LG GR500R Users manual
LG GR500R
User Guide
Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.
Your Phone
Phone Components
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1. Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller and
automated prompts.
2. Main LCD: Displays phone status icons,
menu items, web items, web information,
pictures and more in full color. You can
choose menu on touch pad by touching the
icon slightly.
3. Send key: Press this key in standby mode
to quickly access the most recent, missed,
dialed and received calls.
4. End/Power key: Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return
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to the standby screen.
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5. Multi tasking key
6. Micro SD memory card socket
7. Hold key
8. Capture button
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9. Side keys
• When the screen is idle: Volume of
key tone.
• During a call: Volume of the earpiece.
• When playing background music:
Controls volume continuously.
Rear View
Your Phone
Battery cover
Flash
External
camera lens
Battery
SIM card socket
Micro SD memory
card socket
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Your Phone
Slide Open View
Text Msg
Mobile Email
IM
Contact list
Caps
Change between Upper
Case and Lower Case.
Fn
Press Fn key to input symbols
and numbers on Qwerty key pad.
Del
Delete digits
or letters.
Press to
input @
Press to input
.com
Press to move
to the next
Right
row.
Up
Down
Space
Press to create a space between words.
Sym
Press Sym to input various symbols.
Left
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Getting Started
Installing the SIM Card and
Battery
1. Remove the battery cover
Press the release button at the bottom of
the phone and slide the cover. The battery
cover should slide and lift off easily.
2. Remove the battery
Hold the top edge of the battery and, using
the battery cover, lift it from the battery
compartment.
• Using battery cover
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Warning
• We do recommend not to user your fingernail
to remove the battery not to be hurt.
• Do not remove the battery when the phone is
switched on, as this may damage the phone.
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Getting Started
3. Install 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.
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4. Install 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.
Getting Started
5. Charging your phone
Slide back the cover of the charger socket
on the side of your LG GR500R. 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 LG GR500R 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.
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Warning
Use of unauthorized accessories could damage
your phone and void your warranty.
To use the travel charger provided with your
phone:
Installing a Memory Card
You can expand the memory available on
your phone by using a microSD memory card.
The LG GR500R will support up to a 16 GB
microSD memory card.
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Tip
A memory card is an optional accessory.
1. Lift 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.
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Getting Started
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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 My
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.
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On-Screen Icons
The table below describes various display indicators or icons
that appear on the phone's display screen.
Getting Started
ICON/
INDICATOR
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
DESCRIPTION
ICON/
INDICATOR
EDGE available
Bluetooth® is active
The browser is active
Vibrate mode
Speakerphone
Call in Progress
Voicemail
Battery Full
Battery Charging
Airplane Mode
DESCRIPTION
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Start Up Guide
After you install SIM card and battery, and
turn on the LG GR500R, you will see Start Up
Guide on the screen.
Touch Start and it will show you an
easy guide to follow. Touch
to see the animation description. Touch Next
to move on to the next screen.
You will see:
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Unlock Your Phone
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Open Menu & Select Item
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Scroll Page, Navigate between
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Navigate between Items
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Rotate Screen Orientation
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Open Keypad and Enter Text
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Change the Home screen
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Add Shortcuts on the Home screen
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How to Add Contacts on the Home screen
General Functions
Making a Call
1. Make sure your phone is powered on.
2. Touch
] Press and hold the key to erase the
3. Press the [SEND] key to call the
4. When finished, press the
Making a Call with the Send Key
1. Press the [SEND] key, and the most
2. Select the desired number.
3. Press the
and touch a phone number on
the touch pad. Or slide open the qwerty pad
and enter a phone number including the
area code. To edit a number on the display
screen, simply press the
one digit at a time.
entire number.
number. Or touch on touch pad.
recent missed, dialed and received phone
numbers will be displayed.
[SEND] key or touch
.
key to erase
[END] key.
Making International Calls
1. Press and hold the key and the
international access character ‘+’ will
appear. On the touch pad, touch and hold
.
2. Enter the country code, area code and the
phone number.
3. Touch
.
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.
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General Functions
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.
1. Press the
If Any Key has been set as the Answer
Mode, any key press will answer a call
except for the [END] key, ,
2. End the call by pressing the [END]
key.
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Note
You can answer a call while using the Address
Book or other menu features.
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[SEND] or touch Accept.
and .
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.
Setting Profi les
Press either of the side volume keys. You can
set your Ringtone to Vibrate All, Alarm Only
or Silent All.
General Functions
You can adjust the touchtone sound and
vibration volume.
Vibration Mode (Quick)
Vibration Mode can be activated by touching
and holding . You can set Vibration
Mode by pressing and holding down side
volume key as well.
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General Functions
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.
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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.
Changing the Text Input Mode
Change the text input mode by touching .
Using the Symbol Mode
The Symbol Mode enables you to enter
various symbols or special characters. To
enter a symbol, touch . 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.
General Functions
123 Mode (Numbers Mode)
Type numbers using one keytouch per number.
To change to 123 mode in a text entry field,
touch .
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.
1. When you are in the T9 predictive text
input mode, and touch
It will be the word ‘Be’.
Touch 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 desired word is missing from the
word choice list, add it by using the ABC
mode.
and .
2. Enter the whole word before editing or
deleting any letters.
3. Complete each word with a space by
touching
To delete letters, touch
down
word.
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Note
Pressing the [END] key will save your
unsaved message in the Drafts folder.
.
. Touch and hold
to continuously erase the whole
Using the ABC Mode
Use the keypad keys to enter your text.
1. Touch the key labeled with the required
letter:
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Once for the first letter
] Twice for the second letter
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And so on
2. To insert a space, touch . To delete
letters, touch . Touch and hold down
to continuously erase the whole word.
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General Functions
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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. works as Caps Lock
key of Qwerty keypad.
Characters in the Order Display
Key
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
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Space Key,
0 (Long press)
Space Key,
0 (Long press)
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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.
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Note
You can select a different T9 language from the
Options menu. The default setting on the phone
is the T9 disabled mode.
General Functions
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.
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Note
Some fields may allow only one text input mode
(e.g. telephone number in Address Book fields).
To input a symbol in the text entry field, press
the key and select a symbol from touch
screen, then select OK. Or for simple symbol,
just press and press the symbol. To
return ABC mode, press again.
Scroll using the navigation keys to show more
symbol options.
Complete each word with a space by pressing
. To delete a character, press key.
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General Functions
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 .
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When you use Qwerty Keypad
Open the slide and touch
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.
. Choose Text
Address Book
From standby screen, touch and touch
. You will see following Address Book’s
submenus.
Contact List
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 address, touch
and input the contact person’s name. If you
input ‘At’, it will show all contacts including
‘At’ in its name. From the standby screen, you
can directly search for a contact by touching
and .
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: Search a contact.
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: Shows you contacts in alphabetic
order.
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: Set your favorite contacts.
New Contact
This menu allows you to add a new contact
address. You can enter contact address
information including name, phone numbers,
email addresses, group information pictures,
ringtone and memo.
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Address Book
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From the standby screen, Touch and
touch .
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Touch to set a Picture ID for a contact
by using a saved picture from Pictures or
taking a New picture of the contact person.
Choose from No picture, Pictures or Take
New Picture. After you take a new picture
of the contact person, touch to save.
To delete the picture, touch and take a
new picture.
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Enter the First name, last name or both.
Enter up to five different numbers. Touch
and you can set that number as Speed
Dial.
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Enter email address and set the Group type
for the contact.
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Set the ringtone for the contact or leave it
as default ringtone.
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Add memo if necessary.
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Choose whether to save the contact to
Phone or SIM Card.
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Touch to save the contact.
Caller Groups
This menu allows you to manage group
information. By default, there are 4 groups:
Colleague, Family, Friends and School. Or you
can put a contact in No Group. You can also
configure a ring tone for a group so that the
group ring tone sounds when a call from a
specific contact address within that group is
received and there is no ring tone configured
for the specific contact address.
Speed Dial List
You can assign a frequently-called contact
to a speed dial list. You can select a number
from 2 to 9 as a speed dial. You can configure
speed dial numbers for any of the 8 numbers
for a specific contact address.
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Your Voicemail are already set to speed
Address Book
dial 1. This is default and can not be
changed. Touch any other number to
assign it a speed dial contact and touch
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Open your address book. Touch the contact
you would like to assign to that number
twice.
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To call a speed dial number, touch from
the standby screen then touch and hold
the assigned number until the call initiate
automatically.
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Contacts Management
This menu allows you to copy all of the
information from your SIM card, e.g. name,
handset number, etc. to your handset. If
a name is duplicated during the copying
operation, the information is also duplicated.
You can copy the entry from the SIM card to
the phone memory. You can copy the entry
from the handset memory to the SIM card (not
all the data will be copied).
You can delete all entries in the SIM card the
Handset. Press the [END] key to return
to standby mode.
Service Dial Numbers
You can view the list of Service Dialing
Numbers (SDN) assigned by your network
provider. Such numbers could include the
emergency services, directory assistance and
voice mail numbers.
1. Select the Service dial number option.
2. The names of the available services will
be shown.
3. Touch a service number. Press the
[SEND] key.
My Numbers
This displays your phone numbers stored
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In-Call Menu
Your phone provides a number of control
functions that you can use during a call. To
access these functions during a call, touch
.
During a Call
The menu displayed on the handset screen
during a call is different from the default main
menu displayed when in the idle screen, and
these options are described below.
Making a Second Call
You can select a number you wish to dial from
the Address Book, to make a second call.
Touch Contact on the screen. Then, you can
press SEND key to make a second call.
Swapping Between Two Calls
By using one of three methods, you can
switch between two calls.
1. Press [SEND] key.
2. Touch
and select “Swap Calls.”
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Answering an Incoming Call
To answer an incoming call when the handset
is ringing, simply press the [SEND] key
or touch . The handset is
also able to warn you of an incoming call
while you are already on a call. A tone sounds
in the earpiece, and the display will show that
a second call is waiting. This feature, known
as Call Waiting, is only available if your
network supports it.
If Call Waiting is turned on, you can put the
first call on hold and answer the second call
by pressing the
[SEND] key.
Rejecting an Incoming Call
You can reject an incoming call without
answering by simply pressing the [END]
key or touching .
Muting the Microphone
You can mute the microphone during a call by
touching . The handset can be unmuted
by touching again. When the handset is
muted, the caller cannot hear you, but you can
still hear the caller.
In-Call Menu
Using the Speakerphone
You can use the integrated Speakerphone
during a call by touching . The
loudspeaker is automatically deactivated
when you end the call.
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Warning
Due to increased volume levels, do not place
the phone near your ear while the speakerphone
is enabled.
Video Share Calling
Making a Video Share Call
You can make or answer a Video Share call
with other 3G video phones. In order to start
a Video Share call, both sides must have a 3G
Video Share capable phone and both must be
in a 3G coverage area.
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Note
Before you start a Video Share Call you must
check the following:
• Phone must be in an Rogers 3G service area.
To initiate Video Share follow these
steps:
1. Make a phone call by dialing a number, or
selecting a number from Address book.
Or directly make a video share call from
the Recent Call or Contact List by selecting
> [Video Share Call] and selecting
Video Type (Live or Recorded). In this case
skip steps 2-3.
2. A few seconds after the connection is
established, a "Video Share Ready" prompt
will appear on the screen once the other
party is ready to use the Video Share
service. If Audio alert in Video Share
setting (See Application Setting) is set to
, audio alert will sound along with
prompt.
3. To Share Video with an other party, touch
Video icon or press the Camera key and
select Video Type (Live or Recorded).
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In-Call Menu
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Note
The Speakerphone will be automatically
activated when a Video Share session begins,
unless a hands-free device (Bluetooth
headset) is connected.
• Live: Share a real-time video stream with the
other party.
• Recorded: Share a pre-recorded video
clip with the other party. (Note that H.263
& Mpeg4 video formats in 176x144 size is
supported)
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or stereo
4. If the other party accepts the Video Share
invitation, the Video Share session will
begin. (After accepting, it may take several
seconds before the actual Video Share
starts.)
During a Video Share call, you can do the
following by touching the icons below:
]
: You can turn on/off the Speakerphone.
]
: You can mute/unmute the microphone.
]
: You can stop a Video Share Call
and proceed to a Voice Call.
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You can choose from the following:
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Brightness: You can adjust the brightness
of the screen by selecting Brightness.
]
Zoom: You can zoom in/out the video by
selecting Zoom.
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Audio to Bluetooth®/Audio to Phone:
When Audio to Bluetooth® is selected, you
can have a conversation using Bluetooth®.
When Audio to Phone is selected, you
can have a conversation using either
speakerphone or headset.
]
Record Video Share/Stop Recording:
You can start recording the live video
by selecting ‘Record Video Share’. Once
you are recording the video, you can stop
recording by selecting ‘Stop Recording’.
]
End Call: You can end the phone call by
selecting ‘End Call’. (Note: Video Share will
stop as well)
]
Hold Call: You can hold the phone call by
selecting ‘Hold Call’. (Note: Video Share
will stop when you select ‘Hold Call’)
In-Call Menu
During the Video Share session, turn the
speakerphone on/off using the ‘Spk. off’ /
‘Spk. on’ key.
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Note
Recorded video clip will be saved in
[My stuff] - [More].
5.1. Stop a Video Share call and proceed to a
voice call by
1. Touching [Stop] Icon
2. Selecting > [Stop Video share]
5.2. End a voice call along with the Video
Share call by
1. Pressing [End] Key
2. Selecting > [End Call]
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Note
1. A Video Share Call will be terminated in the
following cases:
• When trying to make a conference call/
second call during a Video Share Call.
• When the voice call is placed on hold.
• When the voice call is disconnected.
• When moving out of an Rogers 3G service
area.
• When the network connection is poor.
2. A Video Share Call will be unavailable in
the following cases (“Video Share Ready”
message will not appear).
• When trying to make a conference call/
second call during a Video Share Call.
• When the voice call is placed on hold.
• When moving out of an Rogers 3G service
area.
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In-Call Menu
Answering a Video Share Call
1. Touch [Accept] when prompt asking “The
other party wants to share Video Share
with you” appears, to start the Video Share
Call. Touch [Decline] to decline the Video
Share call. (Note that after accepting the
call, it may take several seconds before the
Video Share session starts.)
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You can choose from the following:
]
Landscape mode: When Landscape mode
is selected you can watch shared video in
landscape mode.
]
Audio to Bluetooth®/Audio to Phone:
When Audio to Bluetooth
®
is selected, you
can have a conversation using Bluetooth®.
When Audio to Phone is selected, you
can have a conversation using either
speakerphone or headset.
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Note
The speakerphone will be automatically turned
on when a Video Share Call begins, and
automatically reverts back to the previous mode
when a Video Share Call ends.
In-Call Menu
Making a Video Share Call from
the Video Recording Mode or
Video
When you are Recording Video, you can easily
make a Video Share Call to a person in your
Contact List.
1. Start Video Share call as follows:
]
In Record Video Mode, Touch .
] In Video Gallery, touch and choose
Video Share Call.
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Note
This menu item is active only in 3G coverage
areas and on Video Share capable devices.
n
Note
If the other party is not ready for Video Share,
the call will proceed to an ordinary voice call.
Saving your Video Share
The sender can record video during the Video
Share session by
1. Selecting [Option] > [Record Video Share]
during a live Video Share call.
2. Setting Auto Record to ‘ON’
(See Application Settings).
Sender can save the recorded video by
1. Selecting [Option] > [Stop Recording] during
a live Video Share call.
2. Ending Video Share call.
Recorded video will be saved in [My Stuff] >
[Videos] folder in the phone.
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In-Call Menu
Conference Calls
The conference service provides you with the
ability to have a simultaneous conversation
with more than one caller. The conference
call feature can be used only if your network
service provider supports this feature.
A conference call can only be set up when
you have one call active and one call on hold,
meaning both calls must have been answered.
Once a conference call is set up, calls may
be added, disconnected or separated (that
is, removed from the conference call but still
connected to you) by the person who set up
the conference call. These options are all
available from the In-Call menu.
The maximum number of callers in a
conference call is five. Once started, you are
in control of the conference call, and only you
can add calls to the conference call.
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Making a Second Call
You can make a second call while currently
on a call simply by entering the second
number and pressing the [SEND] key.
When the second call is connected, the first
call is automatically placed on hold. You can
swap between calls by pressing the
[SEND] key.
Setting Up a Conference Call
To set up a conference call, place one call on
hold, then conference in the second active call
by touching and select the Join Calls from
the Conference Call menu.
Activate the Conference Call
on Hold
To activate a conference call on hold, press
the [SEND] key.
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