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 multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s 
default phone number. You can also open a menu to access 
different methods of communicating with that contact.
The Contacts application shares your contacts with many other 
applications, such as Gmail
TM (see “Gmail” on page 185) and 
Messaging (see “Text Messaging (SMS)” on page 162).
To connect by using Quick Contact for Android
TM:
1. Tap a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android.
Tap the icon that corresponds to the 
method you want to communicate 
with the contact.
Tap contact’s picture. 
						

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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 directly.
Ta p   >Ê  next to the number you want to message.
Ta p   >Ê  next to the email address you want to email.NOTE:  Anytime you see the green dial button  next to a number, such as in your 
Favorites or Call Log, just tap it to call that number.
To call a contact’s default number:
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Touch and hold the contact’s entry.
3. Tap Call Contact.
(For more information about placing phone calls, see “Making 
and Answering Calls” on page 69.)
To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default 
number:
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Touch and hold the contact’s entry.
3. Tap Text Contact. 
						

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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 microSD card
NOTE:  See “Connecting Your Device to Your Computer” on page 146 for details 
about copying files to a microSD card from your computer.
1.   Insert the microSD card (that contains the vCard files) into 
your device.
2. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
3. Press 
 > Import/Export > Import from SD card.
4.  If you have more than one account on your phone, tap the 
account into which you want to import the contacts.
5.  Tap the importing option and then tap OK. 
						

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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 card.
Sharing a contact
You can share a contact with someone by sending it to them as 
a vCard file.
1. Press 
 >  > Contacts.
2. Open the contact you want to share.
3. Press 
 > Share.
4. Choose the method for sending. 
						

							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 “Configuring Account Sync and Display Options” on page 
114 to learn how to separate contact information that was 
joined incorrectly.)
To add an account:
NOTE:  To add some accounts, you will need to contact a network administrator for 
account setup information. For example, you may need to know the account’s 
domain or server address.
1.   Press  >  > Settings > Accounts & Sync. The 
Accounts & Sync settings screen displays your current 
sync settings and accounts. (For more information, see 
“Configuring Account Sync and Display Options” on page 
114.)
2. Tap  the Add Account.
3. Tap the account you want to add.
4.  Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required (and 
optional) account information.
NOTE:  Many accounts require only a username and password, but some accounts 
will require more information.
5. Configure the account. 
						

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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 device. That account can only be 
removed by resetting your device entirely.
To remove an account:
1.   Press 
 >  > Settings > Accounts & Sync. 
2. Tap the account you want to delete.
3. Tap Remove Account.
4.  Tap Remove Account again to confirm that you want to 
remove the account.
Configuring Account Sync and Display 
Options
You can configure background data and synchronization options 
for the applications on your device. You can also configure 
synchronization options for each account. Some applications, 
such as Gmail
TM and Calendar, have their own synchronization 
settings. Some applications, such as Contacts and Gmail, can 
sync data for multiple accounts. Others, such as Calendar, sync 
data only from the first Google Account you set up with your 
device, or from an account associated specifically with that 
application. 
						

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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, or all, of an account’s information 
is configured to sync automatically with your device.
    >Ê
 indicates that none of an account’s information is 
configured to sync automatically with your device.
2.  Tap Background Data to enable or disable whether 
applications can use your data connection to synchronize 
data while the applications run in the background.
  If you disable this option, the Gmail and Calendar    >Ê
applications will not automatically receive updates until 
they are manually refreshed (using their respective 
options menu).
3.  Tap Auto-Sync to enable or disable whether changes 
you make to information on the device or on the web are 
automatically synced with each other. 
						

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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 > Accounts & Sync.
2. Tap the account whose data you want to change.
  The Data and synchronization screen will open, displaying    >Ê
a list of the kinds of information the account can sync.
3.  Tap the items you want to sync. (A green checkmark 
indicates that synchronization has been enabled.)
  By disabling synchronization for an item, it will not remove    >Ê
the previously synchronized data from your device, it 
will simply stop future syncs. To remove the information 
previously synced for the account, you must remove the 
account. 
						

							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 from the Notifications panel.
2.  To organize your audio files, you can use the computer to 
create a music folder at the top level of the microSD card.
3.  Use the computer to copy music and other audio files into 
the folder that you created on the microSD card.
  You can use subfolders on the microSD card to organize    >Ê
your music files or you can simply copy the audio files to 
the top level of the microSD card.
  If the music files have accompanying artwork in JPEG    >Ê
format, rename the art file albumart.jpg and include it in 
the same folder as the music files.
  If you have created any playlists, create a subfolder for    >Ê
them in your music folder on the microSD card and copy 
the playlists into it.
4.  Turn off USB storage from the Notifications panel and 
disconnect the phone. 
WARNING  To prevent damage to the files on your microSD card, follow your 
computer’s instructions and the instructions in “Connecting Your Device 
to Your Computer” on page 146. 
						

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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 minutes, 
depending on how may files you have copied onto the 
microSD card.  
When the catalog is complete, the Music library screen 
opens, with tabs that you can touch to view your music 
library organized by Artists, Albums, Songs, or Playlists.
Touch a tab to view your library according to the theme.
Touch to show a summary of information of the current track.
You can return to the main Library screen from most other 
screens in the Music application by pressing  then 
touching Library.