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– with No Contract* – from Virgin Mobile. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Virgin Mobile and your LG Tribute™. For ongoing support and resources, visit virginmobileusa.com/help-support. There, you’ll find guides, tutorials, and more to help you get the most out of your phone.
USING THIS GUIDE This Get Started Guide is designed to help you set up and use your new Virgin Mobile LG Tribute. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. GET READY −...
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YOUR LG TRIBUTE Earpiece Proximity Flash 3.5mm Sensor Headset Jack Back-Facing Front-Facing Camera Lens Camera Lens Volume Power/ Buttons Lock Button Home Key Back Key Recent Apps Key Speaker Charger/ Accessory Port Microphone...
GET YOUR PHONE READY Set Up Your Phone on Virgin Mobile Charge the Battery 1. From your computer, visit virginmobileusa.com 1. Insert the charger into the and click Activate. Charger/Accessory Jack. 2. Choose an activation option and click Next. 2. Plug the charging head into a standard Then, enter your ZIP code and click Next.
ACTIVATE YOUR PHONE TalkBack Voice Navigation 4. Select Accessibility. 5. Select the Talkback option under Services. Before the activation process can begin, the device will prompt the TalkBack voice navigation 6. Select the On/Off Toggle switch. feature. TalkBack is an Accessibility Service that Activate Your Phone helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their devices more easily.
BASIC PHONE FUNCTIONS Turn the Phone On Knock Code • Press and hold the Power/Lock Button. When enabled, you can unlock the screen when the screen is off by tapping the correct area Unlock the Screen and sequence. • Swipe the screen in any direction to unlock it. 1.
YOUR HOME SCREEN Viewing Your Home Screen Change Your Home Screen Wallpaper Your phone’s Home screen extends horizontally up 1. Touch and hold an empty area on a to seven full screens. home screen. • To display the main (center) Home screen, 2.
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KEYS AND APP ICONS OPEN APPS Just below the touchscreen, you’ll find a row • If an app is on one of your Home screens, of three static keys that let you perform just touch it to open it. specific functions. •...
ENTER TEXT Your QWERTY Keyboards Keyboard Settings Your LG Tribute offers three onscreen keyboards: LG You can customize your onscreen keyboard Keyboard (default), Google Keyboard, and Swype®. settings to suit your needs: Select a field that requires text or numbers to display >...
CALLS Make a Phone Call Mute the Ringer on a Call • Press the Volume Down Button on the left 1. Touch > Phone to open the Phone app. side of the phone to mute the ringer. 2. Touch the Dial tab to display the keypad. 3.
VOICEMAIL Set Up Your Voicemail Retrieve Your Voicemail > Voicemail All unanswered calls are automatically transferred 1. Touch > to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use 2. Touch a message to listen to it. or turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated: 1.
CONTACTS Your phone’s Contacts app lets you access and Add a New Entry to Contacts manage contacts from a variety of sources, 1. Touch > > Contacts including Google and Corporate email accounts, 2. Touch contacts synced from your computer, and contacts you’ve entered manually.
MESSAGES Send a Text or Multimedia Access Messages (MMS) Message > Messaging 1. Touch 1. Touch > Messaging 2. From the Messages screen, touch the message you want to view. 2. Touch –or– 3. Enter a phone number, email address, or contact name in the To field.
EMAIL Add an Email Account Compose and Send Email 1. Touch > > Email 1. Touch > > Email 2. If this is your first time adding an Email account, 2. From the Inbox, touch proceed to step 3. If you have already added 3.
CAMERA & VIDEO Take a Picture View Videos > Camera > Google > Photos 1. Touch 1. Touch > 2. Aim the camera lens at your subject and 2. Touch a video and then touch the play icon to touch . view the video.
WI-FI Go Online Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch > Browser When you’re in range of an available Wi-Fi network, use your phone’s Wi-Fi feature to access Note: The first time, you may be prompted to enter the Internet and other data services. your wireless phone number.
GOOGLE PLAY AND GOOGLE MOBILE SERVICES Google Play is the place to go to find new apps, Note: You must have a Google Account set up on your phone to purchase and download apps from games, movies, and more for your phone. Google Play.
BLUETOOTH ® Pair and Connect With a Share Contacts, Files, or Pictures Bluetooth-Capable Device Using Bluetooth 1. Verify your Bluetooth is turned on. Touch > 1. Open the application containing the file > Settings > Bluetooth, and then slide you want to share (for example, touch >...
MUSIC Load Music Play Music Before you can listen to your music, you need to 1. Touch > > Google > Play Music load songs onto your phone’s microSD card. To The Listen Now screen appears. load songs from your computer: 2.
SETTINGS Explore ways to customize your phone, set Categories include: permissions, update your phone, and more in the • Airplane mode • Accounts & sync Settings menu. • Wi-Fi • Location For detailed information about settings, please • Bluetooth • Security see the User Guide at virginmobileusa.com/ •...
BATTERY-SAVING TIPS Manage Your Phone’s Manage the Display Brightness and Wireless Functions Screen Timeout Disable Bluetooth and GPS functions of the phone • Touch > > Settings > Display to when you’re not using them. modify your settings. > Settings •...
MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT From Your Phone Auto Pay • Auto Pay is the easiest way to keep your service • Touch > > My Account or dial *VM working. Once you register your credit card, debit (*86) to access your account where you can do card or PayPal account, you can set it to any of the following things: automatically pay your monthly plan.
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RESOURCES Resources For Your Phone Lost or Stolen Phone Replacement • This printed guide to get you up and running. If your phone breaks or is lost or stolen, Virgin Mobile’s got you covered so don’t panic. Take • For additional device support, please visit the another look around and try to find your phone.
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PHONE INSURANCE PASS IT ON It’s peace of mind for your Virgin Mobile If you’ve just gotten another Virgin Mobile phone for yourself, why not give your old Virgin Mobile phone. Enroll as soon as you activate. phone to someone else? In other words, Pass It On Let’s face it, stuff happens.