LG GX500 Users manual

GX500

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. And this handset is not recommended for blind disability person due to touch screen keypad.

GX500 User Guide

Part 15.21 statement

This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment. “

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance

This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Body-worn Operation

This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations

with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.

To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance

of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.

Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain

metallic components.

Getting to know your phone

End/Power key

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

Multitasking key

SIM card selection key

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on

Set up

it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.

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Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector

TIP: To connect the

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

Lock/Unlock key

Capture button

Side keys

• When the screen is idle: volume of key

tone.

• During a call: volume of the earpiece.

• When playing a BGM track

- Short press: controls

the volume.

Micro SD memory card socket

Set up9Set up

Open view

Camera lens

Set up

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Battery cover

Battery

USIM Card Socket

Installing the USIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the phone and away from it.

2 Remove the battery

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

WARNING: Do not use your

ﬁ 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 USIM and battery

3 Install the USIM card

Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder making sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM 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 clicks into place.

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5 Charging your phone

Lift and twist the charger socket cover of the on the side of your GX500. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your GX500 needs to be charged until “Battery full” appears on screen.

Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory space on your phone by using a MicroSD memory card. The GX500 will support up to a 8GB 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.

3 Replace the cover.

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.

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose

Phone settings.

2 Touch Memory manager then

chose External memory.

3 Touch Format and then confirm

your choice.

4 Enter the password, if one is

set, and your card will then be formatted and ready to use.

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

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Menu map

Touch in the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.

Communicate

Dialing Speed dials Phonebook Call history New message New Email Messaging

Utilities

Monternet China Mobile In Customer services Organizer Alarms Voice recorder

Set up

Drawing Panel Tools

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Entertainment

Gallery My favourites Camera Video camera Muvee studio Music FM radio Magic box

Settings

Dual SIM card Profiles Screen settings Phone settings Call settings Touch settings Connectivity Bluetooth

Your standby screen

From your standby screen you can access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone as well as many other things.

Touch screen tips

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

To select an item, touch the icon accurately. Your GX500 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.

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

• There’s no need to press too hard,

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

• Use the tip of your finger to touch

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

• When the screen back light is off,

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

• Don’t cover the phone with a case or

cover. The touchscreen won’t work with any material covering it.

• There are two types of idle screen.

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

1 Widget idle - When you touch

the mobile widget panel appears.

2 Speed dial idle - When you touch

, the speed dial list appears. You can drag and click what you need right away in both idle types.

Your standby screen

Widget idle

Speed dial idle

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The quick keys

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

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

Touch to open your address book. 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 Top menu which is divided into four vertical sub-menus. Touch each sub-menu’s tab to view further options.

Your standby 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 the icons you’re most likely to see in the status bar.

Icon Description

Multitasking

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Remaining battery life

Battery empty

Your standby screen

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

Message sending failed

Multimedia message sending failed

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Icon Description

An alarm is set

Customised Profile in use

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

Memory card is enable to use

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 Profile type, play/ pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth.

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.

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

will appear in the

Your standby screen

Calls

Making a call

1 Touch to open the keypad.

2 Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit touch the clear key.

3 Press the

to initiate the call.

4 To end the call press the

hard key.

TIP! To enter + for making an

international call, press and hold

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Hard key or touch

Making a call from your contacts

1 From the standby screen touch

to open the address book.

2 Enter the first few letters of the

contact you would like to call.

3 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.

4 Touch

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the

hard key or touch to answer

the call.

to mute the ringing. This is

Tap great if you’ve forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press the to reject an incoming call.

hard key or touch

In-call options

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 Go to messages, so you can check your messages, Go to contacts to add or search 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.

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

TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your ﬁ nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible.

Speed dialing

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

1 From the standby screen touch

and select and tap .

2 Your Voicemail is already set to

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

3 Your address book will open. Select

the contact you’d like to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. To find a contact tap the search field box and enter the first letter of the name of the contact required.

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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

the number of the held call.

6 To end one or both calls press

and select End followed by All,

Held or Active.

TIP! You can combine your

calls by selecting Accept then 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 or press

Join.

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

TIP! To scroll through a list of

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

Touch and select and tap .

TIP! Touch any single call

log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

Using call divert

1 Touch , select and choose

2 Touch Call divert.

3 Choose whether to divert all calls,

when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable.

4 Input the number you’d like to

divert to.

5 Touch Request to activate.

NOTE: Charges are incurred for

diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn off all call diverts,

Deactivate all from the Call

choose

divert menu.

Using call barring

1 Touch , select and choose

2 Touch Call barring.

3 Choose any or all of the six options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls

except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad Deactivate all

4 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 ﬁ xed dial list can be called from your phone.

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Calls

Changing the common call setting

1 Touch , select and choose

2 Touch Common setting. From here

you can amend 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, 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

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minute during a call.

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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.

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 address book. Select the contact from the list that you want to make a call.

2 Touch

key to initiate the call.

From the main menu

1 Touch

2 Touch

Search.

3 You see a list of contacts, typing

in the first letter of a contact’s name will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list.

TIP! The alphabetical keypad is

displayed once you tap the blank square.

or press the hard

, select .

select Contacts, then

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.

3 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.

4 You can enter up to five different

numbers per contact. Each entry has a preset type Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax and General. When you have finished, touch

Close.

5 Add an email addresse.

6 Assign the contact to one or more

groups. Choose from 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 and a Memo.

8 Touch Save to save the contact.

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Contacts

Creating a group

1 Touch and select .

2 Touch

3 Touch

4 Select Add group.

5 Enter a name for your new group.

6 Touch Save.

NOTE: If you delete a group, the

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

,select Contacts then

Groups.

You can also assign a ringtone to the group.

Changing your contact settings

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

TIP! To scroll through a list of options,

touch the last item visible and slide your ﬁ nger up the screen. The list will

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move up so more items are visible.

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1 From the standby screen touch

and select .

2 Touch

3 From here you can adjust the

and select Contacts,

then Settings.

following settings:

Contact list settings - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & USIM, Handset only or USIM only

You can also choose to show the first name or last name of a contact first.

Synchronise contacts - Connect to your server to synchronise your contacts.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your USIM to your handset or from your handset to your USIM. Choose to do this one at a time, or all at once. If you select one at a time, you’ll need to select each 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 USIM to the handset it will be deleted from the USIM memory.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option.

Backup contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information in PC Sync part.

Restore contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information in PC Sync part.

Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your address book.

Viewing information

1 From the standby screen touch

and select .

2 Touch

3 From here you can view your

select Contacts, then

information.

Service dial numbers, your Own number, your Memory info. (how

much memory space you’ve got left) and My business card.

TIP! If you’ve yet to add a

business card for yourself, select

business card and enter all your

details as you would for any contact.

Save to ﬁ nish.

Touch

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Messaging

Your GX500 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu.

There are two ways to enter the messaging centre:

1 Touch from the standby

screen.

2 Touch

from the standby screen,

then select and choose.

Sending a message

1 Touch to open a blank message.

2 From here you can send an SMS

or MMS. To send an email, touch

from the standby screen, them

select and .

3 Touch Insert, to add an image,

video, sound or template.

4 Touch To at the top of the screen

to enter the recipient’s number, or touch the search icon to open your address book. You can add multiple

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contacts. Touch Send when ready.

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WARNING: You will be

charged per per 1 page text message for each person that you send the message to.

WARNING: If an image,

video or sound is added to an SMS it will be automatically convert to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

There are five ways to enter text:

Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, HandwritingDouble Box.

You can chose your input method by tapping

Tap the screen once, the keyboard appears.

text.

languages.

and Input method.

Touch to turn on T9 predictive

You can choose writing

Tap to change numbers, symbols

and text keypad.

Use

to scroll through the different keyboard types in each text entry mode (for example, capitals or lowercase).

T9 predictive

T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you’re writing based on the key sequences you touch. Simply touch the number key associated with the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will predict the word you want to use.

For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.

Abc manual

In Abc mode you must touch the key repeatedly to enter a letter. For example, to write ‘hello’, touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three times again, then 6 three times.

Keyboard

In Keyboard mode the screen flips to landscape and a full keyboard appears on screen.

Simply touch each letter to write your message and press:

to switch to upper case

Handwriting recognition

In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GX500 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Handwriting- Screen or Handwriting-Double Box depending on your preferred view.

TIP! You may ﬁ nd it easier to

use the stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage.

Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into letters, numbers or other character, and displays these characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only active where text can be entered.

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Messaging

Note: Most letters can be written using different stroke styles. See the tables below. The position on the screen decides case, not the style.

Setting up your email

You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GX500. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

1 Touch

2 Select

3 Touch Email then Email accounts.

4 Touch Add account.

5 Setup Wizard will help you set up

6 You can check and edit settings

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7 You can change your default email

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then tap .

then scroll menu to

Messaging settings.

your email settings.

by selecting the account in the list. You can also check the additional settings that were filled in automatically when you created the account.

account by touching Activate.

Retrieving your email

You can automatically or manually check your account for new emails.

To check manually:

1 Touch

2 Touch Mailbox.

3 Touch the account you want to use

4 Choose Retrieve and your GX500

then select and .

then

will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages.

Sending an email using your new account

1 Touch in the and a new

email will open.

2 You can enter the recipient’s

address and write your message. You can also attach images, videos, sounds or other file types.

3 Touch Send and your email will

be sent.

Changing your email settings

You can change your email settings according to your own preferences.

1 Touch

2 Touch Messaging settings and

then select and .

Email and then you can adapt the following settings:

Allow reply Email - Choose to allow the sending of ‘read, confirmation’ messages.

Request reply Email - Choose whether to request read confirmation messages.

Retrieve interval - Choose how often your GX500 checks for new email messages.

Retrieve amount - Choose the number of emails to be retrieved at any one time.

Include message in Fwd & Reply

- Choose to include the original message in your reply.

Include attachment - Choose to include the original attachment in any reply.

Auto Retrieval in Roaming Choose whether to retrieve your messages automatically when abroad (roaming).

New email notification - Choose whether to be alerted to new emails.

Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages.

Message folders

You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your GX500, which is fairly self-explanatory.

Inbox - All the messsages you receive are placed into your inbox From here you can view, delete and more, see Managing your messages below for details.

Mailbox - All the emails you receive on your GX500 will be placed in your mailbox.

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Messaging

Drafts - If you don’t have time to finish writing a message, you can save what you’ve done so far here.

Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder while messages are being sent.

Sent items - All the messages you have sent are placed in this folder.

My Folders - Create folders to store your messages.

Changing your text message settings

Your GX500 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your preferences.

TIP! To scroll through a list of

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

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Touch then choose Messaging settings on the . Select Text message. You can make changes to:

Text message centre - Enter the

details of your message centre.

Delivery report - Slide the switch left to receive confirmation that your messages have been delivered.

Validity period - Choose how long your messages are stored at the message centre.

Message types - Convert your text into Te xt, Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email.

Character encoding - Choose how your characters are encoded. This impacts the size of your messages and therefore data charges.

Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as Multiple SMS or as MMS.

Changing your multimedia message settings

Your GX500 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your

preferences.

, select then .

Touch Chose Messaging settings and Multimedia message. You can make changes to:

Retrieval mode - Choose Home or Roaming network. If you then choose Manual you will receive only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to download them in full.

Delivery report - Choose to allow and/or request a delivery report.

Read report - Choose to allow and/or request a reply report.

Priority - Choose the priority level of your MMS.

Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre.

Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on screen.

Creation mode - Choose your message mode.

Delivery time - Choose how long before a message is delivered.

Multi msg centre - Enter the details of your message centre.

Changing your other settings

Touch , choose Messaging settings on the then:

Voicemail - Touch

Voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information on the service they provide.

Service message - Choose to receive or block service messages. You can also set your message security by creating trusted and untrusted lists of senders.

Info service - Choose your reception status, language and other settings.

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Camera

Taking a quick photo

1 Press the key on the right side

of the phone briefly.

2 The viewfinder will appear on

screen.

3 Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject of the photo.

4 Position the phone so you can see

the subject of your photo in the preview screen.

5 When the camera has focused on

your subject, either press the on the side of the phone firmly or press the red box on the lower right of the screen to take the photo.

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After you’ve taken your photo

Your captured photo will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with six icons down the right side.

Touch to move to your gallery.

Touch to send the photo as a

message, e-mail or Bluetooth.

Touch to edit the photo.

Touch to set the picture you have

taken as Wallpaper.

Touch to delete the photo you

have just taken and confirm by touching Yes . The viewfinder will reappear.

Touch to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved.

Getting to know the viewfinder

TIP! You can bring up the options by

tapping the screen. They auto turn off after a few seconds.

Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu.

Camera mode - Camera mode is selected.

Video camera mode - Touch this icon to switch to video mode.

Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen.

Gallery

Brightness - Adjust the Exposure.

Shot mode - Choose a shot type.

Take a picture

View mode - Choose from Full

screen or Full image. In Full screen some clipping of the image may occur.

Zoom - Touch

to zoom in or

to zoom out.

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Camera

Choosing a shot type

1 Touch to open the available

shot types.

2 Choose from two options:

Normal shot -This is the default

shot type, the photo will be taken in the normal way, as outlined in taking a quick photo.

Burst shot - This enables you to take 3/6/9 shots automatically in very quick succession.

Panorama - This shot type is great for taking a photo of a large group of people or for capturing a panoramic view.

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options.

Preview settings

Exposure - Exposure defines the

difference between light and dark

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(contrast) in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.

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Size - Change the size of the photo

to save on memory space or take a picture preset to the correct size for contact.

Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking.

White balance - Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.

Macro - Switch on to take close up shots.

Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed before the camera takes the picture. Choose from Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for that group photo you want to be part of.

ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when the flash can’t be used.

Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the

quality the sharper a photo will be, but the file size will increase. This means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your memory.

Other settings

Memory - Choose whether to save

your photos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.

Image stabilization - Enables you to take a photo without camera instability or shake.

Focus - Select the way the camera will focus.

Shutter sound - Select one of the three shutter sounds.

Grid screen - Choose from Off, Simple cross or Trisection

Reset settings - Reset all the camera settings.

Changing the image size

The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more of your memory. If you want to fit more pictures on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller.

1 From the viewfinder touch

the top left corner.

2 Select Size from the Preview menu.

3 Select a pixel value from the

five numerical options (5M: 2560x1920, 3M: 2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200, 1M: 1280x960, 640x480, 400x240(W), 320x240).

Choosing a colour effect

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Colour Effect from the

Preview menu.

3 There are five colour tone options:

Off, Black & White, Negative or Sepia.

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Camera

4 When you’ve made your selection

the colour tone menu will automatically close, ready for you to

take your picture.

TIP! You can change a photo

taken in colour to black and white or sepia after it’s taken, but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia back to colour.

Viewing your saved photos

1 You can access your saved photo’s

from within the camera mode. Simply touch and your gallery will appear on screen.

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Video camera

Shooting a quick video

1 Press the camera key on the right

side of the phone.

2 On the Camera preview mode

touch the Video camera icon in the view finder to switch to video mode. The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen.

3 Holding the phone horizontally,

point the lens towards the subject of the video.

4 Press the capture button once to

start recording. Or press the red dot

at the bottom right of the

screen.

5 Rec will appear at the top of the

viewfinder and a timer at the bottom showing the length of your video.

6 To pause the video touch

resume by selecting .

7 Touch

on screen or press the capture button a second time to stop recording.

and

After you’ve shot your video

A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The name of the video runs along the bottom of the screen together with five icons down the right side .

Touch to play the video.

Touch to send the video as a

Message or Email or by Bluetooth.

Touch to edit the video.

Touch to view a gallery of saved

videos and images.

Touch to delete the video you

have just captured and confirm by touching Yes . The viewfinder will

reappear.

Touch to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved.

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Video camera

Getting to know the viewfinder

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TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewﬁ nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewﬁ nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again.

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Settings - Touch this icon to open

the settings menu.

Video mode - Video mode is selected.

Image size

Saving to handset memory/ external memory

Back - Touch here to return to the

standby screen.

Gallery

Brightness

Recording speed - Choose Normal recording or Slow- Motion recording

Recording stop

Recording start

Zoom - Touch

to zoom in or

to zoom out.

Camera mode - Touch this icon to switch to camera mode.

Adjusting the Exposure

Exposure defines the difference between light and dark (contrast) in an video. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast video will appear much sharper.

1 Touch

2 Slide the exposure indicator along

the bar, left for a lower exposure, hazier video, or right for a higher contrast, sharper video.

Using the advanced settings

From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options.

Preview settings

Video size - Change the size of the

video to save on memory space as

720x480, 640x480, 400x240(W), 320x240 or 176x144.

Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone

to apply to the video you’re taking.

White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your videos is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.

Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality

the sharper a video will be, but the file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory.

Set time - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose from No limit, or MMS to limit the size so that you can send the video as an MMS.

TIP! If you choose MMS duration,

try choosing a lower image quality to enable you to shoot a longer video.

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Video camera

Other settings

Memory - Choose whether to save

your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.

Voice - Choose Mute to record a video without sound.

Reset settings - Reset all the video camera settings.

Choosing a colour tone

1 From the viewfinder touch in

the top left corner.

2 Select Colour Effect from the

settings menu.

3 There are five colour tone options,

Off (Normal), Black & White, Negative, Sepia.

4 Touch the colour tone you’d like

to use.

TIP! You can change a video

shot in colour to black and white or sepia after it’s taken, but you cannot

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change a video shot in black and white or sepia back to colour.

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Watching your saved videos

1 In the viewfinder touch .

2 Your gallery will appear on screen.

3 Touch the video you want to view

once to bring it to the front of the gallery.

4 Touch the video a second time to

open it fully.

Your photos and videos

Viewing your photos and videos

1 Touch on your camera preview

screen.

2 Your gallery will appear on screen.

3 Touch the video or photo twice to

open it fully.

4 To play the video touch

pause playback touch .

TIP! Flick left or right to view

other photos or videos.

. To

Capturing an image from a video

1 Select the video you would like to

capture an image from.

2 Touch

3 From the options menu select

4 The image will appear on screen,

to pause the video on the frame you’d like to convert to an image and touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu.

with its assigned image name.

5 Touch the image then

to the gallery.

6 The image will be saved in your

Media Album folder and appear in the gallery. You need to exit the gallery and then re-open it for this to appear.

WARNING: Some

functions will not work properly if the multimedia ﬁ le has not been recorded on the phone.

Setting a photo as wallpaper

1 Touch the photo you would like to

set as wallpaper twice to open it. Turn the phone to landscape.

2 Touch the right side of the screen

to open the options menu.

3 Touch

4 The screen will switch to portrait

5 When you are happy with the

mode. You can then change the size of the picture.

picture touch Set.

to return

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Your photos and videos

Editing your photos

There are loads of great things you can do to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up a little.

1 Open the photo you’d like to edit

and touch options.

2 Touch the icons to adapt your

photo:

Crop your photo. Choose a

Draw something on your photo

Put writing on the picture.

Decorate your photo with

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Erase whatever you draw.

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to bring up the

square or circular crop area and move your finger across the screen to select the area.

freehand. Select the thickness of the line from the four options and the colour you would like to use.

stamps. Choose from the different stamps available and touch your photo wherever you’d like them to be.

Save the changes you have

made to the photos. Select to save the changes over the

Original file, or as a New file. If you select New file

enter a file name.

Undo the last Effect or edit

you made to the photo.

Touch to open further effect

options including Rotate. There are also more advanced editing options. See Resize,

Morphing, Colour Accent, Add images etc.

Add an effect to a photo.

Touch to return to the gallery.

Adding text to a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch .

2 Select Signature to add unframed

text or choose one of the speech bubble shapes.

3 Enter your text using the keypad

and touch Save.

Move the text by touching it and sliding it to the place you’d like it to be.

Adding an effect to a photo

1 From the editing screen, touch

2 Choose to apply any of the six

options to the photo:

Face beautify - Automatically detect a face in the image and brighten it up.

Tunnel effect - Lomo camera effect.

Colour negative - Colour negative effect.

Black and white - Black and white colour effect.

Sepia - Sepia effect.

Blur - Apply a blurred effect.

Sharpen - Move the marker along

the bar to sharpen the focus of the photo. Select OK icon to apply the changes or choose

Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a blurred mosaic effect to the photo.

Oil painting - Oil painting effect.

Sketch - Apply an effect to make

the picture look like a sketch.

to cancel.

Emboss - Emboss effect.

Solarize - Change the effect of

exposure to the light

Vivid - An effect of clearness and brilliance.

Moonlight - Change the light to look like moonlight.

Antique - An old image effect.

Glow - A light beam effect.

Cartoon - A cartoon effect.

Water color - A water color effect.

3 To undo an effect simply touch

Undo

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Multimedia

You can store any multimedia files into your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory.

To access the Multimedia menu,

then . Touch to open

touch a list of folders storing all of your multimedia files.

Pictures

My images contains a list of pictures

including default images pre-loaded onto your phone, images downloaded by you and images taken on your phone’s camera.

Touch

to change the view from

thumbnail view to list view.

Sending a photo

1 Touch then .

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2 Touch

3 Touch

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then choose My images .

Send and choose from

Message, Email or Bluetooth.

4 If you choose Message or Email,

your photo will be attached to a message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, Bluetooth will be turn on automatically and your phone will search for a device to send the picture.

Using an image

You can choose images to use as wallpapers and screensavers or even to identify a caller.

1 Touch

2 Touch

3 Select an image and touch

4 Touch Use as and choose from:

then .

then My images.

Wallpaper - Set a wallpaper for the standby screen.

Contacts image - Allocate an image to a particular person in your contacts list so that their picture shows when they call you.

Start-up image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone on.

Power off image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone off.

Printing an image

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select an image and touch

4 Touch Print then choose between

then My images.

Bluetooth and PictBridge.

TIP! You can print via

bluetooth or by connecting to a PictBridge compatible printer.

1 Touch

2 Touch

3 Touch

4 You can mark/unmark the images

then .

then My images.

and select Move or Copy.

by tapping it sequentially. Mark the image that you want to move or copy and touch Copy/Move.

Sounds

The My sounds folder contains the Downloaded sounds, Default sounds and Voice recordings. From here you can manage, send or set sounds as ringtones.

Moving or copying an image

You can move or copy an image between the phone memory and the memory card. You might want to do this to either free up some space in one of the memory banks or to safeguard your images from being lost.

Using a sound

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select Default sounds or Voice

4 Select a sound and and it will begin

5 Touch

6 Choose from Ringtone, Message

then My sounds.

recordings.

to play.

and select Use as.

tone, Start-up or Shut down.

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Videos

The My videos folder shows a list of downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on your phone.

Watching a video

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select a video to play.

then My videos.

Sending a video clip

1 Select a video and touch .

2 Touch Send and choose from

Message, Email or Bluetooth.

3 If you choose Message or Email,

your video clip will be attached to the message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, Bluetooth turns on automatically and your phone will search for a device to send the video.

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Games and Applications

You can install new games and applications to your phone to keep you amused when you have time to spare.

Installing a game/application via local install

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select the file(*.jad or *.jar) to

and Others or My

memory card if external memory is inserted.

install and press Install command. An application will be installed.

NOTE: The jad should contain its own jar.

Playing a game

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Open the Games folder and choose

and My games & Apps.

and touch a game to launch.

Documents

From the Documents menu, you can view all of your document files. From here you can view Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Text and PDF files.

Transferring a file to your phone

Bluetooth is probably the easiest way to transfer a file from your computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable.

To transfer using Bluetooth:

1 Make sure your phone and

computer have Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another.

2 Use your computer to send the file

via Bluetooth.

3 When the file is sent you will have

to accept it on your phone by touching Yes .

4 The file should appear in your

Documents or Others folder.

Viewing a file

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select a document and touch View.

then Documents.

Others

The Others folder is used to store files which are not pictures, sounds, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way as the Documents folder. You may find that when you transfer files from your computer to your phone that they appear in the Others folder rather than the Documents folder. If this happens you can move them.

To move a file from Others to

Documents:

1 Touch

2 Touch

3 Select a file and touch

4 Touch Move, choose the

then .

then Others.

destination folder from the list by touching the arrow icon. The screen wil display Moved when the transfer is complete.

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Multimedia

Creating a movie

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Touch

4 Touch style tab to choose a Muvee

5 Touch Default sound to change

6 Touch

7 Touch

8 Touch

(Muvee studio).

to add an image.

Checkbox images you want to include then select Insert .

style.

the sound.

to see what you’ve

created.

then Order to make an

order.

then Save Location to

choose where to save the movie.

Music

Your LG GX500 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then then .

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From here you can access a number of folders:

Recently played - View all of the songs you have played recently.

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All tracks - Contains all of the songs

you have on your phone.

Artists - Browse through your music collection by artist.

Albums - Browse through your music collection by album.

Genres - Browse through your music collection by genre.

Playlists - Contains all playlists you have created.

Shuffle tracks - Play your tracks in a random order.

Transferring music onto your phone

The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via Bluetooth or your sync cable.

You can also use LG PC Suite. To transfer using Bluetooth:

1 Make sure both devices have

Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another.

2 Select the music file on the other

device and choose to send it via Bluetooth.

3 When the file is ready to be sent

you should accept it on your phone by touching Yes .

4 The file should appear in Music >

All tracks.

Playing a song

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Select the song you want to play.

4 Touch

5 Touch

6 Touch

7 Touch

, then All tracks.

to pause the song.

to skip to the next song.

to skip to the previous

song.

to return to the Music

menu.

Creating a playlist

You can create your own playlists by choosing a selection of songs from the

All tracks folder.

1 Touch

2 Touch

3 Touch Add new playlist, enter the

then .

, then Playlists.

playlist name and touch Save.

4 The All tracks folder will show all

the songs in your phone. Touch all of the songs that you would like to include in your playlist; a tick will show next to the track names.

5 Touch Save.

Using the radio

Your LG GX500 has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations to listen to on the move.

NOTE: You will need to insert your headphones in order to listen to the radio. Insert them into the headphone socket (this is the same socket that you plug your charger into).

Searching for stations

You can tune radio stations into your phone by searching for them either manually or automatically. They will then be saved to specific channel numbers so you don’t have to keep re-tuning. You can save up to 50 channels in your phone. You must first attach the headset to the phone as this acts as the antenna.

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Multimedia

To auto tune:

1 Touch

2 Touch

3 Touch Auto scan. Then the stations

Resetting channels

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Choose Reset to reset the current

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then .

will be automatically found and allocated to a channel in your phone.

then .

channel or choose Reset all to reset all of the channels. Each channel will return to the starting

87.5Mhz frequency.

Organiser

Adding an event to your calendar

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose . Select Calendar.

2 Select the date you would like to

add an event to.

3 Touch

4 Touch Category then choose from

5 For appointments and anniversaries

6 If you would like to add a subject

7 Set Alarm and Repeat.

then Add new event.

Appointment, Aanniversary or Birthday.

Check the date and enter the time you would like your event to begin.

enter the time and date your event finishes in the lower two time and date boxes.

or a note to your event, touch Note and type in your note, followed by

Save.

8 Select Save and your event will

be saved in the calendar. A square cursor will mark the day that any events have been saved to and a bell will ring at the start time of your event, so that you can stay organised.

Adding an item to your to do list

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select To do and touch Add To do.

3 Set the date for the to do item, add

notes and select a priority level:

High, Medium or Low.

4 Save your to do list item by

selecting Save.

Adding a memo

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose . Select Memo.

2 Touch Add memo.

3 Type your memo, followed by Save.

4 Your memo will appear on screen

next time you open the Memo application.

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Organiser

Using date finder

Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of days has passed. For example, 60 days from 10.10.07 will be 09.12.2007. This is great for keeping tabs on deadlines.

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Date finder.

3 In the From tab set your required

date.

4 In the After tab set the number

of days.

5 The Target date will be shown

below.

Setting your alarm

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Touch Add alarm.

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3 Set the time you would like the

alarm to sound and touch Save.

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4 Choose whether you would like

your alarm to repeat Once, Daily, Mon - Fri, Mon - Sat, Sat Sun, Except holiday or Choose weekday.

The icons indicate the weekday you select.

5 Select Alarm type to select a type

for your alarm.

6 Touch Alarm tone then to listen to

sounds touch the sound, followed

7 Add a memo for the alarm. Touch

Save when you have finished

typing the memo.

8 Finally you can set the snooze

interval at 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes, 1hour or Snooze off.

9 Once you have set your alarm,

touch Save.

NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms.

TIP! Touch on/off icon on the right

hand side of the alarm to set.

Adding a memo with drawing panel

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Touch Add Drawing.

3 Draw your memo on the touch

screen LCD followed by

4 Your memo will appear on screen

next time you open the Drawing Panel application.

Voice recorder

Use your voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds.

1 Touch

2 Touch

then .

then and Settings

choose from:

Duration – Set the recording duration. Choose from No limit,

MMS message size or 1 minute.

Quality – Select the sound quality.

Choose from Super Fine, Fine or Normal.

Memory in use – Choose External memory or Handset memory.

Recording a sound or voice

1 Touch then .

2 Touch

3 Touch

4 Touch

5 Touch

to begin recording.

to end recording.

to listen to your

recording.

Using your calculator

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Calculator.

3 Touch the numeric keys to input

numbers.

4 For simple calculations, touch the

function you require (+, –, ×, ÷), followed by =.

5 For more complex calculations,

and choose from sin,

touch

cos, tan, log, ln, exp, sqrt, deg or rad etc..

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Converting a unit

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Converter.

3 Choose whether you would like

to convert Currency, Surface, Weight, Length, Temperature, Volume or Velocity.

4 You can then select the unit, and

enter the value you would like to convert from, followed by the unit you would like to convert to.

5 The corresponding value will appear

on the screen.

Currency, Surface, Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume or Velocity.

Adding a city to your world time

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select World time.

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3 Touch the

city. Start typing the name of the

city you require and it will show at the top of the screen.

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, followed by Add

Using the stopwatch

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Stopwatch.

3 Touch Start to begin the timer.

4 Touch Lap if you want to record a

lap time.

5 Touch Stop to end the timer.

6 Touch Resume to restart the

stopwatch at the time you stopped it at, or touch Reset to begin the time again.

PC Sync

You can synchronise your PC with your phone to make sure all your important details and dates match, and also to backup your files to put your mind at ease.

Installing LG PC Suite on your computer

1 From the standby screen press

and select and choose .

2 Select USB connection mode and

choose.

PC internet

Mass storage

PC suite

Music sync

Always ask

3 Insert the supplied CD into your PC.

Click on the LG PC Suite Installer which will appear on your screen.

4 Select the language you would like

the installer to run in and click OK.

5 Follow the instructions on the

screen to complete the LG PC Suite Installer wizard.

6 Once installation is complete, the

LG PC Suite icon will appear on your desktop.

Connecting your phone and PC

1 Connect the USB cable to your

phone and your PC.

2 Double click on the LG PC Suite

icon on your desktop.

3 Click on Connection Wizard, then

USB.

4 Click on Next, then Next again,

then Finish. Your phone and PC are now connected.

Backing up and restoring your phone’s information

1 Connect your phone to your PC as

outlined above.

2 Click on the Backup icon, and

select Backup or Restore.

3 Mark the contents you would

like to back up or restore. Select the location you would like to backup information to, or restore information from. Click OK.

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4 Your information will be backed up

or restored.

Viewing your phone files on your PC

1 Connect your phone to your PC as

outlined previously.

2 Click on the Contents icon.

3 All of the documents, flash

contents, images, sounds and videos you have saved onto your phone will be displayed on the screen in the LG Phone folder.

TIP! Viewing the contents of your

phone on your PC helps you to arrange ﬁ les, organise documents and remove contents you no longer need.

Synchronising your contacts

1 Connect your phone to your PC.

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2 Click on the Contacts icon.

3 Your PC will now import and display

all contacts saved to your USIM card and handset.

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4 Click on File and select Save. You

can now select where you would like to save your contacts to.

NOTE: To backup contacts saved to your USIM card, click on the SIM card folder on the left side of your PC screen. Select Edit at the top of the screen, then Select all. Right-click your contacts and select

Copy to contact. Now click on the Handset folder on the left of your

screen and all your numbers will be displayed.

Synchronising your messages

1 Connect your phone to your PC.

2 Click on the Messages icon.

3 All of your PC and phone messages

will be displayed in folders on your screen.

4 Use the tool bar at the top of

your screen to edit and rearrange messages.

Using your phone as Music Sync device

Your Phone can be used as Music Sync device to Sync Music Files only.

Music Sync can be done using Windows Media Player 10 / 11 and supports both Handset Memory and External Memory Card.

1 Disconnect your phone from your

PC.

2 From the standby screen select

, then touch .

3 Select

4 Touch Music sync.

5 Connect your phone to your PC.

and then USB

connection mode.

Your phone will read: Connecting as Music Sync … followed by Disconnect Cable to Stop Music Sync.

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The web

Browser

Browser gives you a fast, full colour

world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and loads more, straight to your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into.

Accessing the web

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 To access the browser homepage

directly, select Home. Alternately select Enter address and type in your desired URL, followed by

Connect.

NOTE: An additional cost is incurred

when connecting to this service and downloading content. Check your data charges with your network provider.

Adding and accessing your bookmarks

For easy and fast access to your favourite websites, you can add

The web

bookmarks and save web pages.

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1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Bookmarks. A list of your

Bookmarks will appear on the screen.

3 To add a new bookmark, select

and touch Add bookmark. Enter a name for your bookmark followed by the URL.

4 Touch Save. Your Bookmark

will now appear in the list of bookmarks.

5 To access the bookmark simply

touch the bookmark and then touch Connect. You will be connected to your bookmark.

Using RSS reader

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a feed, web feed, or channel, contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text.

RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favourite web sites in an automated manner that is easier than checking them manually. The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed’s link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.

Saving a page

1 Access your required webpage as

described above.

2 Touch

3 Enter a name for the webpage so

4 Touch Save.

TIP! This menu will also allow you

to edit titles of saved pages, protect or unprotect the screen memo, and delete saved pages.

and select Save this

page.

you can easily recognise it.

Accessing a saved page

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose .

2 Select Saved pages.

3 Select the required page and it

wil open.

Viewing your browser history

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose . Select History.

2 A list of web page titles you have

accessed recently will be displayed. To access one of these pages, simply select the required page.

Changing the web browser settings

1 From the standby screen select

, then touch and choose . Select Settings.

2 You can choose to edit Profiles,

Appearance settings, Cache, Cookies, Security, or to reset all settings, select Reset Settings.

The web

Using your phone as a modem

Your GX500 can double as a modem for your PC, giving you email and internet access even when you can’t connect using wires. You can use either the USB cable or Bluetooth.

Using the USB cable:

1 Ensure you have the LG PC Suite

installed on your PC.

2 Connect your GX500 and your PC

using the USB cable and launch the LG PC Suite software.

3 Click Internet Kit on your PC.

Then click New button and select

Modem.

4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem

and select OK. It will now appear on screen.

5 Write the Profile that can connect to

the Internet and save the values.

6 The profile that you create will

appear on your PC screen. Select it and click Connect.

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Your PC will connect through your GX500.

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Using Bluetooth:

1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched On

and Visible for both your PC and GX500.

2 Pair your PC and GX500 so

that a passcode is required for connection.

3 Use the Connection wizard on

your LG PC Suite to create an active Bluetooth connection.

4 Click Internet Kit on your PC. Then

click New button.

5 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem

and select OK. It will now appear on screen.

6 Write the Profile that can connect to

the Internet and save the values.

7 The profile that you create will

appear on your PC screen. Select it and click Connect. Your PC will connect through your GX500.

Settings

Within this folder you can adapt your settings to make your GX500 personal to you.

Personalising your profiles

You can quickly change your profile on the standby screen. Simply touch the status summary bar on the top and touch the profile tab.

Using the settings menu you can personalise each profile setting.

1 Press

2 Touch Profiles and then choose the

3 You can then change all of the

and then choose .

profile you want to edit.

sounds and alert options available in the list.

Changing your screen settings

1 Touch then choose .

2 Touch

and then choose from:

Wallpaper - Choose the theme for your standby screen.

Top Menu - Choose the style of the top menu.

Dialling - Adjust the number size and colour.

Font - Adjust the font size.

Backlight - Choose how long the

backlight remains ON.

NOTE: The longer the backlight is on for, the more battery power is used and you may need to charge your phone more often.

Brightness - Adjust the screen brightness.

Greeting message - Choose on or off and fill in the greeting message.

Start-up/Shut down - Choose the theme for your start-up/shut down screen.

2 Touch Save to save your settings.

Changing your phone settings

Enjoy the freedom of adapting how your GX500 works to your own style.

Settings

TIP! To scroll through a list of

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

1 Touch then choose .

2 Touch

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then choose from the

list below.

Date & time - Adjust your date and time settings or choose to auto update the time when you travel or for daylight saving.

Power save - Choose to switch the factory set power saving settings

On or Off.

Languages - Change the language

of your GX500’s display.

Auto key lock - Lock the keypad automatically in standby screen.

Security - Adjust your security settings, including PIN codes and handset lock.

Memory manager - you can use memory manager to determine how each memory is used.

Reset settings - Reset all the settings to their factory definitions.

Information - View the technical information for your GX500.

Changing your connectivity settings

Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone from the off. If you want to change any settings, use this menu.

then .

Touch Select .

Network settings

Select Network - If you set to Automatic, GX500 automatically

searches for the network and registers the handset to the network. This is recommended for best service and quality.

If you set to Manual all the currently available networks are shown and you can select one of them for registration. If the registration of the network has failed, the network lists are listed again and you can select any other one for registration.

NOTE: When your handset loses the network in manual mode, the popup message to select the available network will be shown on the Idle screen.

Preferred lists - If the network is searching automatically, you can add a preferred network to be connected to.

Internet profiles - This menu shows the Internet profiles. You can create new profiles, delete or edit them by using the Option Menu. However, you cannot delete or edit default configurations depending on country variant.

Access points - Your network operator has already saved this information. You can add new access points using this menu.

Packet data conn. - Choose when your device should be connected to network for packet data.

USB connection mode - Choose Data service and synchronise your GX500 using the LG PC Suite software to copy files from your phone. If you use Music sync with Windows Media Player, select Music sync in this menu. Music sync is only available for music content.

TV out - Choose PAL or NTSC for connecting to a TV.

Using memory manager

Your GX500 has three memories available: the phone, the SIM Card and an external memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately).

You can use memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available.

Settings

Touch followed by . Select then Memory Manager.

Handset common memory - View the memory available on your GX500 for Pictures, Sounds, Video, Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications and others.

Handset reserved memory - View the memory available on your handset for SMS, Contacts, Calendar, To do list, Memo, Alarm, Call history, Bookmarks and Miscellaneous items.

SIM memory - View the memory available on your SIM Card.

External memory - View the memory available on your external memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately).

Primary storage setting - Choose the location you prefer items to be saved to.

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Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a great way to send and receive files as no wires are needed and connection is quick and easy. You can also connect to a Bluetooth headset to make and receive calls.

To send a file:

1 Open the file you want to send,

typically this will be a photo, video or music file.

2 Choose Send.

Choose Bluetooth.

3 If you have already paired the

Bluetooth device, your GX500 will not automatically search for other Bluetooth devices. If not, your GX500 will search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range.

4 Choose the device you want to

send the file to and touch Select.

5 Your file will be sent.

TIP! Keep an eye on the progress bar

to make sure your ﬁ le is sent.

To receive a file:

1 To receive files your Bluetooth

must be both On and Visible. See Changing your Bluetooth settings on the right for more information.

2 A message will prompt you to

accept the file from the sender. Touch Yes to receive the file.

3 You will see where the file has

been saved and you can choose to View the file or Use as wallpaper. Files will usually be saved to the appropriate folder in your Media Album.

Changing your bluebooth settings:

1 Touch

2 Choose

and choose .

then touch and

choose Settings.

Make your changes to:

My device visibility - Choose to be Visible or Hidden or Visible

for 1 min.

My device name - Enter a name

for your GX500.

Supported services - Choose how to use Bluetooth in association with different services.

My address - Show your Bluetooth address.

Pairing with another Bluetooth device

By pairing your GX500 and another device, you can set up a passcode protected connection. This means your pairing is more secure.

1 Check your Bluetooth is On and

Visible. You can change your visibility in the Settings menu.

2 Touch Search.

3 Your GX500 will search for devices.

When the search is completed

Refresh will appear on screen.

4 Choose the device you want to pair

with and enter the passcode, then touch OK.

5 Your phone will then connect to the

other device, on which you should enter the same passcode.

6 Your passcode protected Bluetooth

connection is now ready.

Settings

Using a Bluetooth headset

1 Check your Bluetooth is On and

Visible.

2 Follow the instructions that came

with your headset to place your headset in pairing mode and pair your devices.

3 Touch Ask before connect or

Always connect and touch Yes

to Connect now. Your GX500 will automatically switch to Headset profile.

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