LG GC900 Users manual

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

GC900 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

Battery release button

Handsfree or Stereo earphone connector

Power key

Turns the phone on/off.

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Inner camera

End key

• Rejects a call.

• Press once to return to the home screen.

Multi-tasking key

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

Set up

WARNING: Putting a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functionality. Do not cover the protection lm on proximity sensor of LCD. It can be caused the malfunction of sensor.

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Charger, Data cable (USB cable)

TIP: Before

connecting the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered on the network.

Volume keys

• When the screen is idle:

key tone volume.

• During a call:

earpiece

volume.

• When playing a

track: controls volume

continuously.

Camera key

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Go to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key.

Set up

Open view

Battery release button

SIM card

socket

Flash light

Camera lens

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Battery cover

Battery

Memory card socket

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press and hold down the battery release button on the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover.

2 Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it away from the battery compartment.

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

WARNING: Do not remove the battery cover when using GPS, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The antenna is mounted on the battery cover.

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Installing the SIM and battery

3 Install the SIM card

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

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4 Install the battery

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

Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the charger connector on the side of your GC900. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your GC900 must be charged until the “Battery full“ message appears on the screen.

NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. Disregard the first “Battery full” message and keep the phone on charge overnight (or for up to 14 hours).

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Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the available memory space on your phone by using a memory card.

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards.

WARNING: Slide into the memory card to the slot, otherwise, the card can be damaged.

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Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you will need to format it before you can start to use it.

NOTE: All files get deleted while formatting.

From the home screen select

and choose Phone settings from the Settings tab.

Scroll and touch Memory

manager then scroll and select External memory.

Touch Format and then confirm

your choice. Enter the password, if one has

been set. The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

NOTE: If there is existing content on your memory card, the folder structure may be different after formatting since all files will have been deleted.

Transferring your contacts

To transfer your contacts from your SIM to your phone:

From the Communication tab,

scroll to Contacts and select then Change location.

Touch Copy to Handset.

Choose Mark all or select names

one by one and touch Copy to handset.

Set up

Menu map

Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus by scrolling through the icons: Communication, Multimedia, Utilities and Settings.

COMMUNICATION

Contacts Recent history Browser Messaging Email Dialling Video call Google

UTILITIES

Alarms Organiser Memo Stopwatch Voice recorder

Set up

Calculator World clock Tools

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MULTIMEDIA

Music Camera Video camera Gallery My stuff Games & Apps FM radio Movie maker

SETTINGS

Profiles Display settings Phone settings Bluetooth Wi-Fi Call settings Connectivity Message settings

Your home screen

From this screen you can access menu options, make a call, view the status of your phone and much more.

Touch screen tips

The home screen is also a great place to get used to using the touch screen.

To select an item, touch the centre of the icon.

Do not to press too hard; the

•

touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, firm touch.

Use the tip of your finger to

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touch the option you require. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

When the screen light is off,

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either press the power key or hold down the Unlock/Lock key on the touch screen to return the home screen.

Whenever your GC900 is not

•

in use, it will return to the lock screen.

Your home screen

Customising the home screen

Shortcut

home screen Widget home

screen (active)

Get in touch with your GC900 -

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The User Interface is based on four types of Homescreens. To swap between the home screens just wipe quickly over display from left to right or from right to left.

Home screen customisation - For

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Your home screen

each type of home screen you are able to add and remove objects by pressing & holding your finger on the screen, or if already added touching and holding one of the objects.

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Contact home

screen Multimedia

home screen

In order to edit homescreen,

PRE SS & HOL D

this object.

Quick keys

The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most.

Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad, which lets you make a call. Enter the number using the normal key pad and touch Voice call or tap .

To make a video call to this number, touch Video Call after entering the number.

Touch to open your contacts. To search for the number you want to call: Enter the name of the contact using the touchpad. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones.

Touch to access the Messaging menu. From here you can create a new SMS.

Touch to open the full Top menu which is divided into four categories.

Your home screen

Touch screen

The controls on the GC900 touch screen change dynamically, depending on the task you are carrying out.

Opening Applications

To open any Application, simply touch its icon.

Auto scan

Station info..

Set Skip Stop

Your home screen

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Scrolling

Drag from side to side to scroll. On some screens, such as web pages, you can also scroll up or down.

Recent

Contacts

Browser

Messaging

history

Video

Music Camera

Alarms Organiser

Profiles

Display settings

Gallery

camera

Memo Stopwatch

Phone

Bluetooth

settings

Zooming In or Out

When viewing photos, web pages, emails, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or slide them apart.

Your home screen

Viewing the status bar

The status bar uses different icons to show conditions such as signal strength, new messages and battery life as well as whether Bluetooth or data connections is active.

Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.

Icon Description

No Service

EDGE

HSDPA

Wi-fi is on

Your home screen

Bluetooth Message Bluetooth Mono hands free

headset Bluetooth Mono Stereo

headset Bluetooth Stereo headset

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Icon Description

Bluetooth Mono headset

Bluetooth on

Printer by Bluetooth

Bluetooth Transfer

Bluetooth Visibility

Bluetooth Music

Downloading

Downloading complete.

Downloading cancelled.

In-call option

Internet

Searching

Call divert

Call reject

Security

Headset

HomeZone

Roaming

Alarm

Icon Description

Schedule (Calendar)

Multi-tasking

Music paused

Music playing Music playing with FM

broadcasting FM radio playing

FM broadcasting

Email being sent

Email received

MMS

MMS sending

MMS received

SMS sending

New voicemail

New message

Message sending has failed

New email

Push message

Flight mode

Icon Description

Outdoor

Silent

Customised ringtones 1-10

Ringtone after vibration

Ringtone with vibration

External memory

Battery status

Projector/TV out

Your home screen

Using the Multi - tasking function

Touch the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view some applications that are running and access them with one touch.

Multitasking

Contacts Browser Messaging

Games &

Apps

FM radio Organiser Memo

Your home screen

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Music

End all

Calls

TIP! Press the power

key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.

Making a call or a video call

1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Type in the number on the

keypad. To delete a digit, press the clear key.

3 Touch the key to make the

call.

4 To end the call, touch the

key.

TIP! To enter + in order to

make international calls, touch

twice, or press and hold down

TIP! You can Save number,

Send message, Search contacts by tapping .

Calling your contacts

From the home screen touch

to open your Contacts. Scroll through the contact list

or enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call by touching .

From the list, touch the contact

you want to call and select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact.

Touch Voice call or Video call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press the

hard key to answer.

Touch twice the hard key to reject an incoming call.

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Calls

In-call options

MemoContacts Dialpad

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Speaker - Touch to turn the speaker phone on.

Mute - Touch to turn the microphone off so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.

Hold - Touch to put a call on hold.

Options - Choose from a list of further in-call

options, including creating new memo and going to messages, so you can check your messages and add contacts during a call. You can also end the call from here by touching End call.

- Touch to open a numerical keypad for typing

Dialpad

in numbers, e.g. when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services.

- Add a memo during a call.

Memo

- Search your contacts during a call.

Contacts

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the right side of the phone.

Speed dialling

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

From the home screen touch

to open your Contacts. Touch and select Speed

dials.

Your voicemail is already set to

speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it to a speed dial contact.

Your contacts list will open. Select

the contact you want to assign to that number by touching the phone number once.

To call a speed dial number, touch

on the home screen then press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on the screen. The call will initiate automatically, without having to touch Voice call.

Making a second call

During your initial call, touch

and select the number you want to call.

Call the number or search your

contacts (see Making a call on page 25 for details).

Touch to connect the call.

Both calls will be displayed on

the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and put on hold.

To end one or both calls press

End

Dialpad

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Calls

Hold

Connect End

Contacts DialpadMemo

NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make.

Turning off DTMF

DTMF lets you use numerical commands to navigate within automated calls. DTMF default is set to on.

To turn it off during a call (to make a note of a number) touch and select Disable DTMF.

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Viewing your call logs

From the home screen, touch , then touch Recent history in the Communication tab. Choose from the following:

All history - View a complete list of all dialled, received and missed calls, voice calls only, video calls and messages.

Missed calls - View a list of all calls you have missed.

Calls only - View a list of all calls you have made and missed.

Messages only - View a list of all numbers that have received or sent texts and multimedia messages.

VT only- View a list of all video calls.

TIP! From any call log

touch and Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

TIP! Touch any single call

log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

Using call divert

Touch and choose Call

settings in the Settings tab. Touch Call divert and select

Voice calls and/or Video calls.

Choose whether to divert all call,

when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you cannot be contacted.

Touch Activate to activate.

Enter the number to divert to.

NOTE: Diverting calls will incur

charges. Please contact your network operator for details.

TIP! To turn o all call

diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

Using call barring

Touch and choose Call

settings in the Settings tab. Touch Call barring and select

Voice calls and/or Video calls.

Choose any or all of the five

options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls

except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad

Enter the call barring password.

Please check with your network operator about this service.

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Calls

TIP! Select Fixed dial

number to turn on and compile

a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code, which is available from your operator. Only numbers within the xed dial list can be called from your phone.

Changing the common call setting

Touch and choose Call

settings in the Settings tab. Touch Common settings. This

lets you change the following settings:

Call reject - Slide the switch left for ON. You can touch the Reject list to choose all calls, specific contacts or groups or calls from

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unregistered numbers (i.e. not in your contacts).

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Send my number - Choose whether to display your number on an outgoing call.

Auto redial - Slide the switch left for ON or right for OFF.

Minute minder - Slide the switch left to ON to hear a tone every minute during a call.

BT answer mode - Select Handsfree to be able to answer a call

using a Bluetooth headset, or select Handset to press a handset key to answer a call.

Save new number - Select ON or OFF to save a new number.

Changing your video call settings

From the home screen, touch

and scroll to Call settings in the Settings tab.

Touch Video call settings and

select the settings for your video calls. Decide whether to use still image, then select one and/or switch on the mirror to see yourself on screen when making a video call.

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Contacts

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the home screen

From the home screen, touch

to open your Contacts. Touch

and enter the contact name

using the key pad. Touch Video call or Voice call or

the key to place the call.

TIP! You can search by group by

touching the Contacts tab at the top of the screen and selecting Groups. This will bring up a list of all your groups.

From the main menu

Touch , then touch Contacts

on the Communication tab. Touch and Search.

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Adding a new contact

From the home screen, touch

then select and then touch New contact button.

Choose whether to save the

contact to Handset or USIM. If you want to add a picture to

the new contact, touch Add picture.

Enter the first and last name of

your new contact. You do not have to enter both, but you must enter at least one.

Enter up to five different numbers

and assign a type to each of them, choosing between Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax, VT and General.

Add an email address.

Assign the contact to one or

more groups, choosing between

No group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP.

You can also add a Ringtone,

Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address, Birthday, Anniversary and a Memo.

Touch to save the contact.

TIP! You can create

customised groups for your contacts. See Creating a group.

Creating a group

From the home screen, touch

and then touch Contacts in the Communication tab.

Touch Contacts on the top of the

screen then touch Groups and select new group.

Enter a name for the new group.

Touch to save the group.

NOTE: If you delete a group, the

contacts assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your contacts.

TIP! You can edit an existing

group by touching the selected group once. Choose View members, Edit the group, Send message, Send businesscard or Delete group.

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Contacts

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings to suit your own preferences.

Touch Contacts on the

Communication tab, select and scroll to Contact settings.

From here, you can adjust the

following settings:

Display name - Choose whether to display the first or last name of a contact first.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your SIM to your handset, or vice versa. You can do this one contact at a time, or all at once.

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Move - This works in the same way as Copy, but the contact is stored at the new location only. Therefore, once a contact is moved from the SIM to the handset it will be deleted from the SIM memory.

Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to delete all your contacts.

Memory info - View memory capacity information.

Viewing information

Touch Contacts from the

Communication tab select and touch Information.

From here you can view Service

dial numbers, Own numbers, Memory info. (memory space remaining) and My business card.

TIP! To add your own

business card, select My business card and enter your

details as you would for any contact. Touch Save icon to nish.

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Messaging

Your GC900 combines SMS, MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

There are two ways of entering the messaging centre:

From the home screen, touch

or , then scroll to Messaging on the Communication tab.

Sending a message

Touch then Write message

to open a blank message. Touch To to enter the recipient’s

number, or open your contacts or favourites. You can add multiple contacts. When you are finished, touch the message box below to start composing the message text.

After entering the text, you

can send the SMS by touching

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the send button on top of the message.

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TIP! You will be charged

for a 160 character text message for every person you send the message to.

Touch Insert to add a text

template, multimedia templates, emoticon, name & number, new slide, subject or signature.

WARNING: The 160character limit may vary from country to country depending on how the SMS is coded.

WARNING: If an image, video or audio le is added to an SMS it will be automatically converted to an MMS, and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

Keypad.

Touch to turn on T9 predictive

texting.

Touch to change the writing

language.

Tap to change between the

number, symbol and text keypads.

Shift

Use different keyboards in each text entry mode (e.g. capital or lower case letters).

To enter a space touch .

to scroll through the

T9 predictive

In T9 mode, you will see . T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to

recognise your words based on the key sequences you touch. Simply touch the number key associated with the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will predict the word you want to use.

For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6 and 3 to write ‘telephone’.

Abc manual

In Abc mode you have to touch the key repeatedly to enter a letter. For example, to write ‘hello’, touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three more times, then 6 three times.

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Messaging

Setting up your email

You can keep in touch on the move by using your GC900 to send emails. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

Touch from the home

screen, and scroll to Email on the Communication tab.

Touch Write email. If the email

account is not set up, start the email set up wizard.

TIP! If an email account is

already set up, the wizard is not activated automatically.

You can now follow the wizard

for setting up:

You can also edit specific account settings on Settings > Message settings > Email > Email

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account. They are the following: Title - Enter a name for this

account.

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User name - Enter the account’s username.

Password - Enter the account’s password.

My name - Enter the nickname of user.

Email address - Enter the account email address.

Reply email address - Enter the ‘reply to’ email address.

Outgoing mail server - Enter the outgoing email server address

Incoming mail server - Enter the incoming email server address

Maximum receive size - Select the size limit for your emails, up to a maximum of 1 MB.

Mailbox type - Enter mailbox type, POP3 or IMAP4. Save to server - Choose whether to save your emails on the server. Copies are always saved for IMAP4 accounts.

Save sent mail into - Select where to save sent emails (for IMAP4 mailboxes). For POP3 mailboxes, sent mails are always saved to the handset. Download option - Choose how you want to download emails. Choose between Header only or All including attachment for POP3 and header only, header + body, or all for IMAP4. Access point - Choose your Internet access point. Advanced settings - Choose whether to use the advanced

settings. Once the account is set up, it will appear in the accounts list in your Email folder.

Sending an email using your new account

Touch from the home

screen, and scroll to Email on the Communication tab to open a new blank message.

Enter the recipient’s address and

write your message. You can also attach images, videos, audio files and other file types.

Touch Send email to send your

email.

TIP! During an active Wi-Fi

connection, emails are sent and received via Wi-Fi.

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Messaging

Changing your email settings

You can change your email settings based on your own preferences.

Touch from the home screen,

then scroll to Messages settings on the Settings tab.

Select Email.

You can alter the following

settings:

Email accounts - Manage your email accounts.

Allow reply email - Choose whether to allow read confirmation messages to be sent.

Request reply email - Choose whether to request read confirmation messages.

Retrieve interval - Select how often your GC900 checks for new email messages.

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Include message in Fwd & Reply- Select to include the

original message in any reply. Include attachment - Select to

include the original attachment in any reply.

Auto retrieval in Roaming - Choose whether to retrieve messages automatically when abroad (roaming).

New email noti. info - Choose whether to be alerted about a new e-mail with a pop-up message.

Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on.

Message folders

You will recognise the folder structure in your GC900, and it is fairly self-explanatory. If you set up an email account, you can have folders for each account.

Inbox - All messages you receive are stored in your inbox. From here you can view and delete them, among other functions.

Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder while messages are being sent.

Sent - Messages you sent are stored in this folder.

Drafts - If you don’t finish writing a message, you can save what you’ve done in this folder.

Threaded box - Messages (SMS) exchanged with another party via messenger. You can save the image and message (SMS) simultaneously.

My Folders - Create folders to store your messages.

Using templates

Create templates for the SMS and MMS messages you send most often. There are already some templates on the phone, which you can edit.

When writing a new message,

you can enter Templates from Insert in the options menu.

Choose Text templates or

Multimedia templates. You

can add, edit, delete or delete all templates. To edit a message, select it, amend it, and touch

Save template.

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Messaging

Using emoticons

Liven up your messages using emoticons. There are some commonly used emoticons already on your phone.

When writing a new message,

you can enter Emoticons from Insert in the options menu.

You can add a new emoticon by

touching New emoticon.

Changing your text message settings

Your GC900 message settings are pre-defined, so you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed based on your preferences.

Scroll to Message settings on the Settings tab and touch Text message. You can changes to the

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Text message centre - Enter the details of your message centre.

Delivery report - Slide the switch left to receive confirmation that your messages have been delivered.

Validity period - Choose how long your messages are stored at the message centre.

Message types - Convert your text into Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email.

Character encoding - Choose how your characters are encoded. This affects the size of your messages and therefore your data charges.

Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as multiple SMS or MMS.

Changing your multimedia message settings

Your GC900 message settings are pre-defined, so you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed based on your preferences.

In Setting tap select Message settings and Multimedia message. You can make changes to the following:

Retrieval mode - Select Home network or Roaming network. If

you then select Manual, you will only receive notifications about MMS messages. You can then decide whether or not to download them in full.

NOTE: Additional cost may occur when MMS are downloaded when roaming.

Delivery report - Choose whether to allow and/or request a delivery report.

Read reply - Choose whether to allow and/or send a read reply.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your MMS.

Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre.

Slide duration - Choose how long slides appear on screen.

Creation mode - Restricted/ Warning/ Free

Delivery time - Choose how long to wait before a message is delivered.

Multimedia message centre - Enter the details of your message centre.

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Messaging

Changing your other settings

Scroll to Message settings on the Settings tab then:

Voicemail - Touch New profile or

to add a new Voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information about the service they provide.

Service message - Choose whether to receive or block service messages. You can also set message security levels by creating trusted and not trusted sender lists.

Info. service - Choose your reception status, language and other settings.

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Camera

Taking a quick photo

Press and hold down the camera

key on the right side of the phone.

Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject you want to take a picture of.

Press the capture button lightly

and a focus box will appear in the centre of the viewfinder screen.

Position the phone so you can

see the photo subject in the focus box.

When the focus box turns green,

the camera has focused on your subject.

Press the capture button and

hold it down.

TIP! Face Tracking

This automatically detects and focuses on human faces to help you take clearer pictures.

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Camera

Once you’ve taken the photo

Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image name is shown with four icons on the righthand side.

Send

Use as

Rename

Edit

Send

Touch to send the photo as a Message, Email, Bluetooth or Blogger. See page 36 for Sending a message, and page 103 for Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth.

NOTE: Additional cost may occur when MMS are downloaded when

Get creative

roaming.

Use as

Touch to use the image as wallpaper.

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Rename

Touch to edit the name of

the selected picture.

Edit

Touch to edit the image

using various tools.

Touch to return to the previous

menu.

Touch to delete the image.

Touch to take another photo immediately. Your current photo will be saved.

Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos.

Getting to know the viewfinder

Back - Touch here to return to the menu map.

Camera mode - Shows whether the camera is in video or photo mode, and can also be used to take photos.

Gallery - Touch this icon to view the gallery.

Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on page 48.

Macro - Switch this on to take close up shots.

Flash status - Set flash light mode to automatic, on or off.

Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced

settings on page 49 for details.

TIP! You can close all the shortcut options to give

a clearer viewnder screen. Just touch the centre of the viewnder once. To recall the options, touch the screen again.

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Camera

Using the flash

The default flash setting is auto, but there are other options.

Select from the left side of

the viewfinder to enter the flash sub-menu.

There are three flash options:

Auto - Your camera will assess the

light available for a good picture and use the flash as necessary.

Always off - The camera will never flash. This is useful if you want to save battery power.

Always on - The camera will always flash.

When you touch the option

you want, the flash menu will automatically close, allowing you to take a picture immediately.

The flash status icon in the

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viewfinder will change, based on the new flash mode.

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Adjusting the exposure

The exposure defines the difference between light and dark areas in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.

Touch .

Slide the contrast indicator along

the bar towards for a lower exposure and hazier image or towards for a higher exposure and a sharper image.

Taking a continuous shot

From the viewfinder, touch

to open all advanced settings options and select Continuous shot.

Position the subject in the

viewfinder and press the capture button as if taking a normal photo.

The camera will take shots in

quick succession.

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder, touch to open all advanced settings options.

You can change the camera setting by scrolling the wheel. After selecting the option, touch the OK button.

Switch to - For self portraits, switch to the LG GC900‘s inner camera. You can also switch between camera mode and video camera mode.

Image size - Change the size of the photo to save memory space or to take an appropriately sized picture for a contact. See Changing the

image size on page 51.

Colour effect - Choose a colour

tone to use on your new photo. See Choosing a colour effect on page 52.

White balance - Choose between Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent and Cloudy.

Timer - The self-timer allows you

to set a delay after the shutter is pressed. Select Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. This is ideal if you want to be included in a photo.

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Camera

Shot mode - Choose the normal or continuous shot mode.

ISO - The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when you can not use the flash. Select the ISO value from Auto, 100, 200, 400 and 800.

Image quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The

finer the quality, the sharper the photo. However, the file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your memory.

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Memory in use - Choose whether to save your photos to the Handset memory or the External memory.

Hide icons - Choose the camera settings icons to be hidden manually or automatically.

Image stabilization - Enables you to take a photo without the camera wobbling or shaking.

Auto focus - Select the way the camera will focus. Choose between

Spot, Manual and Face tracking.

Shutter sound - Select one of the

four shutter sounds.

Grid view - Choose between Off, 2x2 grid or 3x3 grid.

Geo-Tagging - On/ Off

Reset - Restore all camera default

settings.

TIP! When you exit the camera

all settings will return to their defaults, except image size and image quality. Any non-default settings will need to be reset, such as colour tone and ISO. Check these before you take your next photo.

TIP! The settings menu

is superimposed over the viewnder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you will see a preview of the image change behind the settings menu.

Changing the image size

The more pixels, the larger the file, which means the files take up more memory space. If you want to store more pictures on your phone, you can change the resolution to make the files smaller.

Using the viewfinder, touch

in the top left corner. Select Image size from the

Preview menu. Select a pixel value from the six

options (5M: 2560x1920, 3M: 2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200, 1M: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240) or choose the

predefined wallpaper size.

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Camera

Choosing a colour effect

Using the viewfinder, touch

in the top left corner. Select Colour effect from the

Preview menu. There are five colour tone

options: Off, Sepia, Mono, Negative, Emboss.

Once you’ve made your selection,

the colour tone menu can be closed by selecting the OK button. You are then ready to take a picture.

TIP! You can change a

picture taken in colour to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia to colour.

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Using the inner camera

Your LG GC900 has an inner 640x480 camera for both video calls and taking photos.

To switch to the inner camera

touch then select Switch toInner camera from the Preview

menu. After a few seconds you’ll see

yourself in the viewfinder. To capture the image, press the side button as normal.

TIP! The inner camera has fewer

settings as it has no ash nor adjustable sensitivity. You can still alter the image size, colour eect, image quality, white balance and set the self-timer by touching in the same way as when using the main camera.

After you’ve taken the photo

you’ll be offered all the same options as for an image taken with the main camera.

To return to the main camera

touch and then select Outer Camera from the Preview menu.

Viewing your saved photos

You can access your saved photos

from within the camera mode. Just touch and your gallery will appear on the screen.

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Video camera

Shooting a quick video

Press and hold down the camera

key on the right side of the phone.

Then, touch and then select

Switch to in the view finder in

camera mode to switch to video mode. Or, you can enter this menu directly by touching Video camera.

The video camera’s viewfinder

will appear on the screen. Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject of the video.

Press the capture button once to

start recording.

Rec will appear at the bottom

of the viewfinder with a timer showing the length of the video.

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To pause the video, touch and

resume recording by selecting

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Touch on the screen to stop

recording.

After shooting a video

A still image representing your video will appear on the screen. The name of the video will be shown on the bottom of the screen, along with four icons on the right-hand side.

Play

Send

Use as

Rename

Edit

Play

Send

as a Message, Email, Bluetooth or YouTube. See page 36 for Sending a

message, and page 103 for Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth.

NOTE: Additional cost may occur when MMS are downloaded when roaming.

Video name

Touch to play the video.

Touch to send the photo

Use as

Touch to use the image as

wallpaper.

Rename

Touch to edit the name of

the selected picture.

Edit

Touch to edit the image

with various tools.

Touch to return to the previous

menu.

Touch to delete the video you have just made, and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.

Touch to shoot another video immediately. Your current video will be saved.

Touch to view the saved videos and pictures gallery.

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Video camera

Getting to know the viewfinder

Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on page 57.

Recording speed

Flash status - Set or turn off the flash.

Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced

settings on page 57 for details.

TIP! You can close all shortcut options to give a

clearer viewnder screen. Just touch the centre of the viewnder once. To recall the options, touch the screen again.

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Back - Touch here to return to the home screen.

Start recording

Gallery - Touch this icon to view

the gallery.

Adjusting the exposure

The exposure defines the difference between light and dark areas in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.

Touch .

Slide the exposure indicator

along the bar, towards for a lower exposure and fuzzier image, or towards for a higher contrast and sharper image.

Using the advanced settings

Using the viewfinder, touch Settings to open all the advanced settings options.

You can adjust the video camera setting by scrolling the wheel. After selecting the option, touch the OK button.

Switch to - Switch to your LG GC900’s inner camera to record yourself on video. See Using the inner video camera on page 59 for details.

Video size - Change the size of the video to save memory space. See Changing the video image size on page 58.

Scene mode - Choose between Auto or Night mode.

Colour effect - Choose a colour

tone to use on your new view. See Choosing a colour tone on page

59. White balance - The white

balance ensures any white parts of your video are realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly, you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose between Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.

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Video camera

Video quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal.

The finer the quality, the sharper the video will be. The file size will increase as a result, meaning you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory.

Duration - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose between Normal and MMS to limit the maximum size to send as an MMS.

TIP! If you choose MMS

duration, choosing a lower image quality will enable you to shoot a longer video.

Memory in use - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.

Voice - Choose Mute to record a

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video without sound. Sound focus - Choose the sound

focus: Off/ Outer focus/ Inner focus

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Hide icons - Select whether to hide the icons on the camera menu automatically or manually.

Reset - Reset all the video camera settings.

Changing the video image size

The more pixels, the larger the file size, which means the files take up more memory space. If you want to store more videos on your phone, you can change the video resolution to make the files smaller.

Using the viewfinder, touch

in the top left corner. Select Video size from the

Preview menu. Select a pixel value from the four

options:

720X480(D1) - The highest quality, widescreen option.

640x480 - Standard sized VGA.

320x240 - Smaller image size,

and therefore a smaller file size. This is ideal for saving memory space.

176x144 - Smallest image size and therefore the smallest file size.

Touch the OK button to return to

the viewfinder.

TIP! The great editing

software on your LG GC900 is compatible with all video types except 720X480 (D1) and 640x480. Don‘t record in this format if you plan to edit your video.

TIP! For video format conversion

software, see the CD that came with your GC900.

Choosing a colour tone

Using the viewfinder, touch

in the top left corner. Select Colour effect from the

Preview menu. There are six colour tone options,

Off, Sepia, Mono, Negative or Emboss.

Touch the colour tone you want

to use.

TIP! You can change a video shot

in colour to black and white or sepia, but you cannot change a video shot in black and white or sepia to colour.

Using the inner video camera

Your LG GC900 has an inner 320x240 camera for both video calls and recording videos.

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Video camera

To switch to the inner camera,

touch then select Switch to then Inner Camera from the

Preview menu. After a few seconds you’ll see

yourself in the viewfinder. To start recording the image press the capture button as normal, and press it again to stop recording.

After you have shot the video,

you’ll be offered all the options available for a video shot using the main camera.

To return to the main camera

touch and then Outer Camera.

TIP! You can still alter the

image size, colour eect, white balance and quality by touching Settings in the same way as

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when using the main camera.

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Watching your saved videos

In the viewfinder, touch .

Your gallery will appear on the

screen. Touch a video once to bring it to

the front of the gallery. It start to play automatically.

Watching your videos on TV

Connect your GC900 to your TV using the TV output cable.

NOTE: The TV output cable is available for purchase separately.

TIP! All formats except

320x240 and 176x144 are compatible with playing the video through a TV.

Your photos and videos

Viewing your photos and videos

Touch on the camera preview

screen. Your gallery will appear on the

screen. Touch the video or photo to open

it fully.

TIP! Flick left or right to

view other photos or videos.

TIP! To delete a photo or

video, open it and select . Touch Yes to conrm.

Using zoom when viewing a video or photo

When viewing photos or videos, you can zoom in and out by pinching your fingers together or spreading them apart.

Adjusting the volume when viewing a video

To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, touch the volume bar on the screen bottom after pressing the loudspeaker symbol. Alternatively, use the volume keys on the side of the phone.

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Your photos and videos

Setting a photo as wallpaper

Touch the photo you want to set

as wallpaper to open it. Touch the screen to open the

options menu.

Use as

Touch

The screen will switch to portrait

mode. You can zoom in and out and move the cropped section of the picture using a thumbnail at the bottom of the screen.

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Editing your photos

You can do lots of great things to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up.

Open the photo you want to edit

and touch options.

Touch the icons to alter your

photo:

a square or circular crop area and move your finger across the screen to select the area.

photo, freehand. Select the line thickness from the four options, then the colour you want to use.

See Adding text to a photo on page 64.

Edit

to show the

Crop your photo. Choose

Draw something on your

Adding writing on a picture.

Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the different stamps and touch your photo where you want to place them.

Erase the editing you have done to the picture. You can choose the size of eraser you use.

Touch to return to the gallery.

Save

Save the changes you made to the photos. Select to save the changes as an Update

existing or a New file. If you select New file enter a file name.

Undo

Erase the editing you have

done to the photo.

Image

Touch to open further effect options including Rotate. There are also more advanced editing options. See Adding a

colour accent and Swapping the colours in a photo on page 65.

Filter

Touch to apply the effect options to a photo.

Adjust

This helps to adjust a

ment

picture taken using automatic colour, brightness etc.

Save

Undo

Image

Filter

Adjust

ment

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Your photos and videos

Adding text to a photo

From the editing screen, touch

Select Text to add unframed

text or choose one of the speech bubble shapes.

Enter your text using the keypad

and touch Save. Move the text by touching it and

sliding it to where you want it.

Text

No box

Box colour

Text color

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Adding an effect to a photo

From the editing screen, touch

Filter

You can apply any of the various

options to the photo To undo an effect simply touch

Undo

Cropping a photo

From the editing screen, touch

Choose the shape you want to

Save

use to crop the picture.

Undo

Drag the box over the area you

Image

want to crop.

Filter

When you are finished with your

Adjust

mant

selection, touch

Save

Adding a colour accent to a photo

From the editing screen, touch

Image

Choose Colour Accent.

Select part of the photo. A traced

line will appear around everything in that area which is the same or a similar colour, for example, a person’s hair or jumper.

Alter the intensity of the

accenting by touching and touch ‘+’ or ‘-’ button.

Touch OK.

All colour will be removed

from the photo, apart from in the section marked for colour accenting.

Save

Select

to save the changes.

Intensity

Swapping colours in a photo

From the editing screen, touch

Image

Choose Colour swapping.

Select part of the photo. A

traced line will appear around everything in that area which is the same or a similar colour. For example, someone’s hair or jumper.

Select a colour.

Press OK.

The part of the photo selected for

colour accenting will change to the selected colour.

Save

Select

to save the changes.

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Your photos and videos

Editing your videos

The video editing features are available for MPEG4 types except 720x480 (D1) resolution.

Don‘t record in these formats if you plan to edit your video.

Trimming the length of the video

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

Multi trim.

Touch and set the new start

and end points using Touch

satisfied with the new cut. Touch

touch to return to the gallery and discard the changes.

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and choose Trim/

Preview

to confirm you are

Save

or, alternatively,

Trim

Merging two videos

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key. Select

merge.

The My videos folder will open.

Choose the video you want to merge.

Touch and slide the photo

to move it to the end or the beginning of the video.

Touch Preview to choose how to

merge the videos together.

Edit

and choose Video

Save

Undo

Trim

Preview

Movie editor > Merge

Save

Effect

File name 1

Duration : 00:00:40

Total : 00:01:20

Press Save then New file to save

File name 4

Duration : 00:00:40

Preview

the new merged video. Replace the existing file or save as a new file.

Repeat these steps to merge

more videos.

Merging a photo with a video

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

merge.

The My images folder will open.

Choose the photo you want to move into your video and touch Select.

and choose Image

Touch and slide the photo

to merge it to the end or the beginning of the video.

Touch Preview to choose how

the photo and video merge together.

Press Save then choose to

replace the existing file or save as a new file.

Repeat these steps to merge

more photos.

Adding text to a video

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

overlay.

Touch and pause playback

for setting the start point for text appearance.

Touch Start and choose the text

styles. Enter your text using the keypad and select OK.

and select Text

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Your photos and videos

Touch the area of the screen

you want the text to appear and touch OK.

Touch Save. Replace the existing

file or save as a new file. Repeat these steps to add more

text.

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Overlaying a photo

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key. Select

overlay.

Save

The My images folder will open.

Undo

Choose the photo you want to

Show

overlay on your video.

text

Touch and pause when you

Preview

want the picture to appear, then select Opacity after touching the Start button.

Touch OK and then press End

when the photo overlay shall be stopped.

Touch the area of the screen

in which you want the text to appear. If the photo is too big it will overlay the whole screen, not just the selected area.

Touch Save. Replace the existing

file or save as a new file. Repeat these steps to add more

photos.

Edit

and choose Image

Adding a soundtrack to your video

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

dubbing.

The My sounds folder will open.

Choose the track you want to add to your video.

The original audio track on your

video will be erased. If the audio is shorter than the

video, choose whether to play it Once or to Repeat it.

Replace the existing file or save

as a new file.

and choose Audio

Adding live sound to your video

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

Set the sound value to original

sound or recording sound.

Reset

Original sound

and choose Live.

Audio mixing ratio

Recording sound

Save

Undo

Preview

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Your photos and videos

Changing the video speed

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key.

Edit

Select

scaling.

Select one of the options. This

can vary depending on the frame rate.

Replace the original file or save as

a new file.

Adding a dimming effect

Open the video you want to edit,

touch option key. Select

Dimming Effect.

Your video will now fade in at the

start and fade out at the end. Replace the original file or save as

a new file.

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and choose Time

Edit

and choose

Multimedia

You can store multimedia files in your phone’s memory so you have easy access to all your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. Using a memory card allows you to free up space in your phone’s memory.

To access the Multimedia menu, touch select My stuff from Multimedia tab. You can open a list of the folders that store all your multimedia files.

TIP! To delete any les in

My stu, touch then Delete.

Pictures

My images contains a list of pictures including default images pre-loaded onto your phone, images you have downloaded and those taken on your phone’s camera.

My images options menu

The options available to you in My images depend on the type of

image you have selected. All options will be available for pictures you have taken on the phone’s camera, but only the Set favorites, Sort by, Slide show and Memory manager options are available for default images.

Sending a photo

To send a photo just select

picture you want. Touch Send. Choose between

Message, Email, Bluetooth or Blogger.

If you choose Message or Email,

your photo will be attached to a message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, your phone will search for a device to send the picture to.

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Using an image

You can choose images to use as wallpapers and screensavers, or even to identify a caller.

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My images.

Select an image and touch .

Touch Use as and choose

between:

Wallpaper - Set a wallpaper for the key lock screen.

Contacts - Allocate an image to a person in your contacts list, so the picture is displayed when they call you.

Start up image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone on.

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Shut down image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone off.

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Outgoing call image - Set an image to appear during outgoing calls.

Incoming call image - Set an image to appear during incoming calls.

Printing an image

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My images.

Select an image and touch .

Touch Print, then choose

between Bluetooth and PictBridge.

Moving or copying an image

An image can be moved or copied between the phone memory and the memory card. You may want to do this to clear some space in one of the memories, or to safeguard your images against loss.

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My images.

Touch .

Select Move or Copy.

Creating a slide show

If you want to view all the images on your phone, you can create a slide show to save you having to open and close each individual image.

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My images.

Touch then Slide show.

Geo-tagging

Turn on the camera and enjoy the capabilities of your phone’s locationbased services. Take pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location. If you upload tagged pictures to a blog that supports Geo-tagging, you can see the pictures displayed on a map.

Checking your memory status

You can check to see how much memory space you have used and how much you have left.

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My images.

Touch then Memory

manager.

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Sounds

The My sounds folder contains Downloaded sounds, Default sounds and Voice recordings. From here you can manage or send sounds or set them as ringtones.

Using a sound

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch My sounds.

Select Default sounds or

Download sound.

Select a sound and touch the

play icon. It will start to play. You can use the sound for various

tones by selecting the Use as menu.

Choose between Voice ringtone,

Video ringtone and Message

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tone.

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Videos

The My videos folder shows a list of videos you have downloaded or recorded on your phone.

Watching a video

Touch then select My stuff

on the Multimedia tab. Touch My videos.

Select a video to play.

TIP! GC900 supports both DivX

& Xvid video format playback to ensure greater content availability. Refer to page 93 for detail.

NOTE: The TV output cable is available for purchase separately.

Sending a video clip

Select a video and touch .

Touch Send and choose between

Message, Email, Bluetooth and YouTube.

If you choose Message or Email,

your video clip will be attached to the message, which you can write and send as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, your phone will search for a device to send the video to.

Games and Applications

You can download new games and applications to your phone to keep you enjoy.

Playing a game

Touch then select Games &

Apps on the Multimedia tab. Touch Games or Applications

menu.

Touch Launch button to launch a

game or an application.

Using the options menu

Within Games and Application folders, the following options are available:

New folder: Create a folder

•

within Games or Applications

Sort by: Sort the games and

•

applications by Date, Name, Size or Memory

Memory manager: View the

•

memory status handset or external memory.

Installing a Java game and application

Touch then select My stuff

on the Multimedia tab. If you insert new memory card,

touch External Memory menu. Select the file(*.jad or *.jar) you

want to install and touch Install.

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Multimedia

Use the M-Toy menu

M-Toy contains preloaded flash games which use the integrated motion sensor.

Flash contents

The Flash contents folder contains all of your default and downloaded SWF files.

Viewing an SWF/ SVG file

Touch then select My stuff

from Multimedia tab. Touch Flash contents.

Select the file you want to view.

Documents

This is possible with your Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Text and pdf files.

Viewing a file

Touch then select My stuff

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from Multimedia tab. Touch Documents.

Select a document and touch

View.

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Transferring a file to your phone

Bluetooth is probably the easiest way of transferring a file from your computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable, see page 89 for details.

To transfer files (e.g. music) using Bluetooth:

Make sure your phone and

computer have Bluetooth switched on and are within range of each other

Use your computer to send the

file via Bluetooth. When the file is sent, accept it on

your phone by touching Yes. The file should appear in your

Documents or Others folder.

Others

The Others folder is used to store files that are not pictures, audio files, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way as the Documents folder. You may find that when you transfer files from your computer to your phone that they appear in the Others folder.

If this happens, you can move them.

Creating a movie

Touch then select Movie

maker from Multimedia tab.

Touch Insert to add an image.

Touch the Style tab on the top to

choose a movie style.

Touch the Sound tab on the

screen to change the sound, e.g. for a voice recording.

Touch the Preview button to see

the results.

Touch the Play Order tab on the

screen to change the order.

Touch the Save in tab on the

screen to choose where to save the movie, and touch the Usage tab to choose between storing it and MMS.

To save your movie, press play

and then touch Save movie.

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Music

Your LG GC900 has a built-in music player that lets you play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then select Music from Multimedia Tab. From here, you can access a number of folders:

All tracks - Contains all the songs you have on your phone.

Favorites - Contains the songs you have saved as favourites.

Artists - Browse your music collection by artist.

Albums - Browse your music collection by album.

Genres - Browse your music collection by genre.

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Transferring music onto your phone

The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via Bluetooth or the data cable.

You can also use LG PC Suite, see page 89 for details. To transfer music using Bluetooth:

Make sure both devices have

Bluetooth switched on and are connected to each other.

Select the music file on the

other device and select send via Bluetooth.

When the file is sent, you will

have to accept it on your phone by touching Yes.

The file should appear in Music >

All tracks.

Playing a song

Touch then select Music

from the Multimedia tab. Touch All tracks.

Select the song you want to play

then touch . Touch to pause the song.

Touch to skip to the next

song. Touch to go back to the

previous song. Touch to return to the

Music menu.

TIP! To change the volume

while listening to music, touch

Creating a playlist

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

Touch then select Music

from the Multimedia tab. Touch the option icon.

Touch New playlist, enter the

playlist name and touch . The All tracks folder will be

displayed. Touch all of the songs that you would like to include in your playlist; a tick will appear next to these track names.

Touch Add songs.

To play a playlist, select it and touch Play.

NOTE: To add a second playlist, touch then New playlist.

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Deleting a playlist

Touch then select Music

from the Multimedia tab. Touch the option icon.

Touch Delete or Delete all to

delete all of the playlists.

Using the radio

Your LG GC900 has an built-in FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations and listen on the move.

NOTE: You will need to attach your headphones to listen to the radio. Insert them into the headphone socket.

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FM Radio

Station info.. Program type

Radio text

Set as

channel

VolumeListen via

Searching for stations

You can tune your phone to radio stations by searching for them manually or automatically. They will then be saved to specific channel numbers, so you don’t have to keep re-tuning. You can store up to 30 channels on your phone.

To tune automatically

Touch then select FM radio

from Multimedia tab. Touch .

Touch Auto scan then Yes. The

stations found will be allocated to channel numbers in your phone by selecting Set, Skip and Stop.

NOTE: You can also manually tune to a station by using the wheel displayed next to the radio frequency.

Resetting channels

Touch then select FM radio

from Multimedia tab. Touch .

Choose Reset to reset the current

channel or choose Reset all to reset all of the channels. If you reset all of the channels, each channel will return to the starting

87.5Mhz frequency.

Listening to the radio

Touch then select FM radio

from Multimedia tab. Touch the channel number of the

station you would like to listen to.

TIP! To improve radio

reception, extend the headset cord, which functions as the radio aerial.

Warning! If you connect

the headset not specically made for it to the phone, the radio reception can be interfered.

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Multimedia

Using the FM transmitter to play music

The GC900 can transmit the FM frequency from the music player module when playing music. Therefore, you can listen to your music on an FM frequency, another device via FM.

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Organiser

Adding an event to your calendar

From the home screen select

then scroll to Organiser on the Utilities tab. Select Calendar.

Select the date to which you

want to add an event. Touch then New schedule.

Touch Category then choose

between Appointment, Anniversary or Birthday. Check

the date and enter the time you want your event to begin.

For appointments and

anniversaries, you can enter the time and date the event finishes in the lower time and date boxes.

If you would like to add a subject

or note to your event, touch Subject and type in the details.

Select Set alarm to set an alert

for the event. If you want to repeat the alarm, select Set repeat.

Touch to save the event in

the calendar. A coloured square in the calendar will mark all days that have saved events, and an alarm will sound at the event start time, to help you staying organised.

TIP! You can enter holidays

in your calendar. Individually touch each day of the holiday, then touch and select Set holiday. Each day will be marked in red.

Changing your default calendar view

From the home screen select

then scroll to Organiser on the Utilities tab. Select Settings in .

Touch Default view and choose

Calendar, Week, Timetable, List or All tasks.

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Adding an item to your To Do list

From the home screen select

then scroll to Organiser on the Utilities tab.

Select select New task and

touch Note. Set the date for the task, add

notes, then select its priority level: High, Medium or Low.

Save the task by selecting .

TIP! You can back up and

synchronise your calendar with your computer. See PC Sync on page 89.

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Using the date finder

Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be once a certain number of days have passed. For example, 60 days from

10.10.09 will be 09.12.2009. This helps you keeping track of deadlines.

From the home screen select

then scroll to Organiser on the Utilities tab.

Select , select Date finder.

Set the required date in the From

tab. In the After tab set the number

of days. The Target date will be shown

below.

Setting your alarm

From the home screen select

then scroll to Alarms on the

Utilities tab. If you want add a new alarm,

touch New alarm. If you want to set the alarm to sound again within one hour, touch Quick alarm.

Set the time you would like the

alarm to sound. Choose whether you want the

alarm to repeat, set the repeat and type. The icons indicate the weekday you select.

Select Sound/ Vibration to select

the type of alarm you want. Touch Alarm bell for selecting

the alert melody or sound. To listen to the sounds, touch the sound, followed by .

Add a memo to the alarm.

Adding a memo

From the home screen select

then scroll to Memo on the Utilities tab.

Touch New memo.

Type your memo, then touch

TIP! You can edit an existing

memo. Select the one to be edited , touch Edit and type in your changes.

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Voice recorder

Use your voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files.

Recording a sound or voice

Touch .

Touch Voice recorder in Utilities

tap.

Play

Touch

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touch

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to begin recording.

Stop

to end recording.

Voice recorder

Pause Stop

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Sending the voice recording

Once you have finished

recording, you can send the audio clip by touching Send.

Choose Message, Email or

Bluetooth. If you choose Message or Email, the recording

will be added to the message which you can write and send it as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, your phone will search for a device to send the voice recording to.

Using your calculator

From the home screen select

, then scroll to Calculator on

the Utilities tab. Touch the number keys to enter

numbers. For simple calculations, touch the

function you require (+, –, x or ÷), followed by =.

For more complex calculations,

touch and choose between sin, cos, tan, deg, log, etc..

Converting a unit

From the home screen select

, then scroll to Tools on the

Utilities tab. Select Unit converter.

Choose whether you want to

convert Currency, Area, Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume

or Velocity.

Then select the unit and enter

the value you would like to convert from.

The corresponding values then

will appear on the screen.

Using the stopwatch

From the home screen, select

, then touch Utilities. Select Stopwatch.

Touch Start to begin timing.

Touch Lap if you want to record

a lap time. Touch Stop to end the timer.

Touch Reset to start the time

again.

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Organiser

Adding a city to your world clock

From the home screen, select

and scroll to World clock in the Utilities tab.

Touch the icon, followed by

Add city. Start typing the name

of the city you require, and it will be displayed on the screen.

Touch the city to select it. This will

add it to your World time list.

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PC Suite

You can synchronise your PC with your phone. This will ensure all your important details and dates match, and also act as a back up to help your mind at ease.

TIP! To do this, you will need to

install the PC Suite application provided on the CD-ROM or available as a download from http://update.lgmobile. com. (From www.lgmobile. com PRODUCTS > Manual & Software > Go to Manual & S/W Download Section)

Installing the LG PC Suite on your computer

From the home screen touch

, then scroll to Connectivity

on the Settings tab. Touch USB connection mode.

Connect handset and PC via USB

cable and wait for a while. Installation guide message will

be displayed.

Caution! If installation guide

message is not displayed in your PC, please check your CD-ROM setting on Windows.

Insert the supplied CD or click

download button to directly download LG PC Suite program from website.

Click on the LG PC Suite Installer

which will appear on your screen.

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Connecting your phone and PC

Select PC Suite mode in

Connectivity menu and then connect the USB cable to your phone and your PC.

LG PC Suite will be automatically

activated on your PC.

Caution! If LG PC Suite is not

activated automatically in your PC, please check your CD-ROM setting on PC.

Your phone and PC are now

connected.

Backing up and restoring your phone‘s information

Connect your phone to your PC

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as outlined above. Click on the Backup icon, and

select Backup or Restore. Choose whether to back

up Contents Data and/or

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Phonebook/Schedule/Todo/ Memo Data. Select the location

you want to back up the information to, or restore it from. Click OK.

Your information will be backed

up.

Viewing phone files on your PC

Connect your phone to your PC

as outlined above. Click on the Manage Files icon.

All the documents, flash contents,

images, audio files and videos you have saved on your phone will be displayed on the screen in the LG Phone folder.

TIP! Viewing the contents of

your phone on your PC helps you to arrange les, organise documents and remove content you no longer need.

Synchronising your contacts

Connect the phone to your PC.

Click on the Contacts icon.

Your PC will now import and

display all the contacts saved on your SIM card and handset.

Click on File and select Save. You

can now select where you want to save your contacts to.

NOTE: To back up contacts saved to your SIM card, click on the SIM card folder on the left side of the PC screen. Right click on one of your contacts and choose Select

all, then Copy or Move to phone memory.

Right-click your contacts and select Copy to contact. Now click on the Handset folder on the left side of the screen and all your numbers will be displayed.

Synchronising your messages

Connect the phone to your PC.

Click on the Messages icon.

All your PC and phone messages

will be displayed in folders on the screen.

Use the tool bar at the top of

your screen to edit and rearrange messages.

Music Sync

This menu allows to add music to GC900. Before you start to transfer music from your PC to your device, make sure your computer has the following set-up and accessory is at hand:

Microsoft Windows XP or Vista

•

Windows Media Player 10 or

•

above USB cable

•

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Transferring music using Windows Media Player

From the home screen select

, then scroll to Connectivity

on the Settings tab. Select USB connection mode

and choose Music sync. Connect your handset and PC

using a compatible USB cable. When you try to connect the

handset to your PC, your handset will read: Music Sync... followed by Connected.

The PC will prompt you to

launch your preferred music management software.

Select Windows Media Player.

Go to the Sync Tab, then drag

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and drop the music you wish to transfer to your handset into the Sync List pane.

Click on Start Sync button. This

starts the transfer process.

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WARNING

Do not disconnect your phone during the transfer.

NOTE: Music Sync is only available for music contents.

Using iSync

Install the iSync plug-in install file which is supported by Macintosh and PCs and connect the phone via Bluetooth or USB.

To synchronise via Bluetooth, set up a pairing between the Macintosh or PC and the phone. If you want to set up via USB, select the iSync menu in USB connection mode.

NOTE: When using Bluetooth, you have to select iSync on in option menu.

DivX Converter

Install the DivX converter, which is supplied on the same CD as the PC Sync software. DivX will convert media files on your PC to a format that lets you upload them and view them on your phone.

Once installed select DivX from the Program Files on your PC, then DivX converter followed by Converter.

Use the arrows in the application to change the conversion format to Mobile. If you right click on the application box and select Preferences, you can change the location where the converted files are saved.

Drag and drop the files into the application for initial analysis. Then select Convert for the process to begin. When the process is complete, a Conversion complete pop up will be displayed.

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The web

Browser

Browser gives you a fast, full-colour world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and loads more, straight to your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into.

Accessing the web

From the home screen select

then scroll to Browser on the Communication tab.

To go straight to the browser

home page, select Home. Alternatively, select Enter address and type in the URL, followed by Connect.

NOTE: You will incur extra cost by connecting to these services and downloading content. Check data charges with your network provider.

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Adding and accessing bookmarks

For easy and fast access to your favourite websites, you can add bookmarks and save web pages.

From the home screen select

then scroll to Browser on the Communication tab.

Select Bookmarks. A list of your

Bookmarks will appear on the screen.

To add a new bookmark, select

and touch New bookmark. Enter a name for the bookmark followed by its URL.

Touch . Your Bookmark will

now appear in the bookmark list. To access the bookmark simply

touch the bookmark then touch connect. You will be connected to the bookmark.

Using the RSS reader

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content, such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, called a feed, web feed or channel, contains either a summary of content from an associated website or its full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up-to-date with their favourite web sites in an automated way that is easier than checking manually. The user subscribes to a feed by entering its link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that starts the subscription process. The reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content and downloads any updates that it finds.

Accessing a saved page

From the home screen select

then scroll to Browser on the Communication tab.

Select Saved pages.

Select the page you want to view

and it will open.

Viewing your browser history

From the home screen select

then scroll to Browser on

the Communication tab. Select History.

The web pages you have

accessed recently will be displayed. To access any of these pages, simply select it.

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Changing web browser settings

From the home screen select

then scroll to Connectivity on the Settings tab.

Select Browser settings.

You can edit the Profile,

Appearance settings, Cache/ Cookies, Security or Reset settings.

You can simply set these on or off

by touching the switch icon.

Using your phone as a modem

Your GC900 can be used as a modem for your PC, giving you email and internet access even when you don’t have any wired connection. You can do this via the USB cable or by Bluetooth.

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Using the USB cable:

Ensure you have the LG PC Suite

installed on your PC. Connect your GC900 and your PC

using the USB cable and launch the LG PC Suite software.

Click Communication on your

PC. Then click Settings and select Modem.

Choose LG Mobile USB Modem

and select OK. It will now appear on the screen.

Click Connect and your PC will

connect via your GC900.

NOTE: For more information on synchronising using the LG PC Suite see page 89.

Using Bluetooth:

Ensure Bluetooth is switched On

and Visible for both your PC and GC900.

Pair your PC and GC900 so that a

passcode is required to connect them.

Use the Connection wizard on

your LG PC Suite to create an active Bluetooth connection.

Click Communication on your

PC. Then click Setting. Click Modem.

Choose Standard Modem over

Bluetooth link and click OK. It

will now appear on the screen. Click Connect and your PC will

connect via your GC900.

NOTE: For more information on Bluetooth see page 103.

Access to Google Maps

You can use Google navigation services from the Communication tab. Select the Google Maps menu in Google to launch the application. The GPS position your GC900 is providing will be processed. This service helps you to get around and to find your way by delivering maps onto your display. Note that additional cost may occur when using this service.

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Settings

This folder lets you adapt your settings to personalise your GC900.

NOTE: For information on call settings see page 30.

Changing your screen settings

From the home screen, select

then scroll to Display

settings on the Settings tab.

You can choose the option menu

from:

Screen images - Choose an image for locking, switching the phone on or off, or making or receiving a call.

NOTE: The setting will be reset if you select Reset menu.

Homescreens - Widget/ Contact/ Multimedia/ Shortcut

Lock screen - Choose the clock type on the lock screen.

Settings

Font - Adjust the font size and style.

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Backlight - Choose how long the backlight stays on.

NOTE: The longer the backlight stays on, the more battery power it uses and you may need to recharge your phone more often.

Auto brightness - Adjust the screen brightness automatically.

Brightness - Adjust the screen brightness.

Personalising your profiles

You can quickly change your profile on the home screen. Just touch the status summary icon on the top, then touch the profile tab.

Using the settings menu, you can personalise each profile setting.

From the home screen select

then scroll to Profiles on the

Settings tab. Choose the profile you want to

edit: Normal, Silent, Outdoor or Flight mode.

You can then change all sounds

and alert options available in the list, including your Voice/Video

ringtone, Volume, Message alerts and others.

Changing your phone settings

Use the freedom of adapting the GC900 to your own preferences.

From the home screen, select

then scroll to Phone

settings on the Settings tab.

Select a menu from the list

below:

Date & Time - Adjust your date and time settings or choose to auto update the time when travelling or for daylight saving.

Power save - Choose to switch the value power saving settings to On or OFF.

Languages - Change the language on your GC900’s display.

Auto key lock - Lock the keypad automatically on the home screen.

Security - Adjust your security settings, including PIN codes and handset lock.

Touch settings - Change the touchpad value settings.

Memory manager - See Using memory manager on page 102

for more information. Reset settings - Restores all

settings to their factory defaults. Handset information - View

GC900 technical information.

Settings

Changing your touch settings

From the home screen select then scroll to Phone settings on Settings tab.

Touch vibration - Change the type of vibration.

Vibration - Vibration 1/2/3 Vibration volume - Controls the

strength of vibration. Touch sound - Change the tone

when touching the screen.

Sound - Sound 1/2/3 Volume - Controls the volume of

tone.

Changing your connectivity settings

Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can use your new phone immediately.

Settings

To Use this menu to change your settings.

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From the home screen select then scroll to Connectivity on Settings tab.

Network selection - Your GC900 will connect automatically to your preferred network.

Internet profile - Set the profiles for connecting to the internet.

Access points - Your network operator has already saved this information. You can add new access points using this menu.

GPS type - Choose Assisted GPS or Stand alone.

GPS

GPS technology uses

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information from earthorbiting satellites to nd locations.

A receiver estimates the

–

distance to GPS satellites based on the time it takes for signals to reach them, then uses that information to identify its location.

This may take from a couple of

–

seconds to several minutes. Assisted GPS (A-GPS ) on this

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mobile is used to retrieve location assistance data over a packet data connection.

The assistance data is only

–

retrieved from the Service server when oered by your network provider and needed.

Note : GPS service has an error tolerance and it is unable to work in buildings or underground.

USB connection mode Synchronise your GC900 using the LG PC Suite software to copy files from your phone. See page 89 for more information on synchronisation. TV out - Choose PAL or NTSC when connecting your GC900 to a TV.

DivX VOD registration - This menu is used to generate a DivX VOD registration code. Please visit http:// vod.divx.com to register and for technical support.

Packet data conn. - Set the packet data connection.

Browser setting - Set the values related to the browser.

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Settings

Streaming settings - Your network operator has already saved this information. You can edit it if you want to make changes.

Java settings - Allows you to set profiles for connections made by Java programs and to view certificates.

Using memory manager

Your GC900 has three available memories: the phone itself, the SIM Card and an external memory card (which you may need to purchase separately). You can use memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available.

From the home screen select then scroll to Phone settings on the Settings tab. Select Memory Manager.

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Handset common memory 1/2

- View the memory available on your GC900 for MMS, Email, Java applications and others.

Handset multimedia memory - View the memory for multimedia contents, such as streaming files, movies, music, pictures, sounds, video and flash.

Handset reserved memory

- View the memory available on your handset for SMS, Contacts, Calendar, To do list, Memos, Alarms, Call history, Bookmarks and Miscellaneous items.

USIM memory - View the memory available on your SIM Card.

External memory - View the memory available on your external memory card (which you may need to purchase separately).

Using flight mode

Turn flight mode on by selecting

then Settings. Touch Profiles and select Flight mode. Flight mode prevents you making calls, connecting to the Internet, sending messages or using Bluetooth.

Sending and receiving files using Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a great way to send and receive files as it uses no wires and connection is quick and easy. You can also connect to a Bluetooth headset to make and receive calls.

To send a file:

Open the file you want to send,

which will be typically a photo, video or music file.

Touch and choose Send.

Select Bluetooth. If you have already paired the

Bluetooth device, your GC900 will not automatically search for other Bluetooth devices. If not, your GC900 will search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range.

Choose the device you want to

send the file to and touch Select. Your file will be sent.

TIP! Check the progress bar to

make sure your le has been sent.

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Settings

To receive a file:

To receive files your Bluetooth

must be set to On. See Changing your Bluetooth settings below

for more information. A message will prompt you to

accept the file from the sender. Touch Yes to receive the file.

You will see where the file has

been saved and choose to View the file or Use as wallpaper. Files will usually be saved to the appropriate folder in My stuff.

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Changing your Bluetooth settings

From the home screen select

then scroll to Bluetooth on the Settings tab.

Touch .

Make your changes to: My device information - Enter a

name for your GC900. My device visibility - Choose to

be Visible, Hidden or Visible for

1 min. Remote SIM mode on - Activate

the remote SIM mode. iSync on - Choose to activate on

iSync. Supported services - See options

to use Bluetooth in a ssociation with different services.

Delete - Choose to delete the selected profile.

Delete all - Choose to delete all profiles.

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