LG GT500 Owner's Manual

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GT500 User Guide

GT500

User Guide

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WiFi

(WLAN)

This device uses non-harmonised frequency and is intended for use in all European countries.

The WLAN can be operated in the EU without restriction indoors, but cannot be operated outdoors in France.

GT500 User Guide

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

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GT500 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

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Contents

Getting to know your phone ...8

Open view .................................... 10

Installing the SIM and battery 11

Memory card ............................... 14

Menu map .................................... 16

Your home screen ..................... 17

Touch screen tips ................................ 17

The quick keys .....................................18

The status bar .......................................19

Changing your status from the

status bar ...............................................20

Using the Multitasking function ...20

Calls ............................................. 21

Making a call or video call ...............21

Making a call from your contacts .. 21

Answering and rejecting a call ......21

In-call options ......................................22

Adjusting the call volume................23

Speed dialling .....................................23

Making a second call .........................23

Turning o DTMF ................................ 24

Viewing your call logs .......................24

Using call divert ................................... 25

Using call barring ................................ 25

Changing the common call

setting ..................................................... 26

Changing your video call settings 27

Contacts ........................................ 28

Searching for a contact.....................28

Adding a new contact ....................... 28

Creating a group ................................. 29

Changing your contact settings .... 29

Messaging .................................... 31

Messaging .............................................31

Sending a message ............................ 31

Entering text ......................................... 32

T9 predictive ......................................... 32

Abc manual ........................................... 32

Message folders ..................................33

Setting up your email........................33

Sending an email using your new

account ...................................................35

Changing your email settings ........ 36

Using templates ..................................37

Using emoticons ................................. 37

Changing your text message

settings ................................................... 37

Changing your multimedia message

settings ................................................... 38

Changing your other settings ........ 39

Camera .......................................... 40

Taking a quick photo ........................ 40

Once you’ve taken the photo .........41

Getting to know the viewnder .... 42

Using the ash .....................................43

Adjusting the exposure .................... 43

Taking a continuous shot ................44

Using the advanced settings .......... 44

Changing the image size .................46

Choosing a colour eect .................. 46

Using the inner camera ....................47

Viewing your saved photos ............47

Video camera .............................. 48

Shooting a quick video ..................... 48

After shooting a video ......................49

Getting to know the viewnder .... 50

Adjusting the exposure .................... 51

Using the advanced settings .......... 51

Changing the video image size ..... 52

Choosing a colour tone .................... 53

Using the inner video camera ........ 53

Watching your saved videos ...........54

Your photos and videos .......... 55

Viewing your photos and videos ..55 Using zoom when viewing a

photo ......................................................55

Adjusting the volume when viewing

a video ....................................................55

Setting a photo as wallpaper .........55

Editing your photos ...........................56

Adding text to a photo .....................57

Adding an eect to a photo ...........58

Cropping a photo ..............................58

Adding a colour accent to a

photo ......................................................58

Swapping colours in a photo .........59

Multimedia .................................. 60

Pictures .................................................. 60

My images options menu ................ 60

Sending a photo .................................60

Using an image ....................................61

Marking up your images ..................61

Moving or copying an image .........61

Creating a slide show ........................62

Sounds .................................................... 62

Using a sound ......................................62

Videos ....................................................62

Using options while video is

paused ....................................................63

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Sending a video clip ..........................63

Games and Applications ................. 63

Download games ...............................64

Playing a game ....................................64

Using the games options menu .... 64

Flash contents ...................................... 64

Viewing an SWF/ SVG le ................. 64

Documents ...........................................64

Viewing a le ........................................64

Transferring a le to your phone...65

Others .....................................................65

Creating a movie ................................. 66

Music .......................................................66

Transferring music onto your

phone ...................................................... 67

Playing a song ...................................... 67

Creating a playlist ............................... 68

Deleting a playlist ............................... 68

Using the radio ....................................68

Searching for stations ....................... 69

Resetting channels ............................. 69

Listening to the radio ........................ 69

Organiser ...................................... 70

Adding an event to your calendar 70 Changing your default calendar

view .........................................................70

Adding an item to your To do list.. 71

Sharing a To do task ........................... 71

Using date nder ................................71

Setting your alarm .............................. 72

Adding a memo ..................................72

Voice recorder ...................................... 73

Recording a sound or voice ............73

Sending the voice recording .......... 74

Using your calculator ........................74

Converting a unit ................................ 75

Using the stopwatch .........................75

Adding a city to your world time .. 76

Jogging Buddy ....................................76

PC Sync .......................................... 77

Installing LG PC Suite on your

computer ............................................... 77

Connecting your phone and PC .... 77

Backing up and restoring your

phone’s information .......................... 78

Viewing your phone les on your

PC .............................................................78

Synchronising your contacts .......... 79

Synchronising your messages .......79

Using your phone as a mass

storage device .....................................79

The web ........................................ 81

web’n’walk .............................................81

Mobile TV ............................................... 81

Mobile Jukebox (Dependent on

network service).................................. 81

Using your phone as a modem .....82

Internet ................................................... 83

Accessing the web .............................83

Adding and accessing your

bookmarks ............................................83

Using RSS reader ................................. 84

Saving a page ....................................... 84

Accessing a saved page ....................85

Viewing your browser history ........ 85

Changing the web browser

settings ................................................... 85

Settings ......................................... 86

Changing your screen settings ...... 86

Personalising your proles .............. 86

Changing your phone settings ...... 87

Changing your touch settings ......88

Changing your connectivity

settings ................................................... 88

Using memory manager ..................90

Using ight mode ............................... 91

Sending and receiving your les

using Bluetooth ................................... 91

Pairing with another Bluetooth

device ...................................................... 92

Using a Bluetooth headset .............. 93

Wi-Fi ............................................. 94

Software Upgrade ..................... 96

Accessories .................................. 97

Network service ......................... 98

Technical data ............................. 98

Guidelines for safe and

ecient use ...............................100

Trouble Shooting .....................106

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Getting to know your phone

Inner camera lens

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

Multitasking key

End/Power key

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

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.

Micro SD memory card socket

Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector

TIP: To connect the

USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network.

Side keys

• When the screen is idle:

volume of key tone and ringtone.

•

During a call: volume of the

earpiece and loudspeaker.

•

When playing a music track:

controls volume continuously.

Lock/ Unlock key

Capture button

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Open view

Battery cover

Battery

SIM Card Socket

Flash

Camera lens

Stylus Pen

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press and hold down the battery release button at the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover.

2 Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not use your ngernail when removing the battery.

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

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Installing the SIM and battery

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction.

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 down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place.

5 Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your GT500. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your GT500 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full” appears on screen.

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Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The GT500 will support up to a 8GB memory card.

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Open the memory card cover. Slide the memory card into the

slot at the top, until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards.

Close the memory card cover.

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Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If your card isn’t formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it.

Note : All files get deleted while formatting.

From the home screen select then touch Settings and choose Phone settings.

Touch Memory manager then chose External memory.

Touch Format and then confirm your choice.

Enter the password, if one is set, and your card will be formatted and ready to use.

TIP! To change your

default storage destination, open Memory manager from the Phone settings menu and select Primary storage settings.

NOTE: If your memory card has existing content on, it will automatically be filed in the correct folder, for example, videos will be stored in the My Videos folder.

Transferring your contacts

To transfer your contacts from your SIM to your phone:

From the Call & message tab, select and select then touch .

Select Storage location and select Copy to Handset or Move to Handset.

Choose names one by one and touch Copy or Select all.

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Menu map

Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Call & message, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.

Settings

Profiles Display settings Phone settings Bluetooth Call settings Touch settings

Entertainment

web’n’walk Mobile Jukebox Mobile TV Camera My stuff Music Games&apps FM radio

Call & message

Contacts Call Log Messaging Email Dialing Video call

Utilities

Internet Navigation Organiser Alarm Calendar Voice recorder Tools

Your home screen

From this screen you can access options, make a call, view the status of your phone and much more.

Touch screen tips

The home screen is also a great place to get used to using the touch screen.

To select an item, touch the centre of the icon.

Do not to press too hard; the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, firm touch.

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

When the screen light is off, either press the power key or hold down the Unlock key on the touch screen to return the home screen.

•

Whenever your GT500 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen as default.

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The quick keys

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

Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad to make a call. Input the number as you would using a normal key pad and touch Call or press the hard key.

To initiate a video call with the number, press after inputting the number and choose Make Video call.

Touch to open your contacts. To search for the number you want to call, enter the name of the contact using the touchpad. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones.

Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or multimedia message.

Touch to open the full Top menu which is separated into four sub-menus. Touch the vertical tabs to view further options.

Your home screen

The status bar

The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth or GPRS is active.

Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.

Icon Description

Multitasking Network signal strength

(number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Battery status

Battery empty

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

Message sending failed

An alarm is set

Icon Description

Normal profile in use

Outdoor profile in use

Silent profile in use

Headset profile in use

Calls are diverted

EDGE in use

Roaming

Flight mode is on

Bluetooth is active

Wi-Fi on

music play

music pause

HSDPA

New email

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Your home screen

Changing your status from the status bar

Touch the current status icon that represents your current setting in the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi status. You can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Using the Multitasking function

Press the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running and access them with one touch.

From any application, press the Multitasking key and select Home screen to return to the home screen without exiting or closing the application.

When you have an application running in the background (e.g. a game or the FM radio), will appear in the status bar.

When you press this key from the home screen, you can view a short cut menu to some commonly used functions.

Calls

Making a call or video call

Touch to open the keypad. Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit press the clear key.

Touch the hard key to initiate the call.

To end the call press the hard key.

TIP! To enter + for making

an international call, touch twice.

TIP! Press the lock/unlock

button to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.

TIP! You can Make video

call, Send message, Save number or Search contacts by

tapping .

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Making a call from your contacts

From the home screen touch to open Contacts.

Touch Name and enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call.

From the filtered list, touch the contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved.

Touch Call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the

hard key to answer the call.

Tap to mute the ringing. This is useful if you’ve forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press the hard key to reject an incoming call.

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Calls

In-call options

TIP! To scroll through

a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

Speaker - Touch to turn on the speaker phone.

Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.

Options - Choose from a list of further in-call options, including Create new memo and Go to messages, so you can check your messages and add contacts during a call. You can also end the call from here by touching End call.

- Choose to search your contacts

during a call.

- Choose to add another person to

the call.

- Touch to open a numerical keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example, when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services.

Adjusting the call volume

To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the right side of the phone.

Speed dialling

You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number.

From the home screen touch to open Contacts.

Touch and choose Speed dials.

Your voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact.

Your contacts will open. Select the contact you’d like to assign to that number by touching the phone number once.

To call a speed dial number, touch

from the home screen then press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen, then press

Call

Making a second call

During your initial call, touch and dial the number you want to call.

Dial the number or search your contacts.

Press to connect the call. Both calls will be displayed on

the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold.

To change between the calls, touch and choose Swap call or press the number of the held call.

To end one or both calls press

and select End followed by

All, Held or Active.

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Calls

TIP! You can combine your calls

by touching “Join icon” then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling.

NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make.

Turning off DTMF

DTMF allows you to use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls. DTMF is switched on as default.

To turn it off during a call (to make a note of a number for example) touch and select DTMF off.

Viewing your call logs

Touch and select Call & message and tap Call Log.

Choose to view: All calls - View a complete list of all

dialled, received and missed calls. Dialled calls - View a list of all the

numbers you have called. Received calls - View a list of all the

numbers that have called you. Missed calls - View a list of all the

calls you have missed.

TIP! From any call log

touch and Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

Using call divert

Touch , select Settings and choose Call settings.

Touch Call divert and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls.

Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable.

Input the number you’d like to divert to.

Touch Request to activate.

NOTE: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn o all call

diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

Using call barring

Touch , select Settings and choose Call settings.

Touch Call barring and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls.

Choose any or all of the five options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls

except home country All incoming

Incoming when abroad

Enter the call barring password. Please check with your network operator for this service.

TIP! Select Fixed dial

number to turn on and compile

a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the  xed dial list can be called from your phone.

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Calls

Changing the common call setting

Touch , select Settings and choose Call settings.

Touch Common settings. From here you can amend the settings for:

Call reject - Slide the switch left to highlight the Reject list. You can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, or those from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts). Touch Save to change the setting.

Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Slide the switch left for On or right for Off.

Answer mode - Choose whether

to answer the phone using the send key or any key.

Minute minder - Slide the switch left to On to hear a tone every minute during a call.

BT answer mode - Select Handsfree to be able to answer a call

using a Bluetooth headset, or select Handset to press a key on the handset to answer a call.

Save new number - Select Yes to save a new number.

TIP! To scroll through a list

of options, touch the last item visible and slide your  nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

Changing your video call settings

Touch , select Call settings and choose Video call settings.

Choose the settings for your video calling. Determine whether to Use private image and select one, and/or switch on the mirror to see yourself on screen when making a video call.

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Contacts

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the home screen

From the home screen touch

to open Contacts. Touch Name and enter the name of the contact using the key pad.

Touch

Call

or the hard key

to initiate the call.

From the main menu

Touch , select Call & message.

Touch Contacts and Search.

TIP! The alphabetical keypad is

displayed once you tap Name.

TIP! To scroll through your list

of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your  nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

Adding a new contact

From the home screen touch then select Create new contact.

Enter the first and last name of your new contact. You do not have to enter both, but you must enter one or the other.

Enter up to five different numbers and assign a type for each. Choose from Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax, VT and General.

Add an email addresses. Assign the contact to one or

more groups. Choose from

No group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP.

You can also add a Ringtone, Birthday, Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address and a Memo.

Touch Save to save the contact.

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