LG GC900F Users manual

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GC900GC900/GC900f0 User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the

GC900f

advanced and compact GC900 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

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Part 15.21 statement

This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

" 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

Power key

Turns the phone on/off.

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Inner camera

End key

• Press once to return to the home screen.

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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Memory card socket

Multi-tasking key

Camera key

• Go to the camera menu

directly by pressing and holding the key.

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.

Set up

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide down the battery cover.

2 Remove the battery

Pull out the battery.

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

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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Installing the SIM and battery

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.

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Charging your phone

Ensure the battery is fully

charged before using the phone for the first time.

With the arrow facing you as

shown in the diagram push the plug on the travel adapter into the socket on the side of the phone until it clicks into place.

Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the main socket. Use only the charger included in the box.

The moving bars of battery icon will stop after charging is complete.

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.

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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 Reset 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 Select 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

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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.

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Do not to press too hard; the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, firm touch.

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Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you require. Be careful not to touch any other keys.

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When the screen light is off, 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.

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Home screen customisation - For

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

Touch Set favorites menu.

Select Music or Gallery menu if you want to add music or image to homescreen.

Select the image or music you

want to in each menu.

You can see the image or listen

to the sound you selected in homescreen.

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.

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

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

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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 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.

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.

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

Wi-fi is on Bluetooth Mono hands free

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headset Bluetooth Mono Stereo

headset Bluetooth Stereo headset

Bluetooth Mono headset

Bluetooth on

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Icon Description

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

Schedule (Calendar)

Multi-tasking

Music paused

Icon Description

Music playing

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

Outdoor

Silent

Customised ringtones 1-10

Ringtone after vibration

Ringtone with vibration

External memory

Icon Description

Battery status

Projector/TV out

Your home screen

Using the Multi - tasking function

Press the multitasking hard key

for two seconds to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view some applications that are running and access them with one touch.

Your home screen

TIP! Press the multitasking hard

shortly to enter cube box

key

to customise the home screen.

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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 Voice call 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, drag the button to right to answer.

Touch twice the reject an incoming call.

hard key to

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Calls

In-call options

Memo

Contacts

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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

Dialpad

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

dials.

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.

and select Speed

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. Touch Voice call 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

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

Dialpad

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Calls

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 select Disable DTMF.

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.

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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.

and

TIP! From any call log

touch delete all the recorded items.

TIP! Touch any single call

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

and Delete all to

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 Hands- free 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 Voice call 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 on the Communication tab.

Touch

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, then touch Contacts

and Search.

Adding a new contact

From the home screen, touch

then select 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, Fa x, VT and General.

Add an email address.

and then touch

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

TIP! You can create

customised groups for your contacts. See Creating a group.

to save the contact.

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

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.

to save the 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 all - 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 all - 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.

Synchronise contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information on page 95.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth

- Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth.

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