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RDL-1010-00472 LG-P500 IND 101027-2 1,0 Printout
RDL-1010-00472 LG-P500 IND 101027-2 1,0 Printout
Simple Manual
LG-P500
P/N : MMBB0393952 (1.0) G www.lg.com
Congratulations on your purchase of the LG
advanced and compact LG-P500 phone by
LG, designed to operate with the latest digital
mobile communication technology.
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Important notice
Please check to see if any 2. Optimising Battery Life To
problems you have encountered You can extend your battery's lev
with your phone are described life by turning off features that 1
in this section, before taking the you don't need to run constantly A
phone in for service or calling a in the background. You can also
service representative. monitor how applications and
system resources consume 2
1. Phone memory
battery power.
When available space on your
To extend the life of your
phone memory is less than 10%,
your phone can not receive new battery
message. You need to check your - Turn off radio communications
phone memory and delete some that you aren't using. If you To
data such as applications or aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or use
messages to make more memory GPS, turn them off. 1
available. - Turn down screen brightness A
To manage application and set a shorter screen
1 On the home screen, touch timeout.
Applications tab and select - Turn off automatic syncing 2
Settings> Applications> for Google Mail, Calendar,
Manage applications. Contacts, and other
2 Locate application from either applications.
Downloaded, Running, All, - Some applications you’ve
and On SD card tabs located downloaded may cause your
at the top of the screen. battery’s life to be reduced.
3 Touch Uninstall then touch OK
to uninstall the application.
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fe To check the battery charge 3. Installing an Open
level Source OS
1 On the home screen, touch If you install an open source
tly Applications tab and select OS on your phone, and do not
so Settings> About phone> use the OS provided by the
Status. manufacturer, this may cause
2 The battery status (charging, your phone to malfunction.
discharging) and level (as a
percentage of fully charged) WARNING: If you install and
are displayed at the top of the use an OS other than the one
ns screen. provided by the manufacturer,
To monitor and control what your phone is no longer covered
or uses the battery by the warranty.
1 On the home screen, touch
s Applications tab and select WARNING: To protect your
Settings> About phone> phone and personal data,
Battery use. download applications only
2 The top of the screen from trusted sources, such
displays battery usage time. as Android Market. If some
Either how long since last applications are not properly
connected to a power source installed on your phone, your
phone may not work normally
or, if connected to a power
or a serious error can occur.
source, how long you were You will need to uninstall those
last running on battery power. applications and all of its data
The body of the screen lists and settings from the phone.
applications or services using
battery power from greatest
amount to least. 5
Important notice
4. Using Unlock pattern When you can’t recall your 5.
Set unlock pattern to secure unlock Pattern, PIN, or Password:
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your phone. If you have setup a google R
On the home screen, account on the phone and failed U
touch Applications tab and to use the correct pattern 5 p
select Settings>Location times. Then you are required to Tu
& security>Set up screen sign in with your google account an
lock>Pattern. to unlock your phone Google D
account to unlock your phone. tim
Follow the screens to be guided
If you haven't setup a google p
through drawing a screen unlock
account on your phone or you fa
pattern. Select OK to continue to
next screen. have forgotten it, you need to
perform a factory reset
Opens a set of screens that If
guide you through drawing a a
screen unlock pattern. u
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WARNING: Precautions to a
take when using the Pattern p
Lock. It is very important that you
remember the unlock pattern you
set. You have 5 opportunities to
enter your unlock Pattern, PIN or
Password. If you have used all 5
opportunities, you may attempt
again after 30 seconds.
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5. Using Hard Reset 6. Connecting to Wi-Fi
ord: networks
* Using Hard Reset (Factory
Reset) Use Wi-Fi on your phone to
ed Use Hard Reset to initialise your access a wireless access point,
phone to the original condition. or "hotspot". Some access
o Turn on the phone by pressing points are open and you can
nt and holding Power + Home + simply connect to them. Others
Down volume key at the same are hidden or implement other
time (for 10 seconds), the security features, so you must
phone will turn on and perform configure your phone so it can
factory reset immediately. connect to them.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not
WARNING
If you perform Hard Reset, using it, to extend the life of your
all user applications and battery.
user data will be deleted. To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to
Please remember to back up a Wi-Fi network
any important data before 1 On the home screen, touch
performing Hard Reset. Applications tab and select
Settings > Wireless &
networks > Wi-Fi settings.
2 Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and
begin scan for available Wi-Fi
networks.
- List of available Wi-Fi networks
are displayed. Secured
networks are indicated by a
lock icon.
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Important notice
3 Touch a network to connect To
WARNING:
to it. 1
Do not insert or remove
- If the network is open, you the memory card when the A
are prompted to confirm that phone is on. Otherwise, it may
you want to connect to that damage the memory card as
network by touching Connect. well as your phone, and the
- If the network is secured, data stored on the memory
you're prompted to enter card may be corrupted. To
a password or other remove the memory card safely, 2
credentials. (Ask your network On the Home screen, touch
administrator for details.) Applications tab and select
Settings>SD Card & phone
4 The Status bar displays icons storage>Unmount SD card. TI
that indicate Wi-Fi status. Ap
8. Opening and Switching
7. Using a microSD card -
Applications
Pictures, along with Music and Multi-tasking is easy with
Video files, can only be saved to Android because opened
external memory. applications will keep running
Before using the built-in camera, even when you open another
you need to insert a micro SD application. There’s no need 9.
memory card to your phone first. to quit an application before The
Without inserting a memory opening another. Android tha
card, you will not be able to save manages each application, mo
pictures and video. stopping and starting them aU
as needed, to ensure that idle cab
applications don’t consume fun
resources unnecessarily. you
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To stop an application Major Functions of the LG PC
1 On the home screen, touch Suite IV
Applications tab and select • Create, edit and delete phone
Settings > Applications > data conveniently
Manage applications Choose • Synchronise data from PC &
from either Downloaded, phone (Contacts, Calendar,
Running, All, or On SD card Message(SMS), Bookmark,Call
tabs. log)
y, 2 Scroll and touch the desire • Transfer multimedia files
application then touch Force (photos, videos, music)
stop to close the application. conveniently with a simple
TIP Getting back to recent drag & drop between a PC
Apps and phone
ng • Use your phone as a Modem
- Press and hold Home key,
then a screen will display Installing LG PC Suite from your
a listing of the applications microSD memory card
you used recently 1 Insert your microSD memory
card on your phone. ( It may
9. LG PC Suite IV already be inserted on your
phone.)
The LG PC Suite IV is a program
that helps you connect your 2 Before connecting the USB
mobile phone to a PC using data cable, make sure that
a USB data communication the Mass storage only mode
cable, so that you can use the is enabled on your phone.
functions of the mobile phone on (On the applications menu,
your PC. choose Settings > SD card
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Important notice
& phone storage, then select 10. Connecting your Wh
Mass storage only check phone to a computer as
box.) via USB an
3 Connect your phone through LG-P500 does not support: mic
USB data cable to your PC. driv
- PC Connection via Bluetooth now
4 • In the status bar, drag down - LG Air Sync (Web Sync,
the USB icon. mic
R-Click)
• Touch Turn on USB storage - OSP (On Screen Phone) 11
button, then touch OK to
confirm. - To-do in Calendar
• You can view the mass - Java Application You
User's guide for PC Suite IV is unt
storage content on your PC
in the Help menu after installing wh
and transfer the files. turn
5 • Run 'LGInstaller.exe' file PC Suite.
pre
from the USB mass storage. 1 Use the USB cable with
Not
your phone to connect the
"When LG PCSuite IV installation Sui
phone to a USB port on your
is completed, disable Mass Driv
computer. You should recieve
storage only mode on the phone rem
a notification that a USB
to run LG PCSuite" be
device is connected.
NOTE: Please do not remove or 2 Open the Notification drawer Tip
delete other program file installed and touch USB connected. you
on your memory card this may car
3 Touch Mount to confirm
damage pre-installed application can
on the phone. that you want to transfer on
files between your phone’s Ca
microSD card and the
computer.
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When the phone is connected To use the microSD card on the
er as USB storage, you receive phone again, you need to turn off
a notification. You phone’s Mass Storage mode. Open the
microSD card is mounted as a Notification drawer on your phone
drive on your computer. You can and touch "Turn off USB storage".
h now copy files to and from the To avoid losing information on
microSD card. the microSD card, carefully follow
your computer's instructions to
11. Unlock screen when disconnect USB devices
using data connection 1 Open the Notification drawer
Your display will go dark if and touch Turn off USB
untouched for a period of time storage.
ng when using data connection. To 2 Safely disconnect the USB
turn on your LCD screen, just device from your computer.
press a hard key..
Note: When uninstalling PC 12. Hold Phone straight
Suite IV, USB and Bluetooth up
ur
Drivers are not automatically Please hold the mobile phone
ve
removed. Therefore, they must straight up as a regular phone.
be uninstalled manually.
While making/receiving calls or
er Tip! While in Mass Storage mode, sending/receiving data, try to
you can't access the microSD avoid holding the lower part of
card from your phone. So you the phone where the antenna is
can't use applications that rely located. It may affect call quality.
on the microSD card such as,
Camera, Gallery, and Music.
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Important notice Be
13. When Screen freezes Ho
If the phone does not respond to file
user input or the screen freezes: Con
Remove the battery, insert it usi
again and power on the phone. Tou
If it still does not work, please bar
contact the service center. US
NOTE: Do not connect your sto
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Before using the mobile phone, please read first!
How to save music/video folder to display the subtitle
files to the phone automatically when playing the
video file.
Connect your phone to the PC
using the USB cable. - When downloading music or
video files, copyright must
Touch and drag down the status
be secured. Please note that
bar on the home screen. Select
a corrupted file or file with a
USB connected > Turn on USB
wrong extension may cause
storage > select OK >Open
damage to the phone.
folder to view files.
If you didn't install LG Android How to play music/video
Platform Driver on your PC, you files to the phone
need set it manually.
Playing music files
For more information, refer to
From home screen touch
'Transferring files using mass
Application tab > Music. Locate
storage devices' .
the file you want to play from
Save music or video files from Artist, Albums, Songs, Playlists
the PC to the phone's removable tabs
storage.
Playing video files
- You may copy or move files
From home screen touch
from the PC to the phone's
Application tab > Video player. ,
removable storage using a card
locate the file you want in the list
reader.
and select it to play.
- If there is a subtitle file with the
video file (smi or .srt file with
the same name as the video
file), place them in the same
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Before using the mobile phone, please read first!
How to move the 3 If the connection of LG-P500 *E
contacts from the old phone (using the USB cable) C
phone to the current is detected by Mobile Sync for th
phone Android, click "Sync" or "Sync ex
contacts" to synchronize the S
Export your contacts as a CSV contacts saved in the PC to D
file from your old phone to the your phone and save them. it
PC using a PC sync program.
*S
1 Select the Contacts icon. How to send data from c
Press the Menu key then your phone via Bluetooth a
touch More > Import/Export Sending data via Bluetooth: th
> Import from SD card and You can send data via Bluetooth k
select the vCard (vcf) file by running a corresponding S
saved in the PC. application, not from Bluetooth to
2 If the fields in the imported menu, unlike regular mobile a
CSV file are different from phones. a
the ones in Mobile Sync for NOTE: Check and make sure S
Android, you need to map that Bluetooth is turned on d
the fields. After mapping the before following steps below. yo
fields, click OK. Then, the * Sending pictures: Run the th
contacts are added in Mobile Gallery application and select * “B
Sync for Android. the picture to send, press sel
Menu key then touch Share > che
Bluetooth > Scan for devices dev
> Choose the device you want opt
to send data from the list. wa
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00 * Exporting contacts: Run the TIP: The Bluetooth version is 2.1
e) Contacts application. Touch EDR and certified by Bluetooth
for the address you want to SIG. It is compatible with other
ync export. Press Menu and Select Bluetooth SIG certified devices.
e Share > Bluetooth > Scan for - If you want to search for this
Devices or choose the device if phone from other devices,
it has already been paired. From Application tab go
* Sending multi-selected to Settings>Wireless &
contacts: Run the "Contacts" networks>Bluetooth settings.
th application. To Select more Then, select the "Discoverable"
than one contact press Menu checkbox.
th key and touch Multiselect . The checkbox is cleared after
Select the contacts you want 120 seconds.
h to send or press Menu key
- Supported profiles are SDAP,
and touch Select all to select
HFP, HSP, OPP, PBAP (server),
all the contacts and > Touch
A2DP, AVRCP, and DUN.
Share > Bluetooth > Scan for
devices > Choose the device
you want to send data from
the list.
t * “Bluetooth settings”. Then,
select the “Discoverable”
> checkbox and search for other
es devices by scan for devices
nt option . Find the service you
want and connect to the FTP
server.
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Getting to know your phone
To turn on the phone, press and hold Power key for 3 seconds. St
To Turn off the phone, press Power key for 3 seconds , touch Power Off co
and touch Ok.
Earpiece Power/Lock key Vo
- Powers your phone -O
on/off by pressing and c
holding the key. -D
Proximity Sensor - Turns off the screen e
and locks.
-C
Home key w
- Returns to home t
screen from any Back key
screen. - Returns to the previous
screen. Ch
Menu key co
- Check what options Search key
are available.
- Search the web and
contents in your
phone.
Back cover
Camera lens
t
microSD
memory Battery
hat card slot
SIM card slot
on,
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Installing the SIM card 2 Slide the SIM card into the 4
and battery SIM card holder. Make sure
Before you can start exploring the gold contact area on the
your new phone, you’ll need to card is facing downwards.
set It up. To insert the SIM card
and battery:
1 To remove the back cover,
Hold the phone on your hand
firmly. With the other hand,
firmly press your thumb on
the back cover. And lift off the Ch
battery cover
3 Insert the battery into place
by aligning the gold contacts
on the phone and the battery.
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4 Replace the back cover of the Installing the memory
phone. card
e To store multimedia files such
as captured images by using a
built-in camera, you must insert
a memory card in to your phone.
To insert a memory card:
1 Turn the phone off before
inserting or removing the
memory card. Remove the
Charging your phone back cover.
ts
ry.
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Camera
Getting to know the viewfinder On
Brightness – This defines and controls the amount of sunlight ph
entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, Sh
towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+” for a
higher brightness image.
Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side
volume keys.
Focus – Touch this icon to select the options menu. See Using
the focus mode.
Scene mode – Choose from Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports,
Night, and Sunset.
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Once you’ve taken the
photo
Share Touch to share your
photo via Bluetooth,
Email, Facebook,
e Gmail, Messaging,
Picasa or Twitter.
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Google applications Ad
Maps Join Latitude – Share your LG
location with friends you choose •T
Check your current location and v
and Google.
traffic and receive directions to w
your destination. The LG-P500 More – Clear map or find
Starred items and more. to
must be connected to Wi-Fi or u
3G/GPRS. Market th
NOTE: Google Maps does not y
cover all cities and countries. Android Market lets you w
download useful applications c
Press Menu key to use options: and games. r
Search – Search for a
location. Gmail c
Directions – This will let Depending on your
you find the route between two synchronization settings,
locations. Touch to input the Google Mail on your phone is
location. Choose from Contacts automatically synchronised with
or Point on Map or My current your Google Mail account on
location. the web.
Layers – You can switch
view from Traffic, Satellite or Talk
Terrain. Tap Latitude then you
will see the location of your Google Talk is Google’s instant
contacts from Google Account. messaging program. It lets you
communicate with other people Not
My Location – Shows your
who also use Google Talk. bas
current location on the map.
and
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Additional Applications
ur LG app advisor NDrive
se • This application allows you to NDrive Turns Your Phone Into A
view lists of android application FUNCTIONAL GPS NAVAGATION
which are recommended DEVICE with complete ON-Board
to you by LG, LG regularly Maps Downloaded and Stored
updates these applications on Mobile Device-Ready to Use
that are specially selected for in the Car or Outdoor: WORKS
you they are use full worth WITH OUT Network Coverage/
while and fun to use, you WI-FI also, Turn By Turn
can also browse old list of Navagation Sign Posts, Info Lane
recommended applications 3D Landmarks Voice navigation,
as well as for the different Maps alerts and upgrades
countries.
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u OI File Manager
e Note: Listed application are This file manager allows you
based on LG recommendations to browse your SD card, create
and best suited for phone directories, rename, move, and
delete files.
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Taskiller News and Weather driv
• It is a tool to kill application News and Weather app which you
running’s. provides both custom news and app
- Click to select the application weather forcast for your region. nav
to kill com
- Long press to activate pop- Layar
up menu Layar Reality Browser, a beautiful Ald
fun augmented reality app that Rea
- Widget support shows the things app that shows of b
• How to Connect you the thing you can’t see. It pho
1. Click on TasKiller. augments digital objects on top of e
2. Select the application to kill. of reality, as can be seen through imp
the mobile phone camera. Com
When opening the app, you’ll be rea
immediately presented with a list col
of spots nearby, have a go and boo
experience your self.
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Car Home for LG Android turns
appears with every launch of effe
your LG phone into a better
Taskiller. pho
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driving companion by providing AG Indian Newspaper
you with quick access to key You can view Times of India,
nd applications on the go: GPS Manorama, The Hindu, Hindustan
n. navigation, voice-activated Times, Mathrubumi, The
commands, contacts, and more. Economic Times, The Hindu,
reutres IN, BBC Cricket, Rediff,
iful Aldiko Live MINT, Indian Express…AND
t Read and download thousand MANY MORE
ws of books right on your Android (+INTERNATIONAL PAPERS!)
phone. Browse huge catalogs
p of eBooks (mostly free) or PNR status checker
ugh import your own ePub files. Find the PNR status from Indian
Comfortable and customizable Railways, just enter your PNR
be reading experience (font type, number and get the latest status.
list color, margin, night mode,etc.,)
d bookmarks, full text search. Indian Music
Listen to unlimited songs from
PhotoFunia Hindi, Marathi, Pop, Ghazals,
PhotoFunia is an online photo Bhajans, Bhangra, Remixes &
editing tool that gives you a fun Punjabi genres Search for songs,
filled experience. You upload albums, playlist by name, actor,
any photo and just wait to see singer, year Listen to playlists
the magic. The proprietary created by you, your friends
technology automatically or anyone from Dhingana.com
identifies the face in the photo community Browse the complete
and let’s you add cool photo music collection from the
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effects and create funny face Dhingana.com
photo montages
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Bollywood Ji Shazam Pic
Get the latest bollywood gossip, • Create music moments. With •T
news, movies, reviews, and shazam you can identify music p
photos, Follow hindi, film star, tracks, Store them and buy p
like SRK, Salman khan, Amitab them plus you can learn more ti
Bachan, Ranbir, Kareena, about the artist and connect to g
Priyanka, Bipasa Basu, Katrina their Myspace page. Start your a
Kaif, Aishwarya and more. music Journey now. s
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Vaccine Tracker
An application to track the
vaccination details of children.
Provides features for Adding/
Deleting/Editing Child details
for vaccination tracking Adding/
Deleting vaccine for tracking
Display the total number of over
due vaccines for a child.
• How to Connect
Dictionary 1. Select the Shazam
• Search a word for: application.
- Definitions 2. Select Tag Now and place
- Related words your phone near the Music
- Example sentences Source.
• Phrases Includes: 3. Shazam will find the song
for you and you can buy the
- Search history in settings
song from web.
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PicSay • How to Connect
h • This application provides 1. Click on PicSay.
sic power full photo editing, where
pictures and words balloons, 2. Select the image which you
re titles, stickers and with a want to Add/Change effects.
to good set of effects etc can be 3. Select Settings and choose
our altered or added to the image relevant option you want
selected which is fun intuitive to apply.
and easy to use interface.
Movie Finder
Provides the movie running
near your location along with
the Showtime and trailer of the
movie
Shop Savvy
• The original barcode scanner
on Android. Aim the camera at
any barcode. Wait for the beep
and shopsavvy will provide you
with a list of online and local
prices.
he
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• How to Connect Wikitude Co
1. Select the ShopSavvy • Wikitude World browser Com
application. shows real-time information inst
in augmented reality displayed dire
2. Scan the barcode. on an improved user interface ma
3. Search the product online. and enrich with an enhanced com
search engine. cho
Wapedia
• Wapedia is the fastest way to
access the 3 million articles MS
of wikipedia and many other app
wikis on your phone. clie
• Feature includes
- Very fast, even on 2G Sile
networks sile
- Featured Wikipedia content &a
• How to Connect
such as news
- Alternative wikis 1. Select the Wapedia
File
application.
- Search widgets bum
2. Start exploring the near by pro
- 150 wikipedia languages
places and information. be
• How to Connect
1. Select the Wapedia
application. AK
wit
2. Start Exploring the MM
Information. set
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Compass Foursquare
Compass is a navigational • Foursquare helps you find the
instrument for determining new ways to explore your city.
ed direction relative to the Earth’s See where your friends are
ce magnetic poles with multiple and learn about the places
d compass style and colors to they frequent and unlock
choose from. rewards as you travel.
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TuneWiki is a social media player Th
that shows subtitled lyrics as Thi
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ThinkFree Office Bookmark – Add/Show
ThinkFree Office allows you Bookmark, show Most
to read documents, and Visited Site and History.
provides limited edit functions Windows – Show all your
for Microsoft Word, Excel and open windows.
PowerPoint. But You can not edit Refresh – Touch to refresh
PDF file. the web page.
Touch and hold a file, then Open, Forward – Goes to the page
Upload, Rename, Move, Copy, you connected later than current
Delete, Send and Properties page. This is opposite concept
options are available. This is with Back key, which goes to the
depending on the file type. previous page.
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Accessories
These Accessories are available for use with the LG-P500.
(Items described below may be optional.)
Charger Data cable
Connect your
LG-P500 and
PC.
Stereo
headset
NOTE:
• Always use genuine LG accessories.
• Failure to do this may void your warranty.
• Accessories may vary in different regions.
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Customer Information Center
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support please contact us at below details