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...
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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...
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...
• 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 •...
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.
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.
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.
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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/...
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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.
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...
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 >...
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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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...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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:...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: •...
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...
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 >...
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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 >...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 –...
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.
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.
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.
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 >...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 –...
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.
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 ®...
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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...
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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General Inquiries <LG Customer Information Centre> 0844-847-5847 or +44-844-847-5847 * Make sure the number is correct before making a call.