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									1. Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller and
										automated prompts.
1									2.	Main LCD: Displays phone status icons,
										menu items, web items, web information,
										pictures and more in full color. You can
2										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.
3								4		Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return
								5		to the standby screen.
									5.	Multi tasking key
									6. Micro SD memory card socket
									7.	Hold key
6								9	8.	Capture button
									9.	Side keys
7										• When the screen is idle: Volume of
										key tone.
8										• During a call: Volume of the earpiece.
										• When playing background music:
										Controls volume continuously.

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Your Phone

Rear View

Battery cover

Flash

							Battery
External								SIM card socket
camera lens
		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.

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Del

Delete digits or letters.

Press to input @

Press to input

.com

Press to move

Right to the next row.

Up

Down

Left

Space

Press to create a space between words.

Sym

Press Sym to input various symbols.

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

nWarning

•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.

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.

Getting Started

n 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.

n 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

n 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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Getting Started

On-Screen Icons

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

ICON/

INDICATOR 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

ICON/

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

EDGE available

Bluetooth® is active

The browser is active

Vibrate mode

Speakerphone

Call in Progress

Voicemail

Battery Full

Battery Charging

Airplane Mode

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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:

] Unlock Your Phone

] Open Menu & Select Item

] Scroll Page, Navigate between

] Navigate between Items

] Rotate Screen Orientation

] Open Keypad and Enter Text

] Change the Home screen

] Add Shortcuts on the Home screen

] How to Add Contacts on the Home screen

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General Functions

Making a Call

1.Make sure your phone is powered on.

2.Touch 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 key to erase one digit at a time.

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

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

4.When finished, press the [END] key.

Making a Call with the Send Key

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

2.Select the desired number.

3.Press the [SEND] key or touch

.

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 [SEND] or touch Accept. If Any Key has been set as the Answer Mode, any key press will answer a call

except for the [END] key, ,

and .

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

n Note

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

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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 Profiles

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

You can adjust the touchtone sound and vibration volume.

General Functions

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.

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 and . 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.

General Functions

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

3.Complete each word with a space by touching .

To delete letters, touch . Touch and hold down to continuously erase the whole word.

n Note

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

Using the ABC Mode

Use the keypad keys to enter your text.

1.Touch the key labeled with the required letter:

] Once for the first letter

] Twice for the second letter

] 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

n 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. works as Caps Lock key of Qwerty keypad.

	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)

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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.

n Note

You can select a different T9 language from the 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.

n Note

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

General Functions

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 . 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.

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 .

] : Search a contact.

] : Shows you contacts in alphabetic order.

] : 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

] From the standby screen, Touch and touch .

] 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.

] Enter the First name, last name or both. Enter up to five different numbers. Touch and you can set that number as Speed Dial.

] 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.

] Add memo if necessary.

] Choose whether to save the contact to Phone or SIM Card.

] 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.

] 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 .

] Open your address book. Touch the contact you would like to assign to that number twice.

] To call a speed dial number, touch from the standby screen then touch and hold

the assigned number until the call initiate automatically.

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.”

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.

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Using the Speakerphone

You can use the integrated Speakerphone during a call by touching . The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated when you end the call.

n 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.

n Note

Before you start a Video Share Call you must check the following:

• Phone must be in an Rogers 3G service area.

In-Call Menu

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

n Note

The Speakerphone will be automatically activated when a Video Share session begins, unless a hands-free device (Bluetooth® or stereo 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)

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:

] Brightness: You can adjust the brightness of the screen by selecting Brightness.

] Zoom: You can zoom in/out the video by selecting Zoom.

] 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’)

During the Video Share session, turn the speakerphone on/off using the ‘Spk. off’ / ‘Spk. on’ key.

n 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]

In-Call Menu

nNote

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.

n 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.

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.

n 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.

In-Call Menu

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.