LG GB-255G User Manual [fr]

Printed in China

P/N : MFL67080702 (1.0)

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GB255g

User Guide

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

FRANÇAIS

P/N : MFL67080702 (1.0)

Printed in China

Bluetooth QD ID B015097

GB255g 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

Earpiece

Main screen

Soft keys

Each of these keys performs the functions indicated by the text on the display.

Opens the multitasking menu.

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

Navigation keys

Use for quick access to phone functions.

OK key

Selects menu options and confirms actions.

Camera key

End/Power key

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

Clear key

Deletes a character with each press. Use this key to go back to the previous screen.

Headset/ Charger / USB Cable connector

Volume key

• When the screen is idle: Controls the volume of Ring tone.

• During a call: Controls

the volume of the earpiece.

• When playing a BGM track: Controls the volume of music.

microSD/memory/ card slot

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

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.

Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a 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 Install the battery 5 Close the battery cover 6 Charge your battery

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

damage the phone.

The 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.

Menu map

Games & apps

1. Games & apps.

2. Settings

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

Organizer

1. Calendar

2. To do

3. Memo

4. Secret memo

5. Date  nder

6. Settings

Multimedia

1. Camera

2. Video camera

3. Music

4. Radio

5. Voice recorder

Messaging

1. Create new message

2. Inbox

3. Drafts

4. Outbox

5. Sent items

6. My folders

7. Templates

8. Emoticons

9. Settings

Tools

1. Quick menu

2. Alarms

3. Calculator

4. Stopwatch

5. Converter

6. World time

7. Koodo Menu

My Stu

1. My images

2. My sounds

3. My videos

4. My games & apps

5. SVG content

6. Others

7. My memory card

* This option only

available when an external memory inserted.

Wireless Web

1. Home

2. Enter address

3. Bookmarks

4. RSS Reader

5. Saved Pages

6. History

7. Settings

Pro les

Normal

2. Silent

Outdoor

4. Flight mode

5. Customised 1

6. Customised 2

7. Customised 3

Connectivity

1. Bluetooth

2. USB connection mode

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. Phone

2. Screen

3. Date & Time

4. Network

5. Internet pro les

6. Access points

Packet data conn.

8. Security

Memory Manager

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Streaming settings

* Reset settings

Calls

Making a call

1 Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit press

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 Press and select Contacts, then

choose Search.

2 Using the keypad, enter the name

of the contact you want to call.

3 Select Make call from Options 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 to reject the incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to answer your calls in different ways. Press select Calling.

to answer the

or select Reject

Choose Common settings and Answer

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

Using the speakerphone

During a call, you can activate speakerphone by pressing

and you can use the speaker.

Speed dialling

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

Viewing your call logs

Press and select Calling. Choose Call logs. You can check the record of All calls, Missed calls, Dialed calls

and Received 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

• Call durations - View details of how

select Calling.

long you have spent on your calls from Last call, Dialed calls, Received calls and All calls.

key

• Data volume - View the amount

of all your sent and received data for web or all data, 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 to divert your

calls.

• Call barring – Select when you

would like calls to be barred.

• Fixed dial numbers – 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.)

• 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, Open flip and Press any key.

Minute minder - Determines

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

BT answer mode - Choose how

to answer a call while using a Bluetooth device. Select Hands- free or Handset.

Save new number - Selecting this

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

Contacts

Searching for a contact

1 Press and select Contacts, then

choose 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.

Adding a new contact

1 Press and select Contacts, then

choose 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, Colleagues, School and VIP already set up in 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 Press

2 Select Contact list settings and

3 Then return to the address book

and select Contacts, then

choose Settings.

choose Show picture and select On.

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

4 Choose Options and select Edit. 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 GB255g includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well as the network’s service messages.

Sending a message

1 Press , select Messaging, and

choose Create new message in order to send an SMS or MMS.

2 A 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.

3 Enter your message using either

the T9 mode or Abc mode.

4 Select Options and choose Insert

to add an Image, Video, Sound,

Symbols, Template, Emoticon, Name & Number, New slide, Subject,

or More. 5 Choose Send. 6 Choose a contact from the list

of contacts or enter the phone

number from Options.

7 Select Send.

TIP! You can select your message type

as SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 1page in the message field. If you want to change the type of message to send, press > Messaging > Settings > Text Message, and choose Send long text as.

WARNING: If an Image, Video, Sound, New slide or Subject is added to the

message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

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

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

T9 mode

T9 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 recognize the word once all the letters are entered.

Abc 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 , select Messaging. The folder structure used on your GB255g is fairly self explanatory.

Inbox - All the messages you received are placed in your Inbox.

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.

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

My folders - You can move messages from Inbox or Sent items into My folders. In addition, you can move those messages from My folders into the original message box.

Templates - A list of pre written messages, useful for a quick reply.

Emoticons - You can add, edit and delete emoticons. You can insert the emoticon which you prefer when writing a message.

Settings - Your GB255g message settings are pre-de ned so that you can send messages immediately. If you would like to change the settings, you can do this using the

Settings options.

Multimedia Camera

Taking a picture

1 Press and select Multimedia.

Choose Camera to open the viewfinder.

2 Holding the phone and point the

lens towards the subject of you want to shot.

3 Position the phone so you can see

the subject from viewfinder.

4 Press

to take a picture.

Video camera

Shooting a video

1 Press and select Multimedia. 2 Choose Video camera. 3 Point the video camera towards

the subject of you want to record.

4 Press 5 Rec will appear in the middle of

6 Select Stop to stop recording.

to start recording.

bottom screen and a timer will show the length of your video.

Music

Your GB255g has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite music.

Playing a song

1 Press and select Multimedia.

Choose Music.

2 Choose All tracks then select the

song you want to play. Select Play.

3 Select to pause the song.

Select

to skip to the next song.

5 Select to skip to the previous

song. 6 Select Back to stop the music and

return to the MP3 player menu.

Creating a playlist

You can create your own playlist by choosing a selection of songs from the All tracks folder.

1 Press

and select Multimedia.

Choose Music.

2 Choose Playlists. 3 Press Add to enter the playlist

name and press Save. 4 The All tracks folder will show.

Select all of the songs that you

would like to include in your

playlist by scrolling to them and

selecting

5 Select Done to store the playlist.

Note: Music is copyright protected

in international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or licence to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such materials.

Radio

Your GB255g has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite radio stations to listen on the move.

Note: You will need to insert your headset in order to listen to the radio. Insert the plug into the headset socket (this is the same socket that you plug your charger into).

Listening to the radio

1 Press and select Multimedia,

then choose Radio.

2 Select frequency of the station you

would like to listen to.

TIP! You can listen to the radio via built-in speaker. Press Options, select

Listen via speaker.

Voice recorder

Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds.

Recording your voice memo

1 Press and select Multimedia,

then choose Voice recorder. 2 Press 3 Choose Stop to end the recording. 4 Press Options and choose Play to

to begin recording.

listen to the voice memo.

My Stuff

You can save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory. All your multimedia files will be saved in My Stuff. Press Stuff then choose the folder to open a list of folders.

My images

My images folder contains a folder

of default images on your phone, images downloaded by you, and images taken by your phone’s camera.

Sounds

My sounds folder contains

the default sounds, your voice recordings, and sound files downloaded by you. From here you can manage, send, or set sounds as ringtones.

Videos

My videos folder shows the list of

downloaded videos and videos you have recorded by your phone.

and select My

My games & apps

You can keep downloaded games and applications into this folder.

SVG contents

The SVG contents folder contains all of your downloaded SVG files.

Others

From the Others menu, you can view the files that are not saved to the

Images, Sounds or Videos folders. My memory card

If you’ve inserted a memory card, it will be displayed the status of the external microSD card memory.

Games & apps

If you choose to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder. Press

and select Games & apps.

Organizer

Using the calendar

> Organizer > Calendar)

(

When you enter this menu, a calendar will appear. A square cursor is located on the current date. You can move the cursor to another date using the navigation keys.

Adding items to your to do list

> Organizer > To do)

(

You can view, edit and add tasks to do.

Adding a memo

> Organizer > Memo)

(

You can register your own memos here.

Secret memo

> Organizer > Secret memo)

(

You can write the private memo to protect your privacy. You enter the security code to use this menu.

Date finder

> Organizer > Date finder)

(

Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of days.

Settings

> Organizer > Settings )

(

Calendar - You can set the

configurations to view the calendar. Send all schedules & To do via

Bluetooth - You can send all the data in your calendar and/or to do list from your phone to other phones by using Bluetooth.

Backup calendar & To do - You can create the backup files of the calendar or to do list saved in the phone when you insert an external memory.

Restore calendar & To do - You can reset the backup files of calendar or tasks when you insert an external memory.

Memory Info. - You can view the information of available memory regarding calendar, to do, memo, secret memo.

Clear all - You can delete all data regarding calendar, to do, memo,

secret memo.

Tools

Setting your alarm

> Tools > Alarms)

(

You can set up to 5 alarm clocks.

Using your calculator

> Tools > Calculator)

(

The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Using the stopwatch

> Tools > Stopwatch)

(

This option allows you to use the function of a stopwatch.

Converting a unit

> Tools > Converter)

(

This converts many measurements into a unit you want.

Adding a city to your world time

> Tools > World time)

(

You can add a required city to the list of world time. You can also check the current time of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and major cities around the world.

Koodo Menu

> Tools > Koodo Menu)

(

This feature depends on SIM and the network services. In case the SIM card supports SAT (i.e. SIM Application Toolkit) services, this menu will be the operator specific service name stored on the SIM card.

Wireless Web

Accessing the wireless web

You can launch the wireless web and access the homepage of the activated profile on browser settings.

You can also manually enter an URL address and access the associated wireless web page.

1 Press 2 To access the wireless web directly,

Note: An additional cost will be

collected when connecting to this service and downloading content. Check your data charges with your network provider.

and select Wireless Web.

select Home. Alternately, select Enter address and type in your desired URL.

Connectivity

Changing your connectivity settings (

Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone from switch on. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. You can configure the network

setting and data access profiles in this menu.

• Bluetooth - Setup your GB255g for

> Connectivity )

Bluetooth® use. You can adapt your visibility to other devices or search other bluetooth devices.

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