LG GT540R User Manual
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MMBB0391701(1.0) WR
E N G L I S H
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GT540R
User Guide
Printed in Korea
GT540R User Guide - English
Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact
GT540R phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital
mobile communication technology.
• Some of the contents of this
manual may not apply to your
phone depending on your phone’s
software or your service provider.
• This handset has a touch screen
keypad and is not recommended
for people with impaired vision.
• Copyright ©2010 LG Electronics,
Inc. All rights reserved. LG
and the LG logo are registered
trademarks of LG Group and
its related entities. All other
trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
• Google™, Google Maps™,
Gmail™, YouTube™, Google
Talk™ and Android Market™ are
trademarks of Google, Inc.
Contents
Important notice .....................6
1. Phone memory ..................6
2. Optimising Battery Life .......6
3.
Installing an Open Source OS
4. Using Unlock pattern .........8
5. Using Safe Mode and Hard
Reset ................................8
6.
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
7. Using a microSD card .......10
8. Opening and Switching
Applications .....................10
9.
Connecting your phone to a
computer via USB ..................11
Getting to know your phone .13
Installing the SIM card and
battery ................................15
Charging your phone ............16
Installing the memory card ...17
Formatting the memory card ..18
Your Home screen ................19
Touch-screen tips ................19
Note ....................................19
Touch calibration ..................19
Lock and unlock screen ........20
Using your home screen .......20
Select your default home screen
2
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20
LG Home ............................21
Android Home .....................23
Adding widgets to your
home screen .......................24
Getting back to a recently
used application ...................24
Google Account Set-up .........27
Creating your Google account ..
Signing in your Google account
Calls ......................................29
Making a call .......................29
Calling your contacts ............29
Answering and rejecting a call
Adjusting call volume ...........29
Making a second call ...........29
Viewing your call logs ...........30
Call settings .........................30
Contacts ................................32
Searching for a contact ........32
Adding a new contact ...........32
Favorite contacts ..................33
Creating a group ..................33
Messaging/E-mail .................34
Messaging ...........................34
Sending a message ..............34
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27
Entering text ........................35
T9 mode .............................35
Abc mode ............................35
123 Mode ...........................36
Entering accented letters ......36
Example ..............................36
Setting up your email ...........36
Sending an email using your
new account ........................36
Retrieving your email ............37
Changing your email
account's settings ................37
Threaded box ......................37
Changing your message
settings ...............................38
Social Networking ...............39
Adding your account to your
phone .................................39
Viewing and updating your
status .................................40
Removing accounts on your
phone .................................40
Camera .................................41
Getting to know the viewfinder
..41
Using the focus mode ...........42
Taking a quick photo ...........42
Once you’ve taken the photo 43
Using the advanced settings ..43
Viewing your saved photos ...45
Video camera ........................46
Getting to know the viewfinder 46
Shooting a quick video .........47
After shooting a video ...........47
Using the advanced settings ..47
Watching your saved videos ..48
Your photos and videos ........49
Viewing your photos and videos
..49
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video ....................49
Setting a photo as wallpaper ..49
Editing your photos ..............49
Rotating your photo ..............50
Adding text to a photo ..........50
Adding an effect to a photo ...50
Cropping a photo ................51
Tuning your photo ................51
Adding frames .....................51
Adding clipart ......................51
Using the drawpad ...............52
Adding stamps .....................52
Resizing ..............................52
Editing your videos ...............52
Trimming the length of the video
..52
Selecting transition style .......52
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Contents
Adding subtitles ...................53
Adding edit effects ...............53
Grabbing a frame .................53
Adding dubbing to your video ..54
Multimedia ............................55
Timeline view .......................55
My Images options menu ......56
Sending a photo ...................56
Sending a video ...................56
Using an image ....................56
Creating a slideshow ............56
Checking your photo ............56
Media Player .......................57
Video editor .........................57
Storyboard ...........................57
Music Movie .......................58
Auto cut ..............................58
Playing a game ....................58
Transferring files using USB
mass storage devices ...........59
Music ..................................59
Playing a song .....................59
Using the radio ....................60
Searching for stations ..........60
Resetting channels ...............61
Listening to the radio ............61
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Google applications ..............62
Google Maps .......................62
Android Market ....................62
Gmail ..................................63
Google Talk ..........................63
Rogers ..................................64
Utilities ..................................65
Setting your alarm ................65
Using your calculator ............65
Adding an event to your
calendar ..............................66
Changing your calendar view 66
Quickoffice ..........................66
Voice recorder .....................67
Recording a sound or voice ...67
Browser ................................68
Browser ...............................68
Accessing the Web ...............68
Using the Web tool bar .........68
Using options .......................68
Adding and accessing
bookmarks ..........................69
Changing Web browser settings
..69
Settings ................................70
Wireless controls .................70
Sound & display ...................70
Data synchronization ...........71
Security & location ..............71
To lock your screen by using the
Pattern Lock ........................72
Applications .........................72
SD card & phone storage ......72
Date and time .....................73
Locale and text ...................73
Search ................................73
Accessibility .........................73
Speech synthesis .................73
About phone ........................73
Wi-Fi .....................................74
1. How to set up Wi-Fi .........74
2.
Wi-Fi network profile support
74
3. How to obtain the MAC
address ..........................75
Software update ...................76
Phone Software update ........76
DivX Mobile .....76
Accessories ..........................77
Technical data.......................78
Troubleshooting ....................79
For Your Safety .....................81
Safety Guidelines ..................88
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Important notice
Please check to see if any
problems you have encountered
with your phone are described
in this section, before taking the
phone in for service or calling a
service representative.
1. Phone memory
When available space on your
phone memory is less than 10%,
your phone can not receive a new
message. You need to check your
phone memory and delete some
data such as applications or
messages to make more memory
available.
To manage the application
1.
On the home screen, touch
Applications
Settings> Applications
Manage applications
2.
When all applications
appear, scroll and select
the application you want to
uninstall.
3.
Tap
to uninstall application you
desired.
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Uninstall
tab and select
and touch OK
>
.
2. Optimising Battery Life
You can extend your battery's
life between charges by turning
off features that you don't
need to run constantly in the
background. You can also
monitor how applications and
system resources consume
battery power.
To extend the life of your
battery
- Turn off radio communications
that you aren't using. If you
aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®,
or GPS, turn them off.
- Turn down screen brightness
and set a shorter screen
timeout.
- Turn off automatic syncing for
Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, and
other applications.
- Some applications you’ve
downloaded may cause your
battery’s life to be reduced.
To check the battery charge
level
1.
On the home screen, touch
Applications
Settings> About phone
Status
2.
The battery status (charging,
tab and select
>
.
not charging) and level (as a
percentage of fully charged)
are displayed at the top of the
screen.
To monitor and control what
uses the battery
1.
On the home screen, touch
Applications
tab and select
Settings> About phone>
Battery use.
2.
The top of the screen displays
battery usage time. Either how
long since last connected to a
power source or, if connected
to a power source, how long
you were last running on
battery power. The body of the
screen lists applications or
services using battery power
from greatest amount to least.
3. Installing an Open
Source OS
If you install an open source
OS on your phone, and do not
use the OS provided by the
manufacturer, this may cause
your phone to malfunction.
WARNING:
WARNING:
If you install
To protect
and use an OS other than
the one provided by the
manufacturer, your phone
is no longer covered by the
warranty.
your phone and personal data,
download applications only
from trusted sources, such
as Android Market. If some
applications are not properly
installed on your phone, your
phone may not work normally
or a serious error can be
occurred. You will need to
uninstall those applications
and all of its data and settings
from the phone.
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Important notice
4. Using Unlock pattern
Set unlock pattern to secure your
phone. Opens a set of screens
that guide you through drawing a
screen unlock pattern.
WARNING:
to take when using the Pattern
Lock
It is very important that you
remember the unlock pattern
you set. You will not be able to
access your phone if you use
an incorrect pattern 5 times.
After attempting the unlock
pattern 5 times, you can touch
the Forget Pattern Option
and use your Google account
information to unlock your
phone.
If you do not have Google
account, you don't create the
Google account on the phone,
or you forget it, you can use
Reset
.
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Precautions
Hard
5. Using Safe Mode and
Hard Reset
Using Safe mode
* To recover from malfunction
state of your phone
1.
Turn off your phone and
reboot. While your phone is
powering back on, press and
hold the Home key during
Android Logo is displayed.
Your phone will boot all the
way to the main screen and
display "safe mode" in lower
left corner.
2.
Select
Settings
Applications>Manage
applications
application then select an
Uninstall
3.
After uninstalling the
application, turn off and
reboot your phone.
* Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
If it does not restore to the original
condition, use
initialize your phone.
>
, and choose the
icon.
Hard Reset
to
When your phone turns on and
the lock screen displays, press
and hold the volume up + Home
+ Search keys all at the same time
(for five seconds). When the pop
up screen is shown, choose OK to
reset your phone.
Please note, after you perform
Hard Reset
applications on your phone will be
erased and cannot be reversed.
, all your data and
WARNING:
If you perform Hard Reset,
all user applications and
user data will be deleted.
Please remember to back
up any important data before
performing
Hard Reset
.
6. Connecting to Wi-Fi
networks
To use Wi-Fi on your phone,
you access a wireless access
point, or “hotspot.” Some access
points are open and you can
simply connect to them. Others
are hidden or implement other
security features, so you must
configure your phone so it can
connect to them.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you're not
using it, to extend the life of your
battery.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to
a Wi-Fi network
1.
On the home screen, touch
Applications
tab and select
Settings> Wireless controls
Wi-Fi settings
2.
Touch
.
Wi-Fi
to turn it on and
begin scan for available Wi-Fi
networks.
- List of available Wi-Fi
networks is displayed.
Secured networks are
indicated by a lock icon.
3.
Touch a network to connect
to it.
- If the network is open, you
are prompted to confirm
that you want to connect
to that network by touching
Connect
.
>
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Important notice
- If the network is secured,
you're prompted to enter
a password or other
credentials. (Ask your
network administrator for
details.)
4.
The Status bar displays icons
that indicate Wi-Fi status.
7. Using a microSD card
Pictures, along with Music and
Video files, can only be saved to
external memory.
Before using the built-in camera,
you need to insert a micro SD
memory card to your phone first.
Without inserting a memory
card, you will not be able to
save pictures and videos you
had taken.
NOTE:
Applications can only be
saved to the phone's internal
memory.
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WARNING:
Do not insert or remove the
memory card when the phone
is on. Otherwise, it may
damage the memory card as
well as your phone, and the
data stored on the memory
card may be corrupted. To
remove the memory card
safely, please select Home
Screen > Applications Settings >
SD Card&phone storage >
Unmount SD card.
8. Opening and Switching
Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with
Android because open
applications keep running
even when you open another
application. There’s no need
to quit an application before
opening another. Use and
switch among several open
applications. Android manages
each application, stopping and
starting them as needed, to
ensure that idle applications
don’t consume resources
unnecessarily.
To stop the application you use
1.
On the home screen, touch
Applications
Settings> Applications
Manage applications
2.
Scroll to the desire application
and touch
using it.
9.
Connecting your phone
tab and select
.
Force stop
to stop
>
to a computer via USB
NOTE:
You need LG PC Suite
to use GT540R as USB mass
storage.
GT540R does not support:
- PC Connection via
Bluetooth
- LG Air Sync (Web Sync,
R-Click)
- OSP (On Screen Phone)
- To-do in Calendar
- Memo
- E-mail
- Java Application
User’s guide for PC Suite IV
is in Help menu after install
PC Suite IV.
1.
Use the USB cable with
your phone to connect the
phone to a USB port on your
computer. You receive a
notification that the USB is
connected.
2.
Open the Notification drawer
and touch USB connected.
3.
Touch
Mount
that you want to transfer
files between your phone’s
microSD card and the
computer.
to confirm
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Important notice
When the phone is connected
as USB storage, you receive
a notification. You phone’s
microSD card is mounted as a
drive on your computer. You can
now copy files to and from the
microSD card.
NOTE: Unlock screen when
using data connection
Your display will go dark if
untouched for a period of time
when using data connection. To
turn on your LCD screen, just
touch it.
Note:
When uninstalling PC
Suite IV, USB and Bluetooth
Drivers are not automatically
removed. Therefore, they must
be uninstalled manually.
Tip!
To use a microSD card on
you phone again, you need to
open the Notification drawer and
touch "Turn off USB storage".
During this time, you can’t
access the microSD card from
your phone, so you can’t use
applications that rely on the
microSD card, such as Camera,
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Gallery and Music.
To disconnect your phone from
the computer, carefully follow
your computer’s instructions
to disconnect USB devices
correctly, to avoid losing
information on the card.
1.
Safely disconnect the USB
device on your computer.
2.
Open the Notification drawer
and touch
storage
3.
Touch
that opens.
Turn off USB
.
Turn off
in the dialog
Getting to know your phone
Earpiece
Menu key
- Opens options
menu and check
what options are
available.
Send key
- Accesses to call
logs and answers
incoming calls.
Home key
- Returns to home
screen from any
screen.
Back key
- Returns to the
previous screen.
End/Power/Lock
key
- Ends or rejects
a call.
- Power ON / OFF
Your phone by
pressing and
holding the key
- Turns off the
screen and locks
the phone.
Microphone
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Getting to know your phone
Volume keys
- On the home screen:
controls ringer volume.
- During a call: controls your
earpiece volume.
- When playing a track:
controls volume.
Stereo
earphone
connector
Camera lens
Charger, micro USB
cable connector
Search key
- Searches the web and
contents in your phone.
Camera key
- Goes to the camera
menu directly by
pressing and holding
the key.
Back cover
microSD
memory
card slot
Charger, micro USB
cable connector
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Search key
Battery
SIM card
slot
Camera key
Installing the SIM card
and battery
Before you can start exploring
your new phone, you’ll need to
set it up. To insert the SIM card
and battery:
1
With the back of the phone
facing you, remove the back
cover. To remove the back
cover, firmly press your
thumbs on either side of the
back cover, and slide the
cover below the camera lens.
2
Slide the SIM card into the
SIM card holder. Make sure
the gold contact area on the
card is facing downwards.
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Getting to know your phone
3
Insert the battery into place
by aligning the gold contacts
on the phone and the battery,
then gently press the battery
until it snaps into space.
4
Replace the back cover of the
phone and slide it down into
place until the latch clicks.
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Charging your phone
Slide back the cover of the
charger connector on the side of
your GT540R. Insert the charger,
and plug it into an electrical
outlet. Your GT540R must be
charged until you can see .
NOTE:
fully charged initially to improve
battery lifetime.
The battery must be
NOTE:
The GT540R has an
internal antenna. Be careful not
to scratch or damage this rear
area, as that will cause loss of
performance.
Installing the memory
card
To store multimedia files such
as captured images by using a
built-in camera, you must insert
a memory card to your phone.
To insert a memory card:
NOTE:
The GT540R supports
upto a 32GB memory card.
1
Turn the phone off before
inserting or removing the
memory card. Remove the
back cover.
2
Open the slot protection
and insert the memory card
into the slot. Make sure the
gold contact area is facing
downwards.
3
Close the slot protection.
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Getting to know your phone
5
WARNING:
Do not insert or remove
the memory card when the
phone is on. Otherwise, it may
damage the memory card as
well as your phone, and the
data stored on the memory
card may be corrupted.
Formatting the memory
card
Your memory card may already
be formatted. If it isn’t, you must
format it before you use it.
NOTE:
All files on the card are
deleted when you format the
card.
1
On the home screen, touch
Applications
applications menu.
2
Scroll and touch
3
Scroll and touch
phone storage.
4
Unmount SD Card.
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tab to open the
Settings
SD card &
Touch
confirm your choice.
6
If you set the pattern lock,
input the pattern lock and
select
card will then be formatted
and ready to use.
NOTE:
your memory card, the folder
structure may be different after
formatting since all the files will
have been deleted.
Tip!
If your memory card is already
Unmount, you can use the
following step to format it.
Touch
SD card & phone storage >
Format SD Card.
.
Format SD card
Erase Everything
If there is content on
Applications > Settings >
, then
. The
Your Home screen
Touch-screen tips
Here are some tips on how to
navigate around your phone.
Touch -
To choose a menu/
option or open an application,
touch it.
Touch and hold -
options menu or grab an object
you want to move, touch and
hold it.
Drag -
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across the
touch screen.
Flick -
To scroll through a list or
move quickly, flick across the
touch screen (drag quickly and
release).
Note
•
To select an item, touch the
centre of the icon.
•
Do not to press too hard;
the touch screen is sensitive
enough to pick up a light, firm
touch.
To open an
•
Use the tip of your finger to
touch the option you want. Be
careful not to touch any other
keys.
Touch calibration
Calibrating the device screen
involves tapping the centre of
a cross as it moves around the
screen. This process ensures
that when you tap the screen,
the tapped item is activated.
If your phone does not accurately
respond to screen taps, follow
these steps to re-calibrate.
1.
Tap
Application
Sound & display
the
Touch settings
2.
Touch
follow the instructions on the
screen.
3.
After calibration is completed,
choose between
calibration
check
Calibration.
>
Settings
, and scroll to
.
Touch calibration
Check
and
Save without
, then complete
>
, and
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Your Home screen
Lock and unlock screen
Whenever your GT540R is not
in use, it will return to the lock
screen.
If you do not use the phone for
a while, the home screen or
other screen you are viewing,
is replaced with the lock screen
when the screen blacks out, to
conserve the battery. To wake up
your phone, press
or
Power
will appear. Touch the lock icon
and drag your finger to the right
to unlock. The last screen you
were working on opens.
Using your home screen
Touch the
the bottom of the screen.
You can then view all your
installed applications.
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Send, Home
key. The lock screen
Applications
tab at
,
NOTE:
Some screen images may
be different depending on your
phone provider.
Select your default home
screen
The user interface is based on
two types of home screens:
Home
and
Android Home
You can set your favorite home
screen as the default.
If you want to change the default
home settings, choose
selector
from the applications
menu.
Applications
LG
.
Home
LG Home
Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them.
You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are
shortcuts to your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.
Centre panel
Left panel
Tip!
Small dots at the application tab on the bottom of the screen indicate
which panel you’re viewing.
Right panel
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Your Home screen
In your LG home screen, you can view quick keys on the bottom of
the screen. The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use the most.
Touch the
icon to bring up the
touch-dialling pad
to make a call.
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Phone
Touch the
applications menu.
Just touch to scroll through your applications.
Applications
Touch the
Message
to access the
messaging menu.
Here, you can
create a new
message.
icon to open the
icon
Android Home
Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them.
You can also customize each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are
shortcuts to your favorite applications, folders and wallpapers.
Centre panel
Left panel
Right panel
Touch the
Applications
icon to open the
applications menu.
Just touch and slide up or down the
screen to scroll through your applications.
ApplicationsApplications
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Your Home screen
Adding widgets to your
home screen
You can customize your home
screen by adding shortcuts,
widgets, folders or wallpaper to
it. For more convenience using
your phone, add your favorite
widgets on the home screen.
NOTE: LG Home
Home
To add an desired icon to your
home screen:
1
On the home screen, touch
Menu
2
On the
menu, touch the type of item
you want to add.
3
For example, select
from the list and tap it.
4
Select
numbers
tap it.
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and
provide this function.
key and select
Add to Home screen
Contacts with phone
Android
Add
Folders
from the list and
.
5
You will see a new folder’s
icon on the home screen.
Drag it to the desired location
on the desired panel and
release your finger from the
screen.
To remove an application icon
from the home screen:
1
Touch and hold that icon.
The
Applications
change as the
2
Drag and drop an application
icon to the Trash icon.
Getting back to a
recently used application
1
Touch and hold the
key. The screen will show
you a pop up with icons of
applications that you've used
recently.
2
Touch an icon to open its
application. Or, touch
key to return to the current
application.
Trash
icon will be
icon.
Home
Back
Notification drawer
The notification drawer
runs across the top of your
screen. Touch and slide the
notification drawer down with
your finger. Or, on the home
screen, touch
select
can check Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
GPS status as well as other
notifications.
Menu
Notifications
key and
. Here, you
Viewing the status bar
The status bar uses different
icons to display phone
information, such as signal
strength, new messages, battery
life, and active Bluetooth and
data connections.
Below is a table explaining the
meaning of icons you’re likely to
see in the status bar.
Icon Description
No SIM card
No signal
Wi-Fi is on and
connected
Wired headset
Call forward
Call hold
Speakerphone
Call mute
Missed call
Bluetooth on
Bluetooth connected
System warning
[Status bar]
Alarm
New voicemail
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Your Home screen
Icon Description
Flight mode
Icon Description
Data in and out
Silent
Vibrate
No SD card
Battery fully charged
Battery is charging
Data in
Data out
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USB to PC
Download
Upload
GPS is acquiring
GPS is on
Service message
Setting message
Google Account Set-up
The first time you open the
Google application on your
phone, you will be required to
sign in with your existing Google
account. If you do not have a
Google account, you’re prompted
to create one.
Creating your Google
account
1
On the home screen, touch
Applications
open the applications menu.
2
Tap
Create
up wizard.
3
Touch a text field to open the
touch keyboard, and enter
your name and username for
your Google account. When
you entering the text, you
can move to the next text
field by touching
keyboard.
tab to
Gmail
, and tap
to start the Gmail set
Next >
Next
on the
4
When you’re finished to
input name and username,
tap
Next
. Your phone is
communicating with Google
servers and checking
username availability.
5
Enter and re-enter your
password. Then follow
the instructions and enter
the required and optional
information about the
account. Wait while the server
creates your account.
Signing in your Google
account
1
Enter your e-mail address and
password, then tap
Wait for signing in.
2
After sign in, you can use
Gmail and take advantages
of Google services on your
phone.
Sign in
.
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Google Account Set-up
3
Once you have set up your
Google account on your
phone, your phone will be
automatically synchronised
with your Google account on
the web. (It depends on your
synchronization settings.)
After sign in, you can use
Gmail, Google Calendar, Android
Market and Google Map;
download applications from
Android Market; back up your
settings to Google servers; and
take advantage of other Google
services on your phone.
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Calls
Making a call
1
Touch to open the keypad.
2
Enter the number on the
keypad. To delete a digit,
touch the
Clear
icon .
3
Touch the
make a call.
4
To end a call, touch
TIP!
international calls, touch and
hold down .
Calling your contacts
1
Touch to open your
contacts.
2
Scroll through the contact list
or enter the first letter(s) of
the contact you want to call
by touching
3
In the list, touch the contact
you want to call, then select
the number to use if there
is more than one for that
contact.
Call
icon to
End
To enter “+” to make
Search
.
.
Answering and rejecting
a call
When your phone rings, press
the
Send
key to answer. You can
also drag the
the right.
Press the
incoming call.
TIP!
touch and slide the silent icon
switch to silent mode.
Call
icon to
End
key to reject an
When the phone rings,
to the left if you want to
Adjusting call volume
To adjust the volume during a
call, use volume up & down key
on the left side of the phone.
Making a second call
1
During your initial call, Touch
the
Menu
key then touch
. Then, select the number
you want to call.
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