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Phone Basics

Change the Phone's Wallpaper

Customize Applications Icons on Home screen

Access Recently-Used Applications

Home Screen Clean View

Change the Screen Orientation

Home Screen

On the Home screen, you can view Quick Keys at the bottom of the screen. The Quick Keys
and applications icons provide easy, one-tap access to the functions you use the most.

To return to the Home screen:

► Tap

at any time, from any application

Extended Home Screens

The operating system provides multiple Home screens to provide more space for adding icons,
widgets, and more.

► Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The main screen is in the center

with three extension screens on either side of it. (For more information on sliding, see

Touchscreen Navigation

Summary of Contents for Viper 4G LTE

Page 1: ...LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Electronics Inc LG VIPER 4G LTE is a trademark of LG Electronics Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc microSD is a trademark of SanDisk Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners Unless otherwise specified herein all accessories referenced herein are sold separately All features...

Page 2: ...ngs before you proceed WARNING Use only Sprint approved or manufacturer approved batteries and chargers with your phone The failure to use a Sprint approved or manufacturer approved battery and charger may increase the risk that your phone will overheat catch fire or explode resulting in serious bodily injury death or property damage Notice NFC antenna for this model is on the battery cover and th...

Page 3: ...ervices 6 Phone Basics 7 Your Phone Overview 8 View the Display Screen 10 Turn Your Phone On and Off 13 Lock and Unlock Your Phone 14 Battery and Charger 14 Extend Your Battery Life 16 Phone Function Keys 17 Menu Key 18 Work with Menus 18 Notifications Panel 20 Home Key 21 Back Key 21 Search Key 21 Touchscreen Navigation 21 Your Home Screen 22 Home Screen 23 Extended Home Screens 23 Use the Applic...

Page 4: ... Command 36 Phone Calls 38 Make Phone Calls 38 Call Using the Phone Dialer 39 Dialing Options 39 Missed Call Notification 40 Call Emergency Numbers 40 In Call Options 41 Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses 41 Dial From the Contacts List 42 Use Direct Dialing 42 Plus Code Dialing 42 Receive Phone Calls 43 Visual Voicemail 44 Set Up Visual Voicemail 44 Review Visual Voicemail 45 Listen to Multip...

Page 5: ...gs 54 Save a Phone Number 56 Find a Phone Number 57 Voice Dialer 57 Text to Speech 58 Settings 60 Wireless Networks Settings 60 Wi Fi Settings 60 Bluetooth Settings 61 Data Usage 61 Airplane Mode 61 Wi Fi Direct 62 Portable Wi Fi Hotspot 62 Bluetooth Tethering 62 NFC 62 Android Beam 63 VPN Settings 63 Mobile Networks Settings 63 Call Settings 63 Quick Messages 64 North American Dialing 64 Internat...

Page 6: ...e Notifications 70 Touch Feedback System 71 Display Settings 72 Home Screen 74 Lock Screen 76 Gestures 79 Storage 80 Power Saver 80 Apps Settings 81 Personal Settings 82 Accounts Sync 82 Location Services 82 Security 83 Language Input Settings 84 Backup Reset 85 System Settings 86 Date time 86 Accessibility 86 Connectivity 86 Developer Options 88 Update Your Phone 89 Display Your Phone Number 90 C...

Page 7: ...ngs 106 Email 107 Add an Email Account POP3 or IMAP 108 Corporate Email Outlook 109 Open Email 110 Create and Send Email 111 Reply to or Delete an Email Message 112 Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings 112 Text and Multimedia Messaging 113 Compose Text Messages 114 Send a Multimedia Message MMS 114 Save and Resume a Draft Message 116 Managing Message Conversations 116 Delete Messages 117 Te...

Page 8: ...ion 136 Web and Data 137 Connect Wi Fi 137 Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Network 137 Add a Wi Fi Network 138 Wi Fi Direct 139 Data Services 139 Your User Name 140 Launch a Web Connection 140 Data Connection Status and Indicators 140 Virtual Private Networks VPN 141 Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection 141 Set Up Secure Credential Storage 141 Add a VPN Connection 141 Connect to or Disconnect From...

Page 9: ...eos 153 Video Settings 153 Video Gallery Options 154 Tools and Calendar 155 QuickMemoTM 155 SmartShare 157 Calendar 158 Open the Calendar and Change View 159 View Event Details 161 Create an Event 162 Edit or Delete an Event 162 Set an Event Reminder 163 Respond to an Event Reminder 163 Display and Synchronize Calendars 164 Change Calendar Settings 164 Folders 165 Alarm Clock 165 Calculator 168 Bl...

Page 10: ...g an Active Call 172 microSD Card 172 Remove the microSD Card 173 Insert the microSD Card 173 microSD Icon Indicators 173 microSD Adapter 174 View Memory in the microSD Card 174 Format the microSD Card 174 Connect Your Phone to Your Computer 175 Update Your Phone 176 Index 178 ...

Page 11: ... phone and Sprint service for the first time Your Phone at a Glance Set Up Your Phone Activate Your Phone Make Your First Call Set Up Your Voicemail Sprint Account Information and Help Your Phone at a Glance The following illustration outlines your phone s primary external features and buttons ...

Page 12: ... step 3 in the following illustration 2 Charge your battery Connect the charging adapter and USB cable as shown the LG logo on the charging adapter should face toward you Plug one end of the USB cable into the phone s Charger Accessory Port and the other end into an electrical outlet The charge time varies depending upon the battery level 3 Press and hold the Power Lock Button located on the top r...

Page 13: ...n on your new phone Make sure the old one is turned off Your phone will automatically attempt Hands Free Activation Touch Activate to override auto activation and start the manual activation wizard Follow the on screen prompts to complete the activation process To confirm activation make a phone call If your phone is still not activated or you do not have access to the Internet contact Sprint Cust...

Page 14: ...ng Note Sprint strongly recommends that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access Without a password anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages Sprint Account Information and Help Find out about account passwords and information about managing your account and finding help Sprint Account Passwords Manage Your Acco...

Page 15: ...rvice at 1 888 211 4727 Manage Your Account Manage your Sprint account from your computer your Sprint phone or any other phone Online sprint com Access your account information Check your minutes used depending on your Sprint service plan View and pay your bill Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment Purchase accessories Shop for the latest Sprint phones View available Sprint service...

Page 16: ...g directions restaurant reservations and major local event information You can get up to three pieces of information per call and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge There is a per call charge to use Sprint 411 and you will be billed for airtime From the dial screen tap Sprint Operator Services Sprint Operator Services provides assistance when you place collect...

Page 17: ...our Phone Overview View the Display Screen Turn Your Phone On and Off Battery and Charger Phone Function Keys Touchscreen Navigation Your Home Screen Enter Text With the On screen Keyboard Search Your Phone and the Web Tip Phone Software Upgrades Updates to your phone s software may become available from time to time Sprint will automatically upload critical updates to your phone You can also use ...

Page 18: ...s 4 Proximity Sensor senses proximity towards other objects such as your head so that touch commands are not accidentally activated during a call Note Please be careful not to cover the sensors with a protective film pouch or a protective case not authorized by LG 5 Touchscreen displays all the information needed to operate your phone such as the applications call status the Contacts list the date...

Page 19: ...een settings App settings System settings While using an application tap to open a list of available options 10 Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them Rear View 1 Flash helps you take pictures and video in dim lighting 2 Back Facing Camera Lens lets you take pictures and record videos 3 Speaker lets you hear the different ringers and sounds The speaker al...

Page 20: ...l See Notifications Panel The following list identifies the symbols you ll see on your phone s display screen Status Icons Icon Description Signal Strength Shows your current signal strength the more bars there are the stronger the signal is No Service Your phone cannot find a usable signal 4G Connected Indicates that 4G data service is available 4G In Use Indicates that 4G data service is in use ...

Page 21: ... fully charged Battery Charging Indicates that battery is charging Unknown Battery Indicates that an unknown battery is inserted Alarm Clock Indicates that an alarm is set NFC Activated Indicates that NFC is activated Notification Icons Icon Description New Gmail Message Indicates a new Gmail message New Email Indicates a new Email message New Text or Multimedia Message Indicates you have received...

Page 22: ...d an active USB connection USB Debugging Connected The phone has detected an active USB connection and is in a USB Debugging mode More Notifications Not Displayed Indicates that there are more notifications which are not displayed in the Status Bar Call In Progress Indicates that a call is in progress Call In Progress Using Bluetooth Headset Indicates that a call is in progress using the Bluetooth...

Page 23: ...of searching a Power Save feature is automatically activated When a signal is found your phone automatically returns to standby mode In Power Save mode your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention You can also initiate a search for Sprint service by pressing any key when your phone is turned on Tip The Power Save feature conserves your battery power when you are in an ar...

Page 24: ...ult Lock screen simply locks the screen to prevent unintentional actions For more security to guard against unauthorized use you can set an unlock requirement such as a pattern PIN password or face recognition that will need to be entered to unlock it Battery and Charger Sprint approved or LG approved batteries and accessories can be found at Sprint Stores or through LG or call 1 866 866 7509 to o...

Page 25: ... out of power Install the Battery See Set Up Your Phone Remove the Battery 1 Make sure the power is turned off so that you don t lose any unsaved items 2 Lift the back cover using the fingertip cutout located at the bottom of the phone and remove it 3 Lift the battery using the fingertip cutout and remove it from the phone WARNING Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li Ion battery as you can be bur...

Page 26: ... a desktop computer The USB hub should be powered by an external power source Note Low power USB ports are not supported such as the USB port on your keyboard or bus powered USB hub The LG USB Driver is downloadable from the following site http www lg com us Select SUPPORT In the Search box next to SEARCH PRODUCT SUPPORT enter the model name or name and click SEARCH Click the model On the PRODUCT ...

Page 27: ...See Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen Check the Running Services and close any unnecessary applications Battery Charge Level Tap System settings About phone Battery The battery status charging or discharging and level as a percentage of fully charged are displayed Monitor and Control Battery Use The Battery use screen shows which applications consume the most battery power You can also use...

Page 28: ...rect access to the Applications settings menu See Apps Settings System settings provides quick access to the phone s Settings menu See Settings Work with Menus There are two Android menu types Options menus and Context menus Options Menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application not to any specific item on the screen To open the available option...

Page 29: ...mply tap it If there are more menus options than can fit in a screen slide the screen up to display more menus options For example to set the phone to play tones when dialing numbers on the dial pad 1 Tap 2 Tap System settings 3 Tap Sound 4 Slide the screen up to display more menus 5 Tap Dial pad touch tones to checkmark it For the purposes of this guide the above steps condense into Tap System se...

Page 30: ...ications See the sections on those applications for details Open Notifications Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the screen The Notifications Panel displays the Quick Settings and a list of your current notifications organized into ongoing and event based notifications Respond to Notifications 1 Open the Notifications Panel Your current notifications are listed in the panel each with ...

Page 31: ...d use your Android phone With the touch of your finger you can access available applications make menu selections and access data saved to your phone The following terms are used for describing the different available actions using the touchscreen Tap 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 touch...

Page 32: ... motion to zoom in or out when using the Browser Maps or browsing pictures Rotate the screen From many applications and menus the orientation of the screen adjusts to the phone s physical orientation See Change the Screen Orientation Your Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions and it allows you to add items like application shortcuts or Google widgets...

Page 33: ...nd applications icons provide easy one tap access to the functions you use the most To return to the Home screen Tap at any time from any application Extended Home Screens The operating system provides multiple Home screens to provide more space for adding icons widgets and more Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen The main screen is in the center with three extension screens on ...

Page 34: ... application Applications How to View Open and Switch All of the applications on your phone including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Play Store or other sources are grouped together on one Applications screen that you access from your Home screen If you have more applications than you can currently see on the Applications screen slide the screen up or down to view more The...

Page 35: ...switch among several open applications Android manages each application pausing and starting them as needed to ensure that unused applications don t waste your phone s resources To open an application Simply tap its icon on the screen Tip You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most often Applications are located on the Applications screen but you can add an a...

Page 36: ...your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most often 1 Tap 2 Touch and hold the application icon you want to add to your Home screen 3 Lift your finger to place the app on your Home screen or drag the icon to where you want it on the screen then lift your finger Applications The following is a listing of the default applications available on your device Icon Description Alarm Clo...

Page 37: ... Maps Launches a dynamic map that helps you find local businesses locate friends view maps and get driving directions Messaging Provides access to your text and multimedia messages Messenger Helps you keep in touch with Google Messenger Music Launches the Music Player NASCAR Allows you to follow your favorite drivers and live race action all season long You also get exclusive access to Nascar vide...

Page 38: ...one application Talk Launches the Google Talk application that lets you chat with family and friends over the Internet for free ScoutTM Launches ScoutTM by Telenav which is a daily personal navigator that helps you get where you re going Video Player Allows you to view videos Voice Dialer Launches your phone s automatic speech recognition ASR software called Voice Control to dial a phone number in...

Page 39: ...ate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the Applications screen The new shortcut then appears to hover over the Home screen Note The same shortcut can be added to any of the available screens Home or Extended The application you add to the screen will still appear within the Applications screen 6 While holding the on screen icon position it on the current screen Once complete release the scre...

Page 40: ...ase it This action does not delete the Widget It just removes it from the current screen To place a Widget onto a different screen 1 Touch and hold the widget you want to move 2 Drag the widget to the edge of the screen the left side if moving to a screen located on the left right side if moving to a screen located on the right 3 After about one second the current screen will change Repeat until y...

Page 41: ...l images left and right to view the available images Wallpapers to open a list of preintalled wallpapers 3 Tap Set wallpaper or Save Customize Applications Icons on the Home screen You can customize each application icons on the Home screen 1 Touch and hold an application icon until it s unlocked from its current position Then drop it on the screen The editing icon will appear in the upper right c...

Page 42: ...tation This phone is capable of changing the orientation of screen content when the orientation of the phone itself has changed The phone s built in accelerometer senses movement and changes its angle orientation Note that some of the screens applications and widgets do not support orientation changes The automatic screen orientation feature can be manually enabled to change the orientation for al...

Page 43: ...r disable the screen auto rotation Enter Text With the On screen Keyboard The on screen keyboard displays automatically when you tap a text entry field To manually display the keyboard simply tap a text field where you want to enter text Android Keyboard 1 Tap a text field where you want to enter text ...

Page 44: ...s you enter text using the keypad Sound on keypress allows you to activate a sound sensation as you enter text using the keypad Popup on keypress displays the larger image of each key you tap Show settings key allows you to set whether to display the Settings Key or always hide it Voice input allows you to set on which on screen keyboard you want the voice input Microphone Key to appear Auto corre...

Page 45: ...tions You can conduct the search by typing in the search terms or saying what you re looking for Typing can be useful because the search application can provide suggestions so you don t necessarily have to type out your full request Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry You can search on your phone and on the web by ent...

Page 46: ... want to search for appears in the suggestions list tap that item to conduct the search Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command You can search on your phone and on the web by voice command Touch Then tap or Tap from the Search Widget When you stop speaking Google Search by Voice analyzes your speech and displays the results of your search The available Voice Commands are Say Directions to followe...

Page 47: ...estination to get spoken turn by turn directions to that destination Say Map of followed by an address name business name type of business or other location to view that location on Google Maps For additional commands tap Help For more information on Google Search tap Help from the Google search screen ...

Page 48: ...Call Options Set Up Speed Dialing Call Logs Save a Phone Number Find a Phone Number Voice Dialer Text to Speech Make Phone Calls There are several convenient ways to place calls from your phone Call Using the Phone Dialer Dialing Options Missed Call Notification Call Emergency Numbers In Call Options Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses Dial From the Contacts List Use Direct Dialing Plus Code D...

Page 49: ...u are using other phone features Press the Up Down Volume Buttons to adjust the call volume Use the on screen buttons to add another call put a call on hold to use the speakerphone and for other options as described in In Call Options 3 Tap to end the call Tip To redial your last outgoing call follow step 1 to access the Dialer tap the Call logs tab locate the call entry and tap You can also make ...

Page 50: ...en you do not answer an incoming call is displayed in the Status Bar 1 Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the screen to open the Notification Panel 2 Tap the missed call notification The Call logs screen will be displayed To dial the phone number tap Call Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 even if the phone s screen is locked or your account is restricted Note When you place ...

Page 51: ...ee conversation For details about pairing the phone with a Bluetooth headset see Pairing Bluetooth Phones Note When using the Bluetooth headset during a call while using other phone features the Ongoing Call notification icon is blue in the Status Bar Mute to mute the microphone during a call To unmute the microphone tap Mute again Speaker to turn the speakerphone on or off WARNING Because of high...

Page 52: ... then tap Use Direct Dialing With Direct Dialing you are able to directly save a contact to your Home screen 3 Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen 4 Tap the Widgets tab 5 Scroll right and tap Direct dial 6 Tap a contact from your Contacts List The contact will appear on your Home screen To use Direct Dial Simply tap the contact on the Home screen Plus Code Dialing When placing internatio...

Page 53: ... while you answer the new call To silence the ringer of an incoming call press the down Volume Key Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways The phone rings or vibrates The backlight illuminates The screen displays an incoming call message Reject an Incoming Call If the screen is locked swipe in any direction If the screen is unlocked tap to decline the call The caller is sen...

Page 54: ...f time and priority level of the voicemail message Set Up Visual Voicemail Review Visual Voicemail Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages Configure Visual Voicemail Options Configure Visual Voicemail Settings Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu Set Up Visual Voicemail Setting up Visual Voicemail follows many of the same procedures as setting...

Page 55: ... The following is a description of the features available while reviewing a voicemail message Timeline provides a visual timeline for the current message Touch and drag this bar to scrub through the message to different points Tap to pause the playback tap to resume Speaker Off On to turn the speakerphone on or off during playback If the speakerphone feature was enabled within the Voicemail Settin...

Page 56: ...efore you re finished listening to the current one Use Visual Voicemail to Delete Your Messages 1 Tap Voicemail 2 Touch and hold a voicemail entry from the list and select the messages to delete and tap or Open a message and tap Configure Visual Voicemail Options Use the Menu button to access and configure your Visual Voicemail options 1 Tap Voicemail 2 From this initial screen you can Tap to comp...

Page 57: ...ce Personalize voicemail to change your voicemail greeting for incoming calls and update password Notifications to determine how your are notified of new voicemails Set the notification sound and vibrate option Delete messages to set Visual Voicemail to permanently delete messages from the Trash folder after a specific number of days Display name to enter a name to identify yourself to people when...

Page 58: ...3 Tap the text field and enter a new identifying name used to identify you to recipients of your voice messages 4 Tap OK to save your information Voicemail Traditional In addition to Visual Voicemail your phone and Sprint service always offer traditional voicemail service accessed through the phone application Set Up Voicemail Voicemail Notification Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages Set Up Voicemai...

Page 59: ...tionwide Sprint Network you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages Sprint recommends that you periodically check your voicemail by dialing 1 area code your wireless phone number When your voicemail answers tap and enter your password Roaming rates apply when you access voicemail while roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network Note Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned ...

Page 60: ...ay Calling Call Forwarding In call Options Caller ID Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call follow these steps 1 Tap Tap the Dial tab if necessary 2 Tap 3 Enter a phone number and tap Note To permanently block your number call Sprint Customer Service Call Wai...

Page 61: ...ssary 2 Make your call to the first recipient 3 Once you have established the connection tap Add call 4 Enter the second caller s phone number and tap or select a number from your Contacts Your first call is automatically put on hold 5 When you re connected to the second party tap Merge calls to combine both calls into a single 3 way call If one of the people you called hangs up during your call y...

Page 62: ...ill end Note You are charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded In call Options While you re on a call you will see a number of onscreen options Tap an option to select it Add call to initiate a 3 way call End to end the current call Dialpad to display the dialpad to enter additional numbers for example an extension or access code For example When you call your bank s 800 number use your d...

Page 63: ...ted to a Bluetooth headset the current call area shows the Bluetooth call icon Only when you are using other phone features while in a call Note The Headset button is activated to show the current call is routed to the connected Bluetooth headset To route the current call back to the phone tap Bluetooth to temporarily use the phone Tap it again to route the call back to the connected Bluetooth hea...

Page 64: ...e located at the top of the list Scroll down to see older entries Note Call logs record only calls that occur while the phone is turned on If a call is received while your phone is turned off it will not be included in the call logs If you return a call from the voicemail menu it will not be included in your phone s Call logs Call Logs Options Tap an entry to view the date and time of the call and...

Page 65: ... all the call logs Delete all logs of this number to delete all the logs of this number only Make a Call From the Call Logs From the Call logs tap at the right of the entry Save a Number From the Call Logs 1 Touch and hold an entry and tap Add to Contacts 2 Tap Create new contact or Search for an existing contact name and tap an existing contact to add the new number to that existing contact 3 Ent...

Page 66: ... the Call Logs 1 From the Call logs tap Delete all 2 If you are certain you want to clear the Call logs tap OK or Tap Cancel Save a Phone Number You can store phone numbers and contact entries in your phone You can also synchronize them with your GoogleTM Account Microsoft Exchange account or other accounts that support syncing contacts For more information see Contacts 1 Tap 2 Enter a phone numbe...

Page 67: ... into the phone and ASR will recognize your voice and complete tasks by itself Note The Voice Control Speech to Action feature will not launch if you are currently in an active menu Activate Voice Dialer Tap Voice Dialer The screen displays Listening and the phone prompts you to say the name of the command you want to use To complete your task simply follow the voice prompts or touch an on screen ...

Page 68: ...ng say Dial followed immediately by a phone number for example say Dial 555 555 5555 3 Speak naturally and clearly and remember to speak one digit at a time 1 800 should be pronounced One Eight Zero Zero Open Menus With Voice Dialer The Voice Dialer application allows you to directly open many menu items or applications by saying voice commands 1 Tap Voice Dialer 2 When you see Listening say Open ...

Page 69: ...adjust the rate at which the displayed text is spoken by the phone Choose from Very slow Slow Normal Fast and Very fast Listen to an example Plays a short example of what the text to speech feature will sound like on your phone when activated ...

Page 70: ...p of settings lets you control your phone s Wi Fi settings Bluetooth Tethering VPN and Mobile networks Wi Fi Settings Bluetooth Settings Data Usage Airplane Mode Wi Fi Direct Portable Wi Fi Hotspot Bluetooth Tethering NFC Android Beam VPN Settings Mobile Networks Settings Wi Fi Settings Your phone lets you take advantage of Wi Fi for high speed data access using available computer networks For det...

Page 71: ...eft to turn off this feature Airplane Mode Airplane Mode Flight mode allows you to use many of your phone s features such as games and music when you are in an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is prohibited When you set your phone to Airplane Mode it cannot send or receive any calls or access online data Activate Airplane Mode 1 Press and hold the Power Lock Bu...

Page 72: ...ble Wi Fi hotspot For details on your phone s Tethering portable hotspot settings see Tethering and Portable Hotspot Bluetooth Tethering When you want to share LG VIPER 4G LTE Internet connection checkmark this option Turn on Bluetooth 1 Tap System settings More 2 Tap Bluetooth tethering to activate A blue checkmark will appear 3 If you do not want to share LG VIPER 4G LTE internet connection tap ...

Page 73: ...Settings From your phone you can add set up and manage virtual private networks VPNs that allow you to connect and access resources inside a secured local network such as your corporate network For details on your phone s VPN settings see Virtual Private Networks VPN Mobile Networks Settings You can choose whether to turn on or off the LTE radio band You can also set whether to enable or disable d...

Page 74: ...o edit or Tap to add a new quick message 3 Enter a message and tap Save North American Dialing Replace code as needed for outgoing calls 1 Tap System settings Call 2 Tap North American dialing to check or uncheck it International Dialing Set international dialing code for outgoing calls 1 Tap System settings Call International dialing The North American dialing option must be disabled 2 Enter the ...

Page 75: ...ll display the TTY access icon When enabled TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non TTY phones connected to the headset jack WARNING 911 Emergency Calling Sprint recommends that TTY users make emergency calls by other means including Telecommunications Relay Services TRS analog cellular and landline communications Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answe...

Page 76: ...he Nationwide Sprint Network Anytime you are roaming the phone displays the roaming icon If you are roaming on a digital system you will see the roaming icon along with the text Digital Roam Roam on Other Digital Networks When you re roaming on digital networks your call quality and security will be similar to the quality you receive when making calls on the Nationwide Sprint Network However you m...

Page 77: ...International Voice Note With Data roaming unchecked you can still transmit data with a Wi Fi connection See Connect Wi Fi 3 Tap System select to change the CDMA roaming mode Sprint only to access only the home area mobile network which is the Nationwide Sprint Network This option also prevents roaming on other networks Include roaming to seek service off the Nationwide Sprint Network When Sprint ...

Page 78: ...he Nationwide Sprint Network and try to use data services such as messaging Note Data Roam Guard is turned on by default on your phone To set your Data Roam Guard notification 1 Tap System settings Roaming Roaming Guards 2 Tap Data Domestic Data International or both to place a checkmark and activate the function To use data services when Data Roam Guard is active When a pop up notification appear...

Page 79: ...ettings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Sound Sound profile 3 Tap Silent or Press the down Volume Button until you see on the screen Volumes Adjust your phone s volume settings to suit your needs and your environment 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Sound Volumes 3 Adjust each volume level Phone ringtone Changes the volume of your call ringtones if applicable Notification sound Al...

Page 80: ...ne ringtones alert you of incoming calls To select a ringtone for voice calls 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Sound Phone ringtone 3 Tap a ringtone to select it and to hear it If you want to set the ringtone tap OK If not select another ringtone or tap Cancel To use a song as a ringtone You can use a song as your phone ringtone in place of one of the ringtones that come with th...

Page 81: ...ption is checked in the Sound screen 3 Tap each vibrate type to select it 4 Tap OK Quiet Time To set times to turn off all sounds except alarm and media 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Sound 3 Slide the the Quiet time switch to the right to turn on this feature 4 Tap Quiet time to set the time and days Touch Feedback System The Touch feedback System menu lets you select whether...

Page 82: ...Tap Emergency tone 4 Tap Off Alert or Vibrate To set your phone to vibrate when touching buttons and keys 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Sound 3 Tap Vibrate on touch A blue checkmark will appear Display Settings Adjusting your phone s display settings not only helps you see what you want it can also help increase battery life Brightness Adjust your screen s contrast brightness...

Page 83: ...e Auto rotate feature Backlight Time Length Select how long the display screen remains backlit after you touch the screen or press a key before the screen darkens 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Display Screen timeout 3 Tap 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes or Never Note Long backlight settings reduce the battery s talk and standby times For the best...

Page 84: ...ngs 2 From the DEVICE section tap Display Front key light Front key light duration 3 Tap 1 5 seconds 3 seconds 5 seconds or Always on Motion Sensor Calibaration You can improve the accuracy of the tilt and speed of the sensor 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Display Motion sensor calibration 3 Place the phone on a flat surface and tap Calibrate sensor Home Screen Configure your ...

Page 85: ...n Animation 3 Tap No animations or All animations Screen Swipe Effect Choose the desired type of effect to display when you swipe from one Home screen canvas to the next 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Home screen Screen swipe effect 3 Tap the desired effect and OK Wallpaper Choose the desired wallpaper 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Home screen Wallpaper 3...

Page 86: ...ting a screen unlock pattern by creating a PIN or by choosing a password When these features are enabled you must show your face draw the correct unlock pattern enter the PIN or enter the password on the screen to unlock and regain access to the phone 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Lock screen Select screen lock 3 Select the desired screen lock option from the below None No lo...

Page 87: ...he phone with your Google Account username and password Google Account on the phone you must perform a factory reset CAUTION If you perform a factory reset all user applications and user data will be deleted Please remember to back up any important data before performing a factory reset When you can t recall your unlock Pattern PIN or Password 1 Turn the power off 2 Press and hold the following ke...

Page 88: ...ettings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Lock screen 3 Tap Owner info to show owner information on the lock screen A blue checkmark will appear 4 Tap to enter the owner information Lock Timer Choose the amount of time before the screen automatically locks after the screen has timed out 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Lock screen Lock timer 3 Tap the desired time Power Button Insta...

Page 89: ...ations 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Gestures Tilt sensitivity 3 Tap Test to test out the sensitivity level Silence Incoming Calls You can set the phone to silence incoming calls by just flipping the phone 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Gestures 3 Tap Silence incoming calls to set this feature on A blue checkmark will appear Snooze or Stop Alarm You can s...

Page 90: ...g on the microSD card 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section tap Storage Erase SD card Erase SD card Erase everything Note You must unmount the microSD card before formatting it Power Saver The Power saver menu lets you turn on the power saver and configure various options to save power To turn on Power saver 1 Tap System settings 2 From the DEVICE section slide the Power saver switch to ...

Page 91: ...e application 4 Tap Stop 5 Read the disclaimer and tap OK To uninstall a downloaded application 1 Tap Apps 2 Tap the Downloaded tab 3 Find the application to force stop and tap the application 4 Tap Uninstall 5 Read the disclaimer and tap OK To set the phone to end a running application when you open new applications 1 Tap Systems settings Developer options 2 Tap Don t keep activities To set the l...

Page 92: ...edules and whether all applications can synchronize user data automatically GmailTM Calendar and other applications may also have their own settings to control how they synchronize data see the sections on those applications for details To add an account and enable sync 1 Tap System settings Account sync 2 Tap ADD ACCOUNT to add new account and tap one of the followings Email to add a general emai...

Page 93: ... sharing your location anonymously with Google s location service 4 Read the disclaimer and tap Agree GPS Satellites You can use your device s global positioning system GPS satellite receiver to pinpoint your location to within accuracy as close as several meters street level Actual GPS accuracy depends on a clear view of the sky and other factors 1 Tap System settings Location services 2 Tap GPS ...

Page 94: ...phone s encrypted store of secure certificates and related passwords and other credentials You use credential storage to establish some kinds of VPN and Wi Fi connections If you have not set a password for the secure credential storage this setting is dimmed Install From Storage Touch to install a secure certificate from a microSD card Clear Credentials Deletes all secure certificates and related ...

Page 95: ...ttings for text to speech output Pointer Speed Adjust the pointer speed Backup Reset The privacy settings on your device allow you to back up your data automatically restore data and erase all the data on your phone Back Up My Data You can back up app data Wi Fi passwords and other settings to Google servers 1 Tap Systems settings Backup reset 2 Check whether the Backup account is right 3 Tap Back...

Page 96: ...ock sequence if you have configured one then tap Erase everything to confirm System Settings This group of settings lets you configure date time accessibility PC connection and developer options And you can activate the phone update the phone or view the phone information Date time Accessibility Connectivity Developer Options Update Your Phone Display Your Phone Number Date time Set your preferenc...

Page 97: ...led by default So Autorun will install the MTP driver automatically after checking existence of the driver If Windows Media Player WMP over version 10 x is installed on the PC MTP driver may be installed For Windows 7 except for N edition the driver is installed USB Tethering You can use your phone to provide a data connection to a computer by activating data tethering and connecting them with a U...

Page 98: ...e on the main thread 1 Tap Systems settings Developer options 2 Tap Enable strict mode To make the tap data visible on the screen 1 Tap Systems settings Developer options 2 Tap Show touch data To show visual feedback when the screen is tapped 1 Tap Systems settings Developer options 2 Tap Show touches To set the phone to flash areas of the screen when they are updated 1 Tap Systems settings Develo...

Page 99: ...ng System OS on your phone via an over the air connection There are two components Sprint User Interface UI firmware and phone Google OS 1 Tap System settings System updates Update Firmware and Update LG software 2 Follow the on screen instructions Update Your Profile This option allows you to automatically update your online user profile information If you choose to change your user name and sele...

Page 100: ...Settings 90 Display Your Phone Number Display your phone number and other information about your phone and account Tap System settings About phone Phone identity ...

Page 101: ...your family friends and acquaintances Access Contacts Tap Contacts tab if necessary All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list If you have a new phone and haven t added any contacts yet the Contacts application will display hints on how to start adding contacts to your phone Tap Contacts tab if necessary To add contacts shortcut to the Home screen touch and hold an empty spot on o...

Page 102: ...ou can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google Account Microsoft Exchange account or other accounts that support syncing contacts The Contacts application tries to join new addresses with existing contacts to create a single entry You can also manage that process manually 1 Tap Contacts tab 2 Tap to add a contact 3 Tap a destination type Phone Google if app...

Page 103: ...the contact s name A gold star appears To remove a contact from your favorites list 1 Tap Favorites tab 2 Tap a contact to view its details 3 Tap the gold star to the right of the contact s name The star will turn gray meaning it has been removed from your Favorites Edit a Contacts Entry You can change or add details saved in your contact entries such as setting specific ringtones to specific cont...

Page 104: ...tiple accounts see Synchronize Accounts Edit Contact 1 Tap Contacts 2 Touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit 3 Tap Edit contact 4 Edit the desired contact information 5 Tap Save Change a Contact s Phone Number The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text message using the context menu by touching and holding a contact 1 Tap Contacts 2 Tap the name of ...

Page 105: ...form you that you must separate the contact entry into individual contacts to delete the contact 4 Tap OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact Add a Number to a Contact s Entry 1 Tap Contacts 2 Touch and hold the contact s entry 3 Tap Edit contact in the menu that opens 4 Tap 5 Tap the label button to the right of the phone number field and select the relevant label To create your own la...

Page 106: ... direct dial Simply tap the contact on the Home screen Assign a Picture to an Entry Assign a picture to display each time a certain contact calls you 1 Tap Contacts 2 Touch and hold the contact s entry 3 Tap Edit contact 4 Tap 5 Tap Take photo to take a new picture The camera will launch or Tap Select from Gallery to select a picture from the Gallery 6 After cropping the picture as you want see Ga...

Page 107: ...ia Messaging To connect by using Quick Contact for Android 1 Tap a contact s picture to open Quick Contact for Android 2 Tap the icon corresponding to the type of communication you want to start Depending on the contact information saved the available actions will be displayed above the name For more information see Communicate with Your Contacts To communicate with a contact 1 Tap Contacts 2 Tap ...

Page 108: ...hone You can also export contacts in vCard format onto a microSD card Export your contacts to back them up to a computer or another phone Import Contacts From Your microSD Card You can import contacts from your microSD card directly to your phone Note See Connect Your Phone to Your Computer for details about copying files to a microSD card from your computer 1 Insert the microSD card that contains...

Page 109: ...want to export then tap Export and OK to confirm Share a Contact You can share a contact with someone by sending it to the person as a vCard file 1 Tap Contacts 2 Open the contact you want to share 3 Tap Share 4 Select the contacts you want to share and tap Attach 5 Choose the method for sending ...

Page 110: ... Create a Google Account Sign into Your Google Account Access Gmail Send a Gmail Message Read and Reply to Gmail Messages Change Gmail Settings Create a Google Account You must create and or sign into a Google Account to use GmailTM Google TalkTM Google CalendarTM and other Google Apps Signing into a Google Account is also necessary to download applications from the Play StoreTM to sync your data ...

Page 111: ...ur phone then communicates with the Google servers to confirm your information Important Some applications such as Calendar work only with the primary Google Account the first Google Account set up with your phone If you plan to use more than one Google Account with your phone be sure to sign into the one you want to use with such applications first When you sign in your contacts Gmail messages Ca...

Page 112: ... information Switch Between Accounts Gmail displays conversations and messages from one Google Account at a time If you have more than one account you can open the Accounts screen to view how many unread messages you have in each account and switch accounts From your Inbox tap by the email account then tap the account that contains the messages you want to read Read Your Messages Tap a conversatio...

Page 113: ...buttons for replying to or forwarding the message as described in Read and Reply to Gmail Messages To reread a message When you open a conversation messages that you ve already read are minimized into a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages 1 Tap Gmail 2 Tap the conversation you want to view 3 Tap the contact name to open that message When reading a message or when its tab is selected y...

Page 114: ...ach file to add an attachment to the email 8 Tap to send the email or If you re not ready to send the message tap Save draft instead You can read your drafts by opening messages with the Drafts label or Tap Discard to erase the message including any saved drafts Note If you aren t connected to a network for example if you re working in Airplane mode the messages that you send are stored on your ph...

Page 115: ...sage action after you ve started the message Simply tap the message action icon in the message header to the right of the current message action then tap the one you want For example if you chose Reply but decide you want to Reply all Work with Conversations in Batches With Gmail you can archive label delete or perform other actions on a batch of conversations at once 1 From the Inbox or another l...

Page 116: ...s application 1 Tap Gmail 2 Tap Settings General settings Confirm before deleting Checkmark the checkbox to ask to confirm before deleting a message Confirm before archiving Checkmark the checkbox to ask to confirm before archiving a message Confirm before sending Checkmark the checkbox to ask to confirm before sending a message Reply all Checkmark the checkbox to make Reply all the default messag...

Page 117: ...Manage labels Opens a dialog box to set which mail labels are synced Download attachments Checkmark to automatically download attachments to recent messages using a Wi Fi connection Respond with Quoted Text When you respond to a Gmail message you can choose to type within the previous text For example if the previous text includes multiple questions you can insert your responses immediately after ...

Page 118: ...etworks and commercial and institutional settings IMAP4 is the current standard Post Office Protocol POP This protocol is supported by most ISPs and is currently more common among consumer applications POP3 is the current standard Note For more information review your email carrier s support documents or contact your IT administrator Email Icons Shortcuts Email shortcut Gmail shortcut Status Bar N...

Page 119: ...me and tap Done Corporate Email Outlook The main Email application also provides access to your Outlook Exchange server via your phone If your company uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 2007 and 2010 as the corporate email system you can use this email application to wirelessly synchronize your email Contacts and directly with your company s Exchange server Important This Outlook application does...

Page 120: ...to sync email days to synchronize between your phone and server and activate any other email settings then tap Next 8 Identify your new account with a unique name and provide the outgoing name then tap Next Important You can synchronize over the air not directly with an Exchange Server running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 SP2 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Note You can have mul...

Page 121: ...To send an additional carbon copy Cc or a blind carbon copy Bcc of the current email to other recipients enter the recipients in the Cc or Bcc field 3 Tap the Subject field and enter the email subject 4 Tap the Body field and compose your email To add an attachment such as picture video contact event audio etc tap the Menu Key Attach file You can access the microSD card and navigate to the file yo...

Page 122: ...Corporate Email Settings You can sync and configure various settings for your corporate email and create a corporate email signature Sync Your Accounts 1 Tap System settings Accounts sync 2 Tap the Corporate account to reveal the account s synchronization settings screen 3 Place a checkmark next to each option if you want the phone to automatically synchronize If you want to manually synchronize t...

Page 123: ... account Auto download attachments Allows you to automatically download email attachments Email notifications Allows your device to notify you of incoming email with a notification on the Status Bar Choose ringtone Allows you to choose the ringtone for the notification Vibrate Allows you to choose the vibrate level for your notifications Vibrate Type Allows you to choose the vibrate type for your ...

Page 124: ...ither a phone number or email address if the information matches a current contact s entry information you will see a match When you see a match tap the associated name to complete the addressing Mobile Tap to use the keypad to enter a wireless phone number directly Email You can also enter the recipient s email address 3 Tap a matching entry from the on screen dropdown list This list is populated...

Page 125: ...this image in your message See Take Pictures Videos Opens the Gallery application Use the on screen navigation to select a video and attach it to your outgoing message Capture video Opens the Camcorder application Record a video then tap OK to use this video in your message See Record Videos Audio Opens a menu that allows you to browse for audio files using different applications Record voice Open...

Page 126: ...in the All messages screen Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages similar to a chat program with a contact on the screen To read a text message Do one of the following On the All messages screen tap the text message or message thread to open and read it If you have a new message notification touch and slide the Status Bar down to open the Notifications panel Tap the ne...

Page 127: ...ions menu and then touch View message details Note If a message contains a link to a web page tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the web browser Note If a message contains a phone number tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the number or add it to your contacts To protect a message from deletion You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you del...

Page 128: ... you can tap the contact s photo or icon in the message thread to open a menu of options Depending on the stored contact information you can view the contact details phone or send an email message to the contact and more Text and Multimedia Message Options The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including message limits size settings and notifications 1 T...

Page 129: ...will automatically download to your phone If you disable this option only the MMS message header will be retrieved and displayed Roaming auto retrieve Disable this option if you only desire the MMS message headers to download while roaming Enable this option to automatically download your complete multimedia messages even while roaming Set priority Select Low Normal or High Notification Settings N...

Page 130: ...s can range from Google a Corporate Exchange Server and other social sites including Facebook Twitter and MySpace Synchronize Your Google Account Synchronize Your Corporate Account Enable Auto Sync 1 Tap System settings Accounts sync 2 Slide to the right to turn on synchronization Tap an account you ve already set up to choose the type of data you want to synchronize For example you can choose to ...

Page 131: ...c 4 Tap to return to the previous screen Synchronize Your Corporate Account Your phone is capable of synchronizing with your company s Exchange Servers To add a new Corporate account 1 Tap System settings Accounts sync 2 Tap ADD ACCOUNT Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 3 Follow the on screen prompts to create your new Corporate email account See Corporate Email Outlook 4 Tap the options you wish to c...

Page 132: ...Accounts and Messaging 122 For more detailed Work Corporate email information see Corporate Email Outlook ...

Page 133: ... enter your Google Account information 4 Tap Accept to agree to the Play Store terms of service Note Play Store options may vary depending on the version installed in your phone Your Play Store application will update automatically when available Select and Install a Google Application 1 Tap Play Store 2 Browse for an application Once you have decided on one tap it to view its details 3 Read the a...

Page 134: ... on the phone are Google applications available via Play Store Note Pictures videos and music are stored on the microSDcard Applications can be stored on the microSD card as well as on the phone Contacts and Calendars are stored remotely on your remote Google or Outlook servers 1 Tap Play Store My Apps 2 Swipe the screen to the left and scroll through the list of previously downloaded Google appli...

Page 135: ... on the version installed in your phone You will get noticed updates when available How to Make a Google Wallet Purchase When you are ready to make a purchase with Google Wallet you simply wake up your phone screen tap and pay It is not necessary to open the Google Wallet app on your device 1 Press Power Lock Button to wake up your Viper s display screen 2 If prompted at checkout always select the...

Page 136: ... your applications Install Your First ID Pack Note Your phone must be activated your battery should be fully charged and you should be in a network coverage area before you install an ID Pack 1 Tap from the Home screen If your phone is in Power Save mode press the Power Lock Button to reactivate the screen If the lock screen appears unlock it by dragging the Unlock icon in any direction Note You a...

Page 137: ...D Packs to install a new ID Pack and follow steps 2 7 on the previous page Note Certain features of Sprint ID are subject to change For the most up to date information about using Sprint ID please visit www sprint com Sprint Zone Sprint Zone is a free application that lets you stay connected to all the latest news and information from Sprint Included here are Sprint customer promotions news feedba...

Page 138: ...ows you to watch the current qualifying leaderboard Allows you to view race and schedule info My Driver Allows you to customize your NASCAR experience by following specific drivers Information includes driver specific stats and social media content Videos displays a list of selectable multimedia content News Provides you with quick access to NASCAR specific news editorials and photos Tweets Allows...

Page 139: ...ication Terms Conditions Allows you to view the Terms Conditions Blackout Information Allows you to view information about game blackouts Sprint TV Movies The Sprint TV Movies application offers a wide variety of accessible channels Subscription options include comprehensive basic packages as well as a full menu of a la carte channels Visit sprintchannels mobitv com for more information on channel...

Page 140: ...1 Tap Music 2 You can select music tracks from the following tabs Songs To browse through your downloaded music library Albums To display your music library sorted by album Artists To display your music library sorted by artist Playlists To select a customized playlist you ve created Folders To browse for music files using folders 3 Once you ve displayed a list of songs you can browse through your...

Page 141: ...able or the built in connection on Bluetooth enabled phones 2 Use your computer to navigate to the microSD card s Music folder 3 Select and copy the music files to a folder on your computer s hard drive Sprint Music Plus The Sprint Music Plus store lets you purchase and download digital music files to play on your phone or computer Note You can download the Sprint Music Plus application from the P...

Page 142: ...ap 3 Enter the text to search for or tap to search by voice 4 If entering text tap a suggestion below the search box or tap Search 5 Scroll through the search results and tap a video to watch it 6 Tap to return to the previous page GPS Navigation Your phone s built in GPS capability gives you access to a number of location based services including Maps Navigation and ScoutTM by TeleNav Google Maps...

Page 143: ...ound the arrow indicates that your actual location is with in the circle To get an address and additional information for a location 1 Touch and hold a location on the map A balloon with the address and a thumbnail from Street View if available opens over the location 2 Tap the balloon to access additional options To utilize Google Maps 1 Tap Maps If prompted read the What s new message and tap OK...

Page 144: ...ormation about the location as well as options for obtaining directions To get directions 1 While viewing a map tap 2 Enter a starting point in the My Location field or leave as is to allow GPS to find your location and your destination in the End point field Tap to open a menu with options for selecting an address from your Contacts or a point that you touch on a map To reverse directions tap Rev...

Page 145: ...u specifically turn it off or clear the map 3 To clear the map of all layers tap Clear Map Scout by Telenav Scout by Telenav is a daily personal navigator that helps you get where you re going It lets you see and hear turn by turn directions and it can provide important personalized information about traffic and alternate routes Get Scout 1 Tap Play Store 2 Tap Apps Sprint Scout and follow the pro...

Page 146: ...he on screen disclaimer and tap Accept 3 Choose from the following on screen options SHORTCUTS tab Speak Destination to use the voice recognition feature to search for matching locations in your area Type Destination to manually enter a destination address Go home to set your home address for easy access Map to display your current location on a map CONTACTS tab to receive turn by turn directions ...

Page 147: ...ng technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters depending on the Wi Fi router and your surroundings To use Wi Fi on your phone you must connect to a wireless access point or hotspot Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them without entering any information Others are hidden or implement other security features so you must configure your phone to...

Page 148: ...your phone detects an open Wi Fi network 1 Turn on Wi Fi if it s not already on 2 From the Wi Fi settings screen tap Network notification and select Open networks or Any Wi Fi networks Select Off if you want to stop receiving notifications Add a Wi Fi Network You can add a Wi Fi network manually if it does not broadcast its name SSID or if you want to add a Wi Fi network when you are out of its ra...

Page 149: ...irect 1 Tap System settings More Wi Fi Direct 2 Tap Wi Fi Direct A blue checkmark will appear 3 Read the disclaimer and tap OK 4 Tap CREATE GROUP to create a group or Tap SEARCH to search for available phones Data Services With your Sprint service you are ready to start enjoying the advantages of data services This section will help you learn the basics of using your data services including managi...

Page 150: ...imple as opening the browser on your phone Tap Browser Note You can connect to the Internet via Mobile network or via Wi Fi access by tapping Settings Wi Fi Once the Browser loads you are directed to the home page Tip To change the default home page tap Settings General Set homepage Note The Browser automatically launches when a web link is touched from within an email or text message Data Connect...

Page 151: ...g on the type of VPN you are using at work you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your company s local network You can get this information from your network administrator Before you can initiate a VPN connection your phone must first establish a Wi Fi or data connection For information about setting up and using these connect...

Page 152: ... connected the VPN connected icon appears in the notification area of the Status Bar 4 Open the web browser to access resources such as intranet sites on your corporate network Disconnect From a VPN 1 Touch and drag down the Status Bar to open the Notifications Panel 2 Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen and then tap the VPN connection to disconnect from it When your phone ...

Page 153: ...wn to see everything on some websites To scroll a web page Slide your finger on the screen in the direction you wish to scroll Selecting Once you ve learned how to scroll you can start navigating the web To select items or links Simply tap a link or an item Links which are displayed as underlined text direct you to web pages select special functions or even place calls Go Back To go back one page ...

Page 154: ...ield top of the Browser window and enter a new web address As you enter the address possible matches are displayed Tap an entry to launch the desired website 2 Tap the suggested website or the Go key on the keyboard Browser Menu The Browser menu offers additional options to expand your use of the web on your phone Open the Browser Menu The Browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active data...

Page 155: ...s General Settings for Homepage Toolbar Form auto fill Privacy Security Settings for managing personal data from web browsing and usage Accessibility Settings for better visibilities Advanced Adjust JavaScript and other web content settings Bandwidth management Settings for Search result preloading and Load images Labs Experimental functions provided by Google Set the Browser Home Page Customize y...

Page 156: ...History Displays a record of your browsing history These records are organized into folders such as Today Yesterday 5 days ago and 1 month ago Saved pages Displays the pages you ve saved for offline reading 3 In the Bookmarks tab tap the Menu Key Add bookmark 4 Enter a descriptive name and URL for the new bookmark 5 Tap OK to store the new entry to your Bookmarks list Create Bookmarks from Other T...

Page 157: ...s Manage personal data from web browsing and usage 1 Tap to open the Browser menu 2 Tap Settings Privacy Security 3 Tap an each option to perform Clear cache to clear locally cached content and databases Clear history to clear the browser navigation history Show security warnings to show warning if there is a problem with site s security Accept cookies to allow sites to save and read cookie data C...

Page 158: ...le Wi Fi hotspot 2 Tap Portable Wi Fi hotspot to activate it A blue checkmark will appear After a moment the phone starts broadcasting its Wi Fi network name SSID so you can connect it with up to 8 computers or other phones 3 To change the network name SSID or secure its Wi Fi network tap Configure Wi Fi hotspot 4 In the dialog box configure the options Tap the Network SSID field and enter a new n...

Page 159: ...in a microSD card Please make sure that the phone has a microSD card inserted before taking pictures or recording video Be sure to clean the protective lens cover with a microfiber cloth before taking pictures A lens cover with smudges from fingers can cause blurry pictures with a halo effect Take Pictures Taking pictures with your phone s built in camera is as simple as choosing a subject pointin...

Page 160: ...ff the voice shot When on you just say Cheese Smile Whisky Kimchi or LG to take a picture Brightness to set the brightness level Shot mode to select the shot mode from Normal Panorama and Continuous shot Normal Captures a normal photo shot Panorama Multiple continuous photos are assembled into one single panoramic image Tap the Capture button to start then slowly turn the camera from one side of t...

Page 161: ...r makes when taking a picture Auto review to set whether to view the picture that was just taken Choose from Off default On 2 sec or 5 sec Reset to restore all camera default settings Camera help guide to see the help guide whenever you want to know how a function operates View Your Pictures The Gallery is where you can access the Gallery of stored camera images You can view them in a slideshow sh...

Page 162: ...etes the picture Tap for options such as Set image as Move Rename Rotate left Rotate right Crop Edit Slideshow and Details Tap to return to the previous screen Assign Pictures After taking a picture assign it as a picture ID for a Contacts entry or as the Home screen background image wallpaper 1 Tap Gallery 2 Tap an album and tap an image to view it 3 With the picture displayed tap Set image as 4 ...

Page 163: ...6 Tap to stop recording Your video will be automatically saved to the Gallery Video Settings Video Gallery Options Video Settings From video mode tap each icon to adjust the following camcorder settings Swap lens to swap between the rear camera lens and the front camera lens Zoom to zoom in on the subject of your video Brightness to choose a brightness setting compatible with the environment Flash...

Page 164: ...es You can view them share them with your friends and delete them 1 Tap Gallery to view the videos stored on the microSD card Scroll left or right to view more albums 2 Tap an album to open it and view its contents The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order 3 Tap a video to view it then tap to access the following options Tap Screen ratio to adjust the screen ratio T...

Page 165: ...re allows you to create memos and capture screen shots You can use QuickMemo to easily and efficiently create memos during a call with a saved picture or on the current phone screen 1 While viewing the screen you want to capture and create a memo on press and hold both Volume Buttons at the same time for one second to access the QuickMemo feature or While viewing the screen you want to capture and...

Page 166: ...e memo with others via any of the available applications Tap to save the memo you ve created Note Please use a fingertip while using the QuickMemo feature Do not use your fingernail 3 After capturing the screen tap You can crop the screen using the triangles in each corner Touch and drag to the desired part of the screen 4 Tap to show the Edit menu and tap to save the current memo Discard QuickMem...

Page 167: ...ts from other phones Checkmark Receive files to allow other phones to upload media files to your phone 4 Under the SHARED CONTENTS section tap to checkmark the types of content you would like to share Photos Videos Music 5 SmartShare is now activated and ready to share the available content type s you selected for sharing Control Your Renderer Phones Let your renderer phone e g TV play multimedia ...

Page 168: ... From icon at the top left of the screen then select My phone 3 You can browse through the local content library to find the content s you want 4 Touch and hold a content thumbnail then tap Upload in the context menu 5 Select the device you want to upload the content to Note Some DLNA enabled phones do not support the DMS upload functionality and will not upload files Some content types are not su...

Page 169: ...hrough Google CalendarTM on the web events from each calendar are displayed in a different color For information about which calendars are displayed on your phone see Display and Synchronize Calendars Note To go to any day in any Calendar view tap Go to date Change Calendar View Tap Day Week Month Agenda or Today Each view displays the events in your calendar for the period of time that you specif...

Page 170: ...Tools and Calendar 160 Day View Week View ...

Page 171: ...nt Details You can view more information about an event in a number of ways depending on the current view In Agenda Day or Week view tap an event to view its details In Month view tap a day to switch to Day view Then tap an event to open the event summary ...

Page 172: ...vent Reminder 3 Invite guests to the event In the Guests field enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event Separate multiple addresses with commas If the people to whom you send invitations use Google Calendar they ll receive an invitation through their Google Calendar and by email Note The option to invite guests may only be available when creating events for one of your...

Page 173: ...sired setting At the designated time you will receive a notification to remind you about the event See Respond to an Event Reminder You can also use Google Calendar on the web to configure additional reminders Delete an Event Reminder 1 Open Calendar and tap the event to open it 2 Tap to remove a reminder Respond to an Event Reminder If you set a reminder for an event the reminder notification app...

Page 174: ...for how the Calendar application displays events and how it notifies you of upcoming events Open the Calendar and tap Settings General preferences Hide declined events When checkmarked declined events so that they are not displayed in your calendar views Tap to remove the checkmark and display all events in your calendar views Show week number Displays the week number out of the year Week starts o...

Page 175: ...tions on the Home screen Add a Folder 1 Touch and hold an app until it becomes unlocked from the Home Screen 2 Drag and drop an app icon over another app icon 3 A folder will be created with both app icons in it Rename a Folder 1 Tap the folder icon to open it 2 Tap 3 Enter the new folder name and tap OK Note You can also change the folder color Alarm Clock You can use Alarm Clock application to m...

Page 176: ...n t set a repeat the alarm will only sound on the assigned day 5 Tap Snooze duration to set how long the clock waits before play an alarm again 6 Tap Vibration to have the phone vibrate in addition to playing the ringtone 7 Tap Alarm sound to select a ringtone for the alarm The ringtone plays briefly when you select it 8 Tap Puzzle lock to set a simple puzzle to stop the alarm 9 Tap Memo to enter ...

Page 177: ...er tab 2 Tap Hour Minute Second to set the timer 3 Tap Vibration to have the phone vibrate along with the alert sound A blue checkmark appears 4 Tap Alert sound to select the alert sound 5 Use the Alert volume slider to set the alert volume 6 When you re finished tap Start Use the World Clock 1 Tap Alarm Clock World clock tab 2 Tap to add a city 3 Enter the city name in the search field and tap Do...

Page 178: ...u can copy what you ve entered and access other tools 5 Tap to delete the last number or operator you entered Touch and hold to delete all of the entered information Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices such as headsets and hands free car kits Bluetooth enabled handhelds computers printers and wireless...

Page 179: ...ate the feature When active appears within the Status Bar Turn Bluetooth Off 1 Tap System settings Bluetooth 2 Slide to the left to deactivate Bluetooth Bluetooth Status Indicators The following icons show your Bluetooth connection status at a glance Bluetooth is active Bluetooth is connected to a Bluetooth phone Bluetooth Settings Menu The Bluetooth settings menu allows you to set up many of the ...

Page 180: ... Bluetooth device When you pair devices they share a passkey allowing for fast secure connections while bypassing the discovery and authentication process Pair Your Phone 1 Verify your Bluetooth is active 2 From the Bluetooth settings page tap Make phone visible to make your phone visible Your phone must be visible to successfully pair with an external device 3 Tap Search for devices Your phone wi...

Page 181: ... manually done but often occur automatically if the paired device goes out of range of your LG VIPER 4G LTE or if it is powered off Send Items via Bluetooth Depending on your paired phone s settings and capabilities you may be able to send pictures videos Contacts information or other items using a Bluetooth connection Note Prior to using this feature Bluetooth must first be enabled and the recipi...

Page 182: ... is surrounded by a blue box the Bluetooth button indicates it s on and the Bluetooth call icon is displayed in the Status Bar When Bluetooth is turned off the call is routed through either the earpiece or speaker the call area is surrounded by a green box the Bluetooth button indicates it s off and the Call icon is displayed in the Status Bar Note Communication can be toggled between the Bluetoot...

Page 183: ...the fingertip cutout at the bottom of the cover 3 Carefully remove the microSD card from the slot Note You can easily damage the microSD card by improper operation Please be careful when inserting removing or handling it Insert the microSD Card Remove the battery cover and battery to insert a compatible microSD card into your phone 1 Lift off the back cover using the fingertip cutout at the bottom...

Page 184: ...supplied microSD adapter and gently slide the card until it is fully inserted To remove the microSD card from the microSD adapter Hold the front edge of the microSD card and gently pull it out to remove it from the adapter Write Protection The microSD adapter has a built in Write Protection lock to prevent accidental overwriting or removal of your data when the microSD card and adapter are inserte...

Page 185: ...one to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer 2 Open the Notifications Panel and tap the USB icon 3 Select Media sync MTP or Camera PTP in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files When the phone is connected as Media sync MTP or Camera PTP you receive a notification on your computer You phone s microSD card is mounted as a removable drive on your computer You ...

Page 186: ...its current phone phone or computer USB Important The microSD card can only share a connection with one phone at a time either your phone or your computer via its USB connection not both You cannot browse the contents of the card via your phone if they are currently being browsed via your computer Update Your Phone From time to time updates may become available for your phone You can download and ...

Page 187: ...77 2 Follow the on screen instructions Update Your PRL This option allows you to download and update the PRL Preferred Roaming List automatically 1 Tap Settings System updates Update PRL 2 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 188: ...ur Downloaded Music Files 131 Backup Reset 85 Bluetooth Settings 61 Bluetooth Settings Menu 169 Bluetooth Tethering 62 Browser Menu 144 Calendar 158 Call Emergency Numbers 40 Call Forwarding 51 Call Using the Phone Dialer 39 Call Waiting 50 Caller ID 50 Camera Settings 150 Change Calendar Settings 164 Change Gmail Settings 106 Change the Phone s Wallpaper 30 Change the Screen Orientation 32 Change...

Page 189: ...the Contacts List 42 Dialing Options 39 Display and Synchronize Calendars 164 Display Settings 72 Display Your Phone Number 90 Edit or Delete an Event 162 Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu 48 Extend Your Battery Life 16 Extended Home Screens 23 Format the microSD Card 174 Gallery Options 151 Gestures 79 Go to a Specific Website 144 Google Maps 132 Google Navigation 136 Home Key 21 Home ...

Page 190: ...ng Text Entry 35 Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command 36 Plus Code Dialing 42 Portable Wi Fi Hotspot 62 Power Saver 80 Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection 141 Proximity Sensor 65 Quick Messages 64 Read and Reply to Gmail Messages 104 Remove the microSD Card 173 Reply to or Delete an Email Message 112 Respond to an Event Reminder 163 Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages 49 Review Visual Voicemail...

Page 191: ...rn Bluetooth On and Off 169 Turn on or off the Mobile Data 61 Turn TTY Mode On or Off 65 Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Network 137 Turn Your Phone Off 13 Turn Your Phone On 13 Update Your Android Operating System 176 Update Your Phone 89 Update Your PRL 177 Update Your Profile 176 Use Direct Dialing 42 Use the Applications Key 24 Video Gallery Options 154 Video Settings 153 View Event Details 161...

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