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  • Page 1 ENGLISH User Guide LG-D300f www.lg.com 00000000 (1.0)
  • Page 2 Part 15.21 statement Part 15.105 statement...
  • Page 5 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 6: Important Notice

    Important notice Please read this before you start using your phone! Please check to see whether any problems you encountered with your phone are described in this section before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. 1.

  • Page 7: Before Installing An Open Source Application And Os

    3. Before installing an open source application and OS WARNING If you install and use an OS other than the one provided by the manufacturer it may cause your phone to malfunction. In addition, your phone will no longer be covered by the warranty. WARNING To protect your phone and personal data, only download applications from trusted sources, such as Marketplace.

  • Page 8: Opening And Switching Applications

    Important notice WARNING If you perform a Hard Reset, all user applications, user data and DRM licenses will be deleted. Please remember to backup any important data before performing a Hard Reset. 6. Opening and switching applications Multi-tasking is easy with FireFox because you can keep more than one application running at the same time.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Phone overview Earpiece Power/Lock Key Switch your phone on/off • Proximity Sensor by pressing and holding this key. Short press to lock/unlock Home Key • the screen. Return to the Home screen from any screen. NOTE: Proximity sensor When receiving and making calls, the proximity sensor automatically turns the backlight off and locks the touch screen by sensing when the phone is...
  • Page 10 Getting to know your phone Volume keys In the Home screen: Control ringer volume. • During a call: Control your earpiece volume. • When playing a song: Control volume continuously. • Earphone Jack Power/Lock Key Microphone Charger/USB Port Battery cover SIM card slot Flash Camera lens...

  • Page 11: Installing The Sim Card And Battery

    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 battery cover, hold the phone firmly in one hand. With your other hand, lift off the battery cover with your thumbnail as shown in figure.
  • Page 12 Getting to know your phone Slide the SIM card into its slot as shown in the figure. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery (1) and pressing it down until it clicks into place (2).

  • Page 13: Charging The Phone

    Do not open the battery cover while your phone is charging. • WARNING! Use only LG-approved chargers, batteries, and cables. When using unapproved chargers or cables, it may cause battery charging slowly or pop up the message regarding slow charging. Or, unapproved chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage the device, which are not covered by the warranty.

  • Page 14: Using The Memory Card

    Getting to know your phone Using the memory card Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card. Remove the battery cover. Insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. Locking and unlocking the screen If you do not use the phone for a while, the screen will be automatically turned off and locked.

  • Page 15: Your Home Screen

    Your Home screen Touch screen tips Here are some tips on how to navigate on your phone. Tap or touch – A single finger tap selects items, links, shortcuts and letters on the on-screen keyboard. Touch and hold – Touch and hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs.

  • Page 16: Home Screen

    Your Home screen Home screen Simply swipe left to see all installed apps; swipe right to explore and install new apps. NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider. On your Home screen, you can view menu icons at the bottom of the screen. Menu icons provide easy and one-touch access to the functions you use the most.
  • Page 17 Notifications Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as to ongoing events, such as video downloads. From the notifications panel, you can view your phone's current status and pending notifications. When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the screen. Icons for pending notifications appear on the left, and system icons showing things like Wi-Fi or bat tery strength on the right.
  • Page 18 Your Home screen Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily toggle function settings like Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, and Settings. For Quick Set tings, swipe down from the status bar to open the notifications panel and swipe or touch for you desired setting. Indicator icons on the Status Bar Indicator icons appear on the status bar at the top of the screen to report missed calls, new messages, calendar events, device status and more.

  • Page 19: On-Screen Keyboard

    NOTE: The icons location in the status bar may differ according to the function or service. On-screen keyboard You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen 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.

  • Page 20: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Wi-Fi With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed Internet access within the coverage of the wireless access point (AP). Enjoy wireless Internet using Wi-Fi, without extra charges. 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.
  • Page 21 You can use Bluetooth to send data by running a corresponding application, but not from the Bluetooth menu as on most other mobile phones. NOTE: LG is not responsible for the loss, interception or misuse of data sent or • received via the Bluetooth wireless feature.

  • Page 22: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Send data using the Bluetooth wireless feature Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share. Select the option for sending data via Bluetooth. NOTE: The method for selecting an option may vary by data type. Search for and pair with a Bluetooth-enabled device.

  • Page 23: Pc Connections With A Usb Cable

    To rename or secure your hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network. On the Home screen, touch Settings. Touch Internet sharing from the Network & Connectivity. Ensure that Wi-Fi hotspot is unchecked. Touch Hotspot settings.

  • Page 24: Calling Your Contacts

    Calls Making a call Touch to open the keypad. Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit, touch the Touch to make a call. To end a call, touch the End icon TIP! To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold Calling your contacts Touch to open your contacts.

  • Page 25: Viewing Your Call Logs

    Viewing your call logs On the Home screen, touch and choose the Call log tab View a complete list of all dialled, received and missed calls. TIP! Touch , then touch Select All to select all the recorded items. And touch •...

  • Page 26: Searching For A Contact

    Contacts Searching for a contact On the Home screen Touch to open your contacts. Touch Search and enter the contact name using the keyboard. Adding a new contact Touch , enter the new contact's number, then touch > Create new contact.

  • Page 27: Sending A Message

    Messaging Your phone combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. Sending a message Touch on the Home screen and touch to open a new message. Enter a contact name or contact number in the To field. As you enter the contact name, matching contacts will appear.

  • Page 28: Managing An Email Account

    E-Mail You can use the E-mail application to read emails from services like Gmail. The E-mail application supports the following account types: IMAP or ActiveSync. Your service provider or system administrator can provide you with the account settings you need. Managing an email account The first time you open the E-Mail application, a set-up wizard opens to help you to set up an email account.

  • Page 29: Getting To Know The Viewfinder

    Camera To open the Camera application, tap Camera on the Home screen. Getting to know the viewfinder Flash – Automatically turns on the flash when taking a photo in a dark place. Video mode – Touch this icon to switch to video mode. Capture –...

  • Page 30: Once You've Taken A Photo

    Camera Once you've taken a photo Touch to view the last photo you captured. Touch to take another photo immediately. Touch to send your photo to others or share it via social network services. Touch to delete the photo. TIP! If you have an SNS account and set it up on your phone, you can share your photo with your SNS community.

  • Page 31: Video Camera

    Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Flash – Allows you to turn on the flash when recording a video in dark conditions. Camera mode – Touch this icon to switch to camera mode. Record – Starts recording. Gallery – Touch to view the last video you recorded. This enables you to access your gallery and view your saved videos from within video mode.

  • Page 32: After Recording A Video

    Video camera After recording a video Touch to view the last video you took. Touch to record another video immediately. Touch to send your video to others via Bluetooth. Touch to delete the video. NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming.
  • Page 33 Multimedia Gallery You can store multimedia files in internal memory for easy access to all your multimedia files. Use this application to view multimedia files like pictures and videos. Touch Gallery in the home Screen. NOTE: Some file formats are not supported, depending on the software installed on •...
  • Page 34 Multimedia Deleting images Use one of the following methods: and then tap on OK. In a gallery, select photos/videos, tap • When viewing a photo/Video, tap • Setting as wallpaper When viewing a photo, touch > Wallpaper to set the image as wallpaper or to assign it to a contact.
  • Page 35 Music Your phone has a built-in music player that lets you play all your favorite tracks. To access the music player, touch Music on the Home screen. Playing a song Touch Music Touch Songs. Select the song you want to play. Touch to set shuffle mode.

  • Page 36: Searching For Stations

    FM radio Your LG-D300f has a built-in FM Radio so you can tune in to your favorite stations and listen on the go. NOTE: You need to use your headphones to listen to the radio. Insert it into the headphone jack.
  • Page 37 NOTE: To improve radio reception, extend the headset cord as this also functions as the radio antenna. If you connect a headset not specifically made for radio reception, radio reception may be poor.

  • Page 38: Setting Your Alarm

    Utilities Setting your alarm Touch Clock on the Home Screen. Touch to create a new alarm. After you set the alarm, your phone lets you know how much time is left before the alarm will go off. Set Label, Repeat, Sound, and Snooze. Touch Done. NOTE: To change alarm settings in the alarm list screen, touch the Alarm list at the bottom below the clock.
  • Page 39 Browser Browser Use this application to browse the Internet. Browser gives you a fast, full-color world of games, music, news, sports, entertainment and much more, right on your mobile phone wherever you are and whatever you enjoy. NOTE: Additional charges apply when connecting to these services and downloading content.
  • Page 40 Browser Bookmarks To bookmark the current webpage, touch To open a bookmarked webpage, tap address field and select Bookmarks. History Tap address field > History to open a webpage from the list of recently-visited > Clear browsing history in the webpages.

  • Page 41: Access The Settings Menu

    Settings Access the Settings menu On the Home screen, touch Select a setting category and select an option. Network & Connectivity < Airplane mode > After switching to airplane mode, all wireless connections are disabled. < Geolocation > If you select Geolocation, your phone determines your location to street-level accuracy. <...
  • Page 42 Settings < Internet sharing > Allows you to share mobile network via Wi-Fi and you can configure Internet sharing settings. Personalization < Sound > Vibrate – Allows you to set your default incoming call vibration. Volume – Manage the volume of Phone Ringer & Notification and Alarm. Tones –...

  • Page 43: Privacy & Security

    Privacy & Security < Phone lock > Set a screen lock to secure your phone by passcode. < SIM security > Set SIM card lock to secure your SIM. < App permissions > You can manage Geolocation related permissions and uninstall app. <...
  • Page 44 Settings Device < Device information > View legal information and check your phone status and software version. < Battery > Manage the battery and check the power saving items. < Improve Firefox OS > < Help > You can get help on how to use the device.

  • Page 45: Phone Software Update

    Internet without needing to visit a service center. This feature will only be available if and when LG makes a newer firmware version available for your device. Because the mobile phone firmware update requires the user's full attention for the duration of the update process, please make sure you check all instructions and notes that appear at each step before proceeding.
  • Page 46 This content may be subject to change without prior notice. For the latest version of this manual, please visit the LG website at www.lg.com. Your phone's applications and their functions may vary by country, region or hardware •...
  • Page 47 These accessories are available for use with the your phone. (Items described below may be optional.) Travel adaptor Battery Stereo headset Data cable Quick Start Guide NOTE: Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may void your warranty. • Accessories may vary in different regions. •...

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter when 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 Make sure that the SIM card is SIM error in the phone or it is...
  • Page 49 Check the charger and its Contact problem Charging error connection to the phone. Plug the charger into a different No voltage socket. Charger defective Replace the charger. Wrong charger Use only original LG accessories.
  • Page 50 Troubleshooting Message Possible causes Possible corrective measures The Fixed dialling Number not Check the Settings menu and turn number function allowed the function off. is on. Impossible to Delete some messages from your receive / send Memory full phone. SMS & photos Unsupported file Files do not open Check the supported file formats.

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