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User Guide
LG-C800
P/N : MFL67400801 (1.0)
www.lg.com
Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact C800 phone by
LG, designed to operate with the latest
digital mobile communication technology.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ
from your phone depending on the software of
the phone or your service provider.
• This handset is not
recommended for the
visually impaired because
of its touch-screen keypad.
• Copyright ©2011 LG
Electronics, Inc. All rights
reserved. LG and the
LG logo are registered
trademarks of LG Group
and its related entities. All
other trademarks are the
property of their respective
owners.
• Google™, Google Maps™,
Gmail™, YouTube™,
Google Talk™ and Android
Market™ are trademarks of
Google, Inc.
SERVICE ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile® customer and your
service has not been activated, simply call Customer
Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone
and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist
you. You will need the following information when
activating service:
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Service Agreement and agent code on your
Agreement.
Your name, home address, home phone, and
billing address.
NOTE: For business and government accounts,
please provide the name of your company or
government agency, address, and tax ID.
Your Social Security number, current driver’s
license number, and date of birth for credit
check purposes.
Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services
(see www.t-mobile.com for the latest plan
information).
SIM serial number and IMEI number (located
on the box bar code label).
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read,
understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms
and Conditions and your Service Agreement.
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About this user manual
Please read this user manual carefully before
you use your phone and keep it handy for future
reference.
Should phone fail to operate correctly, refer to FAQ.
Some features and service may vary by area,
phone, carrier, plan and version of phone
software.
Screen displays and illustrations on this user
manual may differ from those you see on
actual phone.
Designs and specifications of the phone
and other accessories are subject to change
without any notice.
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Contents
SERVICE ACTIVATION .4
About this user manual 5
Important notice ............9
Getting to know your
phone ............................ 18
Installing the SIM card and
battery .................................... 21
Charging your phone ........23
Installing the memory
card ........................................ 24
Formatting the memory
card ........................................25
Your Home screen .......27
Touch-screen tips .............. 27
Lock your phone ................ 27
Unlock the screen .............28
Home screen panels.........28
Adding applications to your
Home screen.......................29
Getting back to a recently
used application .................30
Status Bar ............................. 31
Viewing the Status Bar ...... 31
On-screen Keyboard ........34
Text Input Methods ...........34
Using the Swype
Keyboard ..............................35
Swype Text Entry Tips .......35
Swype Settings ...................3
Google Account
Set-up .......................... 38
Creating your Google
account .................................38
Signing in to your Google
account .................................39
Calls/Contacts ............. 41
Making a voice call ............. 41
Calling your contacts ......... 41
Answering and rejecting a
call ........................................... 41
Adjusting call volume .......42
Making a second call ........42
Viewing your call logs .......42
Call settings .........................43
Contacts ...............................44
Searching for a contact ...45
Adding a new contact ......45
Favorite contacts ................4
Messaging/E-mail .......47
Messaging .............................47
Sending a message ...........47
Changing your message
settings .................................48
Opening your email and
email accounts screen .....48
Composing and sending
email ......................................50
Working with account
folders..................................... 51
Adding and editing email
accounts ...............................52
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Camera ........................ 53
Getting to know the
viewfinder .............................53
Taking a quick photo .......54
Using the advanced
settings .................................54
Viewing your saved
photos ...................................5
Video camera ...............57
Getting to know the
viewfinder ..............................57
Recording a quick video ..58
Using the advanced
settings .................................58
Watching your saved
videos ....................................59
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video ...................59
Video camera .............. 60
Gallery ...................................0
To change how the contents
of an album are
displayed ..............................0
Using Smart Share............. 1
Music .....................................2
Playing a song ....................2
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices .......3
How to save music/video
files to your phone .............4
How to send data from your
phone via Bluetooth ..........5
Google applications .....67
Google Maps™ ....................7
Market™ .................................7
Gmail™ ..................................8
Google Talk™ .......................8
Google Search™ ...............8
YouTube™ ............................. 70
Utilities...........................71
Setting your alarm ...............71
Using your calculator ..........71
Adding an event to your
calendar .................................72
Genius Button ......................72
The Web .......................74
Browser ..................................74
Using options .......................74
LG On-Screen Phone
2.0 .................................76
On-Screen Phone 2.0
icons .......................................7
On-Screen Phone 2.0
features ..................................7
Installing On-Screen Phone
on your PC ............................77
Connecting your phone to
your PC ................................. 78
Checking the On-Screen
Phone connection ............. 78
Disconnecting your phone
from your PC ....................... 78
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To rename or secure your
portable sharing ...............100
Phone Software
update .........................102
Copyrights and
trademarks .................104
Accessories ................106
Technical data ............ 107
FAQ .............................108
For Your Safety ............119
Contents
Settings ........................79
Wireless & networks .......... 79
Call settings .......................... 81
Sound ....................................82
Display ..................................84
Gesture ................................84
Location & security ..........84
Applications..........................87
Accounts & sync ...............88
Privacy ...................................89
Storage .................................89
Language & keyboard ......90
Voice input & output.........90
Accessibility ......................... 93
Date & time ......................... 93
About phone ....................... 93
Wi-Fi .............................94
Turn on Wi-Fi ......................94
To connect to Wi-Fi ...........94
Sharing your phone’s
mobile data connection ...95
Using the Wi-Fi Cast ........ 9
USB tethering & portable
Wi-Fi sharing settings .......97
To share your phone’s data
connection via USB ...........98
USB tethering and data
sharing ..................................98
To share your phone’s data
connection as a portable
Wi-Fi sharing
(Wi-Fi tethering) .................99
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