LG GS505 User Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview ................................................ 1

Service Activation .................................. 2

Introducing Your Phone ......................... 3

Main Menu .............................................4

Widgets & Shortcuts ............................. 4

SIM Card ...............................................5

Memory Card ........................................6

Battery ................................................... 7

Power..................................................... 7

Call Functions ........................................7

Voicemail ............................................... 9

Contacts .............................................. 10

Text Messaging ...................................13

Instant Messaging ............................... 14

E-mail ..................................................15

Social Buzz .......................................... 16

Camera ................................................ 19

Music Player ........................................ 22

Location ............................................... 23

Bluetooth

........................................... 25

Web Browsing .....................................26

Accessories for Your Phone ................28

Emergency Dialing .............................. 29

Caring for Your Phone .........................30

Tips for Safety ..................................... 32

Additional Information ......................... 33

OVERVIEW

This guide provides you with everything you need to get started. For more information and support, please visit www.t-mobile.com/support where you can:

to check your minutes, pay your bill, upgrade your phone, and change your rate plan.

 Review the User Manual and

troubleshooting FAQs.

 View the latest troubleshooting

solutions in the Support Forums or ask a question of your own.

You can also access Help information on your phone by tapping Menu > Settings > Help.

SERVICE ACTIVATION

If you are a new T-Mobile customer and your service has not been activated, simply call Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997 from your landline phone and a T-Mobile Activations representative will assist you. You will need the following information when activating service:

Service Agreement and agent

code on your Agreement

Your name, home address, home

phone, and billing address

NOTE: For business and government accounts, please provide the name of your company or government agency, address,

and tax ID.

Your Social Security number, current

driver’s license number, and date of birth for credit check purposes

Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan

and services (see www.t-mobile. com for latest plan information)

SIM serial number and IMEI number

(located on the box bar code label)

By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions and your Service Agreement.

INTROduCINg yOuR phONE

Lock key

Volume

Charger/

USB port

Send key

key

Task

key

Back key

Widget & Shortcut Tay tab

Camera key

End key

There are four tabs on the main menu:

Phone, Media, Organizer, and Settings. Tap each

tab to see more applications.

To add a widget/ shortcut to the Home screen, tap the

Widget & Shortcut Tray tab then drag

and drop the widget/ shortcut to the Home screen. To remove the widget/shortcut from the Home screen, drag it back to the

Widget & Shortcut Tray tab. To add more

widgets to the tray, tap +Add.

mAIN mENu

WIdgETS & ShORTCuTS

SIm CARd

Your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card

identi es you to the wireless network. Your

phone will not work without the SIM card.

To insert the SIM card and battery:

1. Detach your SIM card from its packaging.

2. Press down on the bottom of the battery cover and slide it upward. Remove the cover.

3. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot as shown. Make sure that the gold contacts on the SIM card is facing downward.

4. Align the gold contacts on the battery with the contacts in the battery compartment. Push the battery into place and replace the battery cover.

mEmORy CARd

Your phone does not come with a microSD memory card, but you can purchase one

to store multimedia  les, such as video clips, music tracks, sound  les, and

images.

Install the memory card

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Slide the memory card slot cover downward to unlock.

3. Lift up the cover.

4. Insert the memory card with the gold contacts facing downward.

5. Lower the card slot cover and slide it upward to lock. Replace the battery cover.

BATTERy

Lift the charger port cover on the bottom left side of your phone. Insert the small end of charger (B side of the connector facing up) into

the charging port on your phone. Plug the other end of the charger into a wall outlet.

pOWER

To turn the phone on, press and hold the

End key. To turn it off, press and hold the End key again.

CALL FuNCTIONS

Make a call

1. From the Home screen, tap Dialer .

2. Enter the phone number.

3. Press the Send key or tap Call.

Answer and end calls

To answer a call, press the Send key or unlock the phone (if locked) and tap Answer.

To end the call, press the End key or unlock the phone (if locked) and tap End Call.

Adjust call volume

While on an active call, press the Volume key up or down to adjust the call volume.

Adjust ring volume

Press the Volume key up or down to adjust ring volume.

Adjust multimedia volume

1. From the Home screen, tap Menu .

2. Tap Settings.

3. Tap Sounds.

4. Tap Volume.

5. Tap Multimedia.

6. Tap the desired volume level.

7. Tap Done.

VOICEmAIL

Use voicemail

To call and set up voicemail:

1. From the Home screen, tap Dialer

2. Touch and hold 1 to call voicemail.

3. Follow the tutorial to set up your voicemail account.

To reset the voicemail password to the last four digits of your phone number:

1. From the Home screen, tap Dialer

2. Tap #793#.

3. Tap Call.

4. Tap OK.

Use Visual Voicemail

Visual Voicemail allows you to play and replay messages in any order, save voice messages to your phone, choose how you want to respond to messages, share special audio messages via e-mail, and create personalized greetings.

To set up Visual Voicemail:

1. From the Home screen, tap Menu

2. Tap Voicemail.

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