LG GS390 Users manual

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

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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. Handsfree or Stereo earphone connector

2. Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller

and automated prompts.

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3. Main LCD: Displays phone status icons, menu items, web items, web information, pictures and

more in full color. You can select menu items by touching the corresponding icons on the touchpad.

4. SEND key: Press this key in standby mode to quickly access the most recent, missed, dialed and received calls.

5. END / Power: Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once

to return to the standby screen.

6. Multi-tasking key

7. Side volume keys

• When on the Standby screen:

Ring tone and key tone volume.

• During a call: Earpiece volume.

• When playing background

music: Allows you to change the

music volume.

8. microSD™ memory card socket

9. Charger, cable

10. Lock/Unlock key

11. Camera key: Press to start the

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

Rear View

Battery

External camera lens

SIM Card Tray

Battery cover

Getting Started

Installing the SIM Card and Battery 1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards

the bottom of the phone and away from it.

2 Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the battery

and using your fingernail, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

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

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM

card holder making sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. Please make sure the battery is removed from the phone before installing the SIM card. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently outwards.

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

Lift the charger port cover on the

top side of your LG GS390. 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 GS390 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full. Please unplug charger to save energy.” appears on the screen.

Important! : You should insert the battery before charging.

WARNING: Use of unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void your warranty.To use the travel charger provided with your phone:

Getting Started

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory available on your phone by using a microSD™ memory card. The LG GS390 will support up to a 16 GB microSD™ memory card.

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

On-Screen Icons

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

ICON/

INDICATOR

Multitasking

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Battery empty

New text message

New email

An alarm is set

Normal profile in use

Silent profile in use

3G available

Bluetooth® is active

The browser is active

Vibration mode

DESCRIPTION

ICON/

INDICATOR

DESCRIPTION

Speakerphone

Call in Progress

Voicemail

Battery Full

Battery Charging

Flight Mode

Touch Calibration

Set 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 , and choose Touch Calibration.

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and press the ‘+’

, and the tab. Touch

Start Up Guide

After you install SIM card and battery, and turn on the LG GS390, you will see Start Up Guide on the screen.

Touch Start Start Up Guide feature. Touch

animated Guide for that subject. Or, touch to the next Guide. Available Guides include:

• How to Unlock Your Phone

• How to Open Menu and Select Item

• How to Scroll

• How to Navigate Between Items

• How to Rotate Screen Orientation

• How to Open Keypad and Enter

Tex t

• How to Change Home Screen

• How to Add Shortcuts on Home

Screen

• How to Add Contacts on Home

Screen

to begin the

to play the

to move on

General Functions

Making a Call

1. Make sure your phone is powered

on.

2. Touch

3. Press the

Making a Call with the Send Key

1. Press the [SEND] key, and

2. Select the desired number.

3. Press the

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and enter a phone number using the touch pad or slide open the qwerty pad and enter a phone number using the qwerty keys. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the

key to erase one digit at a

time.

• Press and hold the key to

erase the entire number.

the number. Or touch the touch pad.

the most recent missed, dialed and received phone numbers will be displayed.

touch

[SEND] key to call

[SEND] key or

Making International Calls

1. When entering a phone number,

press the international access character ‘+’ will appear. When using the touch pad to dial, touch and hold

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

3. Press the the number. Or touch the pad.

key and the

[SEND] key to call

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.

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 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, ,

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

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

[SEND] or

and .

Adjusting the Volume

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

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

Setting Pro les

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

General Functions

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

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Vibration Mode (Quick)

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

from the

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.

Entering Text

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

The following text input modes are available on the phone.

Using the Symbol Mode

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

. Then select the desired symbol.

ABC Mode

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

General Functions

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

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

Changing the Text Input Mode

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

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.

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on the

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

to .

Press one key per letter.

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

• If the word is still incorrect after

typing completely, press on the pop up menu to see the options. Then select the word you want by touch.

• If the desired word is missing

from the word choices list, add it by pressing

word. Then press to save the word into the built-in dictionary.

2. Enter the whole word before

editing or deleting any letters.

3. Complete each word with a space

by touching

to enter the new

and selecting

To delete letters, touch and hold down

. Touch

to erase the

entire text entry.

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

Using the ABC Mode

Use the touch pad keys to enter your text.

1. Touch the touch 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 and hold down entire text entry.

. Touch

to erase the

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

Touch to input a Upper Case letter. To change text entry mode from Lower Case to Upper Case, touch

twice and the key will

turn to orange color

- indicating

that Caps Lock has been activated.

Characters in the Order

Key

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

Display

Upper Case Lower Case

Space Key,

0 (Long press)

Space Key,

0 (Long press)

General Functions

Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

T9 Dictionary

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

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

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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 .

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, touch contact person’s name. If you input ‘At’, it will show all contacts beginning with ‘At’ in its name. From the standby screen, you can directly search for a contact by touching and

• : Search a contact.

• : Shows your contacts by first

letter/character.

• : Shows your contacts

designated as Favorites.

and input the

Address Book

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 a memo.

1. From the standby screen, Touch and touch .

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2. Touch

• Enter the First name, last name

• Enter up to five different

• Enter an email address.

• Select a Group for the contact.

• Set the ringtone for the contact

• Add memo if necessary.

• Choose whether to save the

3. 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 Contact Picture ID. To delete the picture, touch take a new picture.

or both.

numbers. Touch set that number as Speed Dial.

or leave it as default ringtone.

contact to Phone or SIM Card memory.

contact.

set as the

, select Ye s , and

and you can

to save the

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

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 is already set to

speed dial 1. This is a default setting and can not be changed. Touch the number you wish to assign a speed dial contact, then touch

• This will open your address book.

Touch the contact you would like to assign to that number twice.

• To call an assigned speed dial

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

from the

Address Book

Management

This menu allows you to copy 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 also copy entries from the SIM card to the phone memory and entries from the handset memory to the SIM card (not all the data will be copied).

From this menu, you are also able to delete entries in the SIM card and the Handset.

Service 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.

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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 own phone numbers stored in your phone/SIM card. You can edit its name and number by touching can choose information.

or you

and delete the

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

and then 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 Standby screen, and these options are described below.

Making a Second Call

You can select a number you wish to dial, to make a second call.

1. Unlock the Screen. During a call,

2. Press

or Press

to unlock the screen

an In-Call menu will available.

, enter the 2nd phone

number and press

to select a contact from your Address Book and then press the Call button

Swapping Between Two Calls

By using one of the two methods below, you can switch between two on-going calls.

1. Press

2. Touch

Answering an Incoming Call

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

able to warn you of an incoming call while you are already on a call. A tone will 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.

and select “Swap Calls.”

[SEND] key or touch

. The handset is also

[SEND] key.

In-Call Menu

Rejecting an Incoming Call

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

Muting the Microphone

You can mute the microphone during a call by touching . The handset can be unmuted by touching handset is muted, the caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the caller.

Using the Speakerphone

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

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

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[END] key or

again. When the

. The loudspeaker is

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.

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

• Phone must be in an AT&T 3G service area.

To initiate Video Share follow these steps:

1. Make a phone call by dialing a

number, or selecting a number from the Address book. Or directly you can make a video share call directly from the Recent Call or Contact List by selecting 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 Call]

Video Share service. If the Audio alert in the Video Share setting (See Application Setting) is set to

, audio alert will sound along

with the prompt.

3. To Share Video with another party, touch the Video icon or press the Camera key and select Video Type (Live or Recorded).

Note : The Speakerphone will be automatically activated when a Video Share session begins, unless a handsfree device (Bluetooth headset) is connected.

• Live: Share a real-time video stream

with the other party.

• Recorded: Share a pre-recorded

video clip with the other party. (Note that H.263 & Mpeg4 video formats in 176x144 size is supported)

or stereo

4. If the other party accepts the

Video Share invitation, the Video Share session will begin. (After accepting, it may take several seconds before the actual Video Share starts.)

During a Video Share call, you can do the following by touching the icons below:

• : You can turn on/off the

Speakerphone.

• : You can mute/unmute the

microphone.

• : You can stop a Video

Share Call and proceed to a Voice Call.

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’.

In-Call Menu

• 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.

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

5.2. End a voice call along with the Video Share call by

1. Pressing [END] Key

2. Selecting > [End Call•

Note

1. A Video Share Call will be

terminated in the following cases:

• When trying to make a conference call/second call during a Video Share Call.

• When the voice call is placed on hold.

• When the voice call is disconnected.

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• When moving out of an AT&T 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 AT&T 3G service area.

Answering a Video Share Call

1. Touch [Accept• when you receive

a 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.)

You can choose from the following:

• Landscape mode: When Landscape

mode is selected you can watch shared video in landscape mode.

• Audio to Bluetooth

Phone: When Audio to Bluetooth is selected, you can have a conversation using Bluetooth

/Audio to

. When Audio to Phone is selected, you can have a conversation using either speakerphone or headset.

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.

Note : This menu item is active only in 3G coverage areas and on Video Share capable devices.

Note : If the other party is not ready for Video Share, the call will proceed to an ordinary voice call.

Saving your Video Share

The sender can record video during the Video Share session by

1. Selecting [Option] > [Record Video Share] during a live Video Share call.

2. Setting Auto Record to ‘ON’ (See Application Settings).

Sender can save the recorded video by

1. Selecting [Option] > [Stop Recording] during a live Video Share call.

2. Ending Video Share call.

Recorded video will be saved in [My Stuff] > [Videos] folder in the phone.

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.

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

In-Call Menu Yo

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.

Making a Second Call

You can make a second call while currently on a call simply by accessing the Dial Pad, from the In-Call Menu, 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 the first call. Once that is connected, follow the steps above to make a second call. You can then join the two separate calls by touching and select the Join Calls from the Conference Call menu.

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Activate the Conference Call on Hold

To activate a conference call on hold, press the

key.

Adding Calls to the Conference Call

To add a call to an existing conference call, touch then select the Join Calls from the Conference Call option.

Private Call in a Conference Call

To have a private call with one caller from a conference call, touch and select Private Call from the Conference Call option. When the numbers of the callers are displayed, select the one you wish to speak in private with. Only the person who initiates the Conference Call can initiate a Private Call.

Ending a Conference Call

The currently active conference call can be disconnected by pressing the

key.

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