LG GU230GO Owner's Manual

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GU230 User Guide

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This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your phone.

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

Disposal of your old appliance 1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin

symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2 All electrical and electronic products

should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3 The correct disposal of your old

appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

For more detailed information about

disposal of your old appliance, please contact your city o ce, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Getting to Know Your Phone

Main screen

Charger, Cable slot, Hands-free connector

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

End/Power key

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Returns to the standby screen when you use the menu.

Installing a Memory Card

Lift the memory card cover and insert a microSD card with the gold contact area facing downward. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut.

To remove the memory card, gently push it as shown in the diagram.

Note: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Formatting the Memory Card

Press Menu and select Settings.

Choose Memory manager, select External memory, press Format, and then insert the security code.

WARNING: When you format your memory card, all the content will be wiped. If you do not want to lose the data on your memory card, back it up  rst.

Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN and network services.

Important!

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The plug-in SIM card can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when

handling, inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

Illustrations

1 Open the battery cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Insert your SIM 4 Insert your battery 5 Close the battery cover 6 Charge your battery

WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is

switched on, as this may damage the phone.

Calls

Making a Call

1 Key in the number using

the keypad. To delete a digit, press CLR.

Press to initiate the

call.

To end the call, press .

TIP! To enter + when

making an international call, press and hold 0.

Making a Call from Your Contacts

1 Select Names from the

Standby screen.

Using the keypad, enter the

first letter of the contact you want to call. For example, for Office, press “6” three times to select the first character, “O”

Select Call or press to

initiate the call.

Answering and Rejecting a Call

When your phone rings, press

to answer the call.

You can control the volume by pressing the Up and Down Navigation keys.

Press

or select Reject to

reject the incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to answer your calls in different ways. Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call. Select Answer mode and choose from Press send key,

Slide up and Press any key.

Speed Dialling

You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call frequently.

Viewing your Call History

You can only check the log of missed, received and dialled calls if the network supports Calling Line Identification (CLI) within the service area.

Changing the call settings

You can set call-specific functions. Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call.

• Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.

• Call barring - Select when you would like calls to be barred.

• Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You will need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.

• Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting. This depends on your network provider.

• Call reject - Set the rejected call list.

• Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone. This depends on your network provider.

• Auto redial - Choose On or Off.

• Answer mode - Choose whether to answer the phone using Any key, Send key only or Slide up.

• Free call timer - Choose whether or not to display the call time.

• Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone every minute during a call.

• BT answer mode - Set to Hands-free or Handset.

• Save new number - Choose Yes or No.

• Slide close setting - Choose

End call or Continue call.

Contacts

Searching for a Contact

1 Select Names from the

standby screen.

2 Using the keypad, enter the

first letter of the contact you want to call.

3 To scroll through the

contacts, use the up and down arrows.

Adding a New Contact

1 Press Menu, then select

Contacts and choose Names. Then press Options

- Add new contact.

2 Enter all the information

you have in the fields provided and select

Options-Done.

Adding a Contact to a Group

You can save your contacts in groups; for example, to keep your work colleagues and family separate. There are a number of groups including

Family, Friends, Colleagues, School and VIP already set up

on the phone.

Messaging

Your GU230 includes text messaging, multimedia messaging and E-mail functions, and can also receive network service messages.

Sending a Message

1 Press Menu, select

Messaging and choose Create message.

2 A new message editor will

open. The message editor combines Text message and Multimedia messages into one intuitive and easyto-switch-between editor. The default setting for the message editor is text messages.

3 Enter your message. 4 Choose Options - Insert

to add an Image, Video clip, Sound clip, Schedule, Business card, Note, Text field, To-do or Text template.

5 Press Options - Send.

Setting up Your E-mail

You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GU230. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

1 Press Menu, select

Messaging, and choose Message settings.

2 Select E-mail then E-mail

accounts.

3 Press Add then set the

E-mail account.

Sending an E-mail Using your New Account

To send/receive an email, you should set up an email account.

1 Select Menu, select

Messaging and choose Create message.

2 Choose E-mail and a new

email will open.

3 Enter a subject. 4 Enter your message. 5 Press Options and select

Insert to add an Image, Video Clip, Sound Clip, Business card, Schedule or Note.

6 Press Send to and enter the

recipient’s address, or press

Options and select Insert

- Contact Details to open your contacts list.

7 Press Send and your email

will be sent.

Entering Text

You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. The following text input methods are available on the phone: T9 predictive mode, ABC manual mode and 123 mode.

Note: Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone numbers in the address book fields).

T9 Predictive Mode

T9 predictive mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise the words you are writing based on the key sequences you press. Simply press the number key associated with the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will recognise the word once all the letters are entered.

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