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FCC Part 15.19 Statement This device complies with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Table of contents Guidelines for safe and effi cient use ..4 Contacts ...........28 Searching for a contact ......28 Important notice ........10 Adding a new contact......28 Favourite contacts ........28 Getting to know your phone ....16 Moving contacts from your Old Device to Phone overview ........16 your New Device ........29 Installing the Micro-USIM card ....18...
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Media Home ...........40 Using options ..........51 Music Player ...........40 LG SmartWorld .........52 Transferring music fi les using USB mass How to Get to LG SmartWorld from Your storage devices ........40 Phone ............52 Playing a song ........41 How to use LG SmartWorld ......52 LG Tag+ ..........41...
Guidelines for safe and effi cient use Please read these simple guidelines. guidelines is 2.0 W/kg*. Tests for SAR Not following these guidelines may be are conducted using standard operating dangerous or illegal. positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all Exposure to radio frequency tested frequency bands.
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This device meets RF exposure guidelines FCC SAR information when used either in the normal use Your mobile device is also designed to position against the ear or when meet the requirements for exposure to positioned at least 1.5 cm away from radio waves established by the Federal the body.
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Caution! work is required. Change or Modifications that are not • Repairs under warranty, at LG's specifically approved by the manufacturer discretion, may include replacement could void the user’s authority to operate parts or boards that are either new or the equipment.
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regulations. For example, do not use • Do not use, touch or attempt to remove your phone in hospitals as it may affect or fix broken, chipped or cracked glass. sensitive medical equipment. Damage to the glass display due to abuse or misuse is not covered under •...
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Guidelines for safe and effi cient use • Do not use your mobile phone near Road safety medical equipment without requesting Check the laws and regulations on the permission. Avoid placing the phone use of mobile phones in the area when over pacemakers, for example, in your you drive.
Important notice Before you start using the phone, please read this! Please check to see whether any Extending your phone's battery life: problems you encountered with your • Turn off radio communications you are phone are described in this section before not using.
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phone to a power source or, if currently 4. Using unlock pattern connected, how long the phone was last Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. running on battery power. The screen Touch > Apps tab > Settings > shows the applications or services using Lock screen from DEVICE >...
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Important notice on the phone but failed to enter the Once LG Logo appears on the screen, correct pattern 5 times, tab the Forgot release all Keys. Pattern button on the bottom of the After some seconds, allow you to screen.
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NOTE: You can use the Help menu applications: from the application to find out Simply press Recent apps key how to use your "LG PC Suite" PC application. To stop applications: Touch > Apps tab > Settings > Installing "LG PC Suite" PC Application Apps >...
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Required software: LG integrated drivers, NOTE: To synchronize your phone Windows Media Player 10 or later with your PC using the USB cable, you need to install LG PC Suite NOTE: LG Integrated USB Driver onto your PC. LG integrated USB driver is...
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10. Hold your phone upright Hold your mobile phone vertically, as you would a regular phone. The LG-E972 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage the back of the phone, as this may affect performance.
Getting to know your phone Phone overview Earpiece Notification flash Front-Facing Camera lens Proximity / Luminance Sensor Power/Lock key • Switch your phone on/off by pressing and holding this key. • Short press to lock/unlock the screen. Touch screen Back key Return to the previous screen.
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Earphone Jack Microphone Camera lens Flash NFC touch point Speaker Charger/USB port Microphone WARNING • Encloses the battery compartment. Please do not open the back cover. • Be careful not to damage the NFC touch point of the phone that is the part of the NFC antenna.
Getting to know your phone Installing the Micro-USIM card Before you start exploring your new phone, you may insert the Micro-USIM card. The eject button is a small round aperture just above the tray door. To install a new Micro-USIM card: Insert the SIM ejection tool that comes with the phone (or a thin pin) into the eject button aperture, and push fi...
This helps to prevent accidental touches and saves battery power. to lock your When you are not using the LG-E972, press the Power/Lock key phone. If there are any programs running when you set lock screen, they may be still running in Lock mode.
Your Home screen Touch screen tips NOTE: Some screen images may Here are some tips on how to navigate be different depending on your phone provider. around your phone. Touch – To choose a menu/option or On your home screen, you can view menu open an application, touch it.
To add items on your home screen: Returning to recently-used Touch and hold the empty part of the applications home screen. Touch and hold the Home key. The Or touch at the top of the right screen displays a pop-up with icons of side.
Your Home screen Viewing the status bar Icon Description The status bar uses different icons to display phone information such as signal Bluetooth is on strength, new messages, battery life, active Bluetooth and data connections. System warning Alarm is set Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you're likely to see in the status bar.
Onscreen keyboard Icon Description You can enter text using the onscreen Receiving location data from keyboard. The onscreen keyboard appears automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the Data is syncing keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text.
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: •...
Connecting to Networks and Devices Wi-Fi Tap Wi-Fi menu again to see a list of active and in-range Wi-Fi networks. With Wi-Fi, you can use high-speed • Secured networks are indicated by a Internet access within the coverage of lock icon. the wireless access point WAP.
Calls Making a call TIP! Quick messages Touch to open the keypad. You can send a message quickly using this function. This is useful Enter the number using the keypad. To if you need to reject a call with delete a digit, touch the message during a meeting.
NOTE: You are charged for each call you make. Viewing your call logs On the home screen, touch choose the Call logs tab View a complete list of all dialled, received and missed calls. TIP! Touch any call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.
Contacts Add contacts to your phone and Favourite contacts synchronize 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.
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 fi rst. Run the program and connect your Android mobile phone to the PC using a USB cable.
Messaging Your LG-E972 combines SMS and MMS WARNING: The 160-character into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. limit may vary from country to Sending a message country depending on the language and how the SMS is coded. Touch on the home screen, and touch to open a blank message.
E-mail You can use the E-mail application to To delete an email account: read emails from services like Gmail. The • Touch > Apps tab > E-mail E-mail application supports the following > touch > Accounts > in the account types: POP3, IMAP and Exchange. Accounts screen, touch >...
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E-mail Touch the If you aren't connected to a network, for example, if you're working in airplane mode, the messages that you send are stored in your Outbox folder until you're connected to a network again. If it contains any pending mes- sages, the Outbox is displayed on the Accounts screen.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Swap camera – Switch between the rear–facing camera lens and the front–facing camera lens. Cheese shutter – Say "Cheese" when you get ready to take a photo. Time catch shot – Touch this icon to capture the missing moment before pressing the shutter.
Camera Taking a quick photo Set image as – Touch to use the photo as a Contact photo, Home Screen Open the Camera application. wallpaper or Lockscreen Wallpaper. Hold the phone, point the lens towards Move – Touch to move the photo to other the subject you want to photograph.
Using the advanced settings – Activate to use your phone's location-based services. Take pictures In the viewfinder, touch to open all wherever you are and tag them with the advanced options. location. If you upload tagged pictures to – Touch if you want to change the a blog that supports geotagging, you can viewfinder menu.
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 –...
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