LG Optimus Link Dual SIM P698 Black: Important notice

Important notice: LG Optimus Link Dual SIM P698 Black

Important notice

Please check to see whether any

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Tap Uninstall, then touch OK

problems you encountered with

to uninstall the application you

your phone are described in this

selected.

section before taking the phone

2. Optimising battery life

in for service or calling a service

representative.

Extend your battery's life between

charges by turning off features you

1. Phone memory

don't need to run constantly in the

When available space in your

background. You can monitor how

phone memory is less than 10%,

applications and system resources

your phone cannot receive new

consume battery power.

messages. You need to check

Extending your battery's life

your phone memory and delete

Turn off radio communications

some data, such as applications or

you are not using. If you are not

messages, to make more memory

using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS,

available.

turn them off.

Managing applications

Reduce screen brightness and

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In the Home screen, touch the

set a shorter screen timeout.

Applications tab, then select

Turn off automatic syncing

Settings > Applications >

for Google Mail™, Calendar,

Manage applications.

Contacts and other applications.

2

Once all applications appear,

Some applications you have

scroll to and select the

downloaded may cause your

application you want to

battery life to be reduced.

uninstall.

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Checking the battery charge

power. The body of the screen

level

lists applications or services

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In the Home screen, touch the

using battery power, from

Applications tab, then select

greatest amount to least.

Settings > Applications >

3. Installing an open

Manage applications.

source operating

2

The battery status (Charging,

system

Not charging) and level

If you install and use an open

(percentage charged) is

source operating system (OS) on

displayed at the top of the

your phone rather than using the

screen.

OS provided by the manufacturer,

Monitoring and controlling what

your phone may malfunction.

uses the battery

1

In the Home screen, touch the

WARNING

Applications tab, then select

If you install and use an OS

Settings > About phone >

other than the one provided by

Battery use.

the manufacturer, your phone

2

Battery usage time is displayed

is no longer covered by the

at the top of the screen. It tells

warranty.

you how long it has been since

you last connected to a power

source or, if connected to a

power source, how long you

were last running on battery

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Important notice

WARNING

WARNING

To protect your phone

Precautions to take when

and personal data, only

using pattern lock.

download applications from

It is very important to

trusted sources, such as

remember the unlock pattern

Android Market™. If there

you set. You will not be able to

are improperly installed

access your phone if you use

applications on your phone,

an incorrect pattern 5 times.

your phone may not work

You have 5 opportunities to

normally or a serious error

enter your unlock pattern, PIN

may occur. You must uninstall

or password. If you have used

those applications and all their

all 5 opportunities, you can try

data and settings from the

again after 30 seconds.

phone.

When you cannot recall your

4. Using unlock pattern

unlock pattern:

Set unlock pattern to secure your

If you logged in to your Google

phone. This opens a set of screens

account on the phone but failed

that guide you through how to

to enter the correct pattern 5

draw a screen unlock pattern.

times, tab the Forgotten pattern

Caution: create a Gmail account

button. You are then required to

before setting an unlock pattern.

log in with your Google account to

unlock your phone.

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If you have not created a Google

Leave your phone for at least a

account on the phone or you

minute while it performs the hard

forgot it, you have to perform a

reset, then your phone will be

factory reset.

turned on.

Caution: if you perform a hard

Caution: if you perform a hard

reset, all user applications and

reset, all user applications and

user data are deleted. Remember

user data are deleted. This cannot

to back up any important data

be reversed. Remember to back

before performing a hard reset.

up any important data before

performing a hard reset.

5. Using the hard reset

If it does not restore to the original

6. Connecting to Wi-Fi

condition, use hard reset to

networks

initialise your phone.

To use Wi-Fi on your phone,

When the phone is turned off,

access a wireless access point or

press and hold the Home key +

“hotspot.” Some access points are

Volume down key + Power key

open and you can simply connect

for over ten seconds. When the

to them. Others are hidden or

screen shows the LG logo, release

use security features; you must

the Power key.

configure your phone to be able to

connect to them.

After the screen shows the hard

reset screen, release the other

Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not

keys.

using it to extend the life of your

battery.

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Important notice

Turning Wi-Fi on and

7. Using a microSD card

connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Pictures, along with music and

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In the Home screen, touch

video files, can only be saved to

the Applications tab, then

external memory.

select Settings > Wireless &

Before using the built-in camera,

networks > Wi-Fi settings.

you first need to insert a microSD

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Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and

memory card into your phone.

begin scanning for available

If you don't insert a memory card,

Wi-Fi networks.

you cannot save the pictures and

A list of available Wi-Fi networks

video you take with the camera.

is displayed. Secured networks

are indicated by a lock icon.

WARNING

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Touch a network to connect

Do not insert or remove the

to it.

memory card when the phone

If the network is open, you are

is on. Doing so may damage

asked to confirm that you want

the memory card as well as

to connect to that network by

your phone, and the data

touching Connect.

stored on the memory card

may be corrupted. To remove

If the network is secure, you're

the memory card safely, in

asked to enter a password or

the Home screen, touch

other credentials. (Ask your

the Applications tab, then

network administrator for details)

select Settings > Storage >

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The status bar displays icons

Unmount SD Card.

that indicate Wi-Fi status.

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8. Opening and switching

TIP Returning to recent apps

applications

Press and hold the Home key.

A screen then displays a list

Multitasking is easy with Android

of the applications you used

because you can keep more than

recently.

one application running at the

same time. There’s no need to

9. Copying LG PC Suite

quit an application before opening

another. Use and switch between

from an SD card

several open applications. Android

LG PC Suite IV is a program that

manages each application,

helps you connect your mobile

stopping and starting them

phone to a PC using a USB data

as needed to ensure that idle

communication cable. Once

applications don’t consume

connected, you can use the

resources unnecessarily.

functions of the mobile phone on

Stopping applications

your PC.

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In the Home screen, touch the

Major functions of LG PC Suite

Applications tab, then select

IV

Settings > Applications >

Create, edit and delete phone

Manage applications.

data with ease

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Scroll to the desired application

Synchronise mobile phone data

and touch Force stop to

with PC data (contacts, calendar,

stop it.

SMS messages, bookmarks and

call log)

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Important notice

Easily transfer multimedia files

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In the status bar, drag the

(photos, videos, music) by simply

USB icon.

dragging and dropping between

Choose USB connected and

a PC and your phone

Turn on USB storage.

Transfer SMS messages from

You can view the mass

your phone to a PC

storage content on your PC

Software update without losing

and transfer files.

your data

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Copy the LGPCSuiteIV folder

Installing LG PC Suite from your

in mass storage to your PC.

microSD memory card

Run the LGInstaller.exe file

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Insert your microSD memory

on your PC and follow the

card into your phone. (It may

instructions.

already be inserted)

* When LG PC Suite IV installation

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Before connecting the USB

is complete, disable Mass

data cable, make sure that

storage only mode to run LG PC

Mass storage only mode is

Suite IV.

enabled on your phone. (In

NOTE: do not remove or delete

the applications menu, choose

other program fi les installed

Settings, then select the Mass

on your memory card. This

storage only box)

may damage your preinstalled

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Use the USB data cable to

applications.

connect your phone to the PC.

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10. Connecting your

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Use the USB cable to connect

phone to a computer

your phone to a USB port

using USB

on your computer. Once

connected, you will receive

NOTE: to synchronise your phone

a notification that a USB

with your PC using the USB

cable, you need to install LG PC

connection has been made.

Suite onto your PC. Download

2

Open the notification drawer

the program from the LG website

and touch USB connected.

(www.lg.com). Go to www.

3

Touch Turn on USB storage

lg.com and select your region,

to confirm that you want to

country and language. For more

transfer files between your

information, visit the various pages

phone’s microSD card and the

of the site. Since PC Suite is on

computer.

the microSD card, you can simply

You will receive a notification

copy it to your PC.

when the phone connects as USB

LG-P698 does not support:

storage. Your phone’s microSD

- LG Air Sync (Web Sync, R-

card is mounted as a drive on your

Click)

computer. You can now copy files

- OSP (On Screen Phone)

to and from the microSD card.

- To-do in Calendar

NOTE: when uninstalling PC Suite

- Memo

IV, USB and Bluetooth, drivers are

not automatically removed. You

- Java application

must uninstall them manually.

After installing PC Suite IV, you

can find the User Guide in the

Help menu.

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Important notice

TIP To use the microSD card on

11. Unlocking the screen

your phone again, you need to

when using a data

open the notifi cation drawer and

connection

touch Turn off USB storage.

Your display goes dark if

During this time, you can’t

untouched for a period of time

access the microSD card from

when using a data connection.

your phone, so you can’t use

To turn on your LCD screen, just

applications that rely on the

touch it.

microSD card, such as Camera,

Gallery and Music.

12. Hold your phone

To disconnect your phone from

straight up

the computer, carefully follow

Hold your mobile phone straight

your computer’s instructions

up, as you would a regular

for properly disconnecting USB

phone. The LG-P698 has an

devices to avoid losing information

internal antenna. Be careful not

on the card.

to scratch or damage the back of

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Safely disconnect the USB

the phone, as that causes loss of

device from your computer.

performance.

2

Open the notification drawer

While making/receiving calls or

and touch Turn off USB

sending/receiving data, avoid

storage.

holding the lower part of the

3

Touch Turn off USB storage in

phone where the antenna is

the dialog that opens.

located. Doing so may affect call

quality.

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13. When the screen

freezes

If the screen freezes or the phone

does not respond when you try to

operate it:

Remove the battery, reinsert it,

then turn the phone on. If it still

does not work, please contact the

service centre.

14. Do not connect your

phone when you turn

on/off your PC.

Make sure you disconnect the

data cable between your phone

and PC; leaving it connected might

cause errors on your PC.

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The equipment complies with requirements of the Technical

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substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

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