LG Tribute 5 User Guide

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2. Enter a phone number using the on-screen dialpad and tap . 
 If you enter a wrong number, tap  to erase digits one by one. 
 To erase the entire number, touch and hold . 
 You can open other applications during a call. The  will appear in the Status Bar while the 
call is underway. 
 Press the Volume Up/Down Buttons to adjust the call volume. 
 Use the on-screen buttons to add another call, put a call on hold, to use the speakerphone, 
and for other options, as described in...

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To call the 9-1-1 emergency number normally or when your account is restricted: 
1. Unlock the screen. For more information, see Lock and Unlock Your Screen. 
2. Tap  > Phone  > Dial tab. 
3. Tap    . 
 As long as you are in an area covered by wireless service, the emergency call is placed. 
Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) Information 
This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing E 9-1-1 
emergency location services where available. 
When you place...

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Reject an Incoming Call 
■ When a call arrives, drag  in any direction to reject it. 
 The ringtone or vibration will stop and call will be sent directly to voicemail. 
Reject a Call and Send a Text Message 
You can reject an incoming call and automatically send a text message to the caller. 
1. When a call arrives, slide Reject call with message up from the bottom of the screen. 
 The ringtone or vibration will stop and you will see a list of preset text messages. 
2. Tap one of the...

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 For example: When you call your bank‘s 800 number, use your dialpad to enter your account 
number and PIN. 
● Speaker to route the phone’s audio through the speaker (On) or through the earpiece (Off).  
 Activate the speaker to route the phone‘s audio through the speaker. (You can adjust the 
speaker volume using the volume buttons.)  
 Deactivate the speaker to use the phone‘s earpiece. 
Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone...

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4. Tap Call  next to the number you want to call. 
5. To end the call, tap . 
Call from Call Logs 
The Call logs list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing, or missed numbers. 
1. Tap  > Phone  to display the phone app. 
2. Tap the Call logs tab to display the Call logs list. 
3. Tap an entry to display the call details. 
4. Tap Call  to place a call. 
5. To end the call, tap . 
Optional Services 
The following topics outline additional voice-related services available...

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Visual Voicemail 
Visual Voicemail gives you a quick and easy way to access your voicemail. Now you can find the exact 
message you are looking for without having to listen to every voicemail message first. This new feature 
periodically goes out to your voicemail, and gathers the caller information from all of the current 
voicemails. It then populates a list with the caller name and number, along with the length of time and 
priority level of the voicemail message. 
Set Up Visual...

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• / Speaker Off/On to turn the speakerphone on or off during playback. If the 
speakerphone feature was enabled within the Voicemail Settings menu, the 
speakerphone will always be automatically enabled during voicemail playback. 
  Call to call the person that left the message. 
  Reply via to reply to the message via SMS or audio or avatar message. 
  Delete to delete the message. 
  Menu to access Archive, Settings, Help. 
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages 
When you are done...

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1. Tap  >  > Voicemail . 
2. Tap  > Settings and select from the following: 
 Avatar 
• Disable Avatar to disable Avatar compose features and content store. 
• Avatar Facebook Ad Signature to enable avatar advertising signature when posting on 
Facebook. 
• SMS delivery to allow sending SMS message to recipients who do not have Avatar 
capability. 
 Display 
• Themes to choose the type of theme used for the application. 
• Display name to enter a name to identify yourself to people when...

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 Updates to search for an upgrade to your Visual message software. 
 About Voicemail to view build information about the current visual voicemail application. 
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu  
Your main greeting can be changed directly via the Visual Voicemail system. This direct access saves 
you from having to navigate within the voicemail menu.  
1. Tap  >  > Voicemail . 
2. Tap  > Settings > Preferences > Personalize voicemail.  
3. Tap OK to connect to the voicemail...

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To respond to an incoming call while you‘re on a call: 
■ Swipe  in any direction. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.) 
To switch back to the first caller: 
■ Tap Swap calls. 
Note: For those calls where you don‘t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by 
pressing     before placing your call. Call W aiting is automatically reactivated once you 
end the call. 
Conference Calling 
With conference calling, also known as 3-way calling,...