LG Electronics Inc. LG Twin Towers 20,
Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea 150-721
Product Details
Product Name
GSM / W-CDMA Terminal Equipment
Model Name
KS500
Trade Name
LG
Applicable Standards Details
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
EN 301 489-01 V1.6.1, EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1
EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1, EN 301 489-24 V1.3.1
EN 301 511 V9.0.2
EN 301 908-1 V2.2.1 EN 301 908-2 V3.2.1,
EN 300 328 V1.6.1
EN 50360/EN 50361:2001
EN 60950-1 : 2001
Supplementary Information
The conformity to above standards is veried by the following Notied Body(BABT)
BABT, Balfour House, Churcheld Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2TD, United Kingdom
Notied Body Identication Number : 0168
Declaration
I hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the
product mentioned above to which this declaration
relates complies with the above mentioned standards
and Directives
LG Electronics Inc. Amsterdam Oce
Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands
Tel : +31 - 36- 547 - 8940, e-mail : seokim@lge.com
Some of the contents in this manual may
differ from your phone depending on
the software of the phone or your service
provider.
KS500 User Guide
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Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact KS500 phone by LG,
designed to operate with the latest digital mobile
communication technology.
Disposal of your old appliance
1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to
a product it means the product is covered by the European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of
separately from the municipal waste stream via designated
collection facilities appointed by the government or the local
authorities.
3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the environment and
human health.
4 For more detailed information about disposal of your old
appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service
or the shop where you purchased the product.
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Set up
Your standby screen
The basics
Get creative
Get organised
The web
Settings
Accessories
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Contents
SETUP
Getting to know your phone ............................7
Inserting the SIM and Battery ........................... 9
Network service ............................................... 52
Technical data ................................................... 52
GUIDELINES
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Guidelines for safe and ecient use ........ 54
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Getting to know your phone
Main screen
Clear key
Deletes a
character with
each press.
Call key
Dials a number
or answers an
incoming call.
End/Power key
Ends or rejects a call. Turns the
phone on/off. Press once to
return to the standby screen.
Charger, USB Cable,
Handsfree connector
Volume
Micro SD Card
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Capture button
Setup
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Getting to know your phone
Setup
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External camera lens
Battery cover
Battery
SIM card
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Inserting the SIM and Battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Slide the battery cover towards the
bottom of the phone and away from it.
WARNING: Do not use your
ngernail when removing the battery.
WARNING: Do not remove the
battery when the phone is switched
on, as this may damage the phone.
2 Remove the battery
3 Insert the SIM card
Lever the bottom edge of the battery
and remove it carefully from the
battery compartment.
Slide the SIM card into the SIM card
holder. Make sure that the gold contact
area on the card is facing downwards.
To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in
the reverse direction.
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Inserting the SIM and Battery
4 Install the battery
Insert the top of the battery into the
top edge of the battery compartment.
Ensure the battery contacts align with
the terminals on the phone. Press
down the bottom of the battery until it
clips into place.
5 Replace the battery cover
Setup
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 KS500. Insert
the connector on your charger, and
plug into a mains electricity socket.
Your KS500 will need to be charged
until the message “Battery full” appears
on the screen.
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Memory card
Installing a memory card
You can expand the memory space
available on your phone using a memory
card. The KS500 will support up to a 4GB
memory card.
TIP!! A memory card is an optional
accessory.
1 Insert the memory card into the slot at
the top, until it clicks into place. Make
sure that the gold contact area is facing
downwards.
Formatting the memory card
If your memory card is already formatted,
you can begin using it. If your card isn’t
formatted you will need to do so.
1 From the standby screen press ,
select Settings.
2 Select Memory manager then choose
External memory.
3 Select 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 it will automatically be filed in the
correct folder. For example, videos will be
stored in the My videos folder.
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Transferring Contacts
Transferring your contacts
To transfer your contacts from your USIM
to your phone:
1 From the standby screen select
and choose Contacts.
2 Select settings then Copy.
3 Choose Handset to USIM and press
1 Quick menu
2 Alarms
3 Calculator
4 Stopwatch
5 Converter
6 World time
7 SIM Service
CALLING
1 Make video call
2 Call logs
3 Call durations
4 Data volume
5 Call costs
6 Call divert
7 Call barring
8 Fixed dial
numbers
9 Call waiting
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Common settings
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Video call settings
MY STUFF
1 My images
2 My sounds
3 My videos
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My games & apps
5 Flash contents
6 Others
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My memory card
Browser
1 Home
2 Enter address
3 Bookmarks
4 RSS reader
5 Saved pages
6 History
7 Settings
ORGANISER
1 Calendar
2 To do
3 Memo
4 Secret memo
5 Date nder
6 Settings
YAHOO!
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Yahoo! Go
CONNECTIVITY
1 Bluetooth
2 Synch service
3 USB Connection
Mode
4 GPS type
MULTIMEDIA
1 Camera
2 Video camera
3 Music
4 Voice recorder
CONTACTS
1 Add new
2 Search
3 Speed dials
4 Groups
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Service dial
numbers
6 Own number
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My business card
8 Settings
SETTINGS
1 Proles
2 Phone
3 Screen
4 Date & Time
5 Network
6 Internet proles
7 Access points
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Packet data conn.
9 Security
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Memory manager
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Streaming settings
# Reset settings
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Your standby screen
From here you can access menu options,
make a quick call or change your profile
- as well as many other things.
Thumbpad
Your KS500 has a special feature; an
Thumbpad. You can use this to navigate
menus as well as your web browser.
Use the Thumbpad to move and make
selections. With the Thumbpad, you can
move up, down, left and right in the Menu
or in different applications or lists. You can
press the Thumbpad to open Menu.
The main menu
The main menu provides twelve menu
options.
1 PressPress to open the main menu.
2 Use the Thumbpad to move and make
selections
3 When the option you require isWhen the option you require is
selected, press to open.
Your standby screen
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Standby screen
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Thumbpad
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Advice to the customer
In order to allow better antenna sensitivity
LG suggest that you hold the handset as
shown below.
X
Please do not cover the antenna area with
your hand during a call or when using
a Bluetooth connection. It may reduce
signal quality.
The status bar
The status bar indicates, using various
icons, 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
Battery empty
Icon Description
New text message
New email
An alarm is set
Normal profile in use
Silent profile in use
External memory
Calls are diverted
GPRS available
EDGE in use
Roaming
Bluetooth is active
Calls are rejected
3G available
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Calls
Making a call
1 Enter the number using the keypad.
To delete a digit press.
2 Press the green key to dial the
entered number.
3 To end the call, press the red key.
TIP! To enter + for making an international
call, press and hold
0.
Making a call from your contacts
1 From the main menu, press the down-
arrow to open your contacts.
2 Using the keypad, enter the rst letter
of the contact you want to call. So, for
'Oce', press 6 (MNO) three times.
3 Use the arrow keys to scroll through your
contacts.
4 Press the green key to call the
selected contact.
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Answering or rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press the green
key to answer the call.
Press the red key to reject the incoming
call.
TIP! You can change the settings on your
phone to change how you answer a call.
From the main menu, select Calling, then
Common settings, and select Answer mode.
You can choose from Press send key, Slide
up and Press any key.
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Speed dialling
You can assign a frequently-called contact to
a speed dial number.
1 From the main menu, select , then
Speed dials.
2 Your voicemail is set to speed dial 1.
Choose any other number to assign to
a contact.
3 Your address book will open. Select the
contact you’d like to assign that number
to and press OK.
To call a speed dial number, press and hold
the assigned number until the contact
appears on screen. The call will initiate
automatically.
Viewing your call logs
From the main menu, select and choose
Call logs.
All calls - View the complete list of all of your
dialled, received and missed calls.
Dialled calls - View the list of all the
numbers you have called.
Received calls - View the list of all the
numbers that have called you.
Missed calls - View the list of any calls you
have missed.
To view other information on your calls,
select the following in the menu:
Call duration - View details of how long you
have spent on your calls.
Call costs - View the charges applied to your
dialled numbers (this service is networkdependent, some operators are unable to
support it) and the duration of all your calls;
received and dialled.
Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes
of all your received and sent data.
TIP! From any call log, select Options to
delete selected or all logged items.
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Calls
Using call divert
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select Call divert.
3 Choose whether you would like to divert
all calls when the line is busy, when
there is no answer or when you are not
reachable.
4 Choose whether to divert to your
voicemail or to another number.
5 Enter your divert number or select Search
to browse for your divert number.
Note: Charges may be 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 From the main menu, select .
2 Select Call barring.
3 Choose any or all of the following options
for Voice calls or Video calls:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
Outgoing international calls except
home country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
4 Select Activate and enter the call barring
password. Please check with your
network operator for this service.
TIP! If you only want to allow calls to
specic numbers from your phone, you
can turn on the Fixed dial numbers
feature. To do so, select Fixed dial numbers from the Calling menu and
then choose Turn on. Please note, you'll
need your PIN2 code from your operator.
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Changing the common settings
1 From the main menu, select and then
choose Common settings.
2 From here you can amend the settings
for:
Call reject - You can set which incoming
calls to reject.
Send my number - Choose whether your
number will be displayed when you call
someone.
Auto redial - Choose On or O.
Answer mode - Choose whether to
answer the phone using the accept key,
any key or by sliding your handset open.
Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone
every minute during a call.
BT answer mode - You can choose
whether calls should be answered by the
handset or by a Bluetooth headset, if one
is connected.
Save new number -Choose whether to
save the phone number when ending a
call, if the phone number is not already
saved in your phonebook.
Slide close setting - Choose whether or
not to end the active call when the slide is
closed.
Searching for a contact
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Search.
2 Using the keypad enter the rst letter
of the contact you want to call. So, for
'Oce', press 6 (MNO) three times.
3 Scroll through the contacts and their
dierent numbers using the arrow keys.
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Adding a new contact
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Add new.
2 Choose whether to store your new
contact on your Handset or USIM.
3 Enter the information you would like to
store about the contact and select Done.
Or, use the following shortcut:
1 Enter the number you wish to store and
select Options.
2 Choose Save number and then select
whether you would like to create a
new contact or update an existing one
by choosing New contact or Update
contact.
3 Enter the relevant information as above
and select Done.
Note: When it comes to storing a Contact
email address, press the key on the
keypad to get access to symbols such as '@'.
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Contact options
There are many things you can do when
viewing a contact. Here's how to access and
use those features:
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:
Send message - Send a message to
the contact. If the contact has an email
address, you can send them an email
from here, too.
Send business card - Send the contact's
details as a business card.
Make voice call - Make a voice call to the
contact.
Make video call - Make a video call to the
contact.
Add new contact - Add a new contact.
Edit - Change the contact’s details.
Add to Group - Add the selected contact
to Group
Mark/unmark - Mark/unmark the
selected contact.
Search by - Search a contact by number
or group.
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Save to USIM - Choose to move or copy
to the SIM card or phone (depending on
where you originally saved the contact).
Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes to
conrm.
Text input - Options for Insert symbol,
Input method, Writing language and
Add to dictionary.
Adding a contact to a group
You can collect your contacts into groups,
keeping your work colleagues and family
members separate, for example. There
are a number of groups including Family;
Friends;Colleagues;School; and VIP already
set up on the phone.
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Groups.
2 Scroll to the group you wish to add a
contact to, select it and choose Add.
3 Your contact list will open. Scroll to the
contacts you would like to add to the
group and select Mark, then Done.
TIP! You can assign a ringtone to a group.
Select the group you wish to assign the
ringtone to and select Options.
Adding a picture to a contact
You can change the appearance of your
contacts in your address by including a
picture
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Settings.
2 Select Contact list settings and select O
or On from the Show picture tab.
3 Return to the address book and select
the contact to which you want to add a
picture.
4 Choose Options and select Edit.
5 Scroll down to the Image section.
Choose Edit and select an option.
If you select Take a picture, your camera
viewnder will open, so you can take a
picture of your contact.
Copying your contacts to your SIM
You can copy your contacts from your SIM
to your handset or from your handset to
your SIM.
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Settings and then Copy.
2 Choose between Handset to USIM or
USIM to handset.
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3 Choose whether to copy all the contacts
together or one at a time.
Deleting all of your contacts
1 From the main menu, select and
choose Settings and then Clear contacts.
2 Select to delete contacts from USIM or
Handset.
3 Select Yes to conrm your selection.
Viewing information
1 From the main menu, select and
choose one of the options to view your
Service dial numbers, your Own number
or your own business card.
TIP! If you haven’t yet created a business
card, the My business card screen will give
you the option to create one. Select Add and
enter your details as you would for any other
contact. Select Done when you are nished.
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Messaging
Messaging
Your KS500 combines SMS, MMS and email
into one intuitive and easy-to-use feature.
Sending a message
1 From the main menu, select and
then Create new message.
2 Choose to send a Message or Email.
3 A new, blank message will open.
4 Enter your message using T9 predictive
or Abc manual.
See Entering text below to see how to
switch between the dierent text entry
modes.
5 From the Options menu, select Insert to
add an image, video, sound or symbol.
6 Select Send.
7 Enter the phone number or select
Contacts to open your contacts list.
You can add multiple contacts.
8 Select Send.
Entering text
There are two ways to enter text:
T9 predictive and Abc manual.
To turn on T9 predictive text, begin a new
message, choose Options, select Input method and choose T9 mode.
With T9 on, you can switch between
T9 predictive, Abc manual and numbers by
pressing .
T9 predictive
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to
recognise the words you are writing
based on the key sequences you enter.
Simply touch 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
8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.
If the word you want doesn’t appear,
choose Options and select Add to dictionary. Enter the word using Abc
manual mode and your word or name will
be added to the dictionary.
Abc manual
In Abc mode you must press the key
repeatedly to enter a letter. For example, to
write ‘hello’, press 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three
times, 5 three times again, then 6 three
times.
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Messaging
Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the move by using
the email facility on your KS500. It’s quick
and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email
account.
1 From the main menu, select and
then Settings.
2 Select Email then Email accounts.
3 Select Add.
4 You can now choose how your account
works:
Title - Enter a name for this account.
My name - Enter your name.
Username - Enter the account
username.
Password - Enter the account password.
Email address - Enter the account email
address.
Reply email address - Enter the ‘reply to’
email address.
Outgoing mail server - Enter the
account's mail sever address.
Messaging
Incoming mail server - Enter the
account details.
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Maximum receive size - Choose the size
limit of your emails, the maximum is
1MB.
Mailbox type - Enter the mailbox type,
POP3 or IMAP4.
Save to server - Choose whether to save
your emails to the server. For IMAP4
accounts copies are always saved.
Save sent mail into - Choose where
to save your IMAP4 emails. For POP3
accounts copies are always saved on the
phone.
Access point - Choose your Internet
access point.
Auto retrieve - Choose whether to
retrieve your mail.
Advanced settings - Choose whether to
use the advanced settings.
SMTP port number - Normally, this will
be 25.
Incoming server port - Normally, this
is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for
IMAP4 accounts.
SMTP authentication - Choose the
security settings for the outgoing mail
server.
SMTP username - Enter the SMTP
username.
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SMTP password - Enter the SMTP
password.
APOP secure login - Choose to activate
APOP secure login for a POP3 account.
IMAP4 accounts are always set to o.
Retrieving your email
You can check for new email automatically
or manually. See Changingyour email settings for details on how to check for
new email automatically.
To check manually:
1 From the main menu, select Messaging
and then Mailbox.
2 Select the account for which you would
like to check your email and then select
Retrieve.
3 Your KS500 will connect to your
email account and retrieve your new
messages.
Changing your email settings
You can use the following settings to
congure your email preferences.
1 From the main menu, select Messaging
and then Settings.
2 Select Email - from there you change the
following settings:
Allow reply email - Choose to allow the
sending of ‘read conrmation’ messages.
Request reply email - Choose whether
to request ‘read conrmation’ messages.
Retrieve interval - Choose how often
your KS500 checks for new email
messages.
Include message in Fwd & Reply -
Choose whether or not to include the
original message in your replies.
Include attachment - Choose
whether or not to include the original
attachment.
Auto retrieval in roaming - Choose
to auto retrieve your messages when
abroad, or stop auto retrieval.
New email notication - 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.
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Message folders
From the main menu, select .
Inbox - All received messages are placed in
your inbox. From here you can send replies,
forward and perform other actions.
Mailbox - The mailbox folder contains
folders for each email account congured
on the phone.
Drafts - If you don’t have time to nish
writing a message, you can save what
you’ve done so far.
Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder
and contains messages that are being sent.
Sent items - All sent messages are placed
into your Sent items folder.
My folders - Allows you to group messages
as you prefer.
Templates - A list of useful messages, to be
used for quick replies.
Emoticons - A list of useful emoticons.
You can also access your messaging
settings by selecting Settings.
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Managing your messages
You can use your Inbox to manage your
messages.
1 From the main menu, select Messaging
and then Inbox.
2 Select Options and then choose to:
Reply - Send a reply to the selected
message.
Forward - Send the selected message on
to another person.
Call - Voice / Video Call the person who
sent you the message.
Delete - Delete selected messages.
Create new message - Create a new
message or Email.
Mark/unmark - Mark/unmark the
selected messages.
Copy & Move - Move the selected
message to one of the folders you have
created or USIM.
Filter - Sort messages depending on
whether they are SMS or MMS.
Save Number - Save the selected
number.
TIP! If you see the message No space for
messages you can delete either messages or
saved les to create space.
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Using templates
You can create templates for the SMS and
MMS messages you send most frequently.
You’ll nd some templates already on your
phone, and you can edit these if you wish.
1 From the main menu, select Messaging
and then Templates.
2 Choose Text templates or Multimedia
templates. Once you've selected a
message, choose Options and then Edit
to change an existing template. You
can also choose Add new to create a
new template or Delete to delete and
existing template.
3 You can use a template when you create
a new message by selecting Options,
followed by Insert and then Templates.
Changing your text message
settings
Your KS500 message settings are predened so that you can send messages
immediately.
If you’d like to change the settings, see
below for more information.
From the main menu, select Messaging,
then choose Settings and then Text
message. You can make changes to:
Text message centre - Enter the details for
your message centre.
Delivery report - Choose to receive
conrmation that your message was
delivered.
Validity period - Choose how long your
message is stored at the message centre.
Message types - Convert your text into
Voice, Fax, Paging, X.400 Email.
Character encoding - Choose how your
characters are encoded; note that this
impacts the size of your message and may
therefore aect data charges.
Send long text as - Choose how to send
long messages (by multiple SMS or by
single MMS).
Changing your multimedia message
settings
From the main menu, select Messaging,
then choose Settings, followed by
Multimedia message.
You can make changes to:
Retrieval mode - Choose whether to
automatically or manually download
multimedia messages depending on
whether you are at home or roaming.
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Delivery report - Choose to allow /request
a delivery report.
Read reply - Choose to allow / send a read
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 from Restricted,
Warning and Free.
Delivery time - Choose from Immediately,
After 1 hour, After 1 day and After 1 week.
Multi msg centre - Select an operator-
specic network prole for the sending of
multimedia messages.
Changing your other settings
From the main menu, select Messaging,
choose Settings and then choose from the
following:
Videomail or Voicemail - Your Videomail
Messaging
and/or Voicemail numbers are stored here.
Contact your network operator for more
information on the service they provide.
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Service message - Here you can switch o
'push' messaging; your messages will no
longer be pushed directly to your device as
they are received, only when you check for
new messages.
Info. service - Choose the reception status,
alerts and language of your info messages.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
1 Press the key on the right-hand
side of the handset and the camera’s
viewnder will appear on screen.
2 Holding the phone horizontally, point
the lens towards the desired subject of
the photo.
3 Press the centre key or the key to
take a photo.
The le name of captured picture indicates
the current date and time.
e.g. PDD-MM-YY_hh.mm
( P : Prex / D : Day / M : Month /
Y : Year / h : Hour / m : Minute)
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 and you’ll see options
displayed at the right of the screen.
Select Options to rename or edit the
image.
Go back to previous menu.
View the pictures you have taken in
your Album.
Send the photo as an MMS, Email, via
Bluetooth.
See page 24 for Sending a message, and
page 34 about sending and receiving your
les using Bluetooth.
Take another photo straight away.
Your current photo will be saved.
Use the image as wallpaper, as a
Contact image, or in your Start-up or Shut
down screen.
Delete the photo you have just
taken and conrm by touching Yes. The
viewnder will reappear.
TIP! In camera mode select Play icon to open
the photo album. See page 33,
saved photos, for details.
Viewing your
Using the toolbar
Before taking a photo, select Settings to
congure various options.
Colour eect - Choose from four colour
tone options: None, Black & White,
Negative and Sepia.
White balance - The white balance ensures
that any white in your photos appears
realistic. In order for your camera to
correctly adjust the white balance you may
need to determine the light conditions.
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Choose from Auto, Sunny, Incandescent,
Cloudy or Fluorescent.
Night mode - On or O
Timer - The self-timer allows you to set a
delay after the capture button is pressed.
Choose from o, 3 secs., 5 secs. or 10 secs..
Great for that group photo you want to be
a part of.
Shot mode - Normal, Burst shot and
Frame shot
Image quality - Choose between Normal,
Fine and Super ne. The ner the quality,
the sharper the photo will be but the le
size will increase as a result, which means
you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your
phone's memory.
Memory in use - Choose whether to save
your photos to the Handset memory or to
the External memory.
Hide icons - Set whether to automatically
hide the icons on the side of the viewnder.
Sound - Select one of the three dierent
shutter sounds.
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Changing the image size
The larger the image size, the larger the
le. Storing larger sized images will take up
more of your phone's memory. If you want
to t more pictures on to your phone you
can alter the image size to make the le
size smaller.
1 Select Size from the right toolbar.
2 Select an option from those presented
(3M, 2M, 1M, 640X480, 320X240,
Contact).
Viewing your saved photos
1 You can access your saved photos from
within the camera mode and from the
standby screen. From the viewnder,
simply select Album from the right
toolbar. From the main menu, select
and then My images.
2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
3 Use the arrows to select the photo
you want to view and choose View to
enlarge it.
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Choosing a shot mode
1 Select Settings to open the available
shot modes.
2 Choose from the four 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 on page 31.
Burst shot - This enables you to take
nine shots automatically in very quick
succession. See Using burst shot mode
on page 34 for details.
Frame shot - Choose from one of the
fun frames to transform your friend
into a pirate or just decorate their
surroundings.
Using burst shot mode
Burst shot mode is great for taking photos
of moving objects or at sporting events.
1 Select Burst shot.
2 Position the subject in the viewnder
and press the capture button as you
would to take a normal photo.
3 The camera will take nine shots in quick
succession and display the rst with
eight thumbnails on the left side of the
screen.
4 Select the shot you want to keep by
selecting the thumbnail once to view
and select Save to save.
5 A tick will appear next to the image
thumbnail. Select Save to exit.
Using a frame shot mode
Frame shot can be used to transform your
friend into a pirate, or just to decorate their
surroundings with a frame.
1 Select Frame shot menu.
2 Position the subject in the fun frame and
press the capture button.
3 Save the image by selecting Save.
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Video camera
Shooting a quick video
1 Press the key on the right hand
side of the handset and the camera’s
viewnder will appear on screen.
2 Select Video from the right toolbar
and the video camera's viewnder will
appear on screen.
3 Point the camera lens towards the
desired subject of the video.
4 Press the centre key or the key to
start recording.
5REC will appear in the bottom of the
viewnder and a timer will show the
length of your video.
6 To pause the video select Pause and
resume by selecting Resume.
7 Select Stop to stop recording.
Note: You can also access the video camera
from the main menu by selecting ,
scrolling down and selecting Video camera
to open the viewnder.
After you’ve shot your video
Video camera
A still image representing your captured
video will appear on screen. The name of
the video runs along the bottom of the
screen. You can access the Use as and
Rename options by pressing Settings.
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Using the toolbar
Before shooting a video, select Settings to
congure various options.
Colour eect - Choose a colour tone to
apply to the video you’re taking. Choose
from four colour tone options: O, Black &
White, Negative or Sepia.
White balance - The white balance ensures
that any white in your videos appears
realistic. In order for your camera to
correctly adjust the white balance you may
need to determine the light conditions.
Choose from Auto, Sunny, Incandescent,
Cloudy or Fluorescent.
Night mode - On or O
Video quality - Choose between Super
ne, Fine and Normal. The ner the quality
the sharper a video will be, but the le size
will increase as a result, which means you’ll
be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s
memory.
Duration - Message or Normal.
TIP! The settings menu is superimposed
over the viewnder, so when you change
elements of the image colour or quality
you’ll be able to see the image change in
preview behind the settings menu.
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Use the arrow keys to navigate the options
in Others.
Memory in use - Choose whether to save
your videos to the Handset memory or to
the External memory.
Hide icons - Set the camera to
automatically hide the icons to the side of
the viewnder.
Voice - Choose Mute to record a video
without sound.
Watching your saved videos
1 Select the album icon. Your album will
appear on screen.
2 Highlight the video you want to view to
bring it to the front of the album.
3 Select the video to open it fully.
Adjusting the volume when viewing
a video
To adjust the volume of the audio on a
video whilst it is playing, use the keys on
the side of the handset.
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My stu
You can store multimedia les in your
phone’s memory in My stu so that you
have easy access to all of your pictures,
sounds, videos and games. You can also
save your les to a memory card. The
advantage of using a memory card is that
you can free up space on your phone’s
memory.
My images
My images contains a folder of default
images pre-loaded onto your phone,
images downloaded by you and images
taken with your phone’s camera.
Option menus
The options available to you depend on
what type of image you have selected. All
of the options listed below will be available
for pictures you have taken on the phone’s
camera, but only the Use as, Sort by, Grid view, File info. and Memory manager
options are available for default images.
In the images folder, select Options to
display your list of options.
My stu
Send - Send the selected image to a friend
via message, email or Bluetooth.
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Note: The image may need to be resized
before it can be sent by MMS.
Use as - Select as Wallpaper, Contacts
image, Start up image or Shut down image.
Move - Move an image from the phone
memory to a memory card or vice versa.
Copy - Copy an image from the phone
memory to a memory card or vice versa.
Delete - Delete the selected image.
Mark/Unmark - Select multiple les.
Print via - Print an image le via Bluetooth®.
File - Rotate, rename or view the
information (name, size, date, resolution,
type and copyright) of the selected image.
Create new folder - Create a new folder
within the Pictures folder.
Slide show - See Creating a slide show on
page 38.
Sort by - Arrange your images by date,
type or name.
List view/Grid view - Change the way you
view your photos.
Memory manger - View the memory
status.
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Sending a photo
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My images.
3 Select a photo and choose Options.
4 Select Send and choose from Message,
Email or Bluetooth.
5 If you choose Message or Email, your
photo will be attached to the message
and you can write and send the message
as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you
will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on
and if you choose Yes, your phone will
search for a device to send the picture
to.
Organising your images
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My images.
3 Select Options and then Sort by.
4 Choose from Date, Type or Name.
Deleting an image
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My images.
3 Select an image and choose Options.
4 Select Delete.
Creating a slide show
If you want to look at the images on your
phone, you can create a slide show to save
you from having to open and close each
individual image.
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My images.
3 Select the photo with which you would
like to begin the slideshow and choose
Options.
4 Select Slide show and it will begin.
5 Select Stop to pause the slide show or
Back to end the slide show and return to
the My images folder.
Selecting Options during the slide show
allows you to change to full or landscape
view.
My sounds
The My sounds folder contains Default
sounds as well as your Voice recordings.
From here you can set sounds as ringtones
or send them to other people.
Using a sound
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My sounds.
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3 Select Default sounds or Voice
recordings.
4 Find a sound and choose Play to listen
to it.
5 Select Options and choose Use as to
set the sounds as your Voice ringtone,
Video ringtone, Message tone, Start-up
sound or Shut down sound, contact
ringtone.
My videos
The My videos folder contains downloaded
videos and videos that you have recorded
with your phone.
Watching a video
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My videos.
3 Select a video and choose Play.
Using options while video is paused
Select Options while in pause mode and
choose from:
Landscape view - View the video le in
My stu
full shot.
Mute/Unmute - Switch the sound on/o.
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Capture - Capture the frozen frame as a
picture.
Repeat - Repeat the video le.
File info. - View the name, size, date, time,
type, duration, dimension, protection and
copyright details.
Send - Send the video in a message, Email,
via Bluetooth or as a Media Album.
Delete - Delete the video.
Use as - use as voice ringtone and video
ringtone.
Sending a video clip
1 Select a video and select Options.
2 Select 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, you will be prompted to turn
Bluetooth on and your phone will search
for a device to send the video to.
Using a video clip as a ringtone
1 Select a video and choose Options.
2 Select Use as and choose Video
ringtone.
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Using the video options menu
From the Videos folder, you can choose
from the following options:
Send - Send a video to a friend.
Use as - Select a video clip for Voice
ringtone or Video ringtone.
Move - Move a video clip from the phone
memory to a memory card or vice versa.
Copy - Copy a video clip from the phone
memory to a memory card or vice versa.
Delete - Delete a video.
Mark/Unmark - Select multiple les.
File - Edit the le name and view its
information.
Create new folder - Create a new folder
within the My videos folder.
Sort by - Sort videos into a specic order.
Grid view/List view - View the options
menu by Grid or List type.
Memory manager - View the memory
status.
Games and applications
Your KS500 comes with pre-loaded games
to keep you amused when you have time
to spare. If you choose to download any
additional games or applications they
should be saved in this folder.
Playing a game
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Select My games & apps.
3 Select the game of your choice and
choose Launch.
Flash contents
The Flash contents folder contains all
of your default and downloaded ash
contents.
Viewing an SWF/Flash le
1 Select My stu then Flash contents.
2 Select the le and press Play.
Using options viewing the SWF/
Flash le
Select Options while in pause mode and
choose from:
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Play/Pause - Pause or resume playback.
Full screen/Landscape view - View your
SWF/Flash in full screen or landscape view
mode. (this only appears if you select
Options without pausing).
Send - Send the selected le to a friend via
message, email or Bluetooth.
Delete - Delete the selected le.
Mute/Unmute - Switch the sound on/o.
Use as wallpaper - Set the SWF/Flash le as
a wallpaper.
File info. - View the details about the le.
Others
The Others folder is used to store les
which are not pictures, sounds, videos,
games or applications.
My memory card
If you’ve inserted a memory card it will
be displayed as a folder within My stu.
That folder will be divided into four further
folders: Images, Sounds, Videos and
Others.
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Using your phone as a mass storage
device
Your KS500 can be used as a mass storage
device, just like a USB stick. This is a great
way of moving les from your computer to
your phone. If you’ve inserted a memory
card and are connecting as mass storage,
two drives will appear on your computer.
1 From the main menu, select
Connectivity.
2 Select USB Connection.
3 Scroll to Mass storage and choose
Select.
4 Insert the smaller end of the USB cable
into the USB cable connector on the
edge of the KS500. Plug the larger end
into the USB port of your computer.
5 A removable disk folder will open
automatically (two if you have a memory
card inserted) showing all the folders on
your phone.
6 Drag and drop your images, videos,
music or documents into the desired
folders.
7 Safely remove your phone by clicking
on the Safely remove hardware icon in
your desktop toolbar.
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Multimedia
Music
Your LG KS500 has a built-in MP3 player so
you can play all your favourite music.
To access the MP3 player, choose from
the main menu and then select Music.
From here you have access to:
Recently played - This menu shows the last
20 tracks that were played.
All tracks - Contains all of the songs you
have on your phone.
Artists - You can view and play music
sorted by artist.
Albums - You can view and play music
sorted by album.
Genres - You can view and play music
sorted by genre.
Playlists - Contains any playlists you have
created.
Shue tracks - If you want to play a
continuous random selection, choose this
option.
Transferring music onto your phone
The easiest way to transfer music onto your
phone is via Bluetooth or your sync cable.
To transfer using Bluetooth:
1 Make sure both devices have Bluetooth
switched on and are visible to one
another.
2 Select the music le on the device and
choose to send it via Bluetooth.
3 Choose Yes on your phone to accept the
le.
4 The le should appear in Music >
All tracks.
Playing a song
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Choose Music.
3 Select All tracks and then the song you
want to play. Select Play to begin.
4 From the Options menu, choose
Minimize to hide the music player
screen so that you can continue using
your phone as normal while music is
playing.
5 Select Back to stop the music and return
to the music menu.
TIP! To change the volume while
listening to music, use the volume keys
on the side of your phone.
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Creating a playlist
You can create your own playlists by
choosing a selection of songs from the All
tracks folder.
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Choose Music, then Playlist.
3 Select Add, enter the playlist name and
choose Save.
4 The All tracks folder will be shown.
Select the songs that you would like to
include by moving to them and pressing
Mark ;
a tick will show next to their name.
5 Select Done to store the playlist.
Playing a playlist
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Choose Music, then Playlists.
3 Move to the playlist you would like to
play and choose Select and then Play.
Editing a playlist
Multimedia
From time to time, you may want to add
new songs or delete songs from a playlist.
You may also want to organise your
playlists.
1 From the main menu, select .
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2 Choose Music, then Playlists.
3 Scroll to the playlist you want to edit and
choose Select, then Options.
Choose from:
Add new songs - You can add or delete
songs from the playlist using this option.
Remove from list - Remove a song from
the playlist. Touch Yes to conrm.
Move up/Move down - Move the song
up or down the list to change the
playing order.
Deleting a playlist
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Choose Music, then Playlists.
3 Scroll to the playlist you want to delete
and select Options.
4 Select Delete and choose Yes to conrm.
Voice recorder
Use your Voice recorder to record voice
memos or other sounds.
1 From the main menu, select .
2 Choose Voice recorder.
3 Select Rec. to begin recording.
4 Select Pause to pause the recording.
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