LG GM310G Users manual

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

GM310G User Guide - English

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.

Calls

Making a call

1 Make sure your phone is on.

2 You can use the keypad after

opening the slide. To delete a digit press C or the back arrow.

3 Press C to begin the call.

4 To end the call, press End key or

slide the cover closed.

TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0.

Making a call from your contacts

It’s easy to call anyone whose number you have stored in your contacts.

1 Press Menu to open the main

menu. Select Contacts, then select Search.

2 Using the keypad, enter the first

letter of the contact you want to call and scroll to the contact.

3 Press Send key to begin the call.

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Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press Accept or press Send key to answer the call.

While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the ringing. This is useful if you have forgotten to change your profile to silent for a meeting.

Press End key or select Reject in order to reject an incoming call.

Speed dialling

You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call frequently.

1 Press Menu to open the main

menu. Select Contacts, then select Speed dials.

2 Your voicemail is preset to speed

dial 1 and you cannot change this. Select any other number either by using the navigation keys and selecting Add or by pressing the hard key number.

3 Your contacts will open. Select the

contact you’d like to assign to that number using the navigation keys then select OK.

To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will begin automatically and there is no need to press Send key.

Viewing your call logs

Press Menu and select Calling. Choose Call logs.

All calls - View a complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls.

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

Dialled calls - View a list of all the numbers you have called.

Received calls - View a list of all the numbers that have called you.

TIP! From any call log select Options and then Delete to delete

selected items.

Using call divert

1 Press Menu and select Calling.

2 Select Call divert.

3 Choose whether to divert all calls,

when the line is busy, when there is no answer and when you are out of reach.

4 Choose Activate and select

whether to divert to voice mail, or to other number.

5 Enter your divert number or select

Search to browse Contacts for

your divert number.

Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

Calls

Using call barring

1 Press Menu and select Calling. 2 Select Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the 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 for this service.

TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from the Calling menu 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. When activated, only numbers included in the ﬁxed dial list can be called from your phone.

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Changing the call settings

1 Press Menu and select Calling.

2 From here you can amend the

settings for:

Call durations - View details of how long you have spent on your calls both received and dialled.

Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes of all your received and sent data.

Call costs - View the charges applied to your last call or all calls. This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this.

Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.

Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be barred.

Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be called from your phone.

Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting.

Common settings

Call reject - Select Off or On and

choose to reject all calls, those from specific groups, contacts, unregistered numbers (those not in your list of contacts) or those with no caller ID.

Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Allows you to set the auto redial function when a call attempt has failed.

Answer mode - Allows you to set the answering method. You can choose from Press send key, Slide up or

Press any key.

Minute minder - Determines

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

BT answer mode - Choose how to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset. Select Hands-free or

Handset.

Save new number - Selecting this

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

Slide close setting - Set whether or not a call is ended upon closing the slide.

Contact

Searching for a contact

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Search.

2 Using the keypad enter the first

letter of the name of the contact you want to call.

3 To scroll through the contacts and

their different numbers use the navigation keys.

Or, using the slightly quicker method…

1 Enter the number you wish to

search on the home screen and select Options.

2 Choose Search contacts in option

menu.

Adding a new contact

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Add new.

Choose whether to store your new contact on your Handset or USIM card.

3 Enter the information you want in

the fields provided and select Done.

Or to use a slightly quicker method…

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1 Enter the number you wish to store

and press Options.

2 Choose Save number, and

choose either New contact or Update contact.

3 Enter the relevant information and

select Done.

Contact options

There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here’s how to access and use the options menu.

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Search.

2 Select Options to open the list of

options. From here you can:

Send message - Send a message to the contact. If the contact has an email address, select whether you’d like to send a Message or Email.

Send business card - Send the contact’s details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message, Multimedia

message, Email or via Bluetooth.

Make call - Directly make voice

call to a contact you choose.

Add new contact - Add a new contact.

Edit - Change any of the contact’s details.

Add to group - Add a contact to a group.

Mark/Unmark - Choose whether to mark a contact or unmark.

Search by - Search a contact by Number or Group.

Save to USIM - Choose to move

or copy to the USIM card or phone (depending on where you originally saved the contact).

Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes only if you are sure.

Text input -You can insert symbol

a contact, change writing method or language and add a word to dictionary.

Creating a group

1 Press Menu and select Contacts.

2 Select Groups and choose

Options.

3 Select Add new group.

4 Enter a name for your new group.

5 Press Done.

Note: If you delete a group, the

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

TIP! You can edit an existing group by highlighting it and selecting Options. Choose to Add member to the group from your contacts, select Edit

group and assign a Group ringtone, Rename the group or Delete the

group.

Using service dial numbers

You can view the list of Service Dial Numbers (SDN) assigned by your service provider (if supported by the USIM card). Such numbers include emergency, directory enquiries and voicemail numbers. After selecting a service number, press Send key to dial that service.

Viewing your own number

Select Own number in the Contacts menu to view your number.

Contact

Creating a business card

You can create your own business card by selecting My business card, then Add. Enter your name, number, email address, image and etc.

Changing your contact settings

1 Press Menu and select Contacts.

2 Select Settings. From here you

can adjust the following settings:

Contact list settings - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & USIM, Handset only or USIM only. You can also select to show the first name or last name of a contact first, and to show a contact picture.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your USIM card to your handset or from your handset to your USIM card. Choose to do this one by one, or all together.

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Move - This works in the same

way as Copy, but the contact will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to. If you move a contact from the USIM card to the handset it will be deleted from the USIM card memory.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth

- Send all contacts information to another handset by Bluetooth.

Backup contacts - You can save all the phonebook data in the handset to an external memory card by the form of vcard.

Restore contacts - You can restore all the phonebook data in an external memory card to the phone memory by the form of vcard.

Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts.

Memory info. - You can check how much memory you’ve got left on your handset or your USIM card.

Messaging

Your GM310G includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) as well as the network’s service messages. To use these functions, press Menu and select

Messaging.

Sending a message

1 Press Menu, select Messaging

and choose Create new message.

2 Choose Message to send an SMS

or MMS.

3 A new message editor will open.

Message editor combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is easy to switch between. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode.

4 Enter your message using the

keypad. See Entering text on the right for more information on how to enter text.

5 Select Options and choose Insert

to add an Image, Video, Sound,

Symbols, Template, Emoticon, Name & Number, New slide, Subject or More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/To do/My business card).

6 Choose Send.

7 Choose a contact from the list

of contacts or enter the phone number.

8 Select Send.

WARNING: Image, Sound, Video, New slide, Subject, Business card, Schedule or My business card is added to the message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in contacts, writing a message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text.

Messaging

The following text input methods are available in the phone: T9 mode, Abc mode, and 123 mode.

Note: Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone number in contact fields).

Text input mode using the keypad

When you want to enter text, for example when writing a message, the keypad will default to T9 mode. If you are entering a number, for example when making a call, the keypad number keys will default to numbers.

Setting up your email

You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GM310G. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

1 Press Menu, select Messaging

and choose Settings.

2 Select Email and choose Email

accounts.

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3 Select Add new and follow the

pop up instruction and enter the information required.

Sending an email using your new account

To send/receive an email, you should set up an email account (see above).

1 Press Menu, select Messaging

and choose Create new

message.

2 Choose Email and a new email

window will open.

3 Write a subject line then press OK.

4 Enter your message using the

keypad.

Retrieving your email

1 Press Menu and select

Messaging then choose Mailbox.

2 Select the account you want to

use.

3 Choose Retrieve and the phone

will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages.

Message folders

Press Menu and select Messaging. The folder structure used on your GM310G should be self-explanatory.

Create new message - Create your new message.

Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your Inbox. From here you can reply, forward and more.

Mailbox - All the mails you receive are placed into your Mailbox.

Drafts - If you don’t have time to finish writing a message, you can save what you have written so far in here.

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

Sent items - Copies of all the messages you send are kept into your Sent folder.

My folders - You can move messages of Inbox or Sent items into My folders. Also you can move those messages of My folders into the original message box.

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

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

Managing your messages

1 Press Menu, select Messaging

and choose Inbox.

2 Select Options and then choose

to:

Reply - Send a reply to the selected message.

Forward - Send the selected message on to another person.

Make call - Call the person who sent you the message.

Save number - Save the number of the message.

Delete - Delete the selected message.

Messaging

Create new message - Write a new message or email regardless who sent you message.

Mark/Unmark - Mark a message or all.

Copy&Move - Choose to copy or move the selected message to the USIM card or phone.

Filter - Displays messages by desired message types.

Message info - You can check the message info of its type, subject, where it is from and its date.

If you see the message No space for USIM message, you should delete some messages from your inbox to create space.

If you see the message No space for messages, you can delete either messages or saved files to create more space.

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TIP! When you receive the message, you can reply quickly by using Quick reply function. While you see the message, press Options and select Quick reply. This is useful if you

need to reply the message during a meeting.

TIP! While you see the message, press Options and select Extract. You can extract the information such as a number, email address or web address from the selected message.

Changing your text message settings

Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and Text message. You can make changes to:

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

Delivery report - Choose to receive confirmation that your message 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 message and therefore data costs.

Send long text as - Choose whether to send your message as SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 2 pages in the message field.

Changing your multimedia message settings

Press Menu, select Messaging, then choose Settings and Multimedia

message. You can make changes to: Retrieval mode - Choose to

automatically or manually download multimedia messages depending on whether you are at home or roaming.

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

Read reply - Choose to request or allow a read reply.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your multimedia message.

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

Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on screen.

Creation mode - Allows you to select the contents type supported by MMS.

Delivery time - Configures the delivery time of message to the recipient. The multimedia message centre will deliver the message after the delivery time.

Multimedia msg. centre - Allows you to configure network information such as the multimedia service centre and the internet profile to send a multimedia message.

Changing your email settings

1 Press Menu, select Messaging

and choose Settings.

2 Select Email then you can adapt

the following settings:

Email accounts - You can set up an email account.

Messaging

Allow reply email - Choose to allow the sending of ‘read confirmation’ messages.

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

Retrieve interval - Choose how often your GM310G checks for new email messages.

Retrieve amount - Choose the number of emails to be retrieved at any one time.

Include message in fwd & reply - Choose whether or not to include the original message.

Include attachment - Choose whether or not to include the original attachment.

Auto retrieval in roaming - Choose whether or not to automatically retrieve your messages when abroad.

New email notification - Choose whether or not to be alerted to new emails.

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Signature - Create an email

signature and switch this feature on.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages.

Changing your other settings

Press Menu, select Messaging, and choose Settings then:

Voicemail - add a new voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information on the service they provide.

Service message - Choose to receive or block service messages. You can also set your message security by creating trusted and untrusted lists of senders.

Info. service - Choose the reception status, channels and language of your info messages.

Camera

Taking a quick photo

1 Press Camera key to open the

viewfinder.

2 Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject of the photo.

3 Press Camera key to take a photo.

After you’ve taken your photo

Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The following options are available:

Back - Go back to previous menu.

Album - View the pictures you have

taken in your album.

Send - Send the photo as MMS, email or via Bluetooth.

New image - Take another photo straight away. Your current photo will be saved.

Use as - Set the image you have just taken as wallpaper, a contact image or in your start-up/shut down screen. (Contact image can only be added to contacts saved to your phone, not your USIM card.)

Delete - Delete the photo you have just taken. The viewfinder will reappear.

Options - You can change the name of the image or edit the image file.

Using the quick settings

From the viewfinder use navigation keys and select the options you would like to use.

Album - Choose to look at the other images in your album.

Video - Choose to switch from camera to video camera mode.

Capture - Allows you to take a picture.

Brightness - Set the brightness of the image in the viewfinder of the camera.

Zoom - Adjust the zoom using the volume key on the left side of your phone. The zoom function is only available when the image size is set to 640x480 or below.

Camera

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder select Settings to open all the advanced settings options. Use the navigation key to navigate through the options.

Image size - Change the size of the photo.

Colour effect - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking.

White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your photo is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.

Night mode - You can take better pictures at night by selecting On.

Timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed. Choose from 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for a group photo that you want to be part of.

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Shot mode - Choose from Normal or Burst shot. Burst shot

lets you to take up to 3, 6 or 9 shots automatically in very quick succession, great for taking photos of moving objects or at sporting events.

Image quality - Controls the quality of image. The finer the quality the sharper a photo will be, but the file size will increase. This means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your memory.

Memory in use - Choose whether to save your photos to the handset memory or to the external memory.

Hide icons - Hide the icons to the side of the viewfinder.

Shutter sound - Select one of three different shutter sounds.

Note: Always press Select after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you’ve made. The settings menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture.

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