LG GD510 Owner’s Manual

GD510 User Guide

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

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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GD510 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Contents

Getting to know your phone .............6

Open view .................................................7

Installing the SIM and battery ...........8

Charging your phone ............................9

Memory card ......................................... 10

Menu map .............................................. 11

Using your touch screen ................... 12

Touch screen tips ................................. 12

Control the touch screen ..................12

Your home screen ............................... 13

The quick keys ....................................... 14

The status bar ........................................ 15

Calls .......................................................... 17

Making a call .......................................... 17 Making a call from your contacts ... 17

Answering and rejecting a call ........ 17

In-call options ....................................... 18

Speed dialing ........................................ 19

Making a second call ..........................19

Viewing your call logs ........................19

Using Call Forward ..............................20

Using Call Waiting ................................ 20 Changing the common call

setting ...................................................... 21

Contacts .................................................. 22

Adding a new contact ........................ 22

Searching for a contact ...................... 22

Creating a group .................................. 22

Changing your contact settings .....23

Viewing information ........................... 23

Messaging .............................................. 24

Sending a message .............................24

Entering text .......................................... 24

T9 mode ..................................................24

Handwriting recognition ..................25

MobileMail ............................................. 25

IM ............................................................... 25

Accessing the IM feature ................... 25

Message folders .................................... 25 Changing your text message

settings .................................................... 26 Changing your Picture Message

settings .................................................... 26

Changing your other settings .........27

Camera .................................................... 28

Getting to know the view nder ..... 28

Taking a quick photo .......................... 29

After taking a photo............................ 29

Using the advanced settings ........... 30

Contents

Video camera ........................................ 31

Getting to know the view nder ..... 31

Making a quick video ......................... 32

After making a video ..........................32

Using the advanced settings ........... 33

Your photos and videos .................... 34

Viewing your photos and videos ...34 Capturing an image from a video .. 34 Viewing your photos as a slide

show ......................................................... 35

Setting a photo as wallpaper........... 35

Editing your photos ............................36

Adding an e ect to a photo ............. 37

Media ....................................................... 38

Images ..................................................... 38

Sending images .................................... 38

Using an image ..................................... 38

Printing an image ................................39

Moving or copying an image ..........39

Sounds ..................................................... 39

Using a sound ....................................... 39

Videos ...................................................... 39

Watching a video ................................. 39

Sending a video clip ........................... 40

Games & Apps ...................................... 40

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Playing a game .....................................40

Documents ............................................ 40 Transferring a  le to your phone .... 40

Others ...................................................... 40

Muvee studio ........................................ 40

Creating a movie .................................. 41

Music ........................................................ 41 Transferring music onto your

phone ....................................................... 42

Playing a song ....................................... 42

Creating a playlist ................................ 42

FM Radio .................................................43

Searching for stations ........................ 43

Resetting channels .............................. 43

Utilities .................................................... 44

Adding an event to your calendar . 44 Adding an item to your to do list ... 44

Using date  nder ................................. 44

Adding a memo .................................... 45

Setting your alarm ............................... 45 Adding a memo with the drawing

panel ........................................................ 45

Voice recorder ....................................... 46

Recording a sound or voice ............46

Using your calculator ......................... 46

Converting a unit ................................ 46

Adding a city to your World clock .. 47

Using the stopwatch .......................... 47

PC Sync .................................................... 48

Installing LG PC Suite on your

computer ................................................ 48

Connecting your phone and PC .....48 Backing up and restoring the

information on your phone .............48

Viewing phone  les on your PC ...... 49

Synchronizing your contacts ........... 49

Synchronizing your messages .......50 Using your phone as a Music

Sync device ...........................................50

The web ..................................................51

Accessing the web .............................. 51 Adding and accessing your

bookmarks ............................................. 51

Using RSS reader .................................. 52

Saving a page ....................................... 52

Accessing a saved page .................... 52

Viewing your Internet history.......... 52 Changing the web Internet

settings .................................................... 52

Using your phone as a modem ....... 53

Settings ................................................... 54

Personalizing your pro les ............... 54

Changing your screen settings ....... 54

Changing your phone settings ....... 55 Changing your connectivity

settings .................................................... 55

Using memory manager ...................56 Sending and receiving your  les

using Bluetooth .................................... 57 Changing your Bluetooth

settings: .................................................. 57 Pairing with another Bluetooth

device ....................................................... 58

Using a Bluetooth headset ............... 58

Software Upgrade ............................... 59

Accessories ............................................ 60

Technical data ....................................... 61 For Your Safety Safety Guidelines Trouble Shooting

........................................ 62

................................... 68

................................... 86

Getting to know your phone

Side keys

• When the screen is at the

Home screen: Ring tone

and key tone volume.

• During a call: Earpiece volume.

Charger, cable and handsfree connector

Smart key

• Accepts and ends a call.

• Goes to home screen directly.

Power/Lock key

• Long press for power on/off.

• Short press to turn on/off the screen.

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.

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Camera/Multi-tasking key

• Long press to use the

camera.

• Short press to use multitasking.

Open view

Battery

External camera lens

MicroSD Card Slot

Battery cover

SIM Card Tray

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the phone and away from it.

2 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder making sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. Please make sure the battery is removed from the phone before installing the SIM card. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently outwards.

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WARNING: Do not use your

 ngernail to remove the battery.

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

3 Install the battery

Insert the left side 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 right side of the battery until down it clicks into place.

Charging your phone

Remove the charger socket cover on the side of your GD510. Connect the Travel Adapter (Charger) and the included USB cable. Connect the USB cable into the phone and plug it into a power socket. Your GD510 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.

Memory card

Installing a memory card

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

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Push the microSD card slot to

release lock.

3 Flip up the slot.

4 Put the microSD card on the card

tray. Make sure the gold colour contact area is facing downwards.

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5 Flip down then push the slot to

lock.

6 Replace the cover.

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.

1 From the Home screen select

then Phone settings in SETTINGS tab.

2 Touch Memory info then choose

External memory.

3 Touch Format and then confirm

your choice.

4 Enter the password, if one is set.

Your 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.

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, ENTERTAINMENT, UTILITIES and SETTINGS.

COMMUNICATION

Messaging

MobileMail

My Account

Contacts

Call History

Dialing

Speed dials

UTILITIES

Internet

Shop

Yahoo! Search

Alarms

Organizer

Memo

Voice recorder

Tools

ENTERTAINMENT

Camera

Games & Apps

Media

Music

Gallery

FM radio

Video camera

Muvee studio

SETTINGS

Profiles

Screen settings

Phone settings

Call settings

Bluetooth

Touch settings

Connectivity

Message settings

Using your touch screen

Touch screen tips

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

• Do not press too hard. The touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.

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

• Whenever your GD510 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen.

Control the touch screen

The controls on the GD510 touch screen change dynamically depending on the task you are carrying out.

Opening Applications

To open any application, simply touch its icon.

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Scrolling

Drag from side to side to scroll. On some screens, such as the call history list, you can also scroll up or down.

Your home screen

You can drag and click what you need right away in all home screen types.

Active

TIP! The User Interface is based on three types of Homescreen. To swap

between the home screens just wipe quickly over the display from left to right, or from right to left.

Widget home screen - When you

touch bottom right of the screen, the mobile widget panel appears. When you register widget by dragging it, the widget is created in the spot where it was dropped.

Active

on the

Livesquare home screen - On the Livesquare screen, You can easily make a call and send a message to the number allocated to an avatar. To use the call, messaging or contacts function, select an avatar and choose the Quick key icon you want to use.

Active

Speed dial home screen - When

you touch , the speed dial list appears. You can call, send a message or edit the contact directly in this home screen.

Your home screen

The 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

dialing pad to make a call.

Touch to access the

Messaging menu. From here you can create a new SMS or MMS, or view your message folder.

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Touch to open your Contacts.

To search for the number you want to call, enter the name of the contact at the top of the screen 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.

The status bar

The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life, as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth or GPRS is active.

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

Icon Description

Multitasking

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Remaining battery life

Battery empty

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

Message sending failed

Multimedia message sending failed

Icon Description

An alarm is set

Customised Profile in use (The number in the icon will vary)

Normal profile in use

Outdoor profile in use

Silent profile in use

Headset in use

Call forward

EDGE in use

Roaming

Flight mode is on

Bluetooth is active

BGM play

BGM pause

Memory card is enabled for use

Your home screen

Changing your Status from the status bar

Touch the centre of the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3s and Bluetooth status. Here you can set the Profile type, play/pause MP3s and activate/ deactivate Bluetooth.

Using the Multi-tasking function

Press the multi-tasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications that are running and access them with one touch.

When you have an application running in the background (e.g. a game or the FM radio), appear in the status bar.

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Calls

Making a call

1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the

keypad.

3 Touch 4 To end the call, press the Smart key.

to initiate the call.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and

hold

TIP! Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.

Making a call from your contacts

1 From the home screen touch to

open the Contacts.

2 Tap the Name field box on the top

of the screen and enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call using the keypad.

3 From the filtered list, touch the Call

icon next to the contact you want to call. The call will use the default number if there is more than one for that contact.

4 Or, you can touch the contact name

and select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact to use. You can also touch

to initiate the call to the default

number.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, touch the Smart key to answer the call.

To mute the ringing, slide up the lock screen. This will unlock the phone if it is locked, then tap if you forgot to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. Touch Reject to reject an incoming call.

. This is useful

Calls

In-call options Spe

Hold - Touch to put a call on hold. Mute - Touch

microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.

Speaker - Touch to turn the speaker phone off.

Options - Touch to bring up a list of further in-call options.

Touch to search your contacts during a call.

Touch

to add another person to

the call. Touch to open a numerical keypad

for making a second call. This function also allows you to navigate menus with numbered options when you dial automated telephone services, such as call centres.

TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your  nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible.

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to turn off the

Speed dialing

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

1 Select Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab and select

Speed dials.

2 Your voicemail is already set to

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

3 Your Contacts will open. Select the

contact you want to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. To find a contact, tap the Name field box and enter the first letter of the name of the contact required.

Making a second call

1 During your initial call, touch

and type the number you want to call.

2 Touch 3 Both calls will be displayed on the

4 To change between the calls, touch

5 To end one or both calls press

NOTE: You will be charged for each

call you make.

to connect the call.

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

or press the number of the

held call.

and select End followed by All,

Held or Active.

TIP! Touch any single call

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

Viewing your call logs

Touch Call in the COMMUNICATION tab.

TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

Calls

Using Call Forward

1 Touch Call settings in the SETTINGS

tab.

2 Touch Call forward. 3 Choose whether to forward all

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

4 Enter the number you want to

forward to.

5 Touch Request to activate. NOTE: Charges are incurred for

forwarding calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn o all call forwards, select Deactivate all from the Call forward menu.

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Using Call Waiting

1 Touch Call settings in the SETTINGS

tab.

2 Touch Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the six options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad Deactivate all

4 Enter the call barring password.

Please check with your network operator about this service.

TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from the Call settings

options to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the  xed dial list can be called from your phone.

Changing the common call setting

1 Touch Call settings in the SETTINGS

tab.

2 Scroll and touch Common settings.

From here you can adjust the settings for:

Call reject - Slide the switch to ON to highlight the Reject list. You

can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, or those from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts) or with no caller ID. Touch

Save to change the setting. Send my number - Choose

whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Slide the switch left for ON or right for OFF. Answer mode - Choose whether to

answer the phone using the send key or any key.

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 key on the handset to answer a call.

Save new number - Select Ye s to save a new number.

Contacts

Adding a new contact

1 Touch Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab and touch

Add contact.

2 Choose whether to save the contact

to your Handset or SIM. 3 Enter your first and last name. 4 You can enter up to five different

numbers per contact. Each entry

has a preset type Mobile, Home,

Office, Pager and Fax. 5 Add an email addresses. You can

enter up to two different email

addresses per contact. 6 Assign the contact to one or more

groups. You can assign up to

three groups per contact. Choose

between No group, Family,

Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP. 7 You can also add a Ringtone,

Birthday, Anniversary, Homepage,

Home address, Company name,

Job title, Company address, Memo

and Livecon. 8 Touch Save to save the contact.

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Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

1 Touch Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab.

2 Touch Search. 3 You see a list of contacts. Typing in

the first letter of a contact’s name in the Name field will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list.

TIP! The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the Name  eld.

Creating a group

1 Touch Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab. And touch

Groups.

2 Touch Add group or touch

select Add group.

3 Enter a name for your new group.

You can also assign a ringtone to the group.

4 Touch Save.

NOTE: If you delete a group, the

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

and

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings so that your Contacts suits your own preferences.

1 Touch Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab and touch

Settings.

2 From here, you can adjust the

following settings:

Contact list settings - Adjust the Contacts location, Name display and Quick command key settings.

Copy - Copy your contacts from

your handset to your SIM or from your SIM to your handset. You can choose one at a time, or all at once.

Move - This works in the same way as Copy, but the contact will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option.

Backup contacts - Performs a backup your contacts on to the external memory. This option requires external memory.

Restore contacts - Restores your contacts from the external memory. This option requires external memory.

Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Choose between Handset and SIM and touch Ye s if you are sure you want to wipe your contacts.

Viewing information

1 Touch Contacts in the

COMMUNICATION tab and touch

Information.

2 From here you can view your

Service dial numbers, your Own number, your Memory info.

(showing your memory usage) 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 to  nish.

Messaging

Your GD510 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive and easy-to-use menu.

Sending a message

1 Touch Messaging in the

COMMUNICATION tab. And touch

New message to begin composing

a new message. 2 Touch Insert to add an image,

video, sound, template and so on. 3 Touch Recipient at the bottom of

the screen to enter the recipients.

Then enter the number or touch

to select a contact. You can

even add multiple contacts. 4 Touch Send when ready.

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

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Entering text

There are five ways to enter text:

Keyboard, Handwriting-screen, Handwriting-box, Handwritingdouble box.

You can choose your input method by tapping

Touch icon is only shown when you choose Keypad as the input method.

Touch language.

Touch numbers, symbols and text input.

Use Shift key to change between capital or lowercase input.

and Input method.

to turn on T9 mode. This

to choose the writing

to change between

T9 mode

The T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the words you’re writing based on the sequence of keys you’ve touched. It predicts the word you are inputting and suggests alternatives.

Handwriting recognition

In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GD510 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-Box according to your preferred view.

MobileMail

Mobile Email allows you to access your Rogers Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, and other email accounts on your phone. So, now you can quickly and easily check your email while you are away from your computer.

The Instant Messaging feature can only be used with the support of the network operator or communities such as Windows Live™ and Yahoo!® Messenger. For Instant Messaging users, a valid User ID and Password is required to log in and exchange messages as well as check online status.

Accessing the IM feature

1 Touch IM in COMMUNICATION tab. 2 You can see available IM clients.

The menu items below might not appear since not all IM communities support the various options. In addition, the menu strings may appear differently. This depends on the selected IM community. Keywords, such as User ID, Login, and Contact, will be used as general terms in IM menus according to the currently selected community, such as Windows Live™ and Yahoo!® Messenger.

Message folders

There are five folders in Messaging menu

Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your inbox.

Drafts - If you do not finish writing a message, you can save what you have done in this folder.

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

Sent items - All the messages you have sent are placed in this folder.

My folders - Create folders to store your messages.

Messaging

Changing your text message settings

Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab and touch Settings. Select Text message. You can make changes to:

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 Te xt , Voic e, Fax, X.400 or E-mail.

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

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

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Changing your Picture Message settings

Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab. Scroll and choose Settings and Picture

Message. You can make changes to: Retrieval mode - Choose between

Home network or Roaming network.

If you then choose Manual you will receive only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to download them in full.

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

Read reply - Choose to request and/or allow a 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 your slides appear on the screen.

Creation mode - Choose your message mode.

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

Multi msg centre - Choose one from the list or add a new message centre.

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