ENGLISH Simple Manual LG-P500 P/N : MMBB0393952 (1.0) G www.lg.
Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-P500 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.
LG-P500 User Guide tal This guide will help you get started using your phone. If you need more information, please visit www.lg.com. • Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider. • Copyright ©2010 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.
Important notice Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. 1. Phone memory When available space on your phone memory is less than 10%, your phone can not receive new message. You need to check your phone memory and delete some data such as applications or messages to make more memory available.
fe tly so ns s or To check the battery charge level 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> About phone> Status. 2 The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. To monitor and control what uses the battery 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> About phone> Battery use. 2 The top of the screen displays battery usage time.
Important notice 4. Using Unlock pattern Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings>Location & security>Set up screen lock>Pattern. Follow the screens to be guided through drawing a screen unlock pattern. Select OK to continue to next screen. Opens a set of screens that guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern. WARNING: Precautions to take when using the Pattern Lock. It is very important that you remember the unlock pattern you set.
ord: ed o nt 5. Using Hard Reset * Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset) Use Hard Reset to initialise your phone to the original condition. Turn on the phone by pressing and holding Power + Home + Down volume key at the same time (for 10 seconds), the phone will turn on and perform factory reset immediately. WARNING If you perform Hard Reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted. Please remember to back up any important data before performing Hard Reset. 6.
Important notice 3 Touch a network to connect to it. - If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect. - If the network is secured, you're prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.) 4 The Status bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status. 7. Using a microSD card Pictures, along with Music and Video files, can only be saved to external memory.
y, ng To stop an application 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings > Applications > Manage applications Choose from either Downloaded, Running, All, or On SD card tabs. 2 Scroll and touch the desire application then touch Force stop to close the application. TIP Getting back to recent Apps - Press and hold Home key, then a screen will display a listing of the applications you used recently 9.
Important notice & phone storage, then select Mass storage only check box.) 3 Connect your phone through USB data cable to your PC. 4 • In the status bar, drag down the USB icon. • Touch Turn on USB storage button, then touch OK to confirm. • You can view the mass storage content on your PC and transfer the files. 5 • Run 'LGInstaller.exe' file from the USB mass storage.
er h When the phone is connected as USB storage, you receive a notification. You phone’s microSD card is mounted as a drive on your computer. You can now copy files to and from the microSD card. To use the microSD card on the phone again, you need to turn off Mass Storage mode. Open the Notification drawer on your phone and touch "Turn off USB storage". To avoid losing information on the microSD card, carefully follow your computer's instructions to disconnect USB devices 11.
Important notice Be 13. When Screen freezes Ho file If the phone does not respond to user input or the screen freezes: Remove the battery, insert it again and power on the phone. If it still does not work, please contact the service center. NOTE: Do not connect your phone when you power on/off your PC.
Before using the mobile phone, please read first! How to save music/video files to the phone Connect your phone to the PC using the USB cable. Touch and drag down the status bar on the home screen. Select USB connected > Turn on USB storage > select OK >Open folder to view files. If you didn't install LG Android Platform Driver on your PC, you need set it manually. For more information, refer to 'Transferring files using mass storage devices' .
Before using the mobile phone, please read first! How to move the contacts from the old phone to the current phone Export your contacts as a CSV file from your old phone to the PC using a PC sync program. 1 Select the Contacts icon. Press the Menu key then touch More > Import/Export > Import from SD card and select the vCard (vcf) file saved in the PC. 2 If the fields in the imported CSV file are different from the ones in Mobile Sync for Android, you need to map the fields.
t! 00 e) for ync e th th h t > es nt * Exporting contacts: Run the Contacts application. Touch the address you want to export. Press Menu and Select Share > Bluetooth > Scan for Devices or choose the device if it has already been paired. * Sending multi-selected contacts: Run the "Contacts" application. To Select more than one contact press Menu key and touch Multiselect .
Getting to know your phone To turn on the phone, press and hold Power key for 3 seconds. To Turn off the phone, press Power key for 3 seconds , touch Power Off and touch Ok. St co Earpiece Vo -O c -D e -C w t Proximity Sensor Home key - Returns to home screen from any screen. Menu key - Check what options are available. Power/Lock key - Powers your phone on/off by pressing and holding the key. - Turns off the screen and locks. Back key - Returns to the previous screen.
e and n ious Stereo earphone connector Power/Lock key Volume keys - On the home screen: controls ringer volume. - During a call: controls your earpiece volume.
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: 1 To remove the back cover, Hold the phone on your hand firmly. With the other hand, firmly press your thumb on the back cover. And lift off the battery cover 2 Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards.
4 Replace the back cover of the phone. Installing the memory card Charging your phone To store multimedia files such as captured images by using a built-in camera, you must insert a memory card in to your phone. To insert a memory card: 1 Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card. Remove the back cover. e ts ry. NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. NOTE: The LG-P500 has an internal antenna.
Yo WARNING! Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. 3 Close the slot protection. 20 NOTE: All files on the card are deleted when you format the card.
e y y ust . r ure g > Your Home screen Proximity sensor When receiving and making calls, this sensor automatically turns the backlight off and locks the touch keypad by sensing when the phone is near your ear. This extends battery life and prevents the touch keypad from activating unintentionally during calls. Lock your phone When you are not using LGP500, Press the power key to lock your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses and saves battery power.
Unlock screen Whenever your LG-P500 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock the screen. unlock your home screen or the last screen you were working Home screen Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, which are shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers.
he e Getting back to a recently used applications Touch and hold the Home key. The screen will show you a pop up with icons of applications that you've used recently. Notification drawer The notification drawer runs across the top of your screen. ay n to an Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS 3G Ring connection con nt Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger. Or, on the home screen, touch Menu key and select Notifications.
Delete Key Go forward or backword between letters. Tip! To switch between Qwerty Keypad and Phone Keypad, Touch and choose keypad Types. Google Account Set-up The first time you open the Google application on your phone, you will be required to sign in with your existing Google account. If you do not have a Google account, you’re prompted to create one. IMPORTANT • Some applications, such as Calendar, work only with the Google Account.
Messaging th Your LG-P500 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. dd WARNING: The 160character limit may vary from country to country depending on how the SMS is coded and language. g he all. eft he e e. WARNING: If an image, video, or audio file is added to an SMS message, it will be automatically converted into an MMS message, and you will be charged accordingly. Opening Email and the Accounts Screen You can use the Email application to read email from services like Gmail.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Brightness – This defines and controls the amount of sunlight entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+” for a higher brightness image. On ph Sh Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. Settings – Touch this icon to open the settings menu. Video mode – Slide down this icon to switch to video mode.
Once you’ve taken the photo Share e Touch to share your photo via Bluetooth, Email, Facebook, Gmail, Messaging, Picasa or Twitter. his e. NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS messages send or downloaded while roaming. s de. ry Touch to use the image as Contact icon or Wallpaper. Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected picture.
Google applications Maps Check your current location and traffic and receive directions to your destination. The LG-P500 must be connected to Wi-Fi or 3G/GPRS. NOTE: Google Maps does not cover all cities and countries. Press Menu key to use options: – Search for Search location. Directions – This will let you find the route between two locations. Touch to input the location. Choose from Contacts or Point on Map or My current location. Layers – You can switch view from Traffic, Satellite or Terrain.
ur se Additional Applications LG app advisor NDrive • This application allows you to view lists of android application which are recommended to you by LG, LG regularly updates these applications that are specially selected for you they are use full worth while and fun to use, you can also browse old list of recommended applications as well as for the different countries.
Taskiller News and Weather • It is a tool to kill application running’s. - Click to select the application to kill - Long press to activate popup menu - Widget support • How to Connect News and Weather app which provides both custom news and weather forcast for your region. 1. Click on TasKiller. 2. Select the application to kill. driv you app nav com Layar Layar Reality Browser, a beautiful fun augmented reality app that shows the things app that shows you the thing you can’t see.
nd n. iful t ws p ugh be list d s driving companion by providing you with quick access to key applications on the go: GPS navigation, voice-activated commands, contacts, and more. Aldiko Read and download thousand of books right on your Android phone. Browse huge catalogs of eBooks (mostly free) or import your own ePub files. Comfortable and customizable reading experience (font type, color, margin, night mode,etc.,) bookmarks, full text search.
Bollywood Ji Shazam Pic Get the latest bollywood gossip, news, movies, reviews, and photos, Follow hindi, film star, like SRK, Salman khan, Amitab Bachan, Ranbir, Kareena, Priyanka, Bipasa Basu, Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya and more. • Create music moments. With shazam you can identify music tracks, Store them and buy them plus you can learn more about the artist and connect to their Myspace page. Start your music Journey now.
h sic re to our PicSay • This application provides power full photo editing, where pictures and words balloons, titles, stickers and with a good set of effects etc can be altered or added to the image selected which is fun intuitive and easy to use interface. • How to Connect 1. Click on PicSay. 2. Select the image which you want to Add/Change effects. 3. Select Settings and choose relevant option you want to apply.
• How to Connect 1. Select the ShopSavvy application. 2. Scan the barcode. 3. Search the product online. Wapedia • Wapedia is the fastest way to access the 3 million articles of wikipedia and many other wikis on your phone. • Feature includes - Very fast, even on 2G networks - Featured Wikipedia content such as news - Alternative wikis - Search widgets - 150 wikipedia languages • How to Connect 1. Select the Wapedia application. 2. Start Exploring the Information.
ed ce d y Compass Foursquare Compass is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the Earth’s magnetic poles with multiple compass style and colors to choose from. • Foursquare helps you find the new ways to explore your city. See where your friends are and learn about the places they frequent and unlock rewards as you travel. MSN talk MSN Messenger application for Android as a Chat client Silent mode – Turn on to silence all sounds, except media & alarms.
TuneWiki is a social media player that shows subtitled lyrics as you listen to your music, watch music videos, search for lyrics to over 2.5 million songs.
ThinkFree Office ThinkFree Office allows you to read documents, and provides limited edit functions for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. But You can not edit PDF file. Touch and hold a file, then Open, Upload, Rename, Move, Copy, Delete, Send and Properties options are available. This is depending on the file type. Bookmark – Add/Show Bookmark, show Most Visited Site and History. Windows – Show all your open windows. Refresh – Touch to refresh the web page.
TIP! If you are out of Wi-Fi area and choose 3G connection, additional charges may be applied. USB tethering You can share your phone's internet connection with your computer. You can tether your phone to your computer with a USB cable. Settings > Wireless & network settings > Tethering & portable hotspot > USB tethering For more information regarding USB tethering, click Help. TIP! To use USB Tethering, you need to install PC Suite on to your PC first.
k> > ed Phone Software update DivX Mobile LG Mobile Phone Software update from internet For more information on using this function, please visit the http://update.lgmobile.com or http://www.lg.com/common/ index.jsp → select country and language. This Feature allows you to update the firmware of your phone to the latest version conveniently from the internet without the need to visit a service centre.
Accessories These Accessories are available for use with the LG-P500. (Items described below may be optional.) Charger Data cable Connect your LG-P500 and PC. Battery User Guide Learn more about your LGP500. Stereo headset NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may void your warranty. • Accessories may vary in different regions.
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