LG GB250 User Manual

GB250 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.

Disposal of your old appliance

1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached

to a product it means the product is covered by the
European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2 All electrical and electronic products should be

disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream
via designated collection facilities appointed by the
government or the local authorities.

3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help

prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health.

4 For more detailed information about disposal of your old

appliance, please contact your city o ce, waste disposal
service or the shop where you purchased the product.

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Getting to know your phone

Main screen

Call key

Dials a phone
number and
answers
incoming calls.

Charger, cable slot

Volume key

Memory card slot

End/Power key

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

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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 and select Settings.
Choose Phone settings and Memory manager select External memory and

press Format.

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 Close the battery cover
5 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 contacts 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

Games & apps

1 My games &

apps

2 Settings

Messaging

1 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 Call logs
2 Call durations
3 Data volume
4 Call costs
5 Call divert
6 Call barring
7 Fixed dial

numbers
8 Call waiting
9 Common

settings

My stu

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  nder
6 Settings

Yah o o

1 Yahoo!

oneSearch
2 Yahoo! Mail
3 Yahoo!

Messenger
4 Yahoo! Address

Book

Connectivity

1 Bluetooth
2 USB

connection
mode

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 Pro les
2 Phone
3 Screen
4 Date & Time
5 Network
6 Internet pro les
7 Access points
8 Packet Data

Conn.
9 Security
0 Memory

manager
* Streaming

settings
# Reset settings

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Calls

Making a call

1 Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit press

Clear.

2

Press to initiate the call.

3

To end the call, press .

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

Making a call from your contacts

1 Select Contacts in the menu and

then Search.

2

Using the keypad, enter the first

letter of the contact you want to
call.

3

Select Call or press to initiate

the call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press
Accept or press
call.
To mute your phone while it is
ringing, simply select Silent. This is
useful if you have forgotten to
change your profile to Silent for
a meeting.

Press

or select Reject to reject

the incoming call.

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to answer the

TIP! You can change the settings on
your phone to answer your calls in

di erent ways. Press select Calling
and choose Common settings and

Answer mode. Choose from Press send
key, Open  ip and Press any key.

Speed dialling

Press and select Contacts.
Choose Speed dials.
You can assign a speed dial number
to a contact you call frequently.

Viewing your Call history

Press and select Calling. Choose
Call logs.

You can check the 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

Press select Calling.

• Call durations - View details of how

long you have spent on your calls
both received and dialled.

• Data volume - View the amount

of all your received and sent data
for Web, Data or All, measured in
kilobytes.

• Call costs - View the charges

applied to your Last call or All calls.
This service is network dependent,
some operators are unable to
support this.

• 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
PUK2 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.)

• Common settings
Call reject - You can set whether to

reject incoming calls.

Send my number - Choose

whether your number will be
displayed when you call someone.
(Depends on your network
provider.)

Auto redial - Allows you to set the

auto redial function when a call
attempt has failed.

Answer mode - Allows you to set

the answering method.You can
choose between Press send key,
Slide up and Press any key.

Minute minder - Determines

whether to sound a tone every 1
minute when you are on the phone.

BT answer mode
Hands-free - You can answer a call

using a Bluetooth headset.

Handset - Press

to answer a call when using a
Bluetooth headset.

Save new number - Selecting this

option will save numbers that are
not already in your contacts upon
ending the call.

on the handset

Contacts

Searching for a contact

1 Select Contacts in the menu and

then Search.

2 Using the keypad enter the first

letter of the contact you want to
call.

3

To scroll through the contacts and

their different numbers use the
navigation arrows.

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Adding a new contact

1 Select Contacts in the menu and

then Add new.

2 Choose whether to store your new

contact on your Handset or USIM
card.

3 Enter all the information you have

in the fields provided and select

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,
VIP, Group1, Group2 and Group3
already set up on the phone.

Adding a picture to a contact

You can change the appearance of
your contacts in your address book
to include a picture.

1 Select Contacts and choose

Settings.

2 Select Contact list settings and

choose Show picture and select
On.

3 Then return to the address book

and select the contact you want to
add a picture to.

4 Choose Options and select Edit.

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5 Scroll down to the Image section.

Choose Edit and select No image,

Avatar, Take a picture or Use
existing image. If you select Use
existing image, you can choose

an image that is saved in your
phone memory. If you select Take
a picture, your camera viewfinder
will open, so you can take a picture
of your contact. Take the picture
then press OK.

6 Select Done.

Messaging

Your GB250 includes functions
related to SMS (Short Message
Service), MMS (Multimedia Message
Service) and E-mail, as well as the
network’s service messages.

Sending a message

1 Press select Messaging, and

choose Create new message.

2

Choose Message to send an SMS

or MMS.

3 A new message editor will open.

The message editor combines SMS
and MMS into one intuitive and
easy to switch between mode. The
default setting of the message
editor is SMS mode.