LG KC910 User Guide

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

KC910 User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KC910 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

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Set up

Your home screen

The basics

Get creative

The web

Get organised

Settings

Accessories

Contents

Set up

Getting to know your phone ............... 8

Open view ................................................. 10

Installing the USIM and battery ........11

Memory card ............................................ 14

Menu map .................................................16

Your home screen

Touch screen tips .....................................17

The basics

Calls .............................................................21

Making a call or video call ....................21

Making a call from your contacts ......21

Answering and rejecting a call ...........22

In-call options ...........................................23

Adjusting the call volume ....................24

Speed dialling ..........................................24

Making a second call ..............................24

Turning o DTMF .....................................25

Viewing your call logs ............................25

Using call divert .......................................26

Using call barring ....................................26

Changing the common call setting ..27

Changing your video call settings .....28

Contacts .....................................................29

Searching for a contact .........................29

Adding a new contact ...........................29

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Contact options .......................................30

Creating a group ......................................31

Changing your contact settings.........31

Viewing information ..............................33

Messaging ................................................. 34

Messaging ..................................................34

Sending a message .................................34

Entering text..............................................35

T9 predictive .............................................35

Abc manual ...............................................35

Keyboard ....................................................36

Handwriting recognition ......................36

Setting up your email ............................39

Retrieving your email .............................41

Sending an email using your new

account .......................................................41

Changing your email settings .............42

Message folders .......................................43

Managing your messages ....................43

Using templates .......................................44

Using emoticons ......................................44

Changing your text message

settings ........................................................44

Changing your multimedia message

settings ........................................................45

Changing your other settings .............46

Get creative

Camera .......................................................47

Taking a quick photo .............................47

After you’ve taken your photo ............48

Getting to know the viewnder .........49

Using the ash ..........................................50

Choosing a shot type .............................50

Adjusting the exposure .........................51

Taking a continuous shot .....................51

Taking a panoramic shot ......................52

Using the advanced settings ...............52

Changing the image size ......................54

Choosing a colour eect .......................55

Using the inner camera .........................55

Viewing your saved photos .................56

Video camera ...........................................57

Shooting a quick video .........................57

After you’ve shot your video ...............57

Getting to know the viewnder .........59

Adjusting the Exposure .........................60

Using the advanced settings ...............60

Changing the video image size ..........61

Choosing a colour tone .........................62

Using the inner video camera .............62

Watching your saved videos ...............63

Watching your videos on your TV .....63

Your photos and videos .......................64

Viewing your photos and videos .......64

Using zoom when viewing a video or

photo ...........................................................64

Adjusting the volume when viewing a

video ............................................................64

Capturing an image from a video .....65

Viewing your photos as a slide

show .............................................................65

Setting a photo as wallpaper ..............66

Editing your photos ................................66

Adding text to a photo ..........................67

Adding an eect to a photo ................68

Resize a photo .........................................69

Morphing a photo ...................................69

Adding a colour accent to a photo ...69

Swapping the colours in a photo ......70

Editing your videos .................................70

Trimming the length of your video ...70

Merging two videos together .............71

Merging a photo with a video ............71

Adding text to a video ...........................72

Overlaying a photo .................................73

Adding a voice recording .....................73

Adding a soundtrack to your video ..74 Changing the speed of your video ...74

Adding a dimming eect .....................75

Multimedia................................................76

Pictures .......................................................76

My images option menus .....................76

Contents

Sending a photo ......................................77

Using an image ........................................77

Marking up your images .......................78

Printing an image ....................................78

Moving or copying an image ..............78

Creating a slide show .............................79

Checking your memory status ...........79

Sounds ........................................................79

Using a sound ...........................................79

Videos .........................................................80

Using options while video is

paused .........................................................80

Sending a video clip ...............................80

Using the video options menu ...........81

Games and Applications ......................81

Downloading a game ............................81

Playing a game .........................................82

Using the games options menu .........82

Flash contents...........................................82

Viewing an SWF le ................................82

Using options viewing the SWF le ..82

Documents ................................................82

Transferring a le to your phone .......83

Viewing a le .............................................83

Others ..........................................................83

Creating a movie .....................................84

Music ............................................................85

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Transferring music onto your

phone ..........................................................85

Playing a song ..........................................86

Using options while playing music ...86

Creating a playlist ....................................87

Editing a playlist .......................................87

Deleting a playlist ....................................88

Using the radio .........................................88

Searching for stations ............................88

Resetting channels .................................89

Listening to the radio .............................89

Get organised

Organiser ................................................... 90

Adding an event to your calendar ....90

Changing your default calendar

view ..............................................................90

Adding an item to your to do list .......91

Sharing a to do item ...............................91

Using date nder .....................................91

Setting your alarm ..................................92

Adding a memo .......................................92

Voice recorder ...........................................93

Recording a sound or voice .................93

Sending the voice recording ...............94

Using your calculator .............................94

Converting a unit.....................................94

Using the stopwatch ..............................95

Adding a city to your world time .......95

PC Sync .......................................................96

Installing LG PC Suite on your

computer ....................................................96

Connecting your phone and PC.........96

Backing up and restoring your

phone’s information ...............................97

Viewing your phone les on your

PC ..................................................................97

Synchronising your contacts ...............97

Synchronising your messages ............98

Using your phone as a mass storage

device ..........................................................98

DivX Converter .........................................99

Google ...................................................... 100

The web

Browser ...................................................101

Accessing the web ...............................101

Adding and accessing your

bookmarks .............................................. 101

Using RSS reader ...................................102

Saving a page ........................................102

Accessing a saved page ..................... 102

Viewing your browser history .......... 103

Changing the web browser

settings ..................................................... 103

Using your phone as a modem ....... 103

Settings

Changing your screen settings ........105

Personalising your proles ................105

Changing your phone settings........106

Changing your connectivity

settings ..................................................... 107

Using memory manager .................... 108

Using ight mode.................................109

Sending and receiving your les

using Bluetooth ....................................109

Pairing with another Bluetooth

device .......................................................111

Using a Bluetooth headset................111

Wi ........................................................... 112

Accessories ................................113

Network service .......................114

Technical data ........................... 114

Guidelines

Guidelines for safe and ecient

use ............................................................. 116

Trouble Shooting ................................. 122

Getting to know your phone

Inner camera lens

End/Power key

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

Multitasking key

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

Set up

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

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WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or

Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector

TIP: To connect

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

Micro SD memory card socket

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.

- Long press:

move to the next or previous music file.

Lock/ Unlock key (image stabilization key in camera)

Capture button

Set up

Open view

Battery cover

Battery

USIM Card Socket

Camera lens

Set up

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Light sensor

Flash

Installing the USIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press and hold down the battery release button at the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover.

WARNING: Do not use your ngernail when removing the battery.

WARNING: Do not remove

2 Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it from the battery compartment using the battery cover.

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. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction.

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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 clips into place.

5 Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your KC910. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KC910 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full” appears on screen.

Set up

Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KC910 will support up to a 8GB memory card.

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

1 Remove the battery cover as

shown on page 11.

2 Slide the memory card into the

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

3 Replace the battery cover.

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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 home screen select

, then touch Settings 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 be formatted and ready to use.

TIP! To change your

default storage destination, open Memory manager from the Phone settings menu and select Primary storage settings.

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

Transferring your contacts

To transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone:

1 From the Communicate tab,

select Address book and choose

Contact settings.

2 Touch Copy. 3 Choose Handset to USIM and

touch Done.

4 Choose Select all or choose

names one by one and touch OK.

Set up

Menu map

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

Communicate

Dialling Speed dials Address book Call history New message New Email Messaging

Utilities

Browser Google Organiser Alarms Memo

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Voice recorder Tools

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Entertainment

Gallery My stuff Camera Video camera Muvee Studio Music Games&Apps

Settings

Profiles Screen Phone settings Call settings Touch settings Connectivity Bluetooth Wifi

Your home screen

Whenever your KC910 is not in use it will return to your home screen. From here you can access all 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 KC910 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 require. Be careful

not to touch any other keys around it.

• When the screen light is off, press

the Unlock/Lock key on the right hand side to restore the home screen.

• Don’t cover the phone with a

case or cover as the touchscreen will not work with any material covering it.

• When you touch , the mobile

widget shows up. You can drag and click what you need right away.

Quick keys

Your home screen

The quick keys

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

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

To initiate a video call with the number, press after inputting the number and choose Make Video call. See page 21 for details.

Touch to open your address book. To search for the number you want to call. Enter the name of the contact using the touchpad. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones. See page 30 for details.

Touch to access the Messaging options menu.

Your home screen

From here you can create a new SMS. See page 34 for details.

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Touch to open the full Top menu which is separated into four sub-menus. Touch each sub-menu’s vertical tab to view further options.

The status bar

The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth or GPRS is active.

Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re 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

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

Message sending failed

Icon Description

An alarm is set

Vibrate 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

Your home screen

Changing your Status from the status bar

Touch the current status icon that represents your current setting in the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3, Bluetooth and Wifi status. You can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth and Wifi.

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Using the Multitasking function

Press the multitasking key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running and access them with one touch.

From any application, press the Multitasking key and select Home screen to return to the home screen without exiting or closing the application.

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

Calls

Making a call or video call

1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the

keypad. To delete a digit press the clear key.

3 Touch the hard key to

initiate the call.

4 To end the call press the

hard key.

TIP! To enter + for making

an international call, touch twice.

TIP! Press the lock/unlock

button to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.

TIP! To bring up the

keypad during a call, touch the

key.

TIP! You can Make video

call, Send message, Save number or Search contacts by

tapping .

Making a call from your contacts

1 From the home screen touch

to open the address book.

2 You can choose from Add

new, Search, Speed dials, Groups, Contact settings and Information.

3 Choose Search, touch Name and

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

4 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.

5 Touch Call.

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Calls

TIP! You can search your

contacts from the call screen. Touch and choose Search contacts. Scroll through your contacts or enter the rst few digits of a number to lter the list.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the

hard key to answer the call.

Tap to mute the ringing. This is great if you’ve forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press the hard key to reject an incoming call.

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In-call options

TIP! To scroll through a list

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

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 Create new memo and Go to messages, so you can check your messages and add 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.

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

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Calls

Adjusting the call volume

To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the right side of the phone.

Speed dialling

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

1 From the home screen touch

to open the address book.

2 Touch Speed dials. 3 Your Voicemail is already set to

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

4 Your address book will open.

Select the contact you’d like to assign to that number by touching the phone number once.

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To call a speed dial number, touch

from the home screen then press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The

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call will initiate automatically, there’s no need to press .

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 (see Making a call on page 21 for details).

3 Press to connect the call. 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 and choose Swap call or press 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 then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling.

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

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 nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

Touch and select Communicate and tap Call history. Choose to view:

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

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.

Missed calls - View a list of all the calls you have missed.

TIP! From any call log

touch and Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

TIP! Touch any single call

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

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Calls

Using call divert

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Call divert and choose

Video calls and/or Voice calls.

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 o all call

diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.

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Using call barring

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Call barring and choose

Video calls and/or Voice calls.

3 Choose any or all of the six

options:

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

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 xed dial list can be called from your phone.

Changing the common call setting

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Common setting. From

here you can amend the settings for:

Call reject - Slide the switch 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 minute during a call.

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.

Excuse message - You’ll find some templates already on your phone, you can edit these if you wish.

TIP! To scroll through a list

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

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Calls

Changing your video call settings

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Video call. 3 Choose the settings for your

video calling. Determine whether

to Use private picture and select

one, and/or switch on the Mirror.

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Contacts

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the home screen

1 From the home screen touch

to open the address book. Or, key in the number using the keypad.

2 Touch or the hard key

to initiate the call.

TIP! You can search by

group by selecting Groups. This will bring up a list of all your groups.

From the main menu

1 Touch , select Communicate. 2 Touch Address book. 3 Your address book will bring up a

list of the contacts corresponding to the letters you’ve entered.

TIP! The alphabetical keypad

is displayed once you tap the blank square.

TIP! To scroll through your list

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

Adding a new contact

1 From the home screen touch

and select Add new.

2 Choose whether to save the

contact to your Handset or USIM.

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.

TIP! Once you have typed in a

name, press f to edit the rest of the information for your contact.

4 Enter up to five different numbers

and assign a type for each. Choose from Mobile, Home,

Office, Pager, Fax, VT and General. Touch OK.

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Contacts

5 Add an email and/or IM

addresses.

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.

TIP! You can create

customised groups for your contacts, see Creating a group on page 32.

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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 on page 29.

2 You can call or send a message

directly from here.

3 Press to open the list of

options. From here you can:

Make a video call - Video call the contact.

Edit - Change any of the contact’s details.

Delete - Delete the contact. Touch Yes if you are sure.

Copy or Move to USIM/Handset

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

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