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V CAST MULTIMEDIA PHONE with TOUCH SCREEN

Quick Start Guide

Getting to Know Your Phone

Power/End Key

Camera

Key

Volume

Up/Down

USB/Charging

Port

Send Key

Microphone

Lock/

Unlock Key

microSD

Port

Speakerphone

Key

3.5mm

Headset Jack

Clear & Back/

Voice Command/

Voice Memo Key

BACK SIDE

Camera

Flash

Quick Touch Keys

Messaging
Dial
Menu
Contacts
Favorites

Shortcut Menu*

Touch Screen

(Adaptive Menu

Interface)

*Customizable.

Speaker

Note:

Standby mode is when the phone is waiting

for input. No menu is displayed, and the phone isn’t

performing an action. It is the starting point for all of

the steps in the Quick Start Guide.

Touch Screen/Making a Call

Using the Touch Screen

• To make a selection, simply use the tip of your

finger to touch the on-screen text or a touch key.

• It’s not necessary to press hard. A light touch will do.
• Touch

Home

to return to the standby screen.

Scrolling with the Touch Screen

• To scroll using the touch screen, touch the screen and

drag

(or flick)

down

• You can also scroll

left

and

right

within the subcategories.

• When viewing your contacts or songs, you can scroll using

the

Search Ribbon

at the top of the screen. Either touch

a highlighted letter or touch and

drag

your finger along the

Search Ribbon

to jump to contacts or songs that begin

with the selected letter.

Making a Call from the Contact List

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Contacts

3. To quickly find the contact you wish to call, scroll using the

Search Ribbon

4. Press

Phone

next to the contact’s name to place the call.

Search Ribbon

Handwriting Recognition

Saving a Contact

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Contacts

, and then touch

New

3. Touch the

Name

field to begin entering your contact’s name.

4. There are a variety of text entry methods on Dare. The

default method is the alphabetical keypad, but you can

also touch the icons on the right side of the display to

access the virtual QWERTY keyboard or the handwriting

recognition feature. For this demonstration, touch

Handwriting Recognition

5. Write the letters of your contact’s name in the dark gray

area. To change case or shift between letters, numbers, and

symbols, touch the icons on the left side of the screen.

When you are finished, touch

Done

6. Enter additional information for your contact using the

same steps as above. When you are finished, touch

Save

Note:

You can also use the Handwriting Recognition feature

when composing messages, entering URLs, and writing

notes. To learn more about this feature and its guidelines,

refer to the User Manual.

Shortcut Menu

Access frequently used features through the customizable

Shortcut menu. In seconds, you can adjust both the

order and content of this convenient menu.

Customizing the Shortcut Menu

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Shortcut menu

, and then touch

Set

3.  Touch the icon you want to change.
4.  You can now select a new shortcut from the list of features.
5.  When you are finished, touch

Done

Moving Shortcuts to the Standby Screen

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Shortcut menu

3. Touch and

drag

the icon you want to move onto the

standby screen.

4. You can rearrange the icons on the standby screen by

touching and

dragging

them.

Note:

To reorder the icons on the

Shortcut menu

open the menu and then touch and

drag

the icons to

the desired position to rearrange them.

Favorites

Stay in touch with frequently called contacts quickly

and easily with this fun feature.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Favorites

3. To add a new favorite, touch

Add

4. Touch a contact’s name, and then touch

Done

5. If your contact has an assigned picture ID, you’ll now

see a thumbnail of that image on the Favorites menu.

You can touch and

drag

the thumbnails to arrange them

on the screen.

6. To begin composing a text message to a favorite, touch

and

drag

the thumbnail over

New Txt Message

To quickly call a favorite, touch and

drag

the thumbnail

over

Dial

To view information about a favorite, touch and

drag

the

thumbnail over

Info

Intuitive Rotating Display

When you rotate the phone while listening to music, viewing your photos,

or browsing the web, Dare automatically detects the change and rotates the

on-screen display into portrait or landscape view.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Menu

, and then touch

My Music

3. Select a song from one of the categories, or touch

Play All

4. You can return to the standby screen and continue listening

to music in the background by touching

Home

5. Access your song list by touching the down arrow

You can touch a song title to begin playing a new song.

6. From the standby screen, touch the song title in the top

bar to return to the music player.

7. Rotate the phone counterclockwise to view

the display in landscape mode.

Note:

Dare’s display will rotate 360° when

viewing pictures and using the music player.

Rotate the phone 90° (counterclockwise)

when browsing the web or accessing the

virtual QWERTY keyboard as well as some

Media Center applications.

Taking a Picture

Dare’s 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus lets you capture your favorite moments

quickly and easily. Face detection, noise reduction, and scene mode options make

automatic camera adjustments for improved pictures, and you can even create

panoramic shots with this great device.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side

of the phone or touch

to unlock the

touch screen.

2. Rotate the phone counterclockwise, and

then press the side

Key

3. To access camera options, touch the screen.
4. Touch

Settings

, and then touch the right

arrow to scroll to additional options.

5. Touch

Shot Type

, and then

touch

Panorama

6. To take a panoramic picture, you will take

three photos. For each photo, the right

side of the previous image will partially

appear in the viewfinder so you can

better align your shot. Press

to take

each picture. After the third picture, Dare

will automatically combine the images into

a single panoramic photo.

7. Touch

Send

to send the photo.

Editing a Picture

With Dare’s Image Editor, enhance photos you’ve saved to your phone by

using functions such as zoom, rotate, crop, add frames, adjust color settings,

and much more.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or touch

to unlock

the touch screen.

2. Touch

Shortcut menu

, then touch

My Pictures

and select a photo.

3. Touch

Options

, and then touch

Edit

4. Modify the picture using the provided editing tools. When you are finished

editing, touch

Done

and then

Save

5. Touch

Send

to send the edited picture.

Home

Save

Undo

Back

Drawing

Image Adjustment

Color Settings

Icons & Frames

Recording a Video

Dare’s built-in camcorder allows you to capture real-time action right from your

phone. In addition to customizable options such as brightness and color effects, you

can also choose to use high-speed video recording for slow video playback. This is a

great option for up-close videos that showcase details of your subject.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or touch

to unlock the

touch screen.

2. Rotate the phone counterclockwise, and then press and

hold

the side

Key

3. To access camcorder options, touch the screen.
4. Press

to start/stop recording, and then touch

Send

to send the video.

Home
Recording Time
High Rate (Speed)
Flash
My Videos

Back

Increase Brightness

Brightness Scroll Bar

Decrease Brightness

Settings

Zoom Out

Zoom In

Zoom

Scroll Bar

Editing a Video

Edit videos with Dare. Shorten lengthy videos, create still

images to be added to My Pictures, and add fade in and

out effects.

1. Press the

Key

twice on the left side of the phone or

touch

to unlock the touch screen.

2. Touch

Shortcut menu

, then touch

My Videos

3. Select a video by touching the box to the left of the

video image.

4. Touch

Options

, and then touch

Edit & Save

5. Choose one of the editing options and customize your

video.

Optional Accessories

Accessories for convenience and fashion are available at

www.VerizonWireless.com

Bluetooth Headset

(HBM-760)

Swivel Holster

proprietary to their respective owners. All phone images are simulated.

The Bluetooth

trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under license. Dare

™

is a

trademark of Verizon Wireless.

Bluetooth Stereo Headset

(HBS-200)

Extended Battery

(1,500 mAh)

Bluetooth Stereo Speakers

Portable Stereo Speakers

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