LG GB230 Users manual

Some of the features described in this manual may differ from those available on your phone depending on its software and on your service provider.

GB230 User Guide

Part 15.21 statement

" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment. “

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance

This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Body-worn Operation

This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations

with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.

To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance

of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.

Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain

metallic components.

Getting to know your phone

Charger, USB Cable, Handsfree connector

MicroSD card

Main screen

Clear key

Deletes a character with each press.

Call key

Dials a number or answers an incoming call.

End/Power key

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby screen.

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Fr on t

Volume

Fr on t

Capture button

Battery cover

SIM card

Battery

Camera lens

Setup

Inserting the SIM and Battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the phone and away from it.

WARNING: Do not use your

ﬁngernail when removing the battery.

WARNING: Do not remove the

battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.

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2 Remove the battery

Lever the bottom edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.

3 Insert the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction.

4 Insert the battery

Insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place.

5 Replace the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards the top of the phone until it clicks into place.

6 Charging your phone

Pull open the cover of the charger socket on the side of your GB230. Insert the connector on your charger, and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your GB230 will need to be charged until the message "Battery full" appears on the screen.

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Memory card

Inserting a memory card

You can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The GB230 will support a memory card of up to 4 GB.

TIP! A memory card is an optional accessory.

To insert the memory card, slide it into the slot at the top until it clicks into place, making sure that the gold contact area is facing upwards.

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Menu map

GAMES & APPS

1 My games & apps 2 Settings

MESSAGING

Create new message 2 Inbox 3 Mailbox 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Sent items 7 My folders 8 Templates 9 Emoticons 0 Settings

TOOLS

1 Quick menu 2 Alarms 3 Calculator 4 Stopwatch 5 Converter 6 World time

CALLING

1 Make video call 2 Call logs 3 Call durations 4 Data volume 5 Call costs 6 Call divert 7 Call barring 8

Fixed dial numbers 9 Call waiting 0 Common settings * Video call settings

MY STUFF

1 My images 2 My sounds 3 My videos 4 My games & apps 5 SVG contents 6 Others 7 My memory card

BROWSER

1 Home 2 Enter address 3 Bookmarks 4 RSS reader 5 Saved pages 6 History 7 Settings

ORGANISER

1 Calendar 2 To do 3 Memo 4 Secret memo 5 Date ﬁnder 6 Settings

YAHOO!

1 Yahoo! Go

CONNECTIVITY

1 Bluetooth 2 Server sync 3 USB connection

MULTIMEDIA

1 Camera 2 Video camera 3 Music 4 Voice recorder

CONTACTS

1 Add new 2 Search 3 Speed dials 4 Groups 5

Service dial numbers 6 Own number 7 My business card 8 Settings

SETTINGS

1 Proﬁles 2 Phone 3 Screen 4 Date & Time 5 Network 6 Internet proﬁles 7 Access points 8 Packet data conn. 9 Security 0 Memory manager *

Streaming settings # Reset settings

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Your standby screen

From here you can access menu options, make a quick call or change your proﬁle - as well as many other things.

Optical sensor

Your GB230 has a special feature; an optical sensor. You can use this to navigate menus as well as your web browser. Use the optical sensor by rubbing the panel with your thumb to drag the cursor around the screen. There's no need to press too hard as the optical sensor is sensitive enough to pick up on a light touch.

From the main menu, select Settings, Phone, then Optical sensor settings. From here you can choose All to enable its use in the browser and the menus, Browser only, or you can turn it Off.

s Standby screen

WARNING: When the optical

sensor is directly exposed to the sun, its function can be malfunctioned.

Your standby screen

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s Optical sensor panel

The main menu

The main menu provides twelve menu options.

1 Select Menu.

2 Use the arrow keys to select the required

menu option.

3 When the option you require is selected,

press OK to open.

Your standby screen

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Your standby screen

Icon Description

Multitasking

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Remaining battery life

Battery empty

New text message

New voice message

New email

New multimedia message

An alarm is set

Icon Description

Normal proﬁ le in use

Outdoor proﬁ le in use

Silent proﬁ le in use

External memory

Calls are diverted

GPRS available

EDGE in use

Roaming

Bluetooth is active

Calls are rejected

HSDPA available

3G available

Flight mode is selected

The status bar

The status bar displays various icons to indicate, amongst other things, signal strength, remaining battery life and new messages.

Calls

Making a call

1 Enter the number using the keypad.

To delete a digit press .

2 Press the green key to dial the

entered number.

3 To end the call, press the red key.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and hold 0.

Making a call from your contacts

1 From the main menu, press the down-

arrow to open your contacts.

2 Using the keypad, enter the ﬁrst letter

of the contact you want to call. So, for 'Ofﬁce', press 6 (MNO) three times.

3 Use the arrow keys to scroll through your

contacts.

4 Press the green key to call the

selected contact.

Answering or rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press the green

key to answer the call.

Press the red key to reject the incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to change how you answer a call. From the main menu, select Calling, then Common settings, and select Answer mode. You can choose from Press send key, Slide

up and Press any key.

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Calls

Speed dialing

You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number.

1 From the main menu, select , then

Speed dials.

2 Your voicemail is set to speed dial 1.

Choose any other number to assign to a contact.

3 Your address book will open. Select the

contact you’d like to assign that number to and press OK.

To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will initiate automatically.

Viewing your call logs

From the main menu, select and choose

Call logs.

All calls - View the complete list of all of your

dialled, received and missed calls.

Dialled calls - View the list of all the numbers you have called.

Received calls - View the list of all the numbers that have called you.

Missed calls - View the list of any calls you have missed.

To view other information on your calls, select the following in the menu:

Call duration - View details of how long you have spent on your calls.

Call costs - View the charges applied to your dialled numbers (this service is networkdependent, some operators are unable to support it) and the duration of all your calls; received and dialled.

Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes of all your received and sent data.

TIP! From any call log, select Options to delete selected or all logged items.

Calls

Using call divert

1 From the main menu, select .

2 Select Call divert.

3 Choose whether you would like to divert all

calls when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable.

4 Choose whether to divert to your voicemail

or to another number.

5 Enter your divert number or select Search

to browse for your divert number.

Note: Charges may be incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

Using call barring

1 From the main menu, select .

2 Select Call barring.

3 Choose any or all of the following options

for Voice calls or Video calls:

All outgoing

Outgoing international

O/G international calls except home

country

All incoming

Incoming when abroad

4 Select Activate and enter the call barring

password. Please check with your network operator for this service.

TIP! If you only want to allow calls to speciﬁ c numbers from your phone, you can turn on the

Fixed dial numbers feature. To do so, select Fixed dial numbers from the Calling menu

and then choose Turn on. Please note, you'll need your PIN2 code from your operator.

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Calls

Changing the common settings

1 From the main menu, select and then

choose Common settings.

2 From here you can amend the settings for:

Call reject - You can set which incoming

calls to reject.

Send my number - Choose whether your

number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Choose On or Off.

Answer mode - Choose whether to

answer the phone using the accept key, any key or by sliding your handset open.

Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone

every minute during a call.

BT answer mode - You can choose

whether calls should be answered by the handset or by a Bluetooth headset, if one is connected.

Save new number -Choose whether to

save the phone number when ending a call, if the phone number is not already saved in your phonebook.

Slide close setting - Choose whether or

not to end the active call when the slide is closed.

Searching for a contact

1 From the main menu, select and

choose Search.

2 Using the keypad enter the ﬁ rst letter

of the contact you want to call. So, for 'Ofﬁ ce', press 6 (MNO) three times.

3 Scroll through the contacts and their

different numbers using the arrow keys.

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