________________________________ Phone’s Status Icons The Status Bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time.
  • Page 18 The Basics Roaming Airplane mode is activated Unknown SIM card No SIM card GPS is on Location service is on Location service is off Downloading Uploading Download successful Connectivity icons Syncing Problem with sign-in or sync Mobile Hotspot is on USB connection Bluetooth connection Bluetooth is on...

  • Page 19: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    The Basics Getting to Know the Home Screen The Home screen is your starting point to access all of the features on your phone. It displays application shortcuts, icons, widgets, and other features. Status Bar Shows device status information, including the time, signal strength, battery status, and notification icons.
  • Page 20 The Basics : Opens the Messaging application so you can send and view text and multimedia messages. : Opens the Applications screen which displays phone options and applications. It also provides a Widget tab, a Search icon , and an Edit icon at the top of the screen.
  • Page 21 The Basics To view other Home screen canvases Swipe (or flick) your finger left or right across the Home screen. The Home screen is comprised of five sliding canvases, but you can add up to seven canvases to allow more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other items.
  • Page 22 The Basics Pinch in on any of the Home screen canvases to change from full screen view to mini canvas view. From mini canvas view you have the following options: To go directly to any canvas, simply tap the one you want. To add another canvas, tap the Add canvas icon To delete a canvas, touch and hold the canvas to delete, drag it to the Remove bar at the top of the screen, then lift your finger.

  • Page 23: Touchscreen

    The Basics To return to the full screen view, tap the Back Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar). You can also tap one of the Home screen canvases. NOTE The device automatically reverts to full screen view after screen timeout. Global access To open Voice Mate, Google Now, or QuickMemo from any screen, in portrait view, place your finger on the Front Touch Keys bar at the bottom...
  • Page 24 The Basics selection or to answer an on-screen question), or touch letters and numbers to type. Touch and hold Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a Context menu for editing a contact, touch and hold a contact entry until the menu pops up.
  • Page 25 The Basics Rotate the screen From many applications, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again. You can deactivate this function in the Display settings menu. Rotate the phone sideways for Rotate the phone upright for portrait landscape orientation.
  • Page 26 The Basics Text Input Methods On-screen Keyboard The on-screen keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the on-screen keyboard, simply tap a text field where you want to enter text. Touch and hold to enter text by voice and handwriting or or access the clip tray and keyboard settings.
  • Page 27 Handwriting icon Entering text by voice or handwriting NOTE The Voice input key is the default option for the LG Keyboard. If you select the handwriting option, the Handwriting Key will be displayed instead. Touch and hold and drag your finger to the...
  • Page 28 Block offensive words: Checkmark to hide recognized offensive text. Download offline speech recognition: Enables voice input while offline. LG Keyboard - Tap the Settings icon to change the following settings. Input language and type: Allows you to select the keyboard language and type.

  • Page 29: Hardware Key Control Mode

    > Language and input. Tap the Settings icon to the right of LG Keyboard, tap Input language and type, then checkmark the languages you want the keyboard to be able to use. Open the Notifications panel (when an app that allows text input is open), tap Choose input method >...

  • Page 30: Applications: How To View, Open, And Switch

    NOTE If you use your phone with a broken display glass, your phone can break even more or you can be injured. Make sure to visit the LG authorized service center to get your phone repaired. Applications: How to View, Open, and Switch...
  • Page 31 The Basics Opening and Closing the Applications screen Opening the Applications screen It’s easy to access the Applications screen no matter what feature you’re currently using. Simply tap the Home Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap the Apps Key (in the Quick Keys bar).
  • Page 32 The Basics Hide/Show apps: Tap to set which application icons will be displayed in your Applications screen. Checkmark the icons you want to hide, then tap OK. Rearranging the Applications screen icons You can rearrange the order of the icons on the Applications screen to provide more convenient access to the applications you use the most.
  • Page 33 The Basics Opening an application Open an application simply by tapping its icon on the screen. You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster, more convenient access.
  • Page 34 The Basics Slide Aside Slide Aside allows you to quickly switch between three open applications (or tasks) using a three finger gesture. NOTE The Slide Aside feature does not recognize fewer fingers, additional fingers, or your palm. 1. While an application is open, place three fingers on the screen and slide to the left.
  • Page 35 The Basics Adding items to the Home screen Customize your Home screen with the applications you use most often. Applications screen 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key (in the Quick Keys bar). NOTE You can tap the tab at the top of the screen to place a widget on the Home screen. 2.
  • Page 36 The Basics Customizing an application icon on your Home screen You can create your own custom application icon(s) using the images in your Gallery. Your customized application icon(s) are only applied to icons on your Home screen. The Applications screen is not affected. Touch, hold, release, then tap an icon to edit it.

  • Page 37: Working With Menus

    The Basics A blue frame appears around the icon if it can be resized and changed into a widget (if it can’t, only the Edit icon is displayed). 2. Drag the corners of the frame to make it larger and change it into a widget.

  • Page 38: Managing Notifications

    The Basics Managing Notifications Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are in a call. When you receive a notification, the notification icon will be displayed in the Status Bar.
  • Page 39 The Basics To respond to a notification 1. Open the Notifications panel. Your current notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief description. 2. Tap a notification to view it. The Notifications panel will close and the application that corresponds to your response will open.
  • Page 40 The Basics Brightness Full , Half , Off , or Manual Bluetooth On or Bluetooth Off Wi-Fi On or Wi-Fi Off GPS On or GPS Off Rotation screen On or Rotation screen Off Airplane mode On or Airplane mode Off Quiet mode On or Quiet mode Off Screen timeout 30 seconds...
  • Page 41 The Basics 2. Tap the Back Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) to return to the Notifications panel. QSlide apps on the Notifications panel QSlide apps are displayed in a bar on the Notifications panel below the Quick settings bar. These icons provide a quick, convenient way to multi- task on the same screen (similar to picture-in-picture on a TV).

  • Page 42: Searching Your Phone And The Web

    The Basics Drag one of the icon handles at the right side of the screen to move its icon to another position in the QSlide apps bar. Checkmark the QSlide apps you want to display and remove the checkmark for the ones you want to remove. 2.
  • Page 43 The Basics 2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the search box. As you type, search results from your phone, previous search terms, and web search suggestions appear. Tap an item to activate that search result. 3. Tap the Search Key on the on-screen keyboard to use the Google application to search for the text you entered in the search box.
  • Page 44 The Basics Tap Share and select Text Link. NOTE If your phone is set to English or Korean, Text Link performs more functions than in other language settings. Overly long sentences are subject to limitations. Arithmetic operators (such as +, -, * and /) start the Calculator. If Text Link is not linked to an app, the Browser can be used for searching.

  • Page 45: Locking The Screen

    The Basics Locking the Screen You can lock your phone so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access your data, buy applications, and prevent unauthorized use. Setting a Screen Lock for the First Time 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key >...
  • Page 46 The Basics Disabling the Screen Lock 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Lock screen. 2. Tap Select screen lock. 3. Confirm your unlock information (if necessary). 4. Tap None. Changing Your Screen Lock 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key >...
  • Page 47 The Basics 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Lock screen. 2. Tap Security lock timer. Power button instantly locks If a security lock is enabled, checkmark the Power button instantly locks checkbox to override the Security lock timer setting and lock the screen as soon as the Power/Lock Key is pressed.

  • Page 48: Guest Mode

    + Power/Lock Key on the back of the phone. 3. Release the Power/Lock Key only when the LG logo is displayed, then immediately press and hold the Power/Lock Key again. 4. Release all keys when the Factory hard reset screen is displayed.
  • Page 49 The Basics Setting up Guest mode 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Guest mode. 2. Tap Set pattern, then set the pattern you want to use to put your device in Guest mode. 3. Tap Set apps to view which apps can be accessed in Guest mode. Tap the Add icon in the upper right corner of the screen to change the Guest apps list.

  • Page 50: Customizing The Home Screen

    The Basics Customizing the Home Screen You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen canvas. You can also change the wallpaper. To add an item to the Home screen 1.
  • Page 51 The Basics 3. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger. NOTE If Move Home screen items is enabled in the Gestures menu, simply tilt the device in the direction you want to move the item and it will slide to the canvases in that direction. Lift your finger when it arrives at the canvas you want.

  • Page 52: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks When you buy your phone and sign up for service, your phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data. Different locations may have different mobile networks available. Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network available for data.

  • Page 53: Connecting To Wi-Fi Networks

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you must connect to a wireless access point. Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them.
  • Page 54 Connecting to Networks and Devices To add a Wi-Fi network You can add a Wi-Fi network so the phone will remember it, along with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is in range. You can also add a Wi-Fi network manually if it does not broadcast its name (SSID) or if you want to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of its range.

  • Page 55: Usb Connection

    Connecting to Networks and Devices USB connection USB connection is a feature that allows your device to connect to a PC using a USB Cable. To select a USB mode for a connection 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key >...

  • Page 56: Smartshare

    files to it. Play: You can stream your content via TV, Bluetooth speaker, etc. Beam: You can send your content to Bluetooth devices or SmartShare Beam-supported LG phones. NOTE SmartShare requires Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks, so both will be turned on automatically.
  • Page 57 Connecting to Networks and Devices To use DLNA feature You can use DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology to share digital content through a wireless network. Both devices must be DLNA certified to support this feature. To turn the DLNA feature on and allow sharing contents 1.
  • Page 58 Connecting to Networks and Devices To download contents from the remote content library 1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps Key > Settings > Share & connect > Menu Key > Use DLNA feature. 2. Tap the Library and select the device of the remote content library. 3.

  • Page 59: Calls

    Calls Placing and Ending Calls You can place and end calls using the Phone application. Manually dial calls using the Dial tab. Dial from your phone’s memory using the Recent calls tab, the Contacts tab, the Favorites tab, or the Groups tab. To open the Phone application From the Home screen, tap the Phone Key (in the Quick Keys bar).
  • Page 60 Calls To place a call by dialing 1. From the Home screen, tap the Phone Key in the Quick Key bar to open the Dial tab of the Phone application. Dial Tab Delete Key Displays the diapad. Tap here to delete incorrect number(s) (appears after you begin entering numbers).
  • Page 61 Calls NOTE If you opened other applications while on a call, you'll need to return to the Call screen to end the call. To return to the Call screen, you can tap the Home Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap the Phone Key (in the Quick Keys bar), or drag the Notifications panel down and tap the Call icon .

  • Page 62: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    Calls Answering or Rejecting Calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have saved in the Contacts list. All incoming calls are recorded in the Recent tab. To answer a call If the screen is unlocked, simply tap the Answer Key If the screen is locked, swipe the Answer icon...
  • Page 63 Calls To ignore a call and divert it to voicemail If the screen is unlocked, simply tap the Ignore Key If the screen is locked, swipe the Ignore icon in any direction to ignore the call. The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message. Unlocked Screen Locked Screen Tap the Ignore...

  • Page 64: Working With The Recent Tab

    Calls Working With the Recent tab The Recent tab records all of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed. It offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. To open the Recent tab From the Home screen, tap the Phone Key (in the Quick Keys bar), then tap the Recent tab...
  • Page 65 Calls Tap the Back Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) to return to the Recent tab screen. To dial a number in the Recent tab From the Recent tab, tap the Call Key at the right of the call entry. From the Recent tab, tap the image to the left of the entry to view all of the contact's numbers saved in your phone’s memory.

  • Page 66: Calling Your Contacts

    Calls Calling Your Contacts Instead of manually dialing phone numbers using the dialpad, you can use your Contacts list to dial quickly and easily. You can also quickly call a contact using Quick Contact or Direct dial icons that you placed on your Home screen.

  • Page 67: Options During A Call

    Calls Instant list icon on the right side of the screen to view the entire list of matching entries. Tap the Cancel button to close the list. Selecting an Instant list entry Tap an entry in the Instant list to insert it on the dialpad and tap the Call to dial it.

  • Page 68: Managing Multiple Calls

    Calls When viewing the Call screen, you can turn the speakerphone off by tapping the Speaker button again. The speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends. WARNING! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone against your ear when the speakerphone is turned on.

  • Page 69: Listening To Your Voicemail

    Calls To set up a conference call Contact your wireless service provider to find out whether they support conference calls and how many participants you can include. 1. Place a call to the first participant. 2. When you’re connected, tap the Add call button on the Call screen.
  • Page 70 Calls From the Home screen, tap the Phone Key in the Quick Keys bar, then tap the Voicemail Key . Typically, your carrier’s voicemail system guides you through the process of listening to and managing your voicemail. The first time you call your voicemail, it also guides you through the process of recording greetings, setting a password, etc.
  • Page 71 Chrome The Chrome application allows you to access the internet from your device. Access and selections within this feature are dependent upon your service provider. For specific information on internet access through your phone, contact your service provider. NOTES You may incur additional charges for accessing the web and downloading media. For details, contact your service provider.
  • Page 72 The Bookmark icon appears next to bookmarked sites. The History icon appears next to sites from your browsing history. The Globe icon appears next to related sites. You can set the default search engine for the address bar by tapping the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) >...
  • Page 73 Browse with tabs Your device displays webpages in a tab format allowing you to browse several webpages simultaneously. Create multiple tabs for the sites you want, then tap the Open tabs icon (in the upper-right corner of the screen) to quickly and easily access them. Create a new tab From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch...
  • Page 74 Working with tabs Open an Incognito tab (browse in private) From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap New incognito tab. When browsing in incognito mode, your browsing history, cookies, and cache are automatically cleared once you’ve closed all of your incognito tabs.
  • Page 75 Close all tabs: Tap the Open tabs icon , then tap the Menu Key in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap Close all tabs. Download files 1. Touch and hold a download link. 2. In the Context menu that appears, tap Save link. To view downloaded files: From the Applications screen (or the Home screen), tap the Downloads icon...
  • Page 76 Open a bookmark 1. From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap Bookmarks (or open a new tab and tap at the bottom of the screen). 2. Tap the bookmark you want to visit. NOTE If you don't see the bookmark, tap the folder you saved it in, or tap the filepath to go to the location where it was saved.
  • Page 77 3. Tap the setting you want. BASICS Search engine Sets your default search engine for searching the internet. 1. From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) > Settings > Search engine. 2. Tap the search engine you want to use. Autofill forms Use the autofill feature to fill in web forms with a single tap.
  • Page 78 Enable or disable saving passwords 1. From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) > Settings > Save passwords. 2. Tap the Save passwords switch at the top of the screen to toggle it On (blue) or Off (grey). Manage password prompts If you enable Chrome to save your passwords, you’ll get a prompt every time when you sign in to a new website.
  • Page 79 Clear your browsing data 1. From the Chrome application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) > Settings > Privacy. 2. Tap CLEAR BROWSING DATA at the bottom of the screen. 3. Checkmark the items you want to clear, then tap Clear. Accessibility Adjust text size on webpages 1.
  • Page 80 Sites may function correctly only if they can run JavaScript on your mobile device. Block pop-ups Checkmark to prevent websites from showing additional windows automatically. Google location settings Tap this option to set your location access used by websites. Website settings Tap this option to clear location permissions or local data stored on your device for a specific site.
  • Page 81 Communication Contacts The Contacts application allows you to store names, phone numbers, and other information in your phone’s memory. Entries are listed alphabetically. You can scroll through the list, or tap the Favorites tab or Groups tab at the top of the screen. Use the Contacts application to add, view, and communicate with your friends, acquaintances, and associates.
  • Page 82 Communication ICE Information In addition to your ICE contacts, you can enter personal information about you (such as medical record number, allergies, medications, special instructions, etc.) that can be accessed in case of an emergency. To add your personal information: 1.
  • Page 83 Communication Groups displays your contacts by category (at the top of the screen) and your accounts (at the bottom of the screen). Resizing the entries While viewing your Contacts (contacts list, favorites list, or groups), place two fingers on the screen, then spread them apart to increase the size of the entries for easier viewing.
  • Page 84 Communication Adding Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google™ Account, Microsoft Exchange account, or other accounts that support syncing contacts. Since your contacts can come from a variety of sources, the Contacts application attempts to join new information with existing similar contact entries, to create a single entry.
  • Page 85 Communication Editing a Contacts entry 1. Open the Contacts application and tap the contact entry you want to edit. 2. Tap the Edit icon at the top of the screen. 3. Edit the entry as needed, then tap Save at the bottom of the screen. Setting the default phone number When you save more than one phone number in a contact entry, you can set one of them as the default number.
  • Page 86 Communication Favorites tab: Add favorites, Remove favorites, Share, Send message, Send email, List/Grid view, Edit tabs, and Settings. Groups tab: New group, Delete, Share, Change order, Edit tabs, and Settings. Joining and separating contacts When you have two or more entries for the same contact, you can join them into a single entry.
  • Page 87 Communication Send as one file - This setting combines all of your contacts into one file. It allows a faster transfer, but some devices can't receive contact information sent using this option. Send separately - This setting sends each contact as a separate vCard file.
  • Page 88 Communication Messaging To open the Messaging application From the Home screen, tap the Messaging Key in the Quick Keys bar. Using the Messaging application Tap the New message icon to start a new text or multimedia message. Tap here to create a new message. Tap an existing message thread to open it.
  • Page 89 Communication A character counter is displayed to the right of the message field to let you know how many more characters you can type and also the number of pages in the message. To field Contacts icon Tap here to enter the Tap here to enter the recipient(s) by recipient(s) manually.
  • Page 90 Communication Tap Picture to select a picture from your Gallery. Tap Take photo to take a photo and attach it. Tap Video to select a video from your Gallery. Tap Record video to record a video and attach it. Tap Audio to select an audio file. Tap Record voice to record an audio message and attach it.
  • Page 91 Communication Using Direct message If you placed a Direct message widget on your Home screen, simply tap the contact’s Direct message widget to automatically start a message to that contact. Receiving and viewing messages If you’re working in a message window, messages that you receive from that contact are displayed.
  • Page 92 Communication Multimedia message limit: Tap to set the number of multimedia messages to save per thread. Signature: Checkmark this setting to automatically add a signature that you set. Callback number: Checkmark this setting to automatically enter a callback number. The default is the phone number, but you can change it to another number.
  • Page 93 Communication Group Conversation Group Conversation: Checkmark this setting to allow everyone to reply to everyone in the group conversation. Help: Information for group conversation settings. Conversation theme Sets how your conversations are displayed. Tap the Wallpaper tab to choose the conversation background. Choose from the 6 options provided, a photo from your Gallery, or take a picture to use.
  • Page 94 Communication Receive emergency alerts Turn emergency alerts types on or off and set alert reminder. These are the settings associated with Commercial Mobile Alert System. Presidential alert: Presidential alerts will always be presented. This setting is greyed-out because it cannot be changed. Extreme alert: Checkmark this setting so that you will always be notified of an Extreme alert.
  • Page 95 Communication Email The Email application allows you to read email from services other than Gmail™. The following account types are supported: Microsoft Exchange, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail, Verizon, and other accounts. Email icons Exchange mail message Exchange mail message received sending or receiving failed...
  • Page 96 Communication Tap the checkbox next to a message, then you can tap Mark unread, Move to, or Delete at the bottom of the screen. Tap the Favorite icon next to an email message to designate it as an important or favorite message. The first time you open the Email application, a setup wizard opens to help you add an email account.
  • Page 97 Communication To go to the folder list of the account tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar), then tap Folders from the Inbox. NOTE When new email arrives, a notification appears in the Status Bar. Drag the Notifications panel downward and tap the email notification.
  • Page 98 Communication ACCOUNTS Tap an account to access settings specific to that email account including: DISPLAY NAMES Tap Account name to change the name to easily identify the account. Tap Your name to change your name displayed with your sent email. Tap Use signature to checkmark this setting to send a signature with your emails.
  • Page 99 Communication Tap SMS sync (for Exchange accounts) to synchronize email messages for every SMS. Tap Calendar events to sync (for Exchange accounts) to select how long you want to sync your Exchange Calendar events. Tap Auto resend times to set the number of tries to resend a failed email message.
  • Page 100 Communication REMOVE ACCOUNT Tap Remove account to remove the account. To add an account From the Email application, tap the Menu Key (in the Front Touch Keys bar) > Settings > Add account. Then, configure the new email account settings as necessary. Voicemail The Voicemail application allows the management of voicemail directly from the device rather than accessing voicemail via traditional methods.

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