LG Optimus 5 User Manual

109Contacts
Selecting which Contacts are Displayed
You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can 
also configure which groups of contacts you want to display in 
the Contacts list.
To set whether contacts without phone numbers are 
displayed:
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Press 
 > Display Options.
3.  Tap Only Contacts with Phones. (A green checkmark will 
appear.)
4. Tap Done.
Communicating with Your Contacts
From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or 
send a text (SMS) or...

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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 “Communicating with Your Contacts” on page 
109.)
To communicate with a contact:
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Tap the contact’s entry.
3.  In the contact’s details screen, tap the method you wish to 
communicate with the contact.
  Ta p   >Ê
  next to the number you want to call to...

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For more information about sending text and multimedia 
messages, see “Text Messaging (SMS)” on page 162 and 
“Multimedia Messaging (MMS)” on page 164.
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing 
Contacts
If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a microSD card 
you can import them into your Contacts application on your 
device. You can also export contacts in vCard format onto a 
microSD card.  
Export your contacts to back them up to a computer or another 
device.
Importing contacts from your...

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Exporting contacts to your microSD card
You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your 
microSD card, as vCard files. You can then copy this file to a 
computer or another device that is compatible with this format, 
such as an address book application. (See “Connecting Your 
Device to Your Computer” on page 146.)
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Press 
 > Import/Export.
3. Tap Export to SD card.
4.  Tap OK to confirm your selection and to begin exporting 
your Contact List to the microSD...

113Accounts
Adding Accounts
You can add multiple GoogleTM Accounts and Exchange 
accounts. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, 
depending on the applications downloaded and installed on 
your device.
When you add an account, the Contacts application compares 
any new contacts with your existing contacts and will join 
contact entries if matches are found. This does not join that 
data on the accounts themselves; they are only displayed as a 
single contact on your device.
(See...

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Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to 
configure what kinds of data you want to sync to the device, 
name of the account, and other details. 
When you’re finished, the account will be added to the list in 
the Accounts & Sync settings screen. 
Removing an Account
You can remove an account to delete all information associated 
with it from your device, including email, contacts, settings, 
etc.
Some accounts cannot be removed, such the first Google 
Account you set up on the...

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For some accounts, syncing is two-directional; changes that you 
make to the information on your device are synchronized with 
the accounts on the Web or computer. Your Google Account 
synchronizes in a two-directional manner. Other accounts 
support only one-way sync; the information changed on your 
phone is only changed on your phone.
To configure general sync settings:
1.   Press 
 >  > Settings > Accounts & Sync. 
Touch the account to configure it.
Sync status
    >Ê indicates that some,...

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  For example, when this option is enabled, changes that    >Ê
you make in the Contacts application on your device 
are automatically made to your on-the-Web Google 
Contacts
TM.
  If you uncheck this option, you may be able to use an    >Ê
application’s tools to sync data manually.
To sync information manually:
1. Press 
 >  > Settings > Accounts & Sync.
2. Tap the account whose data you want to sync.
3. Press 
 > Sync Now.
To change an account’s sync settings:
1. Press 
 >  > Settings >...

117Music
Transferring Music Files to Your Phone
The Music application plays audio files that are stored on your 
phone’s microSD card. Copy audio files from your computer 
onto the microSD card before you open the Music application. 
The Music application supports audio files in numerous 
formats, including MP3, M4A (DRM-free AAC files, from 
iTunes
®) AMR , MIDI, and OGG Vorbis.
To copy music files onto the phone’s microSD card
1.   Connect the phone to your computer with a USB cable and 
turn on USB storage...

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Opening Music and Working with Your 
Library
After you’ve copied some music onto your microSD card you 
can open the Music application and see your library of music 
files, sorted in one of four ways.
To open Music and view your music library
 
Press    Ej >  > Music. 
The Music application searches the microSD card for music 
files you copied to your card, then builds a catalog of your 
music based on the information contained in each music 
file. This can take from a few seconds to several...