Phone Basics 15
ChargewithUSB
Youcanuseyourcomputertochargeyourphone.TobeabletochargewiththeUSBcable,you
needtoinstallthenecessaryUSBdriversonyourcomputerfirst.ConnectoneendoftheUSBcable
totheCharger/AccessoryPortonyourphoneandconnecttheotherendtoaUSBportonyour
computer.ItisbesttousetherearUSBportwhenconnectingtoadesktopcomputer.TheUSBhub
shouldbepoweredbyanexternalpowersource.
Note:Low-powerUSBportsarenotsupported,suchastheUSBportonyourkeyboardorbus-
poweredUSBhub.
TheLGUSBDriverisdownloadablefromthefollowingsite:http://www.lg.com/us/>Select
SUPPORT.IntheSearchboxnexttoSEARCHPRODUCTSUPPORT,enterthemodelnameor
nameandclickSEARCH.Clickthemodel.OnthePRODUCTSUPPORTpage,clickonSoftware
Update & Drivers.
Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafterthephoneisfullychargedtosaveunnecessary
powerconsumptionofthecharger.
Extend Your Battery Life
Youcanextendyourbattery'slifebetweenchargesbyturningofffeaturesthatruninthe
background.Youcanalsomonitorhowapplicationsandsystemresourcesconsumebatterypower.
n ReduceyourScreentimeoutsetting.
n TurnBluetoothoffwhennotinuse.
n TurnWi-Fioffwhennotinuse.
n DeactivatetheGPSwhennotneeded.Mostapplicationsusingthisfunctionwillperiodically
querytheGPSsatellitesforyourcurrentlocation;eachquerydrainsyourbattery.
n Donotwaituntilyourbatteryiscompletelydepletedbeforechargingyourphone.Repeatingthis
processofacompletedischargeandrechargecanovertimereducethestoragecapacityofany
battery.
n TurnoffAutomaticapplicationsync.
n ChecktheRunningServicesandcloseanyunnecessaryapplications.
BatteryChargeLevel
Tap > >System settings>Battery.
Thebatterystatus(chargingordischarging)andlevel(asapercentageoffullycharged)are
displayed.