Some of the contents in this manual may
differ from your phone depending on the
software of the phone or your service
provider.
KC550User Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact KC550 phone by LG,
designed to operate with the latest digital
mobile communication technology.
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GET ORGANISED
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SETTINGS
ACCESSORIES
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Open view .................................................9
Installing the SIM and battery .................. 10
Deletes a character
with each press.
Use this key to
go back to the
previous screen.
Charger, cable,
handsfree connector
Memory
card slot
Volume key
Call key
Dials a phone
number and answers
incoming calls.
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End/Power key
Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone on/off.
Returns to the standby screen when
you use the menu.
Camera
Open view
Mirror
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Installing the SIM and battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Press the battery cover release latch. The
battery cover should lift off easily.
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2 Remove the battery
Lever the bottom edge of the battery
and remove it carefully from the battery
compartment.
WARNING: Do not remove the battery
when the phone is switched on, as this may
damage the phone.
3 Install the SIM card
Pull the SIM card holder open. Slide the
SIM card into the SIM card holder and slide
the card holder backward. Make sure that
the gold contact area on the card is facing
downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it
gently in the opposite direction.
WARNING: Do not insert the SIM card
when the slide is open, as this may damage
your phone and SIM card.
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4 Install the battery
Insert the top of the battery fi rst into the
top edge of the battery compartment.
Ensure the battery contacts align with the
terminals on the phone. Press the bottom
of the battery down until it clips into place.
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Slide the battery cover towards the top of
the phone until it clicks into place.
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6 Charging your phone
Pull open the cover of the charger socket
on the side of your KC550. Insert the
charger and plug into a mains electricity
socket. Your KC550 will need to be
charged until a message reading Fully
Charged appears on screen.
WARNING: Do not charge the phone when
it is on soft furnishings. The phone should be
charged in a well ventilated area.
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Memory card
You can expand the memory space available
on your phone using a memory card. The
KC550 will support a memory card of up
to 2 GB.
TIP! A memory card is an optional accessory.
Open the slide covering the memory card
slot. Slide the memory card into the slot, until
it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold
contact area is facing downwards.
Removing the memory card
Open the slide and carefully remove the
memory card by gently pushing it as shown in
the following diagram:
Formatting the memory card
If your memory card is not already formatted,
you will need to do so before you can begin
using it.
1 From the standby screen press Menu and
select
Settings.
2 Choose Memory status and select
External memory.
3 Touch Format and enter the password,
which is set to 0000 as default. Your card
will be formatted and ready to use.
4 To view the new formatted folders on your
KC550 press
Choose
card, all the content will be wiped. If you do not
want to lose the data on your memory card,
back it up fi rst.
Menu and select My stuff.
External memory.
WARNING: When you format your memory
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Installing a memory card
Menu map
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Games & Apps
1 M-toy
2 Games
3 Applications
4 Network
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Call history
1 All calls
2 Missed calls
3 Dialled calls
4 Received calls
5 Call duration
6 Call costs
7 Data
information
Organiser
1 Calendar
2 Memo
Multimedia
1 MP3 player
2 Camera
3 Video camera
4 FM radio
5 Voice recorder
6 Muvee studio
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Messaging
1 New message
2 Inbox
3 Email box
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sent
7 Listen to
voicemail
8 Info message
9 Templates
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Tools
1 Alarm clock
2 Calculator
3 Stopwatch
4 Unit converter
5 World clock
6 SIM services
1 Home
2 Bookmarks
3 Enter address
4 History
5 Saved pages
6 Settings
7 Information
Profi les
1 General
2 Silent
3 Vibrate only
4 Outdoor
5 Headset
Connectivity
1 Bluetooth
2 Network
3 USB
connection
4 TV out
Contacts
1 Search
2 New contact
3 Speed dials
4 Groups
5 Copy all
6 Delete all
7 Settings
8 Information
Settings
1 Date & Time
2 Languages
3 Display
4 Call
5 Security
6 Flight mode
7 Reset
8 Memory status
Your standby screen
The quick keys
The quick keys provide easy, one-touch
access to your most used functions.
Select to open your message editor,
touch and hold the key.
Select to choose a sound profi le for
your phone.
Select to open the favourites menu.
Select to play MP3 fi le.
Advice to the customer
In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as shown
in the fi gure below.
Please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call or when using a
Bluetooth connection. It may interfere and degrade signal quality.
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The main menu
The main menu provides twelve menu
options. To open the main menu:
1 Select Menu.
2 The main menu will appear on the screen.
3 When the option you require is highlighted,
select
OK to open.
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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 is active.
Below is a table explaining the meaning of
icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.
Icon Description
Network signal strength
(number of bars will vary)
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No network signal
GPRS available
EDGE available
Flight mode is activated
Calls are diverted
Roaming service
Bluetooth® is activated
WAP service is connected
An alarm is set
Schedule
Icon Description
New message
New voice message
General profi le in use
Silent profi le in use
Vibrate profi le in use
Outdoor profi le in use
Headset profi le in use
Remaining battery life
Battery empty
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Calls
Making a call
1 Key in the number using the keypad. To
delete a digit press
2 Press to initiate the call.
3 To end the call, press .
TIP! To enter + when making an international
call, press and hold 0.
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Making a call from your contacts
1 Select Contacts from the Standby screen
and choose Search.
2 Using the keypad, enter the fi rst letter of
the contact you want to call. For example,
for Offi ce, press
3 Select Call or press to initiate the
call.
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Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, touch Accept or
press
to answer the call.
While your phone is ringing, then select
Silent to mute the ringing. This is great if you
have forgotten to change your profi le to
Silent for a meeting.
Press
or select Reject to reject the
incoming call.
TIP! You can change the settings on your phone
to answer your calls in different ways.
Press Menu, select Settings and choose Call.
Select Answer mode and choose from Slide
open, Any key or Send key only.
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Adjusting the call volume
To adjust the volume during a call, press the
volume key on the right hand side of your
phone.
Speed dialling
You can assign a speed dial number to a
contact you call frequently.
1 Press Contacts, then select Speed dials.
2 Your voicemail is set to speed dial 1 and
you cannot change this. Select any other
number either by using the navigation
key arrows and selecting
pressing the hard key number.
3 Your address book will open. Select the
contact you’d like to assign to that number
using the navigation arrows, then select
OK.
To call a speed dial number, press and
hold the assigned number until the contact
appears on screen. The call will initiate
automatically; there’s no need to press
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Viewing your call logs
Press Menu, select Call history. Choose
to view:
All calls - View a complete list of all your
dialled, received and missed calls.
Missed calls - View a list of any calls you
have missed.
Dialled calls - View a list of all the numbers
you have called.
Received calls - View a list of all the
numbers that have called you.
Call duration - View details of how long you
have spent on your calls; received and dialled.
Call costs - View the charges applied to your
Last call or All calls. This service is network
dependent, some operators are unable to
support this.
Data information - View the amount of all
your received and sent data in kilobytes.
TIP! From any call log select Options and
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choose Delete to delete selected or all of the
recorded items.
TIP! Using the navigation key arrows, highlight
any single call entry to view the date and time of
the call. To view the call duration select View.
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Using call divert
1 Select Menu, select Settings and choose
Call.
2 Select Call divert.
3 Choose whether to divert all calls, when
the line is busy, when there is no reply,
when you are out of reach, all data calls or
all fax calls.
4 Choose Activate and select whether to
divert to voicemail, another number or your
favourite number.
5 Enter your divert number or select Search
to browse
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Note: Charges are incurred for diverting
calls. Please contact your network provider
for details.
Contacts for your divert
number.
TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Cancel
all from the Call divert menu.
Using call barring
1 Select Menu, select Settings and choose
Call.
2 Select Call barring.
3 Choose any or all of the seven options:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
Outgoing international except home
country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
Cancel all barrings
Change password
4 Select Activate and enter the call barring
password. Please check with your network
operator for this service.
TIP! Select Fixed dial number from the Call
menu 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. When
activated, only numbers included in the fi xed dial
list can be called from your phone.
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Changing the call settings
1 Select Menu, select Settings and choose
Call.
2 From here you can amend the settings for:
Call divert - Choose whether to divert
your calls.
Call barring - Select which calls you
would like to be barred.
Fixed dial number - Choose a list of
numbers that can be called from your
phone.
Answer mode - Choose whether to
answer the phone using the send key, any
key or by sliding your handset open.
Send my number - Choose whether your
number will be displayed when you call
someone.
Call waiting - Be alerted when you have
a call waiting.
Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone
every minute during a call.
Auto redial - Choose On or Off.
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Contacts
Searching for a contact
1 Select Contacts from the standby screen,
and choose Search.
2 Using the keypad enter the fi rst letter of
the contact you want to call. For example,
for Offi ce, press
3 To scroll through the contacts and their
different numbers use the navigation
arrows.
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Adding a new contact
1 Select Contacts and choose New
contact
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2 Choose whether to store your new contact
on your
Phone or SIM card.
3 Enter all the information you have in the
fi elds provided and select
Or, using the slightly quicker method…
1 Enter the number you wish to store on the
standby screen and select
2 Choose Save or Add to existing
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3 Enter the relevant information as above
and select
Save.
Save.
Options.
Note: When you are storing a contact’s email
address, press
scroll with the navigation arrows until you
see @.
to enter a symbol and
Contact options
There are many things you can do when
viewing a contact. Here’s how to access and
use the Options menu:
1 Open the contact you’d like to use. See
Searching for a contact above.
2 Select Options to open the list of options.
From here you can:
Edit - Change any of the contact’s details.
New message - Send a message to
the contact. If the contact has an email
address, select whether you’d like to send
a
Message or Email.
Send via - Send the contact’s details to
another person as a business card. Choose
to send as a
message
Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes if
you are sure.
New contact - Add a new contact.
Multi delete - Mark multiple contacts to
delete.
Text message, Multimedia
, via Bluetooth or by Email.
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Copy to SIM/phone - Choose to move or
copy to the SIM card or phone (depending
on where you originally saved the contact).
Adding a contact to a group
You can save your contacts into groups, for
example, keeping your work colleagues
and family separate. There are a number
of groups including
Colleague
already set up on the phone.
1 Select Contacts and choose Groups.
2 Scroll to the group you wish to add a
contact to and select
Add.
3 Your contacts will open. Scroll to any
contacts you would like to add to the group
and press
4 Select Yes if you are sure.
TIP! You can assign a ringtone or icon to a
group. Select the group you wish to assign the
ringtone or icon to and select Options and
choose an item you want.
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Family, Friends,
, VIP, Group1 and Group2
View then select
, then select Done.
Renaming a group
You can rename any of the groups to fi t your
lifestyle.
1 Select Contacts and choose Groups.
2 Select a group you want to rename.
3 Choose Options, select Rename and
enter your new group name.
4 Select Save.
Note: You can only assign a contact to a
group or add a picture to a contact that is
saved in your phone (not SIM) memory.
Adding a picture to a contact
You can change the appearance of your
contacts in your address book to include a
picture.
1 Select Contacts and choose Settings.
2 Select View options and choose With
picture
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3 Then return to the address book and select
the contact you want to add a picture to.
4 Choose Options and select Edit.
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Images or New image. If you select
Images
Options and select
, you can choose an image that is
saved in your phone memory. If you select
New image, your camera viewfi nder will
open, so you can take a picture of your
contact.
6 Select Save.
Copying your contacts to your SIM
You can also choose to copy your contacts
from your SIM to your handset or from your
handset to your SIM.
1 Select Contacts and choose Copy All.
2 Select to copy the contacts from SIM to
phone
or Phone to SIM.
3 Choose whether to Keep original or
4 Enter the password, which is set to 0000
as default, and select
OK.
Viewing information
Select Contacts and choose Information.
From here you can view your
numbers
, your Own numbers and your
Business card.
TIP! If you haven’t yet created a business card,
the Business card screen will give you the
option to create one. Select New and enter your
details as you would for any contact. Choose
Save.
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4 Select Yes if you are sure.
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Deleting all your contacts
1 Select Contacts and choose Delete all.
2 Select to delete contacts from SIM or
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3 Select Yes if you are sure.
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Your KC550 includes functions related to SMS
(Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia
Message Service) and email, as well as the
network’s service messages. Simply press
Menu and select Messaging.
Sending a message
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and
choose
New message.
2 Choose Message to send an SMS or
MMS. (If you want to send an
see page 26-27 or if you want to send
something using
3 A new message editor will open.
Bluetooth, see page 49.)
Message editor combines SMS and MMS
into one intuitive and easy to switch
between mode. The default setting of the
message editor is SMS mode.
4 Enter your message using either the T9
predictive mode or Abc manual mode. See
Entering text on page 25 to see how to
switch between the different text entry
modes.
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Email
5 Select Options and choose Insert to add
an
Image, Sound, Video, Symbol, Text
template
, Emoticon, Name & Number,
New slide, Subject or More (Contact/
My business card/Schedule).
6 Press the centre key Send to.
7 Enter the phone number or press Options
and select Contacts or Recent list
to open your contacts list. You can add
multiple contacts.
8 Select Send.
WARNING: If an Image, Sound, Video,
New slide or Subject is added to the message
editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS
mode and you will be charged accordingly.
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Entering text
You can enter alphanumeric characters using
the phone’s keypad. For example, storing
names in Contacts, writing a message and
creating scheduling events in the calendar
all require entering text. The following text
input methods are available in the phone:
T9 predictive mode, ABC manual mode and
123 mode.
Note: Some fi elds may allow only one text
input mode (e.g. telephone number in address
book fi elds).
To turn on T9 mode in the text entry fi eld,
choose
Options, select Set T9 and choose
On. With T9 on, you can switch text input
mode by pressing
text input mode indicator in the upper right
corner of the display.
To input a symbol in the text entry fi eld, press
the
key and select a symbol, then
select
OK.
Complete each word with a space by
pressing
0.
To delete a character, press
. You will notice the
key.
T9 predictive mode
T9 predictive mode uses a built-in dictionary
to recognise words you’re writing based on
the key sequences you press. Simply press
the number key associated with the letter
you want to enter, and the dictionary will
recognise the word once all the letters are
entered. For example, press
6, 6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.
If the word you want doesn’t appear, select
Options and select New T9 word, then you
can enter the word using ABC manual mode.
Your word will be added to the dictionary.
Note: You can select a different T9 language
by pressing
language
ABC manual mode
In ABC manual mode you may need to
press the key repeatedly to enter a letter.
For example, to write ‘hello’, press
3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three times again,
then
123 mode
Type numbers using one keystroke per
number. You can also add numbers whilst
in letter modes by pressing and holding the
desired key.
Options and select Writing
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6 three times.
8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4,
4 twice,
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You can stay in touch on the move using
email on your KC550. It’s quick and simple to
set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and
choose
Settings.
2 Select Email then Email account.
3 Select New.
4 You can now choose how your account
works:
Account name - Enter a name for this
account.
Email address - Enter the account email
address.
My name - Enter your name.
Incoming mail server - Enter the
account details.
User name - Enter the account user
name.
Password - Enter the account password.
Outgoing mail server - Enter the account
details.
Outgoing mail authentication - Select
on or off.
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Outgoing server ID - Enter the account
details.
Outgoing server password - Enter the
account details.
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To enter the following information, choose
Options and select Advanced settings.
Protocol type - Select the mailbox type,
POP3 or IMAP4.
Maximum receive size - Choose the
size limit of your emails, the maximum is
300KB.
Save to server - Choose whether to
save your emails to the server. For IMAP4
accounts copies are always saved.
APOP secure login - Choose whether to
save your emails to the server of the phone
(only for IMAP4).
Insert signature - Choose whether to
automatically insert a signature in your
emails.
Reply email address - Enter the “reply
to” email address.
Incoming port number - Normally,
this is 110 for POP3 and 143 for IMAP4
accounts.
Outgoing port number - Normally this
is 25.
Auto retrieving - Select to automatically
retrieve your emails.
Retrieve download - Select Headers
only, Headers
or
All.
Now your account is set up, it will appear
in the list of accounts in your Email folder.
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Sending an email using your new
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To send/receive an email, you should set up
an email account (see page 26).
1 Select Menu, select Messaging and
choose
New message.
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3 Write a subject then touch OK.
4 Enter your message using T9 predictive
mode or ABC manual mode. See
text
on page 25 to see how to switch
between the different text entry modes.
5 Select Options and choose an attachment
to add:
Image, Sound, Video,
Document, Contact, My business card
or
Schedule.
6 Press Send and enter the recipient’s
address or touch
Contacts to open your contacts list.
7 Press Send and your email will be sent.
Options and select
Entering
Message folders
Press Menu, select Messaging. The folder
structure used on your KC550 is fairly selfexplanatory.
Inbox - All the messages you receive are
placed into your Inbox. From here you can
reply, forward and more, see below for details.
Email box - Contains all your email
messages. Select the account you want to
use then select
connect to your email account and retrieve
your new messages.
Drafts - If you don’t have time to fi nish
writing a message, you can save what you
have done so far here.
Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder
while messages are being sent.
Sent - All the messages you send are placed
into your Sent folder.
Listen to voicemail - You can access your
voicemail box (if provided by your network).
When a new voice message is received,
the symbol will be displayed on the standby
screen.
Info message - All info messages and
updates received from your operator.
Templates - A list of useful messages,
already written for a quick reply.
Retrieve. Your KC550 will
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Managing your messages
You can use your Inbox to manage your
messages.
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and
choose
Inbox. Or, a quicker way is to
select
on the stand by screen.
2 Select Options and then choose to:
Delete - Delete the selected message.
Reply - Send a reply to the selected
message.
Forward - Send the selected message on
to another person.
Return call - Call the person who sent
you the message.
Information - View the details of a
message, for example, the time it was
sent.
Copy/Move - Choose to copy or move
the selected message to the SIM card or
phone.
Multi delete - Delete selected messages.
Delete all read - All opened messages
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Delete all - Delete text messages,
multimedia messages or all messages.
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If you see the message
message
, you should delete some messages
from your inbox.
If you see the message
messages
, you can delete either messages
or saved fi les to create space.
No space for SIM
No space for
Using templates
You can create templates for the Text and
Multimedia messages you send most
frequently. There are some templates already
on your phone, which can be edited if you
wish.
1 Press Menu, select Messaging and
choose
Templates.
2 Choose Text or Multimedia. You can then
select
Options and choose Edit to change
existing templates, to add
or to
Delete templates.
3 To send a template, select the one you
want to send, choose
Send via.
4 Choose how you would like to send the
template; as a
message
or Email.
5 Select a contact and select Send.
New template
Options and select
Message, Bluetooth
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