LG GW525G Owner's manual

LG Electronics Inc.

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GW525g

User guide

LG Electronics Inc.

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GW525g User guide

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

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GW525g 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 GW525g phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Contents

Getting to know your phone ..............06

Open view ..................................................08

Installing the SIM and battery ............10

Memory card .............................................13

Menu map ..................................................15

Your standby screen ...............................16

Calls ................................................20

Making a call .............................................20

Changing the dialing keypad display

settings ........................................................20

Calling your contacts .............................21

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

Adjusting call volume ............................21

Speed dialing ...........................................21

Making a second call ..............................22

Turning o DTMF .....................................22

Viewing your call logs ............................22

Using call divert .......................................23

Call waiting ................................................23

Using call barring

Fixed dial number ...................................24

Using Excuse message...........................24

Call costs ....................................................24

Call durations ............................................24

Data volume ..............................................24

Changing the common call setting ..25

Contacts .........................................26

Searching for a contact .........................26

Adding a new contact ...........................26

...................................23

Contact options .......................................27

Creating a group ......................................27

Changing your contact settings.........28

Viewing information ..............................29

Messaging...................................... 30

Sending a message .................................30

Entering text..............................................31

T9 predictive .............................................31

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

Qwerty keypad .........................................32

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

Text input mode using the keypad ...32

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

Retrieving your emails ...........................34

Sending an email using your new

account .......................................................34

Changing your email settings .............34

Message folders .......................................35

Managing your messages ....................36

Using templates .......................................36

Using emoticons ......................................36

Changing your text message settings

........................................................................37

Changing your multimedia message

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

Changing your other settings .............38

Camera ...........................................39

Taking a quick photo .............................39

After taking a photo ...............................39

Contents

Getting to know the viewnder .........40

Choosing a shot type .............................41

Adjusting the exposure .........................41

Preview settings .......................................41

Viewing your saved photos .................43

Video camera.................................44

Making a quick video ............................44

After making a video ..............................45

Getting to know the viewnder .........46

Adjusting the exposure .........................47

Using the advanced settings ...............47

Preview settings .......................................47

Watching your saved videos ...............48

Your photos and videos ................49

Viewing your photos and videos .......49

Using zoom when viewing a photo ..49 Adjusting the volume when viewing a

video ............................................................49

Capturing an image from a video .....49

Viewing your photos as a slide show

........................................................................50

Setting a photo as wallpaper ..............50

Editing your photos ................................51

Trimming the length of the video .....52

Merging two videos ...............................52

Merging a photo with a video ............53

Adding text to a video ...........................53

Overlaying a photo .................................54

Adding a voice recording .....................54

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Adding a soundtrack to your video ..55

Changing the video speed ...................55

My stu ..........................................56

Pictures .......................................................56

Sending a photo ......................................56

Using an image ........................................56

Printing an image ....................................57

Moving or copying an image ..............57

Creating a slide show .............................57

Sounds ........................................................57

Using a sound ...........................................58

Videos .........................................................58

Using options while the video is

paused .........................................................58

Sending a video clip ...............................58

Flash contents...........................................59

Documents ................................................59

Transferring a le to your phone .......59

Viewing a le .............................................59

Others ..........................................................59

Installing a game/application via a

local install .................................................60

Playing a game .........................................60

Using the games options menu .........60

Using the Fun stu ..................................60

Music ..............................................61

Transferring music onto your phone61

Playing a song ..........................................62

Creating a playlist ....................................62

Editing a playlist .......................................62

Deleting a playlist ....................................63

Using the radio .........................................63

Searching for stations ............................63

Resetting channels .................................64

Using Muvee studio ................................64

Utilities...........................................65

Adding an event to your calendar ....65

Adding an item to your To Do list ......65

Using date nder .....................................65

Setting your alarm ..................................66

Voice recorder ...........................................66

Recording a sound or voice .................67

Sending the voice recording ...............67

Adding a memo .......................................67

Using your calculator .............................67

Converting a unit.....................................68

Using the stopwatch ..............................68

STK ................................................................68

Adding a city to your world clock ......69

PC Sync...........................................70

Installing the LG PC Suite .....................70

Backing up and restoring the

information on your phone .................70

Viewing phone les on your PC .........70

Synchronizing your contacts...............71

Synchronizing your messages ............71

Using your phone as a mass storage

device ..........................................................71

Using your phone as a Music Sync

device ..........................................................72

Using your phone as a modem ..........73

Internet ..........................................74

Accessing the web ..................................74

Adding and accessing your

bookmarks .................................................74

Using the RSS reader ..............................75

Saving a page ...........................................75

Accessing a saved page ........................75

Viewing your browser history .............76

Changing web browser settings ........76

Settings ..........................................77

Personalizing your proles...................77

Changing your Screen settings ..........77

Changing your phone settings...........78

Changing your touch settings ............79

Changing your connectivity settings

........................................................................79

Sending and receiving les using

Bluetooth....................................................80

Pairing with another Bluetooth device

........................................................................82

Using a Bluetooth headset...................82

Accessories.....................................83

Guidelines for safe and ecient use

........................................................84

Trouble shooting........................... 90

Getting to know your phone

Front Camera

End/ Power key

tIt ends or rejects

a call. It turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby screen.

Call key

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make and answer calls.

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Multi-tasking key

WARNING: Putting 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.

Charger, cable and handsfree connector

Side keys

t When the

screen is idle: volume of ring and touch tones.

t%VSJOHB

call: earpiece volume.

TIP: To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network.

Micro SD memory card slot

Lock/Unlock key

Camera key

Open view

Change the text input mode

(capital/ small)

Alphanumeric keys

Space key

Use to enter a space when editing.

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Clear key

tIt clears a

character each time it is pressed. Hold the key down to clear all input.

Enter key

Symbol key

t It enters symbolic

characters.

Battery cover

Battery

Camera lens

SIM card slot

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards the top and away from the phone.

2 Remove the battery

Using the cut-out at the bottom, lift it from the battery compartment.

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WARNING: Do not use

your ngernail to remove the battery.

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. To remove the SIM card, gently pull it outwards.

4 Install the battery

First insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the phone’s terminals. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clicks into place.

5 Charging your phone

Lift and twist the charger slot cover on the top of your GW525g. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains socket. Your GW525g needs to be charged until the “Battery full” message appears on the screen.

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Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can increase the memory space on your phone by using a Micro SD memory card.

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

1 Open the memory card slot cover

on the right-hand edge of the phone.

2 Slide the memory card into the

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

3 Close the cover.

Formatting the memory card

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

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose

Phone settings.

2 Touch Memory Manager then

choose External memory.

3 Touch Format and then confirm

your choice.

4 Enter the password, if one has

been set. The card will then be formatted and ready to use.

TIP! To change your default storage destination, open Memory Manager from the Phone settings menu and select the Primary storage setting.

NOTE: If your memory card already contains files, they will automatically be put in the correct folder; for example, videos will be stored in the Videos folder.

Transferring your contacts

To transfer your contacts from your SIM to your phone:

1 From the Communication menu,

select and choose Settings.

2 Touch Copy. 3 Choose SIM to handset. 4 Choose Select all or choose

names one by one and touch Copy.

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Menu map

Touch on the standby screen to open the main menu. From here you can access further menus: Communication, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.

Communication

1 Contacts 2 Recent History 3 Messaging

4 Email 5 Dialing 6 Speed Dials

Utilities

1 Portal Ideas

2 STK

3 Alarm

4 Organizer

5 Memo

6 Voice recorder

7 Tools

8 Ideas Music Store

Entertainment

1 Camera 2 Video camera 3 Gallery 4 My stu 5 Music 6 Muvee Studio 7 Games & Apps 8 FM radio

Settings

1 Proles 2 Screen settings 3 Phone settings 4 Call settings 5 Bluetooth 6 Touch settings 7 Connectivity

Your standby screen

From here you can access all the menu options, make a quick call, view the status of your phone and much more.

Touch screen tips

The standby screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen.

To select an item, touch the center of the icon. Your GW525g will vibrate slightly when it recognizes you have touched an option.

To scroll through lists, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up to display more items.

t There is no need to press too

hard; the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, firm touch.

t Use the tip of your finger to touch

the option you require. Be careful not to touch any other options around it.

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t When the screen backlight is off,

press the Unlock/Lock key on the right hand side to bring back the home screen.

t Don’t cover the phone with a case

or cover. The touchscreen won’t work if any material is covering it.

t There are two types of idle screen.

Flick left or right to change your idle screen type on the standby screen.

1 Widget idle - When you touch

, the mobile widget panel appears. You can drag icons displayed on the widget panel to the main screen.

2 Livesquare - On the Livesquare

screen, making a call, sending a message and saving a number is easy using the number allocated to an avatar. To use the call, message or contacts function, select an avatar and choose the quick key icon you want to use.

The quick keys

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

Touch it to bring up the touch dialing pad, which lets you make a call. Enter the number as you would on a normal keypad and touch the

hard key.

Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or MMS or view your message folder.

or press

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

Touch to open the full main menu, which is divided into four vertical sub-menus. Touch the tab for each sub-menu to view further options.

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 the icons you are most likely to see in the status bar.

Icon Description

Multi-tasking Network signal strength

(number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Remaining battery life

Battery flat

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

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Icon Description

Message sending failed

An alarm is set

Customised profile in use (the number in the icon will vary)

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

BGM play

BGM pause

Changing your status from the status bar

Touch the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current time, network, SVC ID, battery, handset memory, external memory, profile, MP3 and Bluetooth status. Here you can set the profile type, play/pause MP3s and activate/ deactivate Bluetooth.

Operator name

Using the Multi-tasking function

Press the Multi-tasking hard key

to open the Multi-tasking menu. From here you can view all applications that are running and access them with one touch.

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

will appear on the

Calls

Making a call

1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Enter the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit touch

3 Press

4 To end the call press the

hard key.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and hold

TIP! Press the lock/unlock hard key touchscreen and prevent calls being made by mistake.

TIP! To bring up the keypad during a call, press

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on the key pad or the

hard key to initiate the call.

to lock the

TIP! Touch to unlock. You can unlock the phone by holding down the button until the screen is able to work or pressing the Unlock hard key

TIP! You can send a message, save a number and search contacts by tapping

Changing the dialing keypad display settings

1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Touch

setting to change the dialing pad

display.

3 You can change the size and

color.

and select Dial screen

Calling your contacts

1 From the standby screen touch

to open the Contacts.

2 Tap the search field box and enter

the first few letters of the contact you would like to call.

3 From the filtered list, touch the

contact you want to call and select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact.

4 Press the

hard key.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the

hard key or touch to

answer the call. Tap

to mute the ringing. This is useful if you forgot to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press the to reject an incoming call.

hard key or touch

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down keys on the left edge of the phone.

Speed dialing

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

1 From the standby screen touch

and select Contacts in the

Communication menu and then tap Speed Dials.

2 Your voicemail is already set to

speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it to a speed dial contact.

3 Your contact list will open. Select

the contact you want to assign to that number by touching their phone number once (if there is more than one for that contact). To find a contact tap the search field box and enter the first letter of the name of the required contact.

Calls

Making a second call

1 During your initial call, touch

and select the number you want to call.

2 Dial the number or search your

contacts.

3 Press 4 Both calls will be displayed on the

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

5 To change between the calls,

touch or press the number of the held call.

6 To end one or both calls press

and select End call followed by

All calls, Held call or Active call.

TIP! You can combine your calls

by selecting Join calls. Check that your network provider supports conference calling.

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

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to connect the call.

and choose Swap call

Turning off DTMF

DTMF lets you use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls. DTMF is switched on by 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

TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last visible item and slide your nger up the screen. The list will move up to display more items.

Touch and tap in the Communication menu. Choose to view:

All

- View a complete list of all your dialed, received and missed calls.

Dialed

numbers you have called.

- View a list of all the

Received

numbers that have called you.

Missed

calls you have missed.

TIP! From any call log, touch delete all recorded items.

TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

- View a list of all the

and Delete all to

Using call divert

1 Touch , select and choose

2 Touch Call divert. Choose Voice

calls or Video calls.

3 Choose whether to divert all calls,

when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you cannot be contacted.

4 Enter the number you want to

divert to.

5 Touch Request to activate.

NOTE: Diverting calls will incur

charges. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn o all call diverts, select Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

Call waiting

If call waiting is activated, the handset is also able to warn you about an incoming call when you are already on a call.

Using call barring

1 Touch

2 Touch Call barring. Choose Voice

calls or Video calls.

3 Choose an option:

, select and choose

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad

Calls

4 Enter the call barring password.

Please check with your network operator about this service.

Fixed dial number

Select Fixed dial numbers to turn on and compile a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.

Using Excuse message

You can send a message to explain why you do not receive an incoming call using “ Excuse message “ before you reject an incoming call.

Call costs

View the charges applied to your dialed numbers (this service is network-dependant and some operators are unable to support it).

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Call durations

View the duration of all your dialed and received calls or both.

Data volume

View the amount in kilobytes of all received data, sent data or both.

Changing the common call setting

1 Touch , select and choose

2 Touch Common settings. From

here you can adjust the settings for:

Call reject - Slide the switch to On to highlight the Reject list. You

can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, those from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts), or no caller ID. Touch

Save to change this setting. Send my number - Choose

whether to display your number on an outgoing call.

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

Answer mode - Choose whether to answer the phone using the send key or any key.

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

BT answer mode - Select Hands- free to be able to answer a call

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

Save new number - Select Ye s to save a new number.

TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last visible item and slide your nger up the screen. The list will move up to display more items.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the standby screen 1

From the standby screen touch to open the contacts.

2 Touch next to the contact

you would like to call. This is only available when you set the Quick

command key as Make voice call in Contact list settings.

From the main menu 1 Touch 2 Touch

menu and select Search.

3 Your contacts will bring up a list

of contacts corresponding to the letters you have entered.

. in the Communication

Adding a new contact

1 From the standby screen touch

and touch Add Contact.

2 Choose whether to save the

contact to your Handset or SIM.

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3 Enter the first and last name of

your new contact. You do not have to enter both, but you must enter at least one.

4 You can enter up to five different

numbers per contact. Each entry is assigned a preset type: Mobile,

Home, Office, Pager, Fa x, VT or General. When you have finished,

touch Close. 5 Add an email address. 6 Assign the contact to one or

more groups, choosing between

No group, Family, Friends,

Colleagues, School or VIP. 7 You can also add a Ringtone,

Birthday, Anniversary,

Homepage, Home address,

Company name, Job title,

Company address or a Memo. 8 Touch Save to save the contact.

TIP! You can create

customized groups for your contacts.

Contact options

There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here is how to access and use the options menu:

1 Open the contact you would like

to use.

2 You can edit the contact or send a

message directly from here.

3 Press

to open the list of

options. Make video call - Make a video

call to the contact. Delete - Delete the contact.

Touch Yes if you are sure. Copy or Move to SIM/Handset

- Choose to move or copy to the SIM card or handset (depending on where you originally saved the contact).

Send business card - Send the contact’s details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message,

Multimedia msg, Email or via Bluetooth.

TIP! Send message - Send

a message to the contact. If the contact has an email address, select whether you’d like to send an email or SMS/MMS.

Creating a group

1 Touch . 2 Touch

menu then Groups. 3 Touch 4 Select Add group. 5 Enter a name for your new group

in the Name field. 6 Touch Save. You can also assign a

ringtone to the group. NOTE: Even if you delete a group,

the contacts which were assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your contacts.

in the Communication

Contacts

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings so that your contacts suits your own preferences.

1 From the standby screen, touch

in the Communication menu.

2 Touch 3 From here, you can adjust the

following settings: Contact list settings - Choose

whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset and SIM, Handset only or SIM only

You can also choose to show the first name or last name of a contact first and whether to display a quick command key next to the contact or not.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your handset to your SIM or from your SIM to your handset.

You can choose all contacts by touching Select all or select each

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and select Settings.

contact to copy one by one. Move - This works in the same

way as Copy, but the contact will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to. So if you move a contact from the SIM to the handset it will be deleted from the SIM memory.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth Send all your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. Bluetooth will be automatically turned on if you select this option.

Backup and Restore contacts Backup and restore contacts to the Memory Card.

Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts on your handset or SIM. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to delete all your contacts.

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