LG Optimus 5 User Manual

							119Music
To search for music in your library
1.   Open the main Library screen then press .
2.  Start typing the name of the artist, album, or track you’re 
looking for. Matching songs are displayed in the list below 
the search box.
3.  Touch a matching song to play it or touch a matching album 
or artist to view a list of associated songs.
To delete a song from the microSD card
You can delete music from the storage card.
  Touch and hold a song in a library list. In the menu that    Ej
opens, touch Delete.
– or –
   
On the Playback screen, press    Ej
 > Delete. 
You can also delete music files from the microSD card 
when your phone is connected to the computer. To do this, 
browse for the music files you wish to delete and delete 
them from the folder. 
						

							120Music
Playing Music
You can listen to music by using the phone’s built-in speaker, 
through a wired headset, or through a wireless Bluetooth 
stereo headset that supports the A2DP profile.
To play music
Touch a song in your library to listen to it.   Ej
– or –
>Ì >Ì Ej
  While viewing a list of tracks in an album, press 
 > Play 
All.  
The Playback screen opens and the song you touched or 
the first song in the album or other playlist starts to play. 
The tracks in the current playlist play in order until you reach 
the end of the playlist (unless you choose a repeat option).  
Other wise, playback stops only if you stop it, even when 
you switch applications or receive a phone call. 
Touch to open the current playlist.
Touch to shuffle the current playlist.
Touch to repeat the current playlist; touch again to repeat 
the current track.
Touch and hold to search for information.
Skip tracks or pause and resume playback.
Drag the slider to go directly to a specific section of a track.
You can return to the Playback screen from most other 
screens in the Music application by touching the currently 
playing song at the bottom of the screen.  
You can return to the Playback screen from any other 
application by opening the Notifications panel and touching 
the ongoing music notification. 
						

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To control playback
The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch 
to control the playback of songs, albums, and playlists:
Touch to pause playback.
Touch to resume playback.
Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
Touch to open the current playlist.
Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in 
random order).
Touch to set repeat mode: Don’t repeat, Repeat the playlist, or 
Repeat the current track.
To control playback volume
In addition to the techniques for setting media volume 
described in “Sound Settings” on page 77, you can control the 
volume of music in the Music application.
>Ì >Ì Ej
Press the phone’s Volume Up/Down Keys.  
A panel opens to show the current media volume.  
Some headsets include their own volume controls or ways 
to pause and resume playback or to skip tracks. 
						

							122Music
To play your tracks in a party shuffle
When you turn on Party Shuffle, the Music application plays 
tracks from your microSD card in random until Party Shuffle is 
turned off.
>Ì >Ì Ej
In the Playback or a Library screen, press 
 > Party 
Shuffle.  
The Music application creates a current playlist of six tracks 
selected randomly from your microSD card and starts 
playing them. When it finishes playing the first six tracks, it 
adds another six tracks and keeps playing.
>Ì >Ì Ej
View the current playlist that Party Shuffle is playing by 
touching the Playlist icon 
 on the Playback screen.
>Ì >Ì Ej
  Add a track to the end of the Party Shuffle playlist by 
touching and holding the name of a track in your library. In 
the menu that opens, touch Add to Playlist, then touch 
Current Playlist.
>Ì >Ì Ej
Stop Party Shuffle by pressing 
 > Party Shuffle off.
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 the phone.
>Ì >Ì Ej
Touch and hold a song in a library list. In the menu that 
opens, touch Use as Phone Ringtone.
– or –
>Ì >Ì Ej
On the Playback screen, press 
 > Use as Ringtone. 
						

							123Music
Working with Playlists
You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of 
songs, which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle.
To create a playlist
1.   When viewing a list of songs in the Library, touch and hold 
the first song you want to add to the new playlist.
2.  Touch Add to Playlist.
3.  Touch New.
4.   
Enter a name for the playlist, then touch Save.  
The new playlist is added to the Playlist library.  
You can also add the song that is playing in the Playback 
screen as the first song in a playlist by pressing 
 and 
touching Add to Playlist or touch Save as Playlist to save 
all the songs in an album that you’re playing as a playlist.
To add a song to a playlist
1.    
While viewing a list of songs in the Library, touch and hold a 
song to display an options menu.
2.  Touch Add to Playlist.
3.  Touch the name of the playlist to add the song to.  
You can also add the song that is playing in the Playback 
screen to a playlist by pressing 
 and touching Add to 
Playlist. 
						

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To remove a song from a playlist
1.   Open a playlist.
2.  Touch and hold the song you want to remove, then touch 
Remove from Playlist or press 
 and touch Clear 
Playlist to remove all the songs from the current playlist.
To rename or delete a playlist
1.   Open the Playlist library.
2.  Touch and hold the playlist to display the options menu, 
then touch Delete or Rename. 
						

							125Calendar & Tools
Calendar
Viewing Your Calendar and Events 
With the Calendar application you can view the events you 
have scheduled in the coming days, weeks, or months.
To open your Calendar application:
  Press    Ej
 >  > Calendar. 
If you have created or subscribed to more than one calendar 
through Google Calendar
TM on the Web, events from each 
calendar are displayed in a different color. (For information 
about which calendars are displayed on your device, see 
“Displaying and Synchronizing Calendars” on page 131.)
       
Agenda view Day view Week view Month view
In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to 
view its details.Touch a day in 
Month view to open 
that day’s events.
NOTE: To go to the current day in any Calendar view, press  > Today. 
						

							126Calendar & Tools
To change your Calendar view:
  Press    Ej > Day, Week, Month, or Agenda. Each view 
displays the events in your calendar for the period of time 
that you specify.
Day View   >Ê
Drag left or right to view earlier or later days.
Tap an event to view its details.
Touch and hold a time slot or an event to create a 
new event at that time.
Week View   >Ê
Touch and hold a time slot or an event to create a 
new event at that time.Tap an event to view its details.
Drag the screen left or right to view previous or 
future weeks.
Month View   >Ê
Drag the screen up or down to view previous or 
future months.
Tap a day to view the events of that day. 
						

							127Calendar & Tools
Agenda View   >Ê
Tap an event to view its details.
Drag the screen up or down to view earlier or 
later events. Repeat indicator
Viewing Event Details
You can view more information about an event in a number of 
ways, depending on the current view.
To view information about an event:
  In    Ej
Agenda, Day, or Week view, tap an event to view its 
details.
  In    Ej
Month view, tap a day to switch to Day view. 
Then tap an event to open the event summary.
Other attendees’ status is shown below yours.
Tap to set reminders.
Tap to delete this reminder.
Tap to add another reminder for this event. 
						

							128Calendar & Tools
Creating an Event
You can use Calendar on your device to create events that 
appear on your device and in your Google Calendar on the Web.
To create an event:
1.   Open the Calendar, and press 
 > More > New Event.
  You can also touch and hold a spot in    >Ê
Day, Week, or 
Month view. In the menu that opens, tap New Event to 
open the new event screen with that day and time already 
entered.
2. Add details about the event.
  Enter a name, time, and optional additional details about    >Ê
the event, just as you would on Google Calendar (on the 
web). If you have more than one calendar, you can choose 
the calendar to which to add the event. Tap the Plus 
button to add more reminders.
3. Invite guests to the event.
  In the    >Ê
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.
4.  Press 
 > Show Extra Options to add additional event 
details.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap Done.
  The event will be added to your Calendar. You can also    >Ê
access and configure the event from Google Calendar on 
the Web.