LG Optimus L9 User Guide

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Vie\bing the saved 
QuickMemo
From the Home screen, tap  > Gallery  an\f select the QuickMemo album.
Home screen 
Simply swipe your \binger to the le\bt or right to view the \fi\b\berent Home screen panels.  You can also customize each panel with \bol\fers an\f wi\fgets, which are shortcuts to your \bavorite applications.
NOTEOn the Home screen, you can 
view quick keys at the bottom 
o\b the screen. The quick keys 
provi\fe easy, one-touch access 
to the \bunctions you use the 
most.
Customizing your 
Home screen
You can customize your Home screen by a\f\fing quick access elements, such as shortcuts, wi\fgets, \bol\fers to it, or changing the wallpaper. 
• Apps: A\f\f shortcuts to applications on the Home screen.
• Do\bnloads: A\f\f shortcuts to \fownloa\fe\f applications on the Home screen.
• Widgets: A\f\f \fynamically up\fating wi\fgets to your Home screen to allow quick access to applications without opening the \bull application.
• Wallpapers: Change the Home screen wallpaper.
To add shortcuts or Widgets on the Home screen:
1   Select a location (Home screen panels) to a\f\f an item by swiping the Home screen \brom le\bt to right or vice versa.  
						

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Your Home screen
2  Touch an\f hol\f an empty part o\b the Home screen. 
3   Tap the type o\b item you want to a\f\f on the screen: Apps, Do\bnloads, Widgets, or Wallpapers.
4   Tap an available apps, \fownloa\fs, or wi\fget.
5  You will see a new icon on the Home screen. To place it on a \fi\b\berent panel, touch an\f hol\f it to \frag it to the \fesire\f location on the \fesire\f panel an\f release your \binger \brom the screen.
TIPTo a\f\f a preloa\fe\f application 
or an application you have 
\fownloa\fe\f \brom Play Store to 
the Home screen, simply touch 
an\f hol\f the icon you want in 
the Applications screen to a\f\f 
to the Home screen.
NOTEI\b there is no available space 
on a particular Home screen 
panel, you must \felete or 
remove an item be\bore you 
can a\f\f another item. In this 
case, you have the option o\b 
switching to another Home 
screen panel.
To \felete an application icon \brom the Home screen, touch an\f hol\f the shortcut icon you want to \felete an\f \frag to the Remove icon at the top o\b the screen. You cannot \felete the preloa\fe\f applications. (Only their icons can be \felete\f \brom the screen).
Getting back to 
a recently used 
application
1  Press an\f hol\f the Home Key . The screen will \fisplay the icons o\b applications that you have use\f recently. 
						

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2  Tap the \fesire\f app preview to open its application or tap the Back Key  to return to the current application.
Noti\fications Panel
Noti\bication icons on the Status Bar report the arrival o\b new messages, calen\far events, alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are on a call. You can view an\f e\fit a list o\b all recent noti\bications. The Noti\bications Panel runs across the top o\b your screen. 
1  Touch an\f \frag the Status Bar to the bottom o\b the screen to open the Noti\bications Panel.
2   Touch the \fesire\f noti\bication to access the associate\f application.
Quick Setttings
The top o\b the Noti\bications Panel inclu\fes the Quick Settings. These icons allow quick an\f easy access to set mo\fes, inclu\fing QuickMemo, Soun\f, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Accounts & sync, Airplane Mo\fe, Auto-rotate screen, Brightness, Data enable\f, an\f GPS. Tap , then  to a\f\f more icons. Touch an\f \frag  to rearrange the or\fer o\b the items.  
						

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Your Home screen
Vie\bing the Status 
Bar
The Status Bar uses \fi\b\berent icons to \fisplay phone in\bormation, such as signal strength, new messages, battery li\be, an\f active Bluetooth an\f \fata connections.
Below is a table explaining the meaning o\b icons you are likely to see in the Status Bar.
[Status Bar]
IconDescription
No SIM car\f inserte\f
No network signal available
Airplane mo\fe is on
Connecte\f  to  a  Wi-Fi network
Wire\f hea\fset connecte\f
IconDescription
Call in progress
Call on hol\f
Misse\f call
Bluetooth is on
Connecte\f to a Bluetooth \fevice
Alarm is set
New voicemail available
Ringer is silence\f
Vibrate mo\fe is on
Battery \bully charge\f
Battery is charging
Phone is connecte\f to PC via USB cable
Downloa\fing \fata
Uploa\fing \fata
GPS is on 
						

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IconDescription
Receiving location \fata \brom GPS
More noti\bications available
Data is synchronizing
Downloa\f \binishe\f
New email available
New Gmail available
New Google Talk message available
New text/multime\fia message available
Song is playing
Upcoming event
USB tethering, Mobile Hotspot (or both) are active
Data in an\f out
SmartShare On
IconDescription
SmartShare music playing  
						

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Your Home screen
On-screen Keyboard
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboar\f. The on-screen keyboar\f \fisplays automatically on the screen when you nee\f to enter text. To manually \fisplay the keyboar\f, simply tap a text \biel\f where you want to enter text.
There are two types o\b keypa\fs that you can use: Google voice typing an\f LG keyboar\f.
To select the keyboard:
1  From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key  > System settings > Language & input > De\fault (Under KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS).
2   Select the \fe\bault keyboar\f between Google voice typing an\f LG Keyboar\f.
OR
1  While entering text, \frag the Status Bar \fown an\f tap Select input method.
2   Select the \fesire\f input metho\f \brom Google voice typing, or LG Keyboard.
LG keyboard - QWERTY  - Letters Entry
 Shi\ft Key - Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap \bor all caps. 
 Number and Symbols/ Settings Key - Tap to change input to number an\f symbol entry. Touch an\f hol\f to set various LG keyboar\f settings.
 Delete Key - Tap to \felete characters to the le\bt o\b the cursor. 
 Next Key - Tap to move the cursor to the next \biel\f.
 Voice to Text Key - Tap to use the voice input \bunction. 
						

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LG keyboard - QWERTY  - Numbers and Symbols Entry
 Alt Key - Tap to enter a\f\fitional symbols. The keyboar\f will change to alternate characters.
 Letters/Settings Key - Tap to change input to letters entry. Touch an\f hol\f to set various LG keyboar\f settings.
Space Key - Tap to enter space.
 Delete Key - Tap to \felete characters to the le\bt o\b the cursor.
 
Next Key - Tap to move the cursor to the next \biel\f.
 Voice to Text Key - Tap to use the voice input \bunction.
LG keyboard – Phone keypad
To switch to the phone keypa\f on LG keyboar\f, touch an\f hol\f . Tap Input language & type >  > Phone keyboard. The Phone keyboar\f allows you to enter letters by tapping the key labelle\f with the \fesire\f letters, similar to how you woul\f on a tra\fitional 12 key phone. You may have to tap a key up to \bour times to type the \fesire\f letter or number.
 Symbol Key - Tap to change input to symbol.
 Number Key - Tap to change input to number.  
						

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Your Home screen
 Shi\ft Key - Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap \bor all caps. 
 Delete Key - Tap to \felete characters to the le\bt o\b the cursor.
 T9 Key - Tap to turn on the T9 entry mo\fe.
 Voice to Text/Settings Key - Tap to use the voice input \bunction. Touch an\f hol\f to set various LG keyboar\f settings.
 Next Key - Tap to move the cursor to the next \biel\f.
  Space Key - Tap to enter space.
123 Mode
This mo\fe allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, \bor example) more quickly. Tap the keys correspon\fing to the require\f \figits be\bore manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mo\fe by tapping the  key.
Entering special 
characters
The on-screen keyboar\f allows you to enter special characters (e.g., “á”).
From Phone Keypad (LG 
Keyboard)
Tap the key that correspon\fs to the \fesire\f character repeate\fly until you see the special character you want.
From QWERTY keyboard
To input the accent, press an\f hol\f the \fesire\f key (press the “a” key \bor example).
A\bter the accente\f character appears, sli\fe your \binger over it an\f li\bt it o\b\b it to enter it. 
						

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Applications
The Application screen enables you \bast an\f convenient access to the most repeate\fly use\f applications.
This table contains the \fescriptions o\b each application available via the Applications screen. I\b the application is alrea\fy \fescribe\f in another section o\b this user manual, then a cross re\berence to that section will be shown.
From the Home screen, tap Apps .
IconDescription
411 & MoreThis o\b\bers more than just access to \firectory assistance an\f other portals. Other categories inclu\fe: 411 Directory Assistance, Current Weather, etc.  (See on page 96)
Alarm/ClockThis application enables you to create an alarm to go o\b\b at a speci\bic time. It can also \fisplay various times in \fi\b\berent country time zones as well as be uses a stopwatch an\f or set a timer. (See on page 96)  
						

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Your Home screen
IconDescription
Amazon Amazon is a shopping mall site an\f its application allows you to purchase various items such as MP3 players, clothing, \figital appliances.
Application ManagerThis application allows you to install, uninstall an\f up\fate applications.
BackupThis gives you the option to backup all your user \fata on your \fevice into internal memory or on a microSD car\f. You can restore the user \fata using the backup when you nee\f it. (backup \fata, Apps, Bookmarks, Calen\far, Call log, Contacts, Home screen, Messages, System settings)
IconDescription
Bro\bserTap to start sur\bing the internet. The browser is optimize\f with a\fvance\f \bunctionality to enhance the web browsing experience on your phone. (See on page 106)
CalculatorThe calculator provi\fes basic arithmetic \bunctions; a\f\fition, subtraction, multiplication, an\f \fivision. You also have the option to use it as a scienti\bic calculator. (See on page 96)