LG GR500FD Owner’s Manual

GR500FD User Guide

ENGLISH

Bluetooth QD ID B014683

LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS:

LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship, according to the following terms and conditions:

1.The limited warranty for the product extends for ONE (1) year beginning on the date of purchase of the product by the original end user.

2.The limited warranty extends only to the original end user of the product and is not assignable or transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end user.

3.This warranty is good only to the original end user of the product during the warranty period as long as it is in Canada.

4.Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.

5.During the applicable warranty period, LG will repair or replace at LG’s sole option, without charge to the original end user, any defective component part of the phone or accessory.

6.LG may use rebuilt, reconditioned or new parts or components when repairing any product or replace a product with a rebuilt, reconditioned or new product.

2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:

1.Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in other than its normal and customary manner.

2.Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal conditions, improper storage, exposure to moisture or dampness, unauthorized modifications, unauthorized connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse, accident, alteration, improper installation or other acts which are not the fault of LG, including damage caused by spills of food or liquids.

3.Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in material or workmanship.

4.The fact that the Customer Service Department at LG was not notified by the original end user of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product, during the warranty period.

5.Products which have had their serial numbers removed or made illegible.

6.Damage resulting from use of non-LG approved accessories.

7.All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal customer use.

8. Products serviced by non-authorized persons or companies.

Notes:

1.This limited warranty supersedes all other warranties, expressed or implied either in fact or by operations of law, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

2.Shipping damage is the sole responsibility of the shipping company.

3.EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY:

No other express warranty is applicable to this product.

THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. LG ELECTRONICS CANADA, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT.

4. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:

To obtain warranty service, please call the following telephone number from anywhere in Canada:

LG Electronics Canada, Inc.

Tel. [phone]

www.lg.ca (see links to “Wireless Phone Service”)

Electronics Canada Inc.

Mississauga, Ontario

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

GR500FD User Guide

Contents

Your Phone ..................................	4	Speed Dial Lists ..................................	28
Phone Components ............................	4	Contact Management......................	29
Slide Open View....................................	5	Service Dial Numbers.......................	30
Rear View.................................................	6	My Numbers........................................	30

Getting Started...........................	7
Installing the SIM Card and
Battery......................................................	7
Installing a Memory Card ...............	10
Touch Calibration ...................	12
Start Up Guide.........................	13
General Functions..................	14
Making a Call.......................................	14
Adjusting the Volume......................	16
Answering a Call ................................	17
Adjusting the Volume......................	17
Setting Profiles ...................................	18
Entering Text .......................................	20
Qwerty Keypad ..................................	23
Contacts.....................................	26
Contact List..........................................	26
New Contact........................................	27

In-Call Menu.............................	31
During a Call........................................	31
Conference Calls ................................	33
Your Standby Screen.............	35
Menu Tree .................................	41
Messaging.................................	42
New Message......................................	42
Inbox......................................................	47
MobileMail...........................................	48
IM.............................................................	49
Drafts .....................................................	51
Outbox ..................................................	51
Sent ........................................................	53
Call Voicemail......................................	53
Message Settings ..............................	53
Communities.......................................	56
Internet ......................................	57

Caller Groups.......................................

28

Games.........................................	60
Applications .............................	61
Get New Applications......................	61
Multimedia ...............................	62
Camera..................................................	62
Video......................................................	67
Pictures..................................................	67
Music Player..............................	68
Music Player.........................................	68
Organizer...................................	76
Audio & Ring Tunes...........................	76
Calendar................................................	76
Alarm Clock .........................................	77
Calculator .............................................	78
Tools .......................................................	78
Settings......................................	86
Call ..........................................................	86
Date & Time .........................................	88
Audio & Ring Tunes...........................	89
Display...................................................	90
Touch .....................................................	91

Phone.....................................................	91
Bluetooth®............................................	96
More.......................................................	99
Accessories .............................	107
For Your Safety.......................	108
Safety Guidelines..................	115
Trouble Shooting..................	138

Your Phone

Phone Components

Charger/USB Port	microSD™ memory card socket
	Lock /
Earpiece	Unlock key
Let you hear
the caller and
automated
prompts.
Main LCD
Multi-tasking key
SEND key
Press this key in
standby mode
to quickly access
the most recent,
missed, dialed and
received calls.
END / Power	Camera key
Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone on/off.	Press to start the Camera function. Press
Press once to return to	and hold to start the Video record function.
the standby screen.	Side volume keys
	• When on the Standby screen: Allows you to set the
	Ringtone and Touchtone volume. Hold the Down key to
	toggle the Vibration Mode On and Off.
	• During a call: Allows you to change the Earpiece volume.
	• When playing background music: Allows you to change
	the music volume.

4 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Slide Open View

			Del
			Deletes digits
			and letters.
	Text Msg		Press to input
			“@”.
	MobileMail		Press to input
	IM		“.com”.
			Press to
	Contact list
		Right	move to the
			next row.
	Caps	Up
	Press to change between	Down
	Upper Case and Lower Case.	Left

Fn						Space
Press to input symbols and						Press to create a space between words.
numbers on Qwerty key pad.						Sym
						Press to open the menu with Symbol
						entry options.

5

Your Phone

Rear View

Battery cover

Flash

	Battery
External	SIM card socket
camera lens
	microSD™ memory
	card socket

6 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card and

Battery

1Remove the battery cover

Press the battery cover release latch. The battery cover should lift off easily.

2Remove the battery

Lever the bottom edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.

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

7

Getting Started

3Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downward. To remove

the SIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction.

4Install the battery

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

8 LG GR500FD | User Guide

5Charging your phone

Lift the charger port cover on the top side of your GR500FD. Insert the charger connector to the phone (‘B’ side of the connector has to be facing up when connecting to the phone) and then plug into the wall socket. Your GR500FD will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full. Please unplug charger to save energy.” appears on the screen.

Important! You should insert the battery before charging.

WARNING: Use of unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void your warranty.

9

Getting Started

Installing a Memory Card

You can expand the memory available on your phone by using a microSD™ memory card. The GR500FD will support up to a 16 GB microSD™ memory card.

TIP! A memory card is an optional accessory.

1Lift the memory card cover and insert a microSD™ card with the gold contact area facing downwards. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut.

Note: If your memory card has existing content it will automatically be filed in the correct folder. For example, videos will be accessible from the Videos folder. If your memory card has protected content (i.e. content such as songs or graphics with Digital Rights Management copywriting loaded from another device), it will not work. You will need to reformat the memory card prior to using it with this device.

10 LG GR500FD | User Guide

On-Screen Icons

The table below describes various display indicators or icons that appear on the phone's display screen.

ICON	DESCRIPTION
	Multitasking
	Network signal strength
	(number of bars will vary)
	No network signal
	Battery empty
	New text message
	New email
	An alarm is set
	Normal profile in use
	Silent profile in use
	3G available
	Bluetooth® is active
	The browser is active
	Vibration mode
	Speakerphone
	Call in Progress
	Voicemail
	Battery Full
	Battery Charging
	Flight Mode

11

Touch Calibration

Set your touch screen for ease of use. Touch and press the ‘+’ markers to calibrate the screen.

•Once you’ve finished calibrating your screen, Save the settings.

Note: To reset the touch calibration, touch , and the tab. Touch , and choose Touch Calibration.

12 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Start Up Guide

After you install SIM card and battery, and turn on the GR500FD, you will see Start Up Guide on the screen.

Touch Start to begin the Start Up Guide feature. Touch to play the animated Guide for that subject. Or, touch to move on to the next Guide. Available Guides include:

•How to Unlock Your Phone

•How to Open Menu and Select Item

•How to Scroll

•How to Navigate Between Items

•How to Rotate Screen Orientation

•How to Open Keypad and Enter Text

•How to Change Home Screen

•How to Add Shortcuts on Home Screen

•How to Add Contacts on Home Screen

13

General Functions

Making a Call

1Make sure your phone is powered on.

2Touch and enter a phone number using the touch pad or slide open the qwerty pad and enter a phone number using the qwerty keys. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the key to erase one digit at a time.

–Press and hold the key to erase the entire number.

3Press the [SEND] key to call the number. Or touch on the touch pad.

Making a Call with the Send Key

1Press the [SEND] key, and the most recent missed, dialed and received phone numbers will be displayed.

2 Select the desired number.

3Press the [SEND] key or touch .

Making International Calls

1When entering a phone number, press the key and the international access character ‘+’ will appear. When using the touch pad to dial, touch and hold .

2Enter the country code, area code and the phone number.

3Press the [SEND] key to call the number. Or touch on the pad.

14 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Ending a Call

When you have finished a call, press the [END] key.

Making a Call from the Contacts

You can store frequently called names and phone numbers in the SIM card as well as in the phone memory known as the Contacts.

You can dial a number by simply selecting a name in the contacts and pressing the [SEND] key.

Making a Video Call

You can make a video call in a 3G-covered service area if the user you are calling also has a 3G video phone in a 3G-covered service area. You can also receive video calls.

To make a video call, do the following.

1Enter the phone number, as before.

2To start the video function, touch

and choose Make Video Call. You will be notified that you will need to close other applications to make the video call.

3Adjust the camera position if necessary.

4If you do not want to use the speakerphone, ensure you have the headset plugged in.

5 Press to finish the call, or close the handset.

15

Getting Started

Note: The video call may take some time to connect. Please be patient. While the video call is connecting, you will see your own image; after the other party

has answered, their image will be displayed on the screen.

Changing your video call settings

1 Press , select Settings and choose Call.

2 Select Video call.

3Choose the settings of your video calling. Determine whether to Use Substitute Image and select one, switch on the Mirror (so you can see yourself on screen).

Making a video call from Contacts

It is easy to call anyone whose number you have stored in your Contacts.

Press the down navigation key to access the contacts list. Scroll to your chosen contact. Press the right soft key Options and select Make Video call. Press the key to finish the call.

Adjusting the Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the side volume keys of the phone.

In idle mode, you can adjust the ring volume using the side volume keys.

16 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Answering a Call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the phone icon appears on the screen. If the caller can

be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name if stored in your Address Book) is displayed.

1Press the [SEND] or unlock the screen and touch .

If Any Key has been set as the Answer Mode, any key press will

answer a call except for the [END] key, , and .

2End the call by pressing the [END] key.

Note: You can answer a call while using the Address Book or other menu features.

Adjusting the Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the side volume keys of the phone.

In the Standby screen, you can adjust the ring volume using the side volume keys.

17

Getting Started

Setting Profiles

Press either of the side volume keys. You can set your Ringtone to Vibrate All, Alarm Only or Silent All.

You can also adjust the touchtone sound and vibration volume from the Touchtone tab.

18 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Vibration Mode (Quick)

Vibration Mode can be activated by touching and holding from the dial pad. You can also set Vibration Mode by pressing and holding down side volume key as well.

The phone will display ‘Vibrating Mode On’. If you would like to turn Vibration mode Off, touch and hold again.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception. You can see the strength of your signal by the signal indicator on your phone’s display screen.

19

Getting Started

Entering Text

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the phone’s touch pad. For example, storing names in the Address Book, writing a message or scheduling events in the calendar all require text to be entered.

The following text input modes are available on the phone.

Using the Symbol Mode

The Symbol Mode enables you to enter various symbols or special characters. To enter a symbol, touch . Then select the desired symbol.

ABC Mode

This mode allows you to enter letters by touching the key labeled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one keytouch per number. To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, touch .

Changing the Text Input Mode

You can change the text input mode by touching pressing the Text Input Mode toggle button on the touch screen.

20 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Using the T9 Mode

The T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily with a minimum number of key presses. As you touch each key, the phone begins to display

the characters that it thinks you are typing based on a built-in

dictionary. As new letters are added, the word changes to reflect the most likely candidate from the dictionary.

1When you are in the T9 predictive text input mode, begin entering a word by pressing the touch screen keys to .

Press one key per letter.

•The word changes as letters are typed - ignore what is displayed on the screen until the word is typed completely.

•If the word is still incorrect after typing completely, press on the pop up menu to see the options. Then select the word you want by touch.

•If the desired word is missing from the word choices list, add it by pressing and selecting to enter the new word. Then press to save the word into the built-in dictionary.

2Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any letters.

3Complete each word with a space by touching .

21

Getting Started

To delete letters, touch . Touch and hold down to erase the entire text entry.

Note: Pressing the [END] key will save your unsaved message in the Drafts folder.

Using the ABC Mode

Use the touch pad keys to enter your text.

1Touch the touch key labeled with the required letter:

•Once for the first letter

•Twice for the second letter

•And so on

2To insert a space, touch . To delete letters, touch . Touch and hold down to erase the entire text entry.

Note: Refer to the table below for more information on the characters available using the keys.

Touch to input a Upper Case letter. To change text entry mode from Lower Case to Upper Case, touch twice and the key will turn to orange color - indicating that Caps Lock has been activated.

	Key	Characters in the Order Display
		Upper Case	Lower Case
	1	. , ' @ ? ! - : / 1	. , ' @ ? ! - : / 1
	2	A B C 2	a b c 2
	3	D E F 3	d e f 3
	4	G H I 4	g h i 4
	5	J K L 5	j k l 5
	6	M N O 6	m n o 6
	7	P Q R S 7	p q r s 7
	8	T U V 8	t u v 8
	9	W X Y Z 9	w x y z 9
	0	Space Key,	Space Key,
		0 (Long press)	0 (Long press)

22 LG GR500FD | User Guide

Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys

corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

T9 Dictionary

The T9 Dictionary is a feature that allows the user to add any

unique or personal words to the T9 standard language database. The T9 Dictionary function can be selected from the Text Entry Settings by using Options . Within the T9 Dictionary function, the user can add, modify, delete or reset personal words.

Note: You can select a different T9 language from the same Options menu. The default setting on the phone is the T9 disabled mode.

Qwerty Keypad

Text input mode using the Qwerty Keypad

When you are required to enter text, for example when writing a message, the keypad will default to ABC mode. If you are entering a number, for example when making a call, the keypad number keys will default to numbers. In ABC mode you can enter numbers by first pressing and then the number you require.

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

23

Getting Started

To input a symbol in the text entry field, press the key and select a symbol from touch screen. Or to enter a symbol from the qwerty keys, just press and then press the corresponding key. To return to ABC mode, press again. Complete each word with a space by pressing . To delete a character, press key.

Using the Korean Mode

Allows you to type in Korean when you set the language to Korean.

When you use Touch Keypad

Allows you easily input the letters. To input, touch and touch . To input, touch and touch .

24 LG GR500FD | User Guide

When you use Qwerty Keypad

Open the slide and touch . Choose Text Entry Settings and Show Key Guide. You can see the Korean key guide on the monitor. To input numbers, touch .

Touch once, and you can see the Korean key guide as below. To return its normal input mode, touch again.

25

Contacts

From standby screen, touch	and •	: Search a contact.
touch . You will see following	•	: Shows your contacts by first
Address Book’s submenus.		letter/character.
Contact List	•	: Shows your contacts

designated as Favorites.

This menu allows you to save and manage contact address information. The Contact List's functions allow you to add a new address or search saved contact addresses by name. To search a contact, touch and input the contact person’s name. From the standby screen, you can directly search for a contact by touching and .

26 LG GR500FD | User Guide