LG GB230 User Manual

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E N G L I S H

GB230

Some of the contents in this manual
may differ from your phone depending
on the software of the phone or your
service provider.

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GB230 User Guide

This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you
with useful explanations of features on your phone.

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on
the software of the phone or your service
provider.

English

Getting to know your phone

Main screen

FM Radio

Go to FM radio
function directly.

Charger, cable slot,
Handsfree connector

Memory
card slot

Call key

Dials a phone
number and
answers
incoming calls.

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Volume key

Camera

Go to Camera function
directly.

End/Power key

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the
phone on/off. Returns to the
standby screen when you use
the menu.

Installing a memory card

Lift the memory card cover and insert a micro SD card with the golden contact
area facing downwards. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut.

To remove the memory card, gently push it as shown in the diagram.

Note: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Formatting the memory card

Press Menu and select Settings.
Choose Memory manager, select External memory and press Format, and
insert security code.

WARNING: When you format your memory card, all the content will be wiped. If
you do not want to lose the data on your memory card, back it up  rst.

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Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in
SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional
services available and many others.

Important! ›

Illustrations

1 Open battery cover
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert your SIM
4 Insert your battery
5 Close the battery cover
6 Charge your battery

WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may
damage the phone.

The plug-in SIM card and its can be easily damaged by scratches or
bending, so be careful when handling, inserting or removing the card.
Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

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Menu map

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Messaging

Create message
Inbox
My mailbox
Drafts
Outbox
Sent items
Saved items
Emoticons
Message settings

Settings

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Display
Date & Time
Connectivity
Call
Phone
Network
Internet pro les
Access points
Packet data conn.
Security
Memory manager
Restore factory settings

Organiser

Alarm clock
Calendar
To-do list
Notes
Secret notes
Calculator
Stopwatch
Date  nder
Converter
World time
Go to
STK services
Settings

Contacts

Names
Settings
Groups
Speed dials
Service dial numbers
Own number
My business card

Gallery

My memory card
My images
My sounds
My videos
My games & apps
Others

Applications

My games & apps
Settings

Call log

Call log
Missed calls
Received calls
Dialled numbers
Call duration
Packet data counter
Call costs

Media

Camera
Video
Music
FM radio
Voice recorder
Ringtone creator

Web

Home
Bookmarks
Last web address
Settings
Go to address
Saved pages

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Calls

Making a call

1 Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit press

CLR.

2

Press to initiate the call.
To end the call, press .

3

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

Making a call from your contacts

1 Select Names from the Standby

screen.

2 Using the keypad, enter the first

letter of the contact you want to
call. For example, for Office, Press
6 three times to select the first
character, “O”

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Select Call or press to initiate

the call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press to
answer the call.

You can control the volume by
pressing the side keys.

Press

or select Reject to reject

the incoming call.

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TIP! You can change the settings on
your phone to answer your calls in
different ways. Press Menu, select
Settings, and choose Call. Select
Answer mode and choose from Press

send key, Slide up and Press any key.

Speed dialling

You can assign a speed dial number
to a contact you call frequently.

Viewing your Call history

You can check the call record of
missed, received, and dialled calls
only if the network supports the
Calling Line Identification (CLI) within
the service area.

Changing the call settings

You can set the menu relevant to a
call. Press Menu, select Settings and
choose Call.

• Call divert - Choose whether to
divert your calls.

• Call barring - Select when you
would like calls to be barred.

• Fixed dial number - Choose a list
of numbers that can be called from
your phone. You’ll need your PIN2
code from your operator. Only
numbers included in the fixed dial
list can be called from your phone.

• Call waiting - Be alerted when you
have a call waiting. (Depends on
your network provider.)

• Call reject - Set the rejected call list.

• Send my number - Choose whether
your number will be displayed
when you call someone. (Depends
on your network provider.)

• Auto redial - Choose On or Off.

• Answer mode - Choose whether to
answer the phone using any key or
send key only or Slide up.

• Free call timer - Choose whether to
show or not.

• Minute minder - Select On to hear a
tone every minute during a call.

• BT answer mode - Set Hands-free
or Handset.

• Save new number - Choose Yes
or No.

• Slide close setting - Choose End
call or Continue call.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

1 Select Names from the standby

screen.

2 Using the keypad enter the first

letter of the contact you want to
call.

3 To scroll through the contacts use

the up and down arrows.

Adding a new contact

1 Press Menu then select Contacts

and choose Names. Then press
Options-Add new contact.

2 Enter all the information you have

in the fields provided and select

Options-Done.

Adding a contact to a group

You can save your contacts into
groups, for example, keeping
your work colleagues and family
separate. There are a number of
groups including Family, Friends,
Colleague, School and VIP already
set up on the phone.

Messaging

Your GB230 includes functions to
send text messages and multimedia
messages and E-mail, as well as the
network’s service messages.

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Sending a message

1 Press Menu, select Messaging, and

choose Create message.

2 A new message editor will open.

The message editor combines

Text message and Multimedia
messages into one intuitive and

easy to switch between editor.
The default setting of the message
editor is text messages.

3 Enter your message.
4 Choose Options-Insert to add

an Image, Video clip, Sound
clip, Schedule, Business card,
Note, Text field, To do, or a Text
template.

5 Press Options - Send key.

Setting up your email

You can stay in touch on the move
using email on your GB230. It’s
quick and simple to set up a POP3 or
IMAP4 email account.

1 Press Menu, select Messaging,

and choose Message Settings.

2 Select Email then Email accounts.
3 Press Add then set the E-mail

account.

Sending an email using your new
account

To send/receive an email, you should
set up an email account.

1 Select Menu, select Messaging

and choose Create message.

2 Choose Email and a new email will

open.

3 Write a subject.
4 Enter your message.
5 Press options, select Insert to add

an Image, Video Clip, Sound Clip,
Business card, Schedule or a Note.

6 Press Send to and enter the

recipient’s address or press

Options and select
Insert-Contact Details to open
your contacts list

7 Press Send and your email will be

sent.

Entering text

You can enter alphanumeric
characters using the phone’s keypad.
The following text input methods are
available in the phone: T9 predictive
mode, ABC manual mode and 123
mode.

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Note: Some fields may allow only
one text input mode (e.g. telephone
number in address book fields).

T9 predictive mode

T9 predictive mode uses a built-in
dictionary to recognise words you’re
writing based on the key sequences
you press. Simply press the number
key associated with the letter you
want to enter, and the dictionary
will recognise the word once all the
letters are entered.

ABC manual mode

This mode allows you to enter
letters by pressing the key labeled
with the required letter once, twice,
three or four times until the letter is
displayed.

123 mode

Type numbers using one keystroke
per number. You can also add
numbers while remaining in letter
modes by pressing and holding the
desired key.

Message folders

Press Menu, select Messaging. The
folder structure used on your GB230
is fairly selfexplanatory.

Create message - Allows you to
create new messages.

Inbox - All the messages you receive
are placed into your Inbox.

My mail box - Contains all your email
messages.

Drafts - If you don’t have time to
finish writing a message, you can
save what you have done so far here.

Outbox - This is a temporary storage
folder while messages are being sent
or stores the messages that are failed
to sent.

Sent items - All the messages you
send are placed into your Sent

folder.
Saved Items - You can access your

Saved messages,text templates and
Multimedia templates

Emoticons - A list of useful
Emoticons, already written for a
quick reply.

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