LG GB270 User Guide
GB270 User Guide
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GB270 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 local authority, waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.
Contents
Getting to know your phone 3
Selecting functions and options
4
Installing the SIM Card and
Charging the Battery
5
Installing the SIM Card
Changing the cover and Melody
composer
7
Changing the cover
Melody composer
9
Calls 11
Making a call
Making a call from your contacts
Answering and rejecting a call
Speed dialling 1
2
Viewing your call logs
Changing the call settings 1
3
Call barring
Address book 14
Adding a new contact
Messaging 15
Sending a message
Entering text 1
6
T9 predictive mode 17
Abc manual mode
123 mode
Message folders
Using templates 1
8
Multimedia 20
Camera
After you’ve taken your photo
Voice recorder 21
Recording your voice recorder.
My stuff
Games and Apps
Tools 2
2
Browser 2
3
Accessing the wap
Profiles 24
Changing your profiles
Settings 24
Connectivity 2
7
Guidelines for safe and efficient
use 2
8
Technical Data 3
6
Trouble Shooting 3
7
2
3
Earpiece
Display screen
Soft keys
Each of these keys
performs the functions
indicated by the
text on the display
immediately above
them.
Send key
You can dial a phone
number and answer
incoming calls.
Getting to know your phone
OK key + 4-way
navigation key
Use for quick
access to phone
functions.
End /Power key
Allows you to
power the phone
on or off, end
calls, or return to
Standby Mode.
Alphanumeric keys
These keys are
used to dial
a number in
Standby Mode
and to enter
numbers or
characters in edit
mode.
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Selecting functions and options
Your phone offers a set of
functions that allows you
to customize the phone.
These functions are arranged
in menus and sub-menus,
accessed via the two soft
keys. Each menu and submenu allows you to view
and alter the settings of a
particular function.
The roles of the soft keys
vary according to the current
context; the option on the
bottom line of the display
just above each key indicates
its current role.
Menu Theme
Press the left soft key to
select available
menu and options.
Press the right soft key
to access the
available options.
5
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, and any optional
services available.
Important! › 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.
1 Open battery cover
2 Remove the battery
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3 Insert your SIM
4 Install the 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.
Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery
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Changing the cover
1 Please disconnect the
charger and any other
device before removing
the covers. Please do not
operate your phone while
changing the covers.
2 Press the release button
and remove the back cover
from the phone. from the
phone. See “Installing the
SIM card and the battery”
on page 5.
3 Press the bottom of cover
to remove the front cover.
4 Pull the body toward right
5 Open the other cover
Changing the cover and Melody composer
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6 Place soft keypad mat in
the new front cover and
press the soft keypad
mat in.
7 Align the front cover and
keypad to the phone and
press the front cover to lock
it into place.
8 Align the bottom of the
back cover to the bottom
of the phone, and press the
back cover to lock it into
place.
Changing the cover and Melody composer
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9 Your phone will
automatically ask you to
select a theme (Business or
Casual) to match the color
of the new cover.
Note: Always use or store
the device with the covers
attached.
Note: Avoid touching
electronic components while
changing the covers.
Note: If change the covers
while the phone is switch
off, your phone will not be
able to automatically detect
theme changing when your
phone switch on again. In
the standby mode, you may
change theme by pressing the
right soft key.
Melody composer
This function allows you
to compose a ring tone or
melody. You can share your
melody with your friends
by forwarding it via EMS or
MMS.
To start composing
1 From the main menu,
select Multimedia and
press OK.
2 Select Melody composer
and press OK.
3 Select Options and then
Add.
4 press the keypad to start
composing. (see the key
definition in melody
composer mode on page
10)
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5 Press Options to choose
different instrument to
edit your melody, adjust
different play speeds or
listen to the melody you
have just made.
6 When you are done you
can press Options to save
your melody.
Note: The melody you
composed is saved in IMY
format.
Key definition in melody
composer mode
Keys Functions and Descriptions
1 Press the 1 key to play Do.
2 Press the 2 key to play Re
3 Press the 3 key to play Mi
4 Press the 4 key to play Fa
5 Press the 5 key to play So
Keys Functions and Descriptions
6 Press the 6 key to play La
7 Press the 7 key to play Si
8 Press the 8 key to play
Vibration note
9 Press the 9 key to play
Backlight/LED note
0 Press the 0 key to play Rest
# Press the # key to toggle
sharp, normal or flat notes
* Press the * key to change
the beat length of current
musical note or to change
a note between backlight
and LED
Press the navigation keys
down to lower one octave
(Can disable vibration,
backlight and LED)
Press the center key to listen
to the melody you have
made.
Press the volume keys to
change the instrument.
Changing the cover and Melody composer
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Calls
Making a call
1 Key in the number using
the keypad. To delete a
digit press left key .
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 to open Search.
2 Using the keypad, enter
the first letter of the
contact you want to call.
For example, for Office,
press 6 three times.
3 To scroll through the
contacts and their different
numbers use and .
4 Press to initiate the
call.
Answering and rejecting
a call
1 When your phone rings,
press Accept or press
to answer the call.
2 While your phone is
ringing, select Silent to
mute the ringing. This is
great if you have forgotten
to change your profile to
Silent for a meeting.
3 Press or Reject to
reject the incoming call.
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Calls
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 Any key or Send
key only.
Speed dialling
You can assign a speed dial
number to a contact you call
frequently.
1 Press Menu, Select
Contacts and choose
Speed dials.
2 Your voicemail is preset
to speed dial 1 and you
cannot change this. Select
any other number either
by using the navigation
keys and selecting Assign
or by pressing the hard
key number.
3 Your address book will
open. Select the contact
you’d like to assign to
that number using the
navigation keys then
select OK.
4 To call a speed dial
number, press and hold
the assigned number until
the contact appears on
screen. The call will begin
automatically and there is
no need to press .
Viewing your call logs
You can check the record of
missed, received, and dialed
calls only if the network
supports the Calling Line
Identification (CLI) within the
service area.
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The number and name
(if available) are displayed
together with the date and
time at which the call was
made. You can also view call
durations. Press Menu, select
Call history.
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 All voice
calls, when the line is busy,
when there is no reply,
when you are out of reach,
All data calls or All fax calls.
Choose Activate and select
whether to divert to voice
mail, to other number or to
favorite number. Enter your
divert number or select
Search to browse Contacts
for your divert number.
Note: Charges are incurred for
diverting calls. Please contact
your network provider for
details.
Call barring
• 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.
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Adding a new contact
You can add a new contact to
your contacts.
1 Press Address book and
choose New contact.
2 Choose whether to store
your new contact on your
Phone or SIM card.
3 Enter all the information
you have in the fields
provided and select Save.
Note: When you are storing a
contact’s email address,
press to enter a symbol and
scroll with and until
you see @.
Address book
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Messaging
Your GB270 includes
functions related to SMS
(Short Message Service),
MMS (Multimedia Message
Service) and Bluetooth, as
well as the network’s service
messages.
Sending a message
1 Press Menu, select
Messaging and choose
New message.
2 Choose Message to send
an SMS or MMS.
3 A new message editor
will open. Message editor
combines SMS and MMS
into one intuitive and easy
to switch between SMS
mode and MMS mode.
The default setting of the
message editor is SMS
mode.
4 Enter your message using
the T9 predictive mode
by choose Set T9 “On“
from Options or Abc, abc,
ABC or 123 manual mode.
You can switch text input
mode between Abc, abc,
ABC and 123 by pressing
.
TIP! You can select your
message type as SMS or MMS
when you enter a text longer
than 2 pages in the message
field.
5 Press Options and choose
Insert to add an Image,
Sound, Symbol, Text
template, Emoticon,
Name & Number, New
slide, Subject or More
(Contact/My business
card/Schedule/Memo/To
do).
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Messaging
6 Press Options, then Send
to.
7 Enter the phone number
or press Options and
select Contacts or Recent
list to open your contacts
list. You can add multiple
contacts.
8 Press Options, then Send.
WARNING: If an Image,
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.
Note: You can send SMS to
many users at a time.Option
“Send to Many” will open the
contacts list where in user can
mark/unmark contacts for
sending message.
To send the SMS to a
particular group of contacts
select the option “Send to
Group” after composing the
SMS.
Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric
characters using the phone’s
keypad. For example, storing
names in Contacts, writing
a message and creating
scheduling events in the
calendar all require entering
text. The following text input
methods are available in the
phone: T9 predictive mode,
Abc manual mode and 123
mode.
Note: Some fields may allow
only one text input mode (e.g.
telephone number in address
book fields).
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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.
New Message - This is where
you can send a new message.
Choose Message to send
SMS or MMS.
Inbox - All the messages you
receive are placed into your
Inbox. From here you can
reply, forward and more, see
below for details.
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Drafts - If you don’t have
time to finish writing a
message, you can save what
you have done so far here.
Sent - All the messages you
send are placed into your
Sent items folder.
Listen to voicemail - You can
access your voice mail box (if
provided by your network).
When a new voice message
is received, will be
displayed on the standby
screen.
Info message - All info
messages and updates
received from your operator.
Templates - A list of useful
messages, already written for
a quick reply.
Settings - You can change
the predefined message
settings as you like.
Using templates
You can create templates
for the Text and Multimedia
messages you send most
frequently. There are some
templates already on your
phone, which can be edited
if you wish.
1 Press Menu, select
Messaging and choose
Templates.
2 Choose Text or
Multimedia. You can
then select Options and
choose Edit to change
existing templates or
select Options to add
New template or Delete
templates.
3 To send a template, select
the one you want to send,
choose Options and select
Send via.
Messaging
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4 Choose how you would
like to send the template;
as a Message.
5 Select Options and press
send to.
6 Choose options, select a
contact and press OK key.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
Using the camera module
built in your phone, you
can take pictures of people.
Additionally, you can send
photos to other people and
select photos as wallpaper.
1 Press Menu and select
Multimedia, select Camera
to open the viewfinder.
2 Holding the phone
vertically, point the lens
towards the subject of the
photo.
3 Press the centre soft key to
take a photo.
After you’ve taken your
photo
You can find the recorded
photo at My Stuff > Image
then you can use below
options.
• Delete
– Press to delete the
photo you’ve just taken and
confirm it by touching Yes.
• Set as
– Press to open a sub
menu to set your image as
Wallpaper or Picture ID.
• Send Via
– Press to send
the photo as a Message or
Bluetooth.
Multimedia
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Use your Voice memo to
record voice memos or other
sounds.
Recording your voice
recorder.
1 Press Menu and select
Multimedia, then choose
Voice recorder.
2 CSK or Options > Record
3 Press to begin recording.
4 Choose Stop to end the
recording.
5 Press Options and choose
Play to listen to the voice
memo.
Voice recorder My stuff
You can store any multimedia
files into your phone’s
memory so that you have
easy access to all of your
images, sounds, games and
others. All your multimedia
files will be saved in My stuff.
Press Menu then select My
stuff to open a list of folders.
Games and Apps
Your GB270 comes with
preloaded games to keep
you amused when you have
time to spare. If you choose
to download any additional
games or applications they
will be saved into this folder.
Press Menu and select My
stuff and Games & Apps.
GB270 also comes with
preloaded applications.
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Data Wallet:
This application is used to
keep personal informations.
(Bank Account / Credit Card /
Loan / Email ID details)
LG Help Desk:
This application has all India
LG Mobile service centre
/ Call Centre numbers
directory
Games and Apps Tools
Setting your alarm
(Menu > Tools > Alarm Clock)
You can set up to 5 alarm
clocks to go off at a specified
time.
Using the calendar
(Menu> Tools> calendar)
When you enter this menu,
a calendar appears. A square
cursor is located on the
current date. You can move
the cursor to another date
using the navigation keys.
Using your calculator
(Menu > Tools > Calculator)
The calculator provides the
basic arithmetic functions:
addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division.
Adding a memo
(Menu > Tools > Memo)
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