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Back cover

Battery

SIM card

slot

Camera key

Search key

Charger, micro USB

cable connector

microSD

memory

card slot

Camera lens

Stereo

earphone

connector

Volume keys

- On the home screen:

controls ringer volume.

- During a call: controls your

earpiece volume.

- When playing a track:

controls volume

continuously.

Charger, micro USB

cable connector

Search key

- Search the web and

contents in your phone.

Camera key

- Go to the camera menu

directly by pressing and

holding the key.

Summary of Contents for LG-P509

Page 1: ...the visually impaired because of its touch screen keypad 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 Google the Google logo Google Maps Google Mail YouTube Google Talk Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google Inc ...

Page 2: ... installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by on...

Page 3: ...desired operation Body worn Operation This device has been tested for typical body worn operations with the distance of 0 79inches 2 0cm from the user s body To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements a minimum separation distance of 0 79inches 2 0cm must be maintained from the user s body For example this device must be maintained from the user s body with an appropriate belt clip accessory More...

Page 4: ...le Send key Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls Home key Returns to home screen from any screen Microphone Earpiece Back key Returns to the previous screen End Power Lock key Ends or rejects a call Powers your phone on off by pressing and holding the key Turns off the screen and locks ...

Page 5: ...ereo earphone connector Volume keys On the home screen controls ringer volume During a call controls your earpiece volume When playing a track controls volume continuously Charger micro USB cable connector Search key Search the web and contents in your phone Camera key Go to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key ...

Page 6: ...and battery 1 With the back of the phone facing you remove the back cover To remove the back cover firmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover and slide the cover below the camera lens 2 Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards Getting to know your phone ...

Page 7: ...E If your phone does not connect to a network when you insert a SIM card and turn it on please contact your service carrier to obtain the details of its access point name Charging your phone Slide back the cover of the charger connector on the side of your LG P509 Insert the charger and plug it into an electrical outlet Your LG P509 must be charged until you can see NOTE The battery must be fully ...

Page 8: ...oss of performance Installing the memory card To store additional multimedia files such as captured images by using a built in camera you must insert a memory card to your phone To insert a memory card 1 Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card Remove the back cover Getting to know your phone ...

Page 9: ...ll 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 NOTE All files on the card are deleted when you format the card 1 On the home screen touch Applications tab to open the applications menu 2 Scroll and touch Settings 3 Scroll to and touch SD card phone sto...

Page 10: ... sensitive enough to pick up a light firm touch Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you want Be careful not to touch any other keys Touch calibration Calibrating the device screen involves tapping the centre of a cross as it moves around the screen This process ensures that when you tap the screen the tapped item is activated If your phone does not accurately respond to screen taps foll...

Page 11: ...e for a while the home screen or other screen you are viewing is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens to conserve the battery To wake up your phone press Send Home or Power The lock screen will appear and drag your finger to the right to unlock your home screen The last screen you were working on opens ...

Page 12: ...creen images may be different depending on your phone provider Select your default home screen The user interface is based on two types of home screens LG Home and Android Home You can set your favourite home screen as the default If you want to change the default home settings choose Home selector from the applications menu Your Home screen ...

Page 13: ...he left or right to view them You can also customise each panel with widgets which are shortcuts to your favourite applications and folders Tip Small dots at the application tab on the bottom of the screen indicate which panel you re viewing ...

Page 14: ...ctions you use the most Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch dialling pad to make a call Touch the Applications icon to open the applications menu Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu Here you can create a new message Your Home screen ...

Page 15: ...t to view them You can also customise each panel with widgets which are shortcuts to your favourite applications and folders Touch the Applications icon to open the applications menu Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications ...

Page 16: ...Folders from the list and tap it 4 Select Contacts with phone numbers from the list and tap it 5 You will see a new folder s icon on the home screen Drag it to the desired locations on the desired panel and release your finger from the screen To remove an application icon from the home screen 1 Touch and hold that icon The Applications icon will be change as the Trash icon 2 Drag and draw an appli...

Page 17: ...Bluetooth status as well as other notifications Viewing the status bar The status bar uses different icons to display phone information such as signal strength new messages battery life and active Bluetooth and data connections Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you re likely to see in the status bar Status bar Icon Description No SIM card No signal Wi Fi is on and connected to an AP...

Page 18: ...tooth on Bluetooth connected System warning Alarm New voicemail Flight mode Silent Vibrate No SD card Icon Description Battery fully charged Battery is charging Data in Data out Data in and out USB to PC Download Upload GPS is acquiring GPS is on Service message Setting message ...

Page 19: ...sername for your Google account When you entering the text you can move to the next text field by touching Next on the keyboard 4 When you re finished to input name and username tap Next Your phone is communicating with Google servers and checking username availability 5 Enter and re enter your password Then follow the instructions and enter the required and optional information about the account ...

Page 20: ... Google account on the web It depends on your synchronization settings After sign in you can use Google Mail Google Calendar Android Market and Google Map download applications from Android Market back up your settings to Google servers and take advantage of other Google services on your phone Google Account Set up ...

Page 21: ...touch the contact you want to call then select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press the Send key to answer You can also drag the Call icon to the right Press the End key to reject an incoming call TIP When the phone rings touch and slide the silent icon to the left if you want to switch to silent ringer mode Adjusti...

Page 22: ...for each call you make Viewing your call logs On the home screen press the Send key to view Call log View a complete list of all dialed received and missed voice calls TIP Touch any single call log entry to view the date time and duration of the call TIP Touch the Menu key then touch Clear call log to delete all the recorded items Call settings You can configure phone call settings such as call fo...

Page 23: ...o NOTE Diverting calls will incur charges Please contact your network operator for details Call barring Select when you would like calls to be barred Enter the call barring password Please check with your network operator about this service Call costs View the charges applied to your calls This service is network dependent some operators do not support this function Call duration View the duration...

Page 24: ...t Groups This will display a list of all your groups From the main menu 1 On the home screen touch Applications tab to open the applications menu 2 Touch Settings and select Search Adding a new contact 1 On the home screen touch Contacts then touch New contact 2 If you want to add a picture to the new contact touch You can use a saved picture or take a new one 3 Touch a text field to open the touc...

Page 25: ...h Contacts to open your contacts 2 Touch the Favourites tab and choose a contact to view its details 3 Touch the gold star to the right of the contact s name The star turns grey and the contact is removed from your favourites Creating a group 1 On the home screen touch Contacts to open your contacts 2 Touch New Group and then enter a name for the new group 3 You can set a ringtone for the newly cr...

Page 26: ...u send the message to 3 Touch the message box below to start entering your message 4 Touch the Menu key to open the options menu Choose from Add Subject Attach Send Insert Smiley Delete thread All threads and Add to Contacts 5 Touch Send to send your message 6 The message screen opens with your message after your name Responses appear on the screen As you view and send additional messages a messag...

Page 27: ...pads Touch and hold to view the Editor Settings Writing Language Input Method and User Dictionary Use to scroll through the different keyboards in each text entry mode e g uppercase or lowercase letters To enter a space touch T9 mode The T9 mode uses a built in dictionary to recognise the words you re writing based on the sequence of keys you ve touched It predicts the word you are inputting and s...

Page 28: ...tter character disappears press the same key repeatedly until you see the special character you want Example To input ä press and hold the a key After the letter a disappears press the a key repeatedly until ä is displayed on the screen Enter special characters by pressing the letter continuously Setting up your email Keep in touch while on the move by using your LG P509 to send emails It s quick ...

Page 29: ...u can automatically or manually check your account for new email To check manually 1 Touch Email icon on the home screen 2 Then touch the account you want to use 3 Choose Refresh and your LG P509 will then connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages Changing your email account s settings You can change your email settings based on your own preferences 1 Touch Email icon on the hom...

Page 30: ...can change the settings based on your preferences Touch Messaging icon on the home screen then touch the Menu key Tap Settings Changing your messaging settings Your LG P509 message settings are predefined so you can send messages immediately You can change the settings based on your preferences Touch Messaging icon on the home screen then touch the Menu key Tap Settings SMS settings Delivery repor...

Page 31: ...the MMS Client device guides the user in creating and sending messages with content belonging to the Core MM Content Domain This guidance is provided through warning dialogs Free In this mode the MMS Client allows the user to add any content to the message Receive advertisement Allows receiving advertisement messages Other settings Service message Choose whether to receive or block service message...

Page 32: ... tab to open the applications menu 2 Scroll and touch SNS 3 Touch Add account to add a social networking account 4 Select the kind of account to add 5 Enter your e mail address and password that you set up on your community then tap Log in 6 Wait for checking your account 7 Check your community is turned ON If you tap your community you can see the current status of your social community TIP If yo...

Page 33: ...nity 3 If you want to update your status tap Status and write the current status then touch Share Note This is dependent on network services Removing accounts on your phone 1 In the list of SN Social Networking manager touch Menu key and touch Remove account 2 Choose and check a community you want to delete your account then tap Remove account 3 Tap OK to confirm ...

Page 34: ...ightness image or towards for a higher brightness image Settings Touch this icon to open the settings menu See Using the advanced settings Image size Touch to set the size in pixels of the picture you take Select a pixel value from the numerical options 3M 2048x1536 2M 1600x1200 1M 1280x960 VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 Focus Touch this icon to select the options menu See Using the focus mode Gallery T...

Page 35: ...g a photo in your Gallery you can give a new nickname to someone in the photo by touching and holding the face It will be placed on the People bar in your Gallery You can also connect to Contacts to match the photo with the contact NOTE Zoom is not supported in Face tracking mode Manual Set the camera to focus manually Taking a quick photo 1 Press and hold the camera key on the right side of the p...

Page 36: ...he image Touch to take another photo immediately Your current photo will be saved Touch to return to the previous menu Using the advanced settings In the viewfinder touch to open all advanced options You can change the camera setting by scrolling the wheel After selecting the option touch the Back key Image quality Choose from Super Fine Fine and Normal The finer the quality the sharper the photo ...

Page 37: ...ade your selection use the Back key to close the colour tone menu You are then ready to take a picture NOTE You can change a colour picture to black and white or sepia but you cannot change a black and white or sepia picture to colour Captured image Choose from On Hold and Off If you select On after taken picture screen is shown for 1 second and it goes to the preview right away Grid screen Choose...

Page 38: ... except image size and image quality Any nondefault settings must be reset such as colour tone and ISO Check these before you take your next photo TIP The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you will see a preview of the image change behind the settings menu Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photos from wi...

Page 39: ... for a higher brightness image Settings Touch this icon to open the settings menu See Using the advanced settings Video size Touch to set the size in pixels of the video you record Choose your video image size from VGA 640x480 QVGA 320x240 or QCIF 176x144 Scene mode Set the camera to adjust to the environment Choose from Auto Portrait Landscape Sports Sunset and Night Gallery This enables you to a...

Page 40: ...our video as Bluetooth Email Google Mail Messaging or YouTube NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming Play Touch to play the video Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected video Edit Touch to use the video as wallpaper Touch to access the media player and view the saved videos Touch to delete the video you just made and confirm by touching Yes The view...

Page 41: ...as QCIF and you can shoot longer videos Audio recording Choose Mute to record a video without sound Hide icons Select whether to hide the icons in the video camera menu automatically or manually Recorded video Choose from On Hold and Off If you select On after recorded video screen is shown for 1 second and it goes to the preview right away Reset Reset all the video camera settings TIP You can cha...

Page 42: ...paper to open it 2 Touch the screen to open the options menu 3 Touch Use as then touch Set Wallpaper Editing your photos You can do lots of great things to your photos to change them add to them or liven them up 1 Open the photo you want to edit then touch the Menu key 2 Touch Edit to change your photo Rotate Flip Rotate or flip your photo for fun or a better view Crop Crop your photo Choose a squ...

Page 43: ...you made to the photos Delete your photo edits Rotating your photo 1 Rotate 90 counterclockwise 2 Rotate 90 clockwise 3 Flip vertically 4 Flip horizontally Adding text to a photo 1 On the editing screen touch 2 Select the colour of the text then choose one of the bubble shapes 3 Enter your text using the keypad then touch Done 4 Move the text by touching it and sliding it to where you want it Addi...

Page 44: ...hoto s tuning as you like 2 Choose to adjust the tuning settings automatically 3 Choose to compare before and after tuning 4 Adjust the brightness and contrast of the photo 5 Adjust highlights and shadows 6 Balance your photo s colour 7 Adjust the saturation of your photo 8 Adjust your photo s sharpness 9 Denoise Adding frames 1 On the editing screen touch 2 Touch or to choose a frame 3 Touch to c...

Page 45: ...e photo Editing your videos The video editing features are available for the MPEG 4 format Trimming the length of the video 1 Select Edit then choose 2 Touch Then set the new start and end points Touch OK and select Next 3 Touch to return to the gallery and discard the changes Selecting transition style 1 Select a transition style then touch to preview it 2 Touch then drag the bar to adjust the du...

Page 46: ... the text to appear then touch OK 6 Replace the existing file or save as a new file 7 Repeat these steps to add more text Adding edit effects 1 Open the video you want to edit 2 Select Edit then select 3 Select an effect to add to the photo Grabbing a frame Capture a picture from the video 1 Open the video you want to edit 2 Select Edit then and select 3 Play the video then touch to capture the sc...

Page 47: ...he track you want to add to your video 4 The original audio track on your video will be deleted 5 If the audio is shorter than the video choose whether to play it Once or to Repeat it 6 Replace the existing file or save as a new file 7 Or you can record a new file and insert live dubbing by touching 8 Touch Done to save the current dubbing ...

Page 48: ...ppear allowing you to tag the photo as a favourite This Favourite bar will show your favourite photos and videos Video Displays all your videos Tagging Like the Favourite bar you can tag photos This bar displays your tagged photos and videos People From camera if you set Focus Face tracking and take a photo it will be placed on the People bar You can give a new nickname to someone in the photo Or ...

Page 49: ...h and hold the video you want 2 Select Share Choose from Bluetooth Email Google Mail Messaging or YouTube 3 When you choose Email or Messaging your video will be attached to a message then you write and send the message normally Using an image Choose images to use as wallpaper or identify callers 1 Touch and hold a photo then select Set As 2 Choose from Contact icon Lock screen or Wallpaper Creati...

Page 50: ...gorise songs by Album and Artist or create a Playlist Video editor 1 On the home screen touch Applications tab and select Video editor Storyboard 1 Set BGM Add background music to the storyboard or change the sound 2 Import Files Add media files to the storyboard You can add up to 32 media files 3 Clip Manager Manage the added media files If no media files were added the button is disabled 4 Previ...

Page 51: ...lect the music then set it as the background music 5 Add movie title using the keypad then save it 6 Touch to play the complete video file 7 Touch to save the video file you created Auto cut There are three style templates Portrait Landscape and Motion objects 1 Touch then select a video Go to the next step 2 Touch to preview the video file 3 Touch to save the file Playing a game 1 The LG P509 pro...

Page 52: ...d to install and SD card first Without an SD card you cannot use USB mass storage Music Your LG P509 has a built in music player that lets you play all your favourite tracks To access the music player touch Music From here you can access a number of folders Artists Browse your music collection by artist Albums Browse your music collection by album Songs Contains all the songs you have on your phon...

Page 53: ...prohibit private copying of copyrighted material Before downloading or copying the file please check the national laws of the relevant country concerning the use of such material Using the radio Your LG P509 has a built in FM radio so you can tune in to your favourite stations and listen on the go NOTE You must attach your headphones to listen to the radio Insert them into the headphone jack Searc...

Page 54: ... select FM radio 2 Choose Reset Channel to reset the current channel or choose Reset All Channels to reset all the channels Listening to the radio 1 On the home screen touch Applications tab and select FM radio 2 Touch the channel number of the station you want to listen to WARNING If you connect a headset not specifically made for radio reception radio reception may be poor TIP To improve radio r...

Page 55: ...nected to Wi Fi or 3G GPRS NOTE Google Maps does not cover all cities and countries NOTE While viewing Street View for a location touch the Menu key then touch Compass Mode to turn compass mode on Android Market Android Market lets you download useful applications and games If you install applications and games from Android Market they appear in the LG P509 menu You can post comments about an appl...

Page 56: ...h your Google account on the web The inbox conversations list is your default Google Mail view Touch the Menu key then touch Refresh to send or receive new emails and to synchronise your emails with your Google account on the web Google Talk Google Talk is Google s instant messaging program It lets you communicate with other people who also use Google Talk Google applications ...

Page 57: ...elect 5 Choose Label to name the alarm 6 When the alarm sounds you can snooze it for 10 minutes or dismiss it 7 Touch then return to the first alarm screen 8 Touch and hold the clock on the screen and different types of clocks will be displayed Choose one of them 9 You can delete all the alarms by touching the Menu key and choose Delete alarm Using your calculator 1 On the home screen touch Applic...

Page 58: ...ation 7 If you would like to add a note to your event touch Description and enter the details 8 If you want to repeat the alarm set Repetition and set Reminders if necessary 9 Touch Save to save the event in the calendar A coloured square in the calendar will mark all days that have saved events An alarm will sound at the event start time to help you stay organised Changing your default calendar v...

Page 59: ...corder Use the voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files Recording a sound or voice 1 On the home screen touch Applications tab and select Voice Recorder 2 Touch to begin recording 3 Touch to end recording 4 Touch the Menu key and select Set as to set as the Phone ringtone NOTE Touch Go to list to access your album You can listen to the saved recording Sending the voice recording 1...

Page 60: ... tool bar Touch to open the toolbar 1 Touch to refresh the web page 2 Touch to go forward one page 3 Touch to go backward one page 4 Touch to add bookmark 5 Touch to open another website in a new window 6 Touch to change the browser settings Using options Touch the Menu key to view options Go Enter a web address and go to that page Exit Close browser Bookmarks Add Show Bookmark show Most Visited S...

Page 61: ...Bookmarks Or press A list of your bookmarks will appear on the screen 3 Select Add Bookmarks then enter a name for the bookmark followed by its URL 4 Touch Done Your bookmark will now appear in the bookmark list 5 To access the bookmark simply touch the bookmark then touch Connect You will be connected to the bookmarked page Changing Web browser settings Touch the Menu key then select More Setting...

Page 62: ...work Turn on mobile network Mobile network settings Set options for roaming network and APNs Airplane mode After setting Airplane mode all wireless connections will be disabled Sound settings Silent mode Turn on to silence all sounds except media alarms Ringer volume Set volume for incoming calls and other notifications Media volume Set volume for music and videos Phone ringtone Set default ringto...

Page 63: ...nised Security location My location Checkmark to include your position when using Google search and other Google services When you check this option you re asked whether you consent to allowing Google to use your location when providing these services Use wireless networks If you check Use wireless networks your phone will be determine your approximate location by using Wi Fi and mobile networks E...

Page 64: ...ct Set unlock pattern 3 The first time you do this a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears 4 You re prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen you re prompted to draw your unlock pattern to unlock the screen Applications You can manage applications and set up quick launch shortcuts Unknown Sources Default setting to ins...

Page 65: ... the Search settings to configure Google search Quick Search Box and the data on the phone that you want to include in searches Accessibility You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug ins you have installed on your phone Speech synthesis You use the Text to Speech settings to configure the Android text to speech synthesiser for applications that can take advantage of i...

Page 66: ... the key in the pop up window If encryption is not set this pop up window will not be shown You can obtain the key from your Wi Fi service provider or network administrator 1 How to set up Wi Fi 1 Touch Wireless controls on the Settings tab then turn Wi Fi on 2 AP Access Point Search Searches for which AP it can connect to 3 AP Connect Connects to the desired AP from the AP search list If the AP i...

Page 67: ...the AP supports DHCP For Static enter the field value of the IP address and DNS server to use with the static IP address when connecting 3 How to save the Wi Fi profile 1 Select the Add Wi Fi Network menu at the bottom of Wi Fi Networks then enter the SSID and Security Type 2 After connecting to an AP with this security type the profile will be saved automatically 3 How to obtain the MAC address T...

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