LG GR501 User Manual

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GR501 User Guide

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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:

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.

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.

This warranty is good only to the original end user of the product during the warranty period as long

as it is in Canada.

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

purchase.

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.

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.

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alleged defect or malfunction of the product, during the warranty period.

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.

Shipping damage is the sole responsibility of the shipping company.

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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. 1-888-542-2623 www.lg.ca (see links to “Wireless Phone Service”)

Electronics Canada Inc. Mississauga, Ontario

Some of the information in this manual may not apply to your phone, depending on your phone's software or your service provider.

GR501 User Guide

Contents

Your Phone ..................................4

Phone Components ............................4

Slide Open View Rear View

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Getting Started ...........................7

Installing the SIM Card and

......................................................7

Battery Installing a Memory Card

...............10

Touch Calibration ................... 12

Start Up Guide

General Features

Making a Call ....................................... 14

Adjusting the Volume Answering a Call Adjusting the Volume Setting Proles Entering Text Qwerty Keypad

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Contacts ..................................... 26

Contact List .......................................... 26

New Contact........................................ 27

Caller Groups

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Speed Dial Management Service Number My Numbers

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In-Call Menu ............................. 31

During a Call ........................................ 31

Conference Calls

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Your Standby Screen ............. 35

Menu Tree

Messaging

Create Message .................................. 43

Inbox

IM............................................................. 50

Email....................................................... 51

Facebook

Drafts......................................................52

Outbox Sent Voicemail

Message Settings............................... 55

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Web ............................................. 59

Games ......................................... 62

Applications

Get More ............................................... 63

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Multimedia................................ 64

Camera .................................................. 64

Take Photo Record Video

Camera Album Video

Pictures.................................................. 69

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Music ........................................... 70

Music ...................................................... 70

Music Centre

Music Player Web pages Media Player

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My Stu ...................................... 78

Audio .....................................................78

Calendar................................................ 78

Alarm Clock Calculator Tools

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Settings ...................................... 88

Call .......................................................... 88

Date & Time Sound Display Touch

Phone..................................................... 94

Bluetooth®............................................98

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Accessories .............................109

For Your Safety

Safety Guidelines

Trouble Shooting

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Your Phone

Phone Components

Charger/USB Port

Earpiece

Lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.

Main LCD screen

Multitasking key

SEND key

Press this key in standby mode to quickly access your most recently missed, dialed, and received calls.

END/Power

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby screen.

microSD™ memory card slot

Camera key

Press to start the Camera function. Press and hold to start the Video record function.

Side volume keys

• When on the Standby screen: Allows you to set the Ringtone and Touch-tone volume. Hold the Down key to toggle the Vibration Mode On and Off.

ring a call: Allows you to change the Earpiece volume.

• Du

• When playing music: Allows you to change the music volume.

Lock/ Unlock key

Slide Open View

Text Msg

Contact list

Caps

Press to change between Uppercase and Lowercase.

Press to type the symbols and numbers that appear on the qwerty keypad.

Del

Deletes digits and letters.

Press to enter "@".

Press to enter ".com".

Press to move to the

Right

next row.

Up Down

Space

Press to enter a space between words.

Sym

Press to open the Symbol menu.

Left

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Your Phone

Rear View

Battery cover

Flash

External camera lens

Battery

SIM card slot

microSD™ memory card slot

Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card and Battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press the battery cover release

latch. The battery cover should lift off easily.

2 Remove the battery

Lift the bottom edge of the

battery, and then carefully remove it from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not remove

the battery when the phone is on; this may damage the phone.

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Getting Started

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM

cardholder. 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.

4 Install the battery

First, insert the top of the battery

into the top edge of the battery compartment. Make sure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clicks into place.

5 Charging your phone

Lift the charger port cover on

the top of your GR501. Insert the charger connector into the phone (the "B" side of the connector must face up when connecting to the phone), and then insert the plug into the wall socket. Your GR501 must be charged until a message that says “Battery full. Please unplug charger to save energy” appears on the screen.

Important! Insert the battery

before charging.

WARNING: Use of

unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void your warranty.

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Getting Started

Installing a Memory Card

You can expand the memory available on your phone using a microSD™ memory card. The GR501 supports microSD™ memory cards with up to 16 GB of memory.

TIP! A memory card is an

optional accessory.

1 Lift the memory card cover, and

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

Note: The phone will automatically organize existing content on your memory card in appropriate folders. For example, videos will be accessible from the Videos folder. If your memory card has protected content (e.g., songs or graphics with Digital Rights Management copywriting loaded from another device), it will not work. You must reformat the memory card before using it with this device.

Screen Icons

The table below describes various indicators and 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

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Touch Calibration

Adjust your touch screen for ease of use. Touch "+" markers to calibrate the screen.

• Once you’ve finished calibrating

your screen, Save the settings.

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

and press the

, and then

Start Up Guide

After you insert your SIM card and the battery and turn on the GR501, the Start Up Guide will appear on the screen.

Touch Start to begin the Start Up Guide. Touch

to play the animated Guide for the topic displayed. Or, touch next topic and Guide. Available Guides include:

to move to the

•

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 the Keypad and

Enter Text

•

How to Change the Home Screen

• How to Add Shortcuts On Home

Screen

•

How to Add Contacts On Home

Screen

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General Features

Making a Call

1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 Touch , and then enter a

phone number using the touch pad. Or slide open the qwerty keypad, and enter a phone number using the qwerty keys. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the briefly to delete one digit at a time.

– Press and hold the key to

delete the whole number.

Press the [SEND] key to call

the number. Or touch on the touch pad.

key

Making a Call with the Send Key

1 Press the [SEND] key, and

the most recently missed, dialed, and received phone numbers will display.

Select the number you want.

3 Press the [SEND] key, or

touch .

Making International Calls

1 When making an international

call, first press the key to enter the international access character "+". If you are using the touch pad to dial, touch and hold

2 Enter the country code, area

code, and the phone number.

Press the [SEND] key to call

the number. Or touch on the touch pad.

Ending a Call

When you have finished a call, press the

[END] key.

Making a Call from Contacts

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

Dial a number by simply selecting a name in Contacts and pressing the

[SEND] key.

Making a Video Call

You can make a video call in an area with 3G coverage if the person you are calling also has a 3G video phone and is an area with 3G coverage. You can also receive video calls.

To make a video call, do the following:

Enter the phone number, as

usual.

To start the video function,

touch , and then choose Make Video Call.

A message will appear telling

you to close other applications to make the video call.

Adjust the camera position, if

necessary.

If you do not want to use the

speakerphone, make sure you have the headset plugged in.

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General Features

5 Press to end the call, or

close the handset.

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; when the other party answers, his or her image will appear on the screen.

Changing your video call settings

1 Press , select Settings, and

then choose Call.

Select Video call.

Choose your video call settings.

Decide whether to Use Substitute Image, and then select one. Turn on the Mirror (so you can see yourself on the screen).

Making a video call from Contacts

It's easy to call anyone whose number you have stored in Contacts.

Press the down navigation key to access Contacts. Scroll to the contact you want. Press the right Options soft key, and then select Make Video call. Press the key to end the call.

Adjusting the Volume

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a call, use the side volume keys.

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

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) displays.

Press the [SEND] key. 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

2 End the call by pressing the

[END] key.

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

Can I use Video Telephony with

a Rogers client?

No, all users must be Bell

Mobility subscribers within Canada.

Adjusting the Volume

If you want to adjust the earpiece volume during a call, use the side volume keys.

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

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General Features

Setting Profiles

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

You can also adjust the touch-tone volume and vibration intensity on the Touch-tone tab.

Vibration Mode (Quick)

Activate Vibration Mode by touching and holding the dial pad. You can also adjust Vibration Mode by pressing and holding the side volume keys.

The phone will display "Vibrating Mode On". If you want to turn Vibration Mode Off, touch and hold

again.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, you may get better reception close to a window. The signal indicator on your phone’s display screen shows you the strength of the signal.

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General Features

Entering Text

Use the phone’s touch pad to enter alphanumeric characters. For example, saving names in the Address Book, writing a message, and scheduling events in the calendar all require you to enter text.

You phone supports the following text input modes.

Using Symbol Mode

Symbol Mode allows you to enter various symbols or special characters. To enter a symbol, touch symbol.

. Then select the desired

ABC Mode

In this mode, enter one of the letters labeling a key by touching the key one, two, three, or four times until the letter appears on the screen.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

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

Changing the Text Input Mode

Change the text input mode by touching the Text Input Mode toggle button screen.

on the touch

Using T9 Mode

T9 predictive text input mode allows you to enter words easily using a minimum number of keystrokes. As you touch each key, the phone starts displaying the characters it predicts you are typing, based on a built-in dictionary. As new letters are added, the word changes to reflect the most likely word candidate in the dictionary.

When you are in T9 predictive

text input mode, begin entering a word by pressing the touchscreen keys Press once for each letter.

• The word changes as letters

are typed—ignore what displays on the screen until the complete word appears.

to .

• If the word is still incorrect after

completely typing it, press in the pop-up menu to view the options. Then select the word you want by touching it.

• If the word is not in the list,

add it by pressing and then selecting to enter the new word. Then press

to save the word in

the built-in dictionary.

Enter the whole word before

editing or deleting any letters.

Complete each word with a

space by touching .

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General Features

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

Note: Pressing the

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

Using ABC Mode

Use the touch pad keys to enter your text.

Touch the touch key labeled with

the letter you want:

• 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

delete the entire text entry.

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

Touch

to enter an Uppercase letter. To change text entry mode from Lowercase to Uppercase, touch

twice, and the key will turn orange ; this tells you that Caps Lock has been activated.

Characters in the Order Display

Key

Uppercase Lowercase

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

Space Key,

0 (Long press)

Space Key,

0 (Long press)

Using 123 (Numbers) Mode

When in 123 Mode, you can enter numbers in a text message (e.g., a telephone number) more quickly. Touch the keys corresponding to the digits you want before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

T9 Dictionary

The T9 Dictionary allows you to add special or personal words to the T9 standard language database. Access the T9 Dictionary in the Text Entry Settings under Options you can add, modify, delete, or reset personal words.

Note: Select a different T9 language from the same Options menu. The phone's default setting is the T9-disabled mode.

. In the T9 Dictionary,

Qwerty Keypad

Text input mode using the Qwerty Keypad

When you must enter text (e.g., when writing a message), the keypad will default to ABC mode. If you are entering a number (e.g., when making a call), the keypad number keys will default to numbers. In ABC mode, enter numbers by first pressing then pressing the number you want.

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

and

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General Features

To enter a symbol in the text entry field, press the key, and then select a symbol on the touch screen. Or, to enter a symbol using the qwerty keys, just press then press the corresponding key. To return to ABC mode, press again.

Complete each word with a space by pressing character, press the key.

. To delete a

, and

When entering an accented letter

When you select French or Spanish as the text entry language, you can enter special French or Spanish characters (e.g.: é).

To enter special characters using the Qwerty Keypad, press and hold the corresponding letter key.

After the corresponding letter disappears, press the same key repetitively until you see the special character you want to enter.

For example

To enter "ä", press and hold the "a" key.

After the "a" character disappears, press the "a" key repetitively until "ä" appears on the screen. You can enter special characters by pressing the key continuously.

Note:

When you use the Touch Keypad, you can only enter a limited number of special characters. For example, you can only enter "à" and "â" when you press the "a" key repetitively on the Touch Keypad.

Using Korean Mode

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

When you use the Touch Keypad

Allows you to easily enter the letters. To enter then . To enter , touch and then .

, touch and

When using the Qwerty Keypad

Open the slide and touch . Choose Text Entry Settings and Show Key Guide. The Korean key guide appears on the display screen. To enter numbers, touch

Touch once, and the Korean key guide appears as shown below. To return to normal input mode, touch

again.

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Contacts

On the standby screen, touch , and then touch . The following Address Book submenus will appear.

Contact List

This menu allows you to save and manage contact address information. With Contact List, you can add new addresses or search for existing contacts by name. To search for a contact, touch and then enter the person’s name. When on the standby screen, you can directly search for a contact by touching

and then touching

• : Search for a contact.

• : Shows your contacts by first

letter/character.

•

: Shows the contacts you put

in your Favorites list.

New Contact

Use this menu to add a new contact address. Enter contact information such as name, phone number, email address, group information, image, ringtone, and memo.

1 On the standby screen,

Touch , and then touch

2 Touch to set a Picture ID for

a contact using a saved picture from Pictures or by taking a new picture of the person. Choose No

picture, Pictures, or Take New Picture. After you take a new

picture of the person, touch to set it as the Contact Picture ID. To delete the picture, touch select Yes, and then take a new picture.

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Contacts

• Enter the first name, last name,

or both.

•

Enter up to five different

numbers. Touch to set the number as a Speed Dial.

•

Enter an email address.

• Select a Group for the contact.

• Set a ringtone for the contact, or

leave the default ringtone.

•

Add a Memo, if you like.

• Choose whether to save the

contact to Phone or SIM Card memory.

Touch to save the

contact.

Caller Groups

This menu allows you to manage group information. By default, there are four groups: Colleague, Family, Friends, and School. Or you can put a contact in No Group. You can also configure a ringtone for a group so that the group ringtone sounds when you receive a call from a specific contact in that group when that contact has no personal ringtone.

Speed Dial

You can assign a frequently called contact to a speed dial list. Select a number from 2 to 9 as a speed dial. You can configure any of the eight speed dial numbers for a specific contact.

• Your Voicemail is already set to

speed dial 1. This is a default setting that cannot be changed. Touch the speed dial number you want to assign a contact to, and then touch

• This will open your address book.

Touch the contact you want to assign to that number twice.

•

To call an assigned speed dial

number, touch on the Standby Screen. Then touch and hold the assigned number; the call will automatically be placed to the assigned number.

Management

This menu allows you to copy information from your SIM card (e.g., name and handset number) to your handset. If a name is duplicated during the copying operation, the information is also duplicated.

You can also copy entries from the SIM card to the phone memory and entries from the phone memory to the SIM card (not all the data will be copied).

This menu also allows you to delete entries from the SIM card and Handset.

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Contacts

Service Number

You can view a list of Service Dial Number (SDN) assigned by your network provider. These numbers could include Directory Assistance; Customer Service and Taxi, and voicemail numbers.

You may see the names of the available services. Select a service number, and then press the [SEND] key.

Please check with your network service provider for more information about service numbers.

My Numbers

This displays your personal phone numbers, stored in your phone and SIM card. You can send this information using Text Message, Multimedia Message, or Bluetooth.

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

to unlock the screen,

and then touch .

During a Call

The menu displayed on the handset screen during a call is different from the default menu displayed when on the Standby screen. The options are described below.

Making a Second Call

To make a second call, just select the number you want to dial.

Unlock the Screen. During a call,

an In-Call menu will be available.

Press , enter the second

phone number, and then press

. or Press to select a contact

from your Address Book, and then press the Call button When the second call connects, the first call is automatically placed on hold.

Switching Between Two Calls

Using one of the two methods below, you can switch between two ongoing calls.

Press the [SEND] key.

2 Touch , and then select "Swap

Calls".

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In-Call Menu

Answering an Incoming Call

To answer an incoming call when your handset is ringing, simply press the

alerts you to an incoming call while you are already on a call. A tone will sound 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 provider 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, or touch

. Your handset also

[SEND] key.

Rejecting an Incoming Call

You can reject an incoming call without answering by simply pressing the touching .

[END] key or

Muting the Microphone

Mute the microphone during a call by touching Unmute the handset by touching

again. When the handset is on mute, the caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the caller.

Using the Speakerphone

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

WARNING: Because of

increased volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear while the speakerphone is enabled.

Conference Calls

The conference call service allows you to have a conversation with more than one party at a time. This feature is only available if your network service provider supports it.

Once a conference call is set up, you can add, disconnect, or separate calls (that is, remove a call from the conference call but maintain the private connection), if you are the person who established the conference call. These options are all available in the In-Call menu.

The maximum number of callers in a conference call is five. Once you have set up a conference call, you are in control of the call. Only you can add calls to the conference call.

Setting Up a Conference Call

To set up a conference call, place the first call. Once that call is connected, follow the above steps to make a second call. You can then join the two separate calls by touching Calls from the Conference Call menu.

and selecting Join

Activate the Conference Call on Hold

To activate a conference call on hold, press the

key.

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In-Call Menu

Adding Calls to the Conference Call

To add a call to an existing conference call, touch then choose Conference Call. Then select Exclude Call and View Members from the Conference Call option.

, and

Private Call in a Conference Call

To talk privately with one caller in a conference call, touch then select Private Call from the Conference Call option. When the numbers of the parties appear, select the one you want to talk to in private. Only the person who initiates the Conference Call can initiate a Private Call.

, and

Ending a Conference Call

You can disconnect the currently active conference call by pressing the

key.

Your Standby Screen

From here, you can access all then menu options, make a quick call, and view the status of your phone, as well as many other actions.

Touch Screen Tips

The standby screen is a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen.

To select an item, touch the icon accurately. You can set your GR501 to vibrate slightly when it recognizes you’ve touched an option.

To scroll through lists, touch the last visible item, and then slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible.

•

here’s no need to press hard; the touch screen is sensitive enough to detect a light yet sure touch.

•

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

• When the screen light is off,

press the key on the right side twice to restore the standby screen.

•

Don’t cover the phone with a

case or cover. The touch screen will not work if any material is covering it.

Quick keys

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Your Standby Screen

The Quick Keys

The quick keys on your standby screen provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions.

Touch to make a call using the touch Dialing Keypad. Enter the number as you would with a normal keypad, and then touch press the hard key.

Touch to access the Messages options menu. From here, you can create a new outgoing Message.

, or

Touch to open Contacts and search for the number you want to call. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones.

Touch to open the full Top menu, which is divided into four submenus. Touch the vertical tabs to view additional options.

Home Screen

Allows you to use Widgets and even add them to your Home screen.

•

Click to open the Home

Screen.

•

Drag a Widget from the roll-out

Menu onto the Home screen. This allows you to use Widgets.

•

You can play songs, add memos,

check your calendar, play slide shows, set alarms, or add events directly from the standby screen using Home Screen.

•

Click again to close the Home

Screen.

Widget

Visual Contacts

Allows you to easily contact your friends and family by displaying your favorite contacts on the standby screen.

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Your Standby Screen

• First, touch on the standby

screen. Touch and hold down

• Select to choose a contact.

You can choose up to six contacts for each page.

• If you want to delete a contact

from the screen, touch .

• Touch to align the contacts

on the screen.

Note: Touch , and the contact will have a slight shadow around it. If you slightly shake or move the phone, the contacts will float on the screen. Touch the contacts will be fixed and not change with the phone’s status.

again and

• Touch to finish editing

the Contacts on the screen. To access your Contacts, simply touch their corresponding icons. Touch

to call, to send a message, and to check messages received from that person.

• If you want to edit a contact,

touch and hold the contact or the margin of the screen. It will change to the Edit screen.

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Your Standby Screen

Shortcuts

Add your favorite menu to the standby screen.

•

Touch and hold any of the items,

and then the Edit Screen will appear.

• Touch to add another

application, touch to delete the application from Shortcuts, and touch

to finish.

Annunciator

With the GR501 Annunciator, you can quickly connect to the Music Player, Bluetooth service, and more.

Touch the top of the standby screen.

• You can use Music Player to edit

a playlist or turn on Bluetooth.

• Set your profile by touching

. You can set your profile to Normal, Ring and Vibration, Ring after Vibration, or Silent and Vibration.

• To send a Text message, touch

. To send a Email, touch . To check your Voicemail, touch

• To use IM, choose from .

If you want to set an Alarm, touch

. To view the Calendar

and add new events, touch .

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Menu Tree

Touch on the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here, you can access the following menus: Phone, Multimedia, My Stuff, and Settings

Phone

Dialing Address Book Recent Calls Messaging

My Stuff

Audio Pictures Video Tools Calendar Alarm Clock Calculator More

Multimedia

Web Music Applications Games Camera Web pages Media Player

Settings

Call Date & Time Sound Display Touch Phone Bluetooth More

Messaging

This menu includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), voicemail, and your network's service messages.

Create Message

1 On the standby screen, select

2 Touch Create Message.

Note: If you attach a graphic

or an audio file while writing a multimedia message, file loading can take up to 5 seconds. You will not be able to activate any key during file loading. When file loading is complete, you can write your multimedia message.

Editing a message

The following options are available when Editing a Message.

•

Symbol: You can insert symbols

ranging from sentence notes to emoticons. Touch to select the symbols you want. You can use through the various pages of symbols.

twice

and to scroll

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Messaging

Inserting Multimedia files in outgoing messages is easy. Press the one of the options below:

•

Note: Refer to page 65 for camera

options.

button, and then select

Picture: Preview the selected

picture. Then touch to insert the selected picture.

Audio: Insert audio from your

saved Audio files.

Video: Insert videos from your

saved Video clips.

New Picture: Insert a new

image taken from the camera by touching

[Capture].

New Audio: Record a new audio

•

clip by touching

- Record Mode: MMS mode record time is about nine minutes; the General mode provides longer recording time.

- Quality: Set the audio quality to Fine, Normal, or Economy.

- Select Storage Defaults: Set the default storage to Phone Memory or Memory Card.

•

New Video: Record a new video.

The options are similar to those for inserting a New Picture.

• Template

- Text: You can easily insert frequently used sentences into your text message.

- Multimedia: Preset multimedia templates are available.

- Signature: Enter a signature you create yourself. For further details, see page 51.

•

More: Allows you to insert

Subject, vCard, vCalendar, vNote, vTask, or Contact.

Note: vCard, vCalendar, vNote, vTask, and Contact are created by the Address Book, Calendar, Notepad, and Tasks functions. See the corresponding sections for detailed information.

Using Options

Touch

• Text Entry Settings

- Text Entry Language: Allows

- Show/Hide Word Candidate

- Next Word Prediction On/Off

- T9 Dictionary: Here, you can

to use the options below.

you to set the text entry language to English, French (Français), Spanish (Español), Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

List: When in T9 Entry Mode, you can see word candidates as you type.

add, delete, reset, or modify words in the T9 Dictionary.

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• Delivery Options

- Delivery Receipt: If this is set to On in this menu, you can check whether your message was sent successfully.

- Reply via Same Message

Center: Set this to On or Off.

•

Save to Drafts: Saves the

selected message to Drafts.

•

Writing Font Size: Set the

Writing Font Size to Small,

Medium, or Large.

•

Cancel Message: Allows you to

exit the Message without saving what you have already written.

Sending a Message

After completing a message using Insert/Options, select Send To to send a message.

•

Enter the recipient(s). From ,

choose one of the options below.

- Enter Number: Enter the recipient(s) number using the Touch or Qwerty keypad.

- Enter Email: You can enter an Email address instead of a phone number.

- Caller Groups: Displays Contact Groups.

- Recent Messages: Choose a contact from recent messages.

- Recent Calls: Choose a contact from recent calls.

- Delivery Options: Priority,

Delivery Receipt, Reply via Same Message Center, Add Cc, and Add Bcc.

- Edit Message: Return to message editing mode.

- Save to Drafts: Saves the selected message to Drafts.

- Text Entry Settings: This menu allows you to set the Text Entry Language. It also gives you the following options: Hide/Show

Word Candidate List and Next Word Prediction On/Off.

- T9 Dictionary: Access the T9 Dictionary to delete, add, or modify words.

- Cancel Message: Cancel your message.

Message folders

The folder structure on your GR501 was designed to be fast and easy to use.

•

Inbox: All the messages you

receive are placed into your Inbox.

•

Drafts: If you don’t have time

to finish writing a message, you can save what you’ve done so far here.

•

Outbox: This is a temporary

storage folder where messages are stored while being sent.

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Note: If you see the message “No space for USIM messages,” you should delete some messages from your Inbox. If you see the message “No space for messages,” you can delete either messages or files to free up space.

Inbox

You will receive an alert when you receive a message. Alerts are stored in the Inbox. In the Inbox, you can identify each message by icons. To access the Inbox from the Standby screen, touch Inbox.

The following options are available when you select a message and touch

, and then touch

Conversation View

This mode allows you to view all messages from each contact, in conversational order.

Choose in detail, or choose for the simple view.

to see messages

Standard View

The following options are available in standard view:

•

Make Video Call: Make a video

call to the sender.

•

Add to Address Book: Save the

sender's phone number in the Contact List.

•

Select Slide: If the multimedia

message has more than one slide, you can select and move to the slide you want.

• Extract Data: Make a voice call,

or send a message. You can save the number as follows: As New or Updating Existing contact.

•

Copy to SIM or Move to SIM:

Copy/move a message to the Phone.

•

Message Details: View

information about received messages: message Type, Subject, Sender's address, and message Time.

The following Options are available in the Inbox folder.

•

Delete: Select a message to

delete.

•

Standard/Conversation View:

Select between the two viewing modes.

•

Sort By: Sort all messages by

Name, Title, Date, and Read/ Unread.

•

Delete All Read Messages:

Delete all read messages.

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Messaging

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

To access the IM feature

Touch , and then touch .

Choose Email.

You can see available IM clients.

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

Offline Menu

This allows users to log in by filling in the User ID and Password.

Note: Once the User ID and Password are saved, you will not be required to type them in again during the Log-in process. This feature is optional.

Sign Out

It begins the log-out process.

Note:

In the conversation window, you

•

can use the Up/Down Qwerty keys to scroll through the conversation.

The current information might

•

not update in real time, so you can use the Refresh List/Refresh Contact option to get the most up-to-date status.

Mobile Email allows you to access your GR501 Sympatico, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, and other accounts on your phone. Now, you can quickly and easily check your email while you are away from your computer.

To Set Up Email

•

Open Email: On the standby

screen, touch touch . Choose IM.

•

Select an Email Provider: Touch

the email provider you want to use.

•

Read and Accept the Terms of

Use

, and then

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• Log In

1. Highlight the ID entry field, and then touch and type in your existing email ID.

2. Touch the Password field to highlight it, and then enter your password.

Quick Tip: Your password is case

sensitive. Press the on the keypad to change to lowercase or uppercase.

3. To save your password, scroll down to Save Password, and then press on the box to check the box.

4. Select Sign In.

•

Opening an Email: Scroll down

and press on the subject line to highlight the message you want to open. Then press again to open the message. When the email is open, select Options to reply, forward, or delete.

button

•

Deleting an Email: Scroll

down to the email you want to delete, touch the subject line to highlight it, press Options, and then press Delete.

Facebook

Easy access to Facebook. Please check with your network service provider for more information about service numbers.

Drafts

View the messages saved as drafts. To see the Drafts folder, touch the

Quick key on the Standby

screen, and then touch Drafts.

Outbox

Outbox is a temporary storage place for messages waiting to be sent. When you press the [SEND] key, you can make a call to the recipient number of the selected message.

If the message is not sent from the Outbox, you will receive a sound alert along with a Message Sending Failure notice on the screen. Another attempt will be made to send the failed message. After two unsuccessful attempts, the message will no longer be sent automatically. To send the failed message, you must touch

After the maximum number of Send attempts has been reached, the Send function has failed. If you were trying to send a text message, open the message and check that the Sending options are correct.

Outbox list will display messages in the following order: send failed, sending or waiting, sent. Touch to use options available in Outbox list.

•

Delete: Deletes the message you

select.

•

Sort By: Sorts by name, title, and

date.

•

Delete All: Delete all messages.

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These options are available when you select a message in Outbox.

•

Make Video Call: Make a video

call to the sender.

•

View Status: Shows message

status as failed, sent, or error.

•

Edit: Allows you to edit the

selected message.

•

Select slide: If the multimedia

message has more than one slide, you can select and move to the desired slide.

•

View Attachment: View the

message attachment.

•

Message Details

Sent

This is where you can view the lists and contents of sent messages and also verify if transmission was successful.

The following [Options] are available.

•

Delete: Deletes the selected

message from the Sent list.

•

Sort by: Sort the messages by

name, date, and type.

•

Delete all: Delete all sent

messages.

Voicemail

This menu provides you with a quick way to access your voicemail (if provided by your network).

Note: Please check with your network service provider for details about their service in order to configure the handset accordingly.

Message Settings

To configure Messaging settings, touch the Standby screen, and then touch Message Settings.

Message Alert

Set the Sounds and Alert Type here.

Save to

Set where to save the message.

Signature

This feature allows you to create your own Text signature. You can use symbols, a Text Template, and contacts as part of the signature.

Quick key on the

Text Message

• Text Templates

There are six predefined

messages in the list. You can view and edit the template messages or create new ones. The following options are available when you touch

- Add New: Allows you to create a new template.

- Delete: Allows you to delete the selected template message.

- Delete All: Deletes all messages in the folder.

To edit an existing Template, touch it (to open), and then touch the text. The Edit Template screen will automatically open.

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Messaging

• Msg Center No.: If you want to

send a text message, you can use this menu to get the address of the SMS center.

•

Subject: You can enter the SMS

Subject when this option is Switch between dragging from left to right.

•

Delivery receipt: Set this On or

Off.

•

Reply via Same Message

Center: Set this On or Off.

•

Signature: Set this On or Off.

and by

Multimedia Msg

• Template: Multimedia templates

are available and can be created here.

•

Priority: Set the priority of the

message.

•

Subject: You can enter the MMS

Subject when this option is Switch between dragging from left to right.

•

Validity Period: This network

service allows you to decide how long your multimedia messages will be stored in the message center.

•

Send Delivery Receipt:

Allows you to send a delivery confirmation mail for a Multimedia Message.

and by

• Send Read Receipt: Allows

you to send a message read confirmation mail for a Multimedia Message.

•

Download Options

- Download Without Ask:

Allows Multimedia Messages to be downloaded automatically.

- Ask Always: Download a

multimedia message manually.

- Discard: Used when the

user rejects download of the Multimedia Message.

•

Message Center: The details

for the Multimedia gateway are preloaded into your handset and should not be changed.

Voicemail Number

This menu allows you to call the voicemail center number, if GR501 supports this feature. Please check with network provider for details about its service so you can configure your phone correctly.

Service Message

You can set the Service option to determine whether you receive service messages. Ask Always, Discard, and Save Without Ask options are available.

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Info. Service

Info. Service messages are text messages delivered by the network to your handset. They provide general information, such as weather reports, traffic news, tax, pharmacies, and stock prices. When you receive an info. service message, you will see a pop-up message with the relevant information.

•

Receive: Set the reception

status.

•

Topics: To create a new topic,

select Topics, and then touch New Topic on the screen. If you want to edit the topic, touch the topic, and then edit it.

•

Languages: This option lets you

select the preferred languages. Info. service messages display in the selected languages.

Web

This menu shows you how to access the Internet using the WAP browser.

Note: Check the availability of WAP services, pricing, and tariffs with your network operator and/or the service provider of the service you want to use. Service providers will also give you instructions on how to use their services. Please contact your service provider to open an Internet account.

To launch the browser in Standby mode, touch the Quick key

and then choose the tab. Touch

Once connected, the home page appears. The content depends on the service provider. To exit the browser at any time, press the

key.

Browser Menus

You can surf the Internet using either the touch screen or the qwerty keypads.

Using the WAP Browser Menu

Using the Browser Toolbar

Back

Forward

Refresh/Stop

Zoom

Bookmark

• Back : Moves to the previous

page.

•

Forward : Moves to the next

page.

•

Refresh/Stop : Reloads the

current page. When a page is loading, press to stop loading the current page.

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Web

• Bookmarks : Takes you to

your Bookmark menu. Holding down this key will add the current page to your Bookmarks.

•

Zoom : Displays the Zoom

bar to Zoom in or out while browsing.

Once you are connected to the Internet, the following menu options are available as buttons or through the Options menu

Note: If you are browsing the Internet in Landscape mode, you can access the Options Menu by tapping any part of the browser screen that does not contain a link.

Home: Go to the home page.

•

Windows: Create, manage, or

view different browser windows. This allows you to access multiple web pages at the same time.

•

Enter URL: Connects to the

specific URL you enter.

•

Bookmarks: This function allows

you to store and edit frequently accessed sites.

The following options are

available in the menu.

- New Bookmark: Manually add a new bookmark.

- Send URL: Allows you to send bookmark information to other devices using SMS.

- New Folder: Allows you to add a new folder manually.

- List View: View the bookmarks list.

< Portrait View >

Note: You cannot delete or edit

preinstalled bookmarks.

View Full Screen/View Normal

•

Screen: For full-screen view, hold

your phone horizontally and open the slide. If you hold the phone vertically and then close the slide, you see normal screen view.

•

Search Text: Search the current

page for specific text.

•

Recent Pages: View a list of

recently visited pages.

•

Send URL: Allows you to send

bookmark information to other devices using SMS.

•

Settings: Set options such as Full

Screen View, Cache, Cookie, and other Browser Settings.

•

Help: Help on the browser menu

and options

•

Exit: Exit browser

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Games

Access Games on your GR501, or download new ones by browsing the catalog of games available for purchase.

To launch Games while on the Standby screen, touch the Quick key

, , and then .

Note: The JAR file is a compressed format of the Java program, and the JAD file is a description file that includes detailed information. Prior to download, you can view all the detailed file descriptions in the JAD file on the network.

WARNING: Only J2ME

(Java 2 Micro Edition)-based programs will run in a phone environment.

J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition)based programs will only run in a PC environment.

• Get More: This menu option

connects to the GR501 game download site.

You can see the available downloaded games in the list.

Applications

To launch Applications while on the Standby screen, touch the Quick key

This menu displays the list of Java programs downloaded using WAP. You can select, delete, or view in detail all previously downloaded programs in the Application menu.

Get More

This menu option connects to the GR501 application download site. You can see the available downloaded applications in the list.

, tab , and then

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Multimedia

Camera

Touch , then choose the tab. Touch .

Take Photo

Using your phone's built-in camera module, take pictures of people or events while on the move. In addition, send photos to other devices as picture messages.

Press mode directly. Or choose from the tab.

to switch to camera

Getting to know the viewfinder

Back: Touch here to return to the

previous screen.

Camera mode: Camera mode is on.

Image Size

Flash status

Album

Capture: Take the picture

Flash

Settings: Touch this icon to open the

settings menu. See Using the Advanced Settings on page 66 for details.

Zoom Bar: Allows you to zoom in and out when taking a picture. This option is only available when taking pictures at 640-x-480 and 320-x-240 resolutions.

Video camera mode: Change between camera and video camera modes.

Note: The shortcut options will automatically disappear after a few seconds. To display the options again, touch the screen.

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Settings Menu

Preview tab

•

View Mode: Choose between

Full Image and Full Screen.

•

Image Size: You can capture an

image resolution of 1600 x 1200 / 1280 x 960 / 640 x 480 / 320 x

240.

•

Brightness: Use the slider to

adjust the brightness.

•

Color Effects: Options include

Color, Mono, Sepia, Negative, and Blue.

•

White Balance: Set the White

Balance to Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Illuminate, or Indoors.

•

Night Mode: This is useful

when taking photos under dark lighting conditions.

•

Timer: Set the timer to

Off/3 Seconds/5 Seconds/ 10 Seconds.

• Image Quality: Set the image to

as Super Fine, Fine, or Normal.

Others tab

•

Save to: Choose to save a photo

to the Phone or Memory Card.

•

Shutter Tones: Set to Tone 1/

Tone 2/Tone 3/Off.

• Reset Settings: Allows you to

recover the default settings.

Note: In Take Photo mode, you can adjust the zoom scale by moving the slider. The maximum zoom levels depend on the resolution, as follows.

Resolution Zoom scale

1600 x 1200 Level 1

1280 x 960 Level 1

640 x 480 Level 1–Level 10

320 x 240 Level 1–Level 10

Record Video

When recording video, you have many of the same Settings options you have when taking a photo.

Getting to know the viewfinder

Back: Touch here to return to the

previous screen.

Video mode: Video mode is on.

Video Size

Flash status

Album

Start recording

Flash

Settings: Touch this icon to open the

settings menu.

Zoom: Touch zoom out. Alternatively, you can use the side volume keys.

Camera mode: Change from video camera to camera mode.

to zoom in or to

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Settings Menu

Preview Tab

•

Video Size: Sets the size of video

to 320 x 240 or 176 x 144.

•

Brightness: Use the slider to

adjust the brightness.

•

Color Effects: Options include

Color, Mono, Sepia, Negative, and Blue.

•

White Balance: Set the White

Balance to Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Illuminate, or Indoors.

•

Night Mode: Use when

recording videos under dark lighting conditions.

•

Video Quality: Determines the

quality of a video clip. Includes options for Super Fine, Fine, and Normal.

•

Type: Use one of the recording

duration presets, created for different purposes. General/MMS Mode.

Others Tab

•

Save to: Choose to save a video

clip to the Phone or Memory Card.

•

Voice: Mute or unmute the

voice.

•

Recording Tones: Set Recording

Tones On or Off.

•

Reset Settings: Allows you to

recover the default settings.

Note: In Video Record mode, you can adjust the zoom scale by moving the slider. The maximum zoom levels depend on the resolution, as follows.

Resolution Zoom scale

320 x 240 Level 1–Level 10

176 x 144 Level 1–Level 10

Camera Album

View the Album containing your Pictures and Videos. For more available options, touch

One-by-One View/Sort by/Send/ Print via Bluetooth/Delete/Slide Show/Delete All.

Video

Touch and the tab, and then choose .

• Record Video: Record your

own video.

•

View the video files in the list.

Note: DRM sometimes restricts some functions, such as send and edit.

Pictures

Touch and the tab, and then choose .

This allows you to view pictures while browsing.

•

Shop Graphics: Connects to

the GR501 graphic download site.

•

Take Photo: Switches to

camera mode.

•

Make GIF Animated file:

Make an animation file using the selected images in the list.

•

View the image files in the list.

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Music

To launch GR501 Music while in Standby mode, touch the Quick key

, touch the tab, and

then touch .

Music Centre

• Playlists: Make your own

playlists.

•

Artists: Lists all the artists in your

music library, and displays all the songs of a selected artist.

•

All Songs: View all the songs in

your music library.

•

Albums: Lists all the albums in

your music library, and displays all the songs on a selected album.

•

Genres: Lists all the music

genres in your music library, and displays all the songs of a selected genre.

Music Player

• All Songs: View all the songs in

your music library.

•

Playlists: Make your own

playlists.

•

Artists: Lists all the artists in your

music library, and displays all the songs of a selected artist.

•

Albums: Lists all the albums in

your music library, and displays all the songs on a selected album.

•

Genres: Lists all the music

genres in your music library, and displays all the songs of a selected genre.

Note: Music files may be protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. Make sure that you adhere to the applicable Terms of Use prior to downloading or copying files.

Playing Music

To listen to music saved on your phone or in the external memory, follow these quick and easy steps:

On the Standby screen, touch

, and then open the

Multimedia tab by touching .

2 Then touch . 3 Select Music Player to view your

options. You can select from All Songs, Playlists, Artists, Albums and Genres. The Now Playing menu will only be available when music is p\laying.

If you select Music Centre, it

shows Playlists, Artists, All Songs, Albums and Genres.

• Touch the song you want to play.

• While playing, touch to

pause the selected song. Touch

to adjust the volume. Touch

or to skip to the next

song or previous song.

•

Touch to Minimize the music

player and access other phone functions while music is playing.

Note: Files under 300 kb may not be displayed in this function and may be categorized as Ringtones.

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Adding Music to Your Handset

You can add music files to your handset using one or more of the following methods:

•

Download music and ringtones

over the GR501 network directly to your device through the Shop Music link in the GR501 Music Folder or the Ringtones link in the GR501 Media Mall folder.

•

From your existing digital media

collection on your PC using Windows Media® Player and/or Windows Explorer.

•

From your PC using other music

subscription services, such as Napster or eMusic.

Transferring Music using your PC

Before You Get Started

To transfer music from your PC to your device, you need the following:

•

Windows Media® Player 10 (or

above) or other digital music management software, such as Napster or eMusic

•

A microSD™ card*

(supports up to 16-GB cards)

•

USB data cable*

* microSD™ card and USB data

cable sold separately.

Note: This device is not compatible with iTunes and/or iTunes files.

Transferring Music from the Digital Music Service

1 Using your computer, open your

preferred PC music management application.

Download the selected song to

your library.

Make sure the microSD™ card

is inserted properly into your handset.

Use the USB adapter cable to

connect your handset to the PC. When you try to connect the handset to your PC, the handset displays "Connecting as Music Sync.."..

Once the USB connection has

been established, the handset displays "Connected as Music Sync Mode. Do not disconnect during transfer". The computer screen then displays the GR501 device. If detection fails, see the

Changing USB Connection Settings section on page 76.

To transfer music to your

handset, follow the instructions in the program.

Note: If you have a USB hub, connect the handset directly to your computer rather than through the hub.

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Transferring Music using Windows Media Player

1 Open Windows Media® Player on

your computer (version 10.0 or higher).

Use the USB adapter cable to

connect your handset to the PC. When you try to connect the handset to your PC, the handset displays "Connecting as Music Sync...".

Once the USB connection has

been established, the handset displays "Connected as Music Sync Mode. Do not disconnect during transfer". The computer screen then displays the GR501 device.

Note: If the computer does not detect the newly connected handset or displays an MTP Player dialog window on its screen, see the Changing USB Connection Settings section on page 76.

In the Windows Media® Player

application, click on the Sync tab. Previously downloaded songs are then listed on the left side of the application.

Choose the destination location

for the media files. The GR501 Music Sync Player appears in a drop-down list on the right side of the screen.

Note: If there is no item present in the playlist, click the Edit Playlist button, and begin adding music files from the various media categories.

6 Click on the boxes (to the left

of the song entry) to select the songs you want to synchronize to your handset.

Click the Start Sync button to

download the selected songs to your handset. A "synchronization in progress" message appears in the application. Do not unplug the handset during this process. Once complete, the progress bar will disappear.

It is now safe to unplug the USB

connector from the handset.

Drag and Drop Music Using GR501 As a Mass Storage Device

1 Make sure the microSD™ card

is inserted properly into the headset.

Connect the device to a PC using

a GR501 USB data cable.

A bubble may appear on the PC

saying "Found New Hardware LG USB Modem".

Access My Computer on the PC.

5 The phone’s memory card will

be listed under Devices with Removable Storage in the same location as an optional drive.

Note: The PC will automatically assign a drive letter.

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6 In a new window, search for the

music files you want.

Drag and drop the music files

from the PC window to the Storage Card window.

Disconnect the device from the

cable.

Access the Music Player on the

phone.

Note: If the computer does not detect the newly connected handset as Mass Storage, see the Changing USB Connection Settings section below.

Changing USB Connection Settings

1 Touch , and then touch the

tab.

2 Touch . 3 Select Connection. 4

Touch USB Connection Mode.

Touch Music Sync (if using

Windows Media® Player or other Digital Music Services) or Mass Storage (if you want to drag or drop files).

Reconnect the device to a PC.

Deleting Music Files

The following three options are available to delete Music from your Phone:

Delete a file using Mass Storage,

but not using the Music sync function.

Delete a file by directly inserting

the microSD™ external memory into the PC.

Delete a file using the delete

function on the phone.

Note: If you delete a playlist from the phone, the songs in the playlist will not be removed. They remain in the All Songs folder. Use Music Sync to perform operations like Delete, Move, and Copy.

Note: Take note that all the data on your microSD™ card will be deleted if you carry out the below process.

Go to Settings > Phone >

•

Reset Settings > Master Clear > Memory Card in the Settings menu.

Format the external memory

•

using Mass Storage.

Note: Music is copyright protected by international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or a license to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material.

Web pages

• RSS Reader: open and view files

created in the format with RSS.

•

Bookmarks: store and edit

frequently accessed sites.

•

saved pages: Check saved

pages.

•

Recent pages: Check recent

pages.

Media Player

This feature is only available if your network service provider supports.

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Audio

Touch and the tab, and then choose .

• Get New Ring Tunes: This menu

option connects to the GR501 ringtone download site.

•

Record Voice: Record your own

audio by touching

Calendar

When you access this menu, a calendar appears. The red, square cursor is used to locate a particular day. The bottom bar on the calendar indicates schedule(s) for that day. This function reminds you about the schedule. The phone will sound an alarm if one has been set for a specific schedule item.

The following options are available when you open the Calendar and touch the

• New Schedule: Allows you to

add a new schedule on the date you select.

•

Search: Allows you to search

your schedule(s).

•

Set Holiday: Allows you to set a

personal holiday for the selected date.

•

View All: Allows you to view all

your schedules.

•

Week View: Allows you to

change the Calendar view from Monthly View to Week View.

menu.

• Go to Date: Allows you to jump

to a specific date.

•

Selective Delete: Allows you

to delete Old Schedules or All Schedules selectively.

•

Settings: Allows you set the

Default View and Weekly Begin day.

Alarm Clock

The alarm allows you to set up multiple alarms. You can also set the time, repetition interval, and alarm sound. Select the alarm you want to configure from the alarm list. If there is no alarm, touch

• Time: Select the time you want

the alarm to go off. Enter the desired time, specifying the hour and minutes. If the time is in the 12-hour format, you must select either your choice.

•

Repeat: Select the desired

repeat mode.

•

Alarm Tone: Select the alarm

sound you prefer.

•

Memo: Enter the alarm name.

•

Snooze Interval: You can set

the snooze interval to 5 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, or 1 Hour. Touch

Alarm.

or by touching

to save your new

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Calculator

The calculator allows you to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. You can enter numbers and operators using the touch keypad.

Use the numbers.

Tools

On the Standby screen, touch and then the tab. Then choose

Voice Recorder

Use the Voice Recorder to record voice memos or other sounds.

touch key to delete

• Settings

- Record Mode: MMS record mode shortens the time so that the recording can fit in an MMS message; General mode provides longer recording time.

- Quality: Set the audio's quality to Fine, Normal, or Economy.

- Select Storage Defaults: Set the default storage to Phone Memory or Memory Card.

•

Touch to start recording.

Touch to pause recording. To continue recording, touch

again. To stop recording, touch . The recording will be saved automatically.

• To start a new recording, touch

. To play the recording, touch

. To send the recording by Message or Bluetooth or to an Online album, touch To delete the recording, touch

, and then confirm by touching Yes.

•

View the audio files in the list.

Voice Command

Voice command uses your phone’s voice recognition engine to identify your voice and then carry out your commands. You have five possible voice commands: call <name or number>, Listen to voicemail, missed calls, messages, and time & date.

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1 Call <Name or Number>: The

phone will only make a call when you say the command "Call" followed by a name stored in the Address Book or a phone number. The phone's voice engine recognizes your words and displays name lists or phone numbers. However, interfering noise can cause problems displaying the possibilities. You also have the option to add a number type at the end, such as "mobile", "home", or "office".

Listen Voicemail: This command

activates when you say the words "Listen Voicemail". You will then be automatically connected to voicemail.

Missed Calls: This command

activates when you say the words "Missed Calls". The phone will then present missed call lists.

• Available commands

- Yes: Make the phone call.

- No: Move to the next missed call list.

- Cancel: Go back to the main voice command menu.

- Exit: Terminate voice command.

Messages: This command

activates when you say the word "Messages". The phone then displays the details of unread SMS or MMS messages.

• Available commands

- Yes: Make the phone call.

- No: Move to the next unread message.

- Cancel: Go back to the main voice command menu.

- Exit: Terminate voice command.

Time & Date: This command

activates when the user says the words "time and date". The phone then displays the current local time and date.

Voice Command also has options accessible by pressing the Voice Command screen. For more information, see page 81.

when on

Notepad

You can create up to 30 memos.

Touch , and then choose .

Touch Notepad.

To create a new Note, touch New

Note, enter the memo, and then touch

, and then choose

to save.

World Clock

The World clock feature provides time information for major cities worldwide.

Note: The first time you use this feature, you will be asked to enter the name of your current City.

To add a new City to see its local

time, touch , and then select New City.

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2 Touch the City in the red box;

a list of available cities (in different time zones) will appear. From there, you can select any time zone you want to add.

•

To make it easier, touch and

a Globe will appear. Touch the continent, and then choose the city you want to know the time in.

• You will see the date and time

in that city on the bottom of the screen. Touch

, and then touch

Tasks

This feature allows you to save and manage tasks.

Touch .

2 Enter the Due Date, a Note, and a

Priority for the new Task.

Touch to save the

Task item.

The following options are available by pressing in the main Tasks menu:

•

New Task: Create a new task.

•

Delete: Lists all available tasks so

you can select the ones you want to delete.

•

Send Task Via: Enables the

selected task to be transmitted using Text Message, Multimedia Message, or Bluetooth®.

•

View Calendar: The calendar

window will appear, and then you can add New Tasks to a certain date.

Stopwatch

This menu allows you to record elapsed time. The phone can also display the time of an individual lap (up to 20 laps) and the total time.

•

New Time

1. To start timing, touch .

The running time is displayed as HH.MM.SS.hh (hours, minutes, seconds, hundredths of a second).

2. During the timing, you can

record an individual lap time by touching record up to 20 lap times.

. You can

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3. Stop timing by touching , or restart by touching .

4. To reset the stopwatch, touch

• Saved Times: View the saved

times.

Tip Calculator

This feature allows you to calculate the tip amount quickly and easily based on the total bill as well as the split of the total bill according to the number of people.

Unit Converter

This feature converts any measurement into the unit you want.

You can convert six types of units: Area, Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume, and Velocity.

To enter a decimal, touch

Other Files

When you receive files of an unsupported format (such as .vcs or .vcf) by email, they are saved in this folder.

The following options become available when you touch the menu.

•

Send: Send the selected file by

Bluetooth®, Via Message, or To Online Album.

•

Delete: Delete the selected file.

•

Move To: Move the selected files

to the Phone Memory or Memory Card (if applicable).

•

Copy To: Copy the selected files

to the Phone Memory or Memory Card (if applicable).

•

Rename: Edit the name of the

selected file.

•

New Folder: Create a new folder.

•

Sort by: Sort the folders by

name, date, and type.

•

Delete All: Delete all files and

folders.

•

Used Space: View internal and

external memory status.

Memory Card

This feature shows the files in the external microSD™ card memory.

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Call

Touch and the tab, and then choose .

Call Forwarding

When this network service is activated, you can direct your incoming calls to another number, for example, to your voicemail number. For details, contact network provider. Select one of the call forwarding options. For example, select If Busy to divert voice calls when your number is busy or when you reject an incoming call.

The following options are available:

•

All Voice Calls: Forwards all

voice calls unconditionally.

•

If Busy: Forwards voice calls

when the phone is in use.

•

If No Answer: Forwards voice

calls when you do not answer.

•

If Out of Reach: Forwards voice

calls when the phone is turned off or out of the coverage area.

•

Deactivate All: Turns Off all call

forwarding options so that all incoming calls are received by your handset.

Send My Number

This network service allows you to set your phone number to be displayed to (On) or hidden (Off) from the person you are calling. You can select Set by Network if you prefer to have different settings for different service providers.

Auto Redial

When you select On, your phone redials the number you're trying to call up to 10 times, after you hear a fast busy signal. Press the call attempts.

This feature attempts to redial numbers that are engaged due to the wireless network. It does not redial numbers to an engaged party.

to stop

Note: There will be no alert indicating that the call has connected. You must stay on the line to hear when the call connects.

Answer Mode

Choose how to answer the phone.

•

Any Key: Answer an incoming

call by Pressing multitasking key, or a qwerty key.

•

Send Key Only: Only answer an

incoming call by pressing the

key.

, the

Min. Minder

This option allows you to set the phone to beep every minute during a call to keep you informed of the call length.

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Select Line

This feature allows you to manage Alternate Line Service, which provides support for two different phone numbers on your mobile phone. You can select Line 1 or Line 2 and check the current line number in the upper-left corner of the screen.

(Quick mode)

Change the line by pressing and holding down the [Pound] key.

Note: ALS SIM card should be inserted first to use this Select line function.

Call Waiting

The network will notify you of a new incoming call while you have a call in progress. Select Activate to request the network to activate call waiting, or select Deactivate to request the network to deactivate call waiting. Select View Status to check whether the function is activated.

Call Reject

This menu allows you to turn On or Off Call Reject for all numbers or the numbers in the Call Reject List.

• Call Reject On/Off: Choose

whether to reject incoming calls or calls from specific phone numbers. When the Reject All Calls option is set, all incoming calls are routed directly to Voicemail. Reject on List allows you to enable Call Reject for the numbers saved in your Call Reject List.

•

Call Reject List: After touching

, you can add to the call reject list by selecting [Contact List] or [New Number]. You can add numbers to the Call Reject list by entering numbers directly or copying the numbers from the Contact List.

DTMF Tones

Select from / .

TTY

Select TTY Full, TTY Talk, TTY Hear, or TTY Off.

Video Call

Choose your video call settings. Set whether to Use Substitute Image, or switch on the Mirror.

Date & Time

Touch , the tab, and then choose .

• Set Date: Enter the day, month,

and year. You can change the date format using the Date Format menu option. ddd, MMM DD (day, month date) MM/DD/YYYY (month/date/year) DD/MM/YYYY (date/month/year) YYYY/MM/DD (year/month/date)

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• Set Time: Enter the current time.

Choose the time format using the Time Format menu option: 12 Hours or 24 Hours. You can also set Daylight Saving Time to 1 Hour or 2 Hours.

• Auto Update: Select to

set the phone to automatically update the time and date according to the current local time zone.

Sound

Touch , the tab, and then choose .

Get more

Connects to Bell's Ringtone Shops.

Volume

This menu controls Ringtone & Alerts, Multimedia, Call, and Keypad volume.

Ring Tunes

• Sounds: Shows and plays ring

tones. Select your preferred Ringtone by touching the ringtone in the list.

•

Alert Type: Supports three ring

alert types. Ring, Ring & Vibrate, and Ring after Vibration.

•

Increasing Ringtone: Select

an Increasing Ringtone, which is played when you receive an incoming call. You can choose to turn this

and .

Message Tone

• Sounds: Shows and plays

message tones. Select your preferred Ringtone by touching the ringtone in the list.

•

Alert Type: Supports six

message alert types: Ring Once, Ring Every 2 Min., Ring Every 15 Min., Ring & Vibrate, Vibrate, and Silent.

Note: You cannot set full-length music tracks as either ringtones or message tones.

Alert Tone

• Sounds: Select a set of alert

tones. Supports two alert tone types: Alert Tone 1 and Alert

Tone 2.

•

Alert Type: Select to turn Alert

Tones to Ring or Silent.

Keypad Tone

From this menu, select a tone for the phone to sound when a key is pressed. Select between Beep and

Voice.

Power On/Off Tones

Select to turn Power On/Off Tones to Ring or Silent.

Display

Touch , the tab, and then choose .

Get More

Connects to GR501’s graphics download site.

Wallpapers

From this menu, select a picture for the background or no background at all.

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Fonts

Configure the font size and color of the numbers that appear on the Dialing screen when you make a call.

Brightness

Set the brightness of the display screen.

Backlight Timer

Use this to set the duration of the touch screen and keypad backlight.

Themes

You can change the entire look of display. Touch the screen, drag it from right to left, and the touch

to change the display theme from Black to White or vice versa.

Touch

Touch , the tab, and then choose .

Customize the Touch settings and change Touch Screen Feedback types, such as Vibration, Sound, Vibration & Sound, and Silent. You can also choose the Vibration type and adjust its intensity. When you set Sound as the Touch Screen Feedback type, you can choose the sound type and adjust its volume.

Phone

Touch , the tab, and then choose .

Languages

Change the language of the display text on your phone. This change will also affect the Language Input mode.

Screen Lock

This allows you to set the amount of time before your screen is automatically locked.

If you set When slider is closed , the screen will lock automatically when you slide down the phone.

Set Flight Mode

This allows you to use only the phone's features that do not require the use of a wireless network when you are in an airplane or other places where wireless networks are prohibited. If you set the phone to flight mode

, you will be prompted to confirm your selection. After you confirm by touching Flight mode icon will appear on the screen in place of the network signal icon.

, the

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• : You cannot make (or

receive) any calls, including emergency calls, or use other features that require network coverage.

•

: Deactivates Flight Mode

and reestablishes your wireless connections.

Auto Rotation

Select whether you want the phone to rotate automatically (for example, from Portrait to Landscape Mode). Please note that the phone may not always rotate, depending on what function is currently running.

Security

Various codes and passwords protect the features and settings of your phone. They are described in the following sections.

•

Phone lock: You can use

a security code to avoid unauthorized use of your phone. If you set phone lock to When Power On, the phone will request a security code whenever you turn the phone on. If you set the phone lock to When SIM Changed, your phone will request a security code only when you change your SIM Card. If you set the phone lock to Lock Phone Now, your phone will be immediately locked.

TIP! The default number for

phone lock is 0000.

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