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LG P880 User Manual

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LG-P880
www.lg.com
MFL67864804 (1.0)

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  • Page 1 ENGLISH User Guide LG-P880 www.lg.com MFL67864804 (1.0)
  • Page 3 • Copyright ©2013 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Guidelines for safe and efficient use ..6 Calls ............38 Making a call ..........38 Getting to know your phone ....13 Calling your contacts .......38 Device components .........20 Answering and rejecting a call ....38 QuickMemo function .......22 Adjusting call volume ......38 Installing the SIM card and battery ...2 Making a second call ......38 Charging your phone .......25...
  • Page 5 SYSTEM ..........68 Searching for stations ......5 Phone software update ......68 LG SmartWorld .........55 DivX HD ..........69 How to Get to LG SmartWorld from Your LG On-Screen Phone ........71 Phone ............55 On-Screen Phone icons ......71 How to use LG SmartWorld ......55 Accessories ..........72...

  • Page 6: Guidelines For Safe And Efficient Use

    Radio wave exposure and Specific 0.618 W/kg (10g) and when worn on Absorption Rate (SAR) information. the body is 0.59 W/Kg (10g). This mobile phone model LG-P880 has • This device meets RF exposure been designed to comply with applicable...

  • Page 7: Product Care And Maintenance

    • Use a dry cloth to clean the exterior of • Repairs under warranty, at LG's the unit (do not use solvents such as discretion, may include replacement benzene, thinner or alcohol). parts or boards that are either new or •...

  • Page 8: Road Safety

    Guidelines for safe and efficient use • Do not tap the screen with a sharp over pacemakers, for example, in your object as it may damage the phone. breast pocket. • Do not expose the phone to liquid or • Some hearing aids might be disturbed moisture.

  • Page 9: Glass Parts

    Glass Parts you are aware of your surroundings. This is of particular importance when Some parts of your mobile device are near roads. made of glass. This glass could break if your mobile device is dropped on a hard Avoid damage to your hearing surface or receives a substantial impact.

  • Page 10: Emergency Calls

    Guidelines for safe and efficient use In aircraft • Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG chargers are designed to maximise the Wireless devices can cause interference battery life. in aircraft. • Do not disassemble or short-circuit the • Turn your mobile phone off before battery.
  • Page 11 LG Electronics Inc. CONFORMITY EU Representative, Krijgsman 1, Hereby, LG Electronics declares 1186 DM Amstelveen, The Netherlands that this LG-P880 product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/ EC. A copy of the Declaration of Conformity can be found at http:// www.lg.com/global/support/...
  • Page 12 Disposal of your old appliance 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. 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.

  • Page 13: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Before you start using the phone, please read this! 2. Optimising battery life Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your Extend your battery's life between phone are described in this section before charges by turning off features that you taking the phone for service or calling a don't need to having running constantly...

  • Page 14: Using Folders

    Getting to know your phone 4. Before installing an open To monitor and control how battery power is being used: source application and OS > Apps tab > Settings > Touch • WARNING About phone from the SYSTEM > If you install and use an OS other Battery >...

  • Page 15: Using Unlock Pattern

    5. Using unlock pattern When you can’t recall your unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password: Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. <If you have forgotten pattern> This opens a screen that guide you If you logged in to your Google account on through how to draw a screen unlock the phone but failed to enter the correct pattern.

  • Page 16: Factory Reset

    Press and hold the Power/Lock key open applications. Android manages each + Volume Down key. application, stopping and starting them Once LG Logo appears on the screen, as needed to ensure that idle applications release all Keys. don't consume resources unnecessarily.

  • Page 17: Lg Pc Suite

    (LG PC Suite) "LG PC Suite" PC application can be downloaded from the webpage of LG. "LG PC Suite" PC Application is a program Go to www.lg.com and select a coun- that helps you connect your device to try of your choice.

  • Page 18: Synchronising Your Phone

    To synchronise your phone NOTE: and PC and installed automatically with your PC using the USB cable, when you install "LG PC Suite" PC you need to install LG PC Suite software. onto your PC. Please refer to previous pages to 9.

  • Page 19: Hold Your Phone Upright

    11. Hold your phone upright Hold your mobile phone vertically, as you would a regular phone. The LG-P880 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as this may affect performance.

  • Page 20: Device Components

    Getting to know your phone Device components Earpiece Power/Lock key • Switch your phone on/off by pressing and holding this key. • Short press to lock/unlock the screen. Camera lens Proximity sensor Back key Return to the previous screen. Home key Return to the home screen from any screen.
  • Page 21 Volume keys • In the home screen: Control ringer volume. • During a call: Control your earpiece volume. • When playing a track: Control volume continuously. Tip! Once press the volume up and down keys simultaneously, you can use QuickMemo function. Power/Lock key Earphone Jack Charger/USB port/MHL port...

  • Page 22: Quickmemo Function

    Getting to know your phone QuickMemo function Use the QuickMemo function to practically and efficiently create memos during a call, with a saved picture or on the current phone screen. Enter the QuickMemo function screen by pressing both the Volume up and down keys for one second on the screen you want to capture.
  • Page 23 Touch in the Edit menu and select it to save the memo with the current screen. NOTE: Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo function. Do not use your fingernail. Using the QuickMemo options You can easily use the QuickMenu options when using the QuickMemo function. Selects whether to use the background screen or not.

  • Page 24: Installing The Sim Card And Battery

    Getting to know your phone Installing the SIM card and Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Make sure the gold contact area battery on the card is facing downwards. 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 battery cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand.

  • Page 25: Charging Your Phone

    Align the battery cover over the battery NOTE compartment (1) and press it down • The battery must be fully charged until it clicks into place (2). initially to improve battery lifetime. • Do not open the battery cover during the charging your phone. Using the memory card To insert a memory card: Insert the memory card into the slot.

  • Page 26: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    To format the memory card: power. Your memory card may already be When you are not using the LG-P880, formatted. If it isn't, you must format it press the Power/Lock key to lock before you can use it.

  • Page 27: Secure Your Lock Screen

    Secure your lock screen When you cannot recall your unlock pattern: You can lock your screen so that only you If you logged in to your Google account on can unlock it to access your phone. the phone but failed to enter the correct To set an Unlock Pattern, PIN or pattern 5 times, tap the Forgot pattern Password for the first time:...

  • Page 28: Your Home Screen

    Your Home screen Touch screen tips Home Here are some tips on how to navigate Simply swipe your finger to the left or right around your phone. to view the panels. You can customise each panel with Apps, Downloads, Touch – To choose a menu/option or Widgets and wallpapers.

  • Page 29: Customising The Home Screen

    Customising the Home screen Returning to recently-used applications You can customise your home screen by adding Apps, Downloads, Widgets or Touch and hold the Home key. The Wallpapers. For more convenience using screen displays a pop-up with icons of your phone, add your favourite apps and applications you used recently.

  • Page 30: Viewing The Status Bar

    Your Home screen Viewing the status bar Icon Description The status bar uses different icons to System warning display phone information such as signal strength, new messages, battery life, Alarm is set active Bluetooth and data connections. New voicemail Below is a table explaining the meaning of Ringer is silenced icons you're likely to see in the status bar.

  • Page 31: Onscreen Keyboard

    Onscreen keyboard Icon Description You can enter text using the onscreen New Google Talk message keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you New message need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where Song is playing you want to enter text.

  • Page 32: Google Account Set Up

    Google account set up When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate the network, to sign into your Google Account and how you want to use some Google services. To set up your Google account: •...

  • Page 33: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    NOTE: If you are out of the Wi-Fi With LG-P880, you can enjoy TIP! zone or set Wi-Fi to OFF, additional Bluetooth high speed. If the device charges may be applied by your...

  • Page 34: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Sharing your phone's data Turning on Bluetooth and pairing up your phone with a Bluetooth device connection You must pair your device with another USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot device before you connect to it. are great features when there are no >...

  • Page 35: To Rename Or Secure Your Portable Hotspot

    The Set up Wi-Fi hotspot dialog box • TIP! will open. If your computer is running • You can change the network SSID Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavours of Linux (such (name) that other computers see when as Ubuntu), you don't usually scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

  • Page 36: Using Smartshare

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Using SmartShare To share contents from remote content library to other devices SmartShare uses DLNA (Digital Living Let your renderer device (e.g. TV) play Network Alliance) technology to share multimedia contents from your remote digital content through a Wi-Fi network. content library (e.g.
  • Page 37 Touch Share on the menu and select To upload contents from my phone to the SmartShare. remote content library SmartShare is automatically launched NOTE: Mare sure that SD card is with the selected files. correctly mounted and the Receive Select the device from renderer lists to files in settings menu is checked.

  • Page 38: Calls

    Calls Making a call Hold and slide the Quick msg icon from the bottom if you want to send one. Touch to open the keypad. Enter the number using the keypad. To TIP! Decline with message delete a digit, touch the You can send a message quickly Touch to make a call.

  • Page 39: Viewing Your Call Logs

    Call settings To end active calls, touch End or press Home Key and slide the notification You can configure phone call settings bar down and select End call icon such as call forwarding and other special features offered by your carrier. NOTE: You are charged for each On the home screen, touch...

  • Page 40: Contacts

    Contacts Favourite contacts Add contacts to your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in You can classify frequently called contacts your Google account or other accounts as favourites. that support contact syncing. Adding a contact to your favourites Searching for a contact Touch to open your contacts.

  • Page 41: Moving Contacts From Your Old Device To Your New Device

    Export your contacts as a CSV file from your old device to your PC using a PC sync program. Install "LG PC Suite" on the PC first. Run the program and connect your Android mobile phone to the PC using a USB cable.

  • Page 42: Messaging

    Messaging Your LG-P880 combines SMS and MMS WARNING: The 160-character into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. limit may vary from country to country depending on the language Sending a message and how the SMS is coded. Touch on the home screen, and touch to open a blank message.

  • Page 43: E-Mail

    E-mail To delete an email account: You can use the Email application to read emails from services other than > Apps tab > E-mail > • Touch Gmail. The Email application supports the in the account screen, touch > following account types: POP3, IMAP and Remove account >...
  • Page 44 E-mail until you're connected to a network again. If it contains any pending mes- sages, the Outbox is displayed on the Accounts screen. TIP! When a new email arrives in the inbox, you will receive a notification by sound or vibration. Tap the email notification to stop notifications.

  • Page 45: Camera

    Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front–facing camera lens. Cheese shutter – To take a photo, say one of the following words: Cheese, Smile, Whisky, Kimchi or LG. Time catch shot – Touch this icon to capture the missing moment before pressing the shutter.

  • Page 46: Using The Advanced Settings

    Camera Using the advanced settings The ISO rating determines the In the viewfinder, tap to open the sensitivity of the camera's light advanced options. You can change the sensor. The higher the ISO, the camera settings by scrolling through the more sensitive the camera.

  • Page 47: Taking A Quick Photo

    Taking a quick photo Selects a shutter sound. Open the Camera application. Automatically shows you the Holding the phone horizontally, point picture you just took. the lens towards the subject you want to photograph. Select storage to save photos. A focus box will appear in the center Restore all camera default of the viewfinder screen.

  • Page 48: Viewing Your Saved Photos

    Camera Details – Find out more information about If you have an SNS account TIP! the contents. and set it up on your phone, you can share your photo with your Viewing your saved photos SNS community. You can access your saved photos when in camera mode.

  • Page 49: Video Camera

    Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front-facing camera lens. Video size – Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the video you are recording. Live effect – Live effect provides various visual effects when taking a video. Flash –...

  • Page 50: Using The Advanced Settings

    Video camera Using the advanced settings Touch this if you want to know Using the viewfinder, touch to open all how this function works. This the advanced options. icon will provide you with a quick guide. Touch if you want to change the viewfinder menu.

  • Page 51: Watching Your Saved Videos

    Touch to record another video immediately. Touch to send your video to others or share it via social network services. Additional charges may NOTE: apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming. Watching your saved videos In the viewfinder, tap Your Gallery will appear on the screen.

  • Page 52: Multimedia

    Transferring music files using Touch to go 10 seconds backward. Media sync (MTP) Touch to manage the video volume. Connect the LG-P880 to a PC using a USB cable. Touch to set Dolby audio effect If you haven't installed LG Android when connected with headset jack.

  • Page 53: Playing A Song

    You can view the mass storage con- Touch to see the current playlist tent on your PC and transfer the files. Touch to set Dolby audio effect Playing a song when connected with a headset In the Home screen, touch >...

  • Page 54: Fm Radio

    Multimedia FM Radio To improve radio reception, TIP! Your LG-P880 has a built-in FM Radio so extend the headset cord as this also functions as the radio antenna. you can tune in to your favourite stations If you connect a headset not and listen on the go.

  • Page 55: Lg Smartworld

    LG Search – Search Content. SmartWorld. Apps for you – Recommended content Tap Sign in and enter ID/PW for LG based on your previous choices. SmartWorld. If you have not yet signed My apps – List of downloaded/to-be up, tap Register and get a LG Smart- updated contents.

  • Page 56: Utilities

    Touch > > Apps tab > Calendar Touch After you set the time, the LG-P880 On the middle of the screen, you can lets you know how much time is left find the different view types of the before the alarm will sound.

  • Page 57: Task Manager

    You can also uninstall the to recover smart phone data if your smart applications you have installed on your phone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an device. unforeseen issue. This Backup application support between LG smart phones, other S/W version or...

  • Page 58: Back Up Your Smart Phone Data

    Utilities OS. And so, when you buy the new LG Select the check box next to the item smart phone, you can back up the current you want to back up, and then select Continue to back up. LG-P880 smart phone data on your new one.

  • Page 59: Restoring Smart Phone Data

    Restoring smart phone data NOTE: To restore data that is in your on-board • While in Mass storage mode, this device memory, mass storage mode must Backup Application cannot be be turned off. functioned. Select Charge only option when the USB cable is NOTE: All files that are stored connected.

  • Page 60: Google

    Utilities Google+ This application may not be NOTE: Use this application to stay connected available depending on the region or service provider. with people via Google’s social network service. > Apps tab > Google +. Touch • NOTE: This application may not be available depending on the region or service provider.

  • Page 61: The Web

    The web Internet Using options Browser gives you a fast, full-colour Press to view options. world of games, music, news, sport, Refresh – Update the current web page. entertainment and much more, right on Save to bookmarks – Add the current your mobile phone.
  • Page 62 The web Opening a page  + New To go to a new page, tab tab. To go to another webpage, tap , scroll up or down and tap the page to select it. Searching the web by voice Tap the address field, tap , speak a keyword and select one of the suggested keywords that appear.

  • Page 63: Settings

    MAC filters, you may need to enter the MAC Call reject – Allows you to set the call address of your LG-P880 into the reject function. Choose from Call reject router. mode or Rejection list.
  • Page 64 NFC-capable device by holding the devices close together. NFC – Your LG-P880 is NFC-enabled mobile phone. NFC (Near Field Just bring the device together(typically Communication) is a wireless connectivity back to back) and then touch your screen.

  • Page 65: Device

    Mobile networks – Set options for data buttons, icons and other onscreen items roaming, network mode & operators, that react to your touch. access point names (APNs) and so on. Screen lock sound – Allows you to set your phone to play a sound when locking NOTE: You must set a lock screen and unlocking the screen.
  • Page 66 Settings view only. Select the option to set Scroll < Gesture > screens circularly and Home backup Move home screen items – Press and & restore. hold item and tilt device to move item within home screens or applications. < Lock screen > Tilt sensitivity –...

  • Page 67: Personal

    PERSONAL Phone administrators – View or deactivate device administrators. < Accounts & sync > Unknown sources – Default setting to Permits applications to synchronise data install non-Market applications. in the background, whether or not you are Trusted credentials – Display trusted CA actively working in them.

  • Page 68: System

    PC Suite Wi-Fi connection – Check started Android. mark this to use LG PC Suite with Wi-Fi connection. SYSTEM < About phone > < Date & time >...

  • Page 69: Divx Hd

    OTA, without connecting on your network service provider, with a USB data cable. This feature will region and country. only be available if and when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your DivX HD device. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX is a digital ®...
  • Page 70 Settings on-Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for more information on how to complete your registration. DivX Certified to play DivX video up ® ® to HD 720p, including premium content DivX , DivX Certified...

  • Page 71: Lg On-Screen Phone

    Go to Support > Mobile Phone Sup- when connected to your PC. port > Select the Model (LG-P880) • Mouse control: allows you to control > Click OSP ( On-Screen Phone ) to your mobile phone by using the mouse download.

  • Page 72: Accessories

    Accessories These accessories are available for use with the LG-P880. (Items described below may be optional.) Travel adaptor Battery Stereo headset Data cable Connect your LG- P880 and PC. User Guide LG Tag+ Learn more about your LG-P880. NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories.

  • Page 73: Troubleshooting

    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 fix yourself. Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures There is no SIM card in the SIM error Make sure that the SIM card is correctly inserted.
  • Page 74 No voltage Plug the charger into a different socket. Charger defective Replace charger. Wrong charger Only use original LG accessories. Battery defective Replace battery. Number not The Fixed dialling number Check the Settings menu and turn the function permitted function is on.
  • Page 75 Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures Remove the battery, insert it again and switch on Hang up or the phone. Intermittent software problem freeze Try to perform a software update via the website.
  • Page 77 Wi-Fi (WLAN) This equipment may be operated in all European countries. The WLAN can be operated in the EU without restriction indoors, but cannot be operated outdoors in France, Russia and Ukraine.
  • Page 78 General Inquiries <LG Customer Information Centre> 0844-847-5847 or +44-844-847-5847 * Make sure the number is correct before making a call.

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