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KU990

ENGLISH

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

KU990 User Guide ENGLISH

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KU990 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Set up	01
Your standby screen	02
The basics	03
Get creative	04
Get organised	05
The web	06
Settings	07
Accessories	08

Contents

Set up
Getting to know your phone .........................	8
Open view ..................................................	9
Installing the USIM and battery...................	10
Memory card ............................................	12
Menu map................................................	13
Your standby screen
Touchscreen tips.......................................	14
The quick keys..........................................	15
The status bar ..........................................	16
The shortcut menu....................................	17
The basics
Calls ..................................................	18
Making a call or video call......................	18
Making a call from your contacts ............	18
Answering and rejecting a call................	18
In-call options........................................	19
Adjusting the call volume ......................	19
Speed dialling........................................	20
Making a second call .............................	20
Turning off DTMF...................................	20
Viewing your call logs ............................	20
Using call divert.....................................	21
Using call barring...................................	21
Changing the common call setting..........	22
Changing your video call setting .............	22
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Contacts ..................................................	23
Searching for a contact..........................	23
Adding a new contact ............................	23
Contact options .....................................	24
Creating a group....................................	24
Changing your contact settings...............	25
Viewing information ...............................	25
Messaging...............................................	26
Sending a message ...............................	26
Entering text..........................................	26
T9 predictive .........................................	27
Abc manual...........................................	27
Keyboard ..............................................	27
Handwriting recognition .........................	27
Setting up your email.............................	28
Retrieving your email .............................	29
Sending an email using your new
account.................................................	29
Changing your email settings .................	30
Message folders....................................	30
Managing your messages ......................	31
Using templates.....................................	32
Using emoticons....................................	32
Changing your text message settings......	32
Changing your multimedia message
settings.................................................	33
Changing your other settings..................	33

Get creative
Camera ..................................................	34
Taking a quick photo..............................	34
After you’ve taken your photo .................	34
Getting to know the viewfi nder................	35
Using the fl ash ......................................	36
Using the quick settings .........................	36
Adjusting the contrast ............................	37
Choosing a shot type .............................	37
Using continuous shot mode ..................	38
Taking a panoramic shot ........................	38
Using the advanced settings...................	39
Changing the image size........................	40
Choosing a colour tone ..........................	40
Using the inner camera..........................	41
Viewing your saved photos .....................	41
Viewing the details of a photo.................	41
Video camera...........................................	42
Shooting a quick video...........................	42
After you’ve shot your video ...................	42
Getting to know the viewfi nder................	43
Adjusting the contrast ............................	44
Using the advanced settings...................	44
Changing the video image size ...............	45
Choosing a colour tone ..........................	46
Using the inner video camera .................	46
Watching your saved videos ...................	47
Watching your videos on your TV ............	47

Your photos and videos ............................	48
Viewing your photos and videos..............	48
Using zoom when viewing a video
or photo ................................................	48
Adjusting the volume when viewing
a video..................................................	48
Capturing an image from a video............	48
Viewing the details of a video or photo ...	49
Sending a photo or video from
the gallery.............................................	49
Viewing your photos as a slide show.......	50
Setting a photo as wallpaper ..................	50
Viewing your videos on a TV ...................	50
Editing your photos ................................	51
Adding text to a photo............................	52
Adding an effect to a photo ....................	52
Morphing a photo ..................................	53
Adding a colour accent to a photo...........	53
Swapping the colours in a photo.............	53
Multimedia ..............................................	54
My images ...........................................	54
My images option menus .......................	54
Sending a photo ....................................	54
Using an image .....................................	55
Organising your images .........................	55
Deleting an image .................................	55
Moving or copying an image...................	56
Marking and unmarking images .............	56

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Contents

Creating a slide show.............................	56
Checking your memory status ................	57
My sounds ............................................	57
Using a sound .......................................	57
My videos .............................................	57
Watching a video...................................	57
Using options while video is paused........	58
Editing a video clip.................................	58
Sending a video clip ..............................	58
Using a video clip as a ringtone ..............	58
Using the video options menu ................	58
My games and apps ..............................	59
Downloading a game .............................	59
Playing a game......................................	59
Using the games options menu...............	59
Flash contents.......................................	60
Viewing an SWF fi le ...............................	60
Using options viewing the SWF fi le..........	60
Documents............................................	60
Transferring a fi le to your phone .............	60
Viewing a fi le.........................................	60
Others ..................................................	61
Muvee studio.........................................	61
Creating a movie ...................................	62
Music ..................................................	62
Transferring music onto your phone ........	62
Playing a song.......................................	63
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Creating a playlist..................................	63
Editing a playlist ....................................	64
Deleting a playlist ..................................	64
Video playlists .......................................	64
Voice recorder.......................................	64
Recording a sound or voice ....................	65
Sending the voice recording ..................	65
Using the radio ......................................	65
Searching for stations ............................	66
Editing the channels ..............................	66
Resetting channels ................................	66
Listening to the radio .............................	67
Get organised
Organiser.................................................	68
Adding an event to your calendar............	68
Changing your default calendar view.......	68
Adding an item to your to do list .............	69
Sharing a to do item ..............................	69
Using date fi nder ...................................	69
Setting your alarm .................................	70
Adding a memo.....................................	70
Using your calculator .............................	70
Adding a city to your world clock ............	71
Converting a unit ...................................	71

PC Sync ..................................................	72
Installing LG PC Suite on your computer..	72
Connecting your phone and PC...............	72
Backing up and restoring your phone’s
information............................................	72
Viewing your phone fi les on your PC .......	73
Synchronising your contacts...................	73
Synchronising your messages ................	74
Using your phone as a mass storage
device ..................................................	74
DivX Converter ......................................	75
The web
Accessing the web....................................	76
Adding and accessing your bookmarks.......	76
Saving a page...........................................	77
Accessing a saved page............................	77
Viewing your browser history .....................	77
Changing the web browser settings............	77
Using your phone as a modem...................	78
Settings
Changing your screen settings...................	80
Personalising your profi les.........................	80
Changing your phone settings....................	81
Changing your connectivity settings............	81
Using memory manager ...........................	82
Using fl ight mode......................................	82

Sending and receiving your fi les using
Bluetooth..................................................	82
Pairing with another Bluetooth device.........	83
Using a Bluetooth headset .........................	84
Accessories............................................	86
Access codes .........................................	87
Network service.....................................	88
Technical data........................................	88
Guidelines
Guidelines for safe and effi cient use ........	90

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Getting to know your phone

Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector

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

Inner camera lens

End/Power key

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

Clear key

Deletes a character with each press.

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

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Camera mode

Lock/ Unlock

key (Image

Stabilization

key in Camera)

Capture button

Open view

Jog wheel

Zooms in or out when in camera or video mode.

Scrolls through menus.

TIP: You can adjust volume level when enjoying music, game and during a call.

WARNING: Close contact with a magnetic object may cause a malfunction of the wheel key.

Battery cover

Battery

Microphone

					USIM Card Socket
					Capture button
					Memory card slot
					Lock/Unlock key (Image
	Light sensor
					Stabilization key in Camera)
	Flash
	Camera lens
	Camera mode

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Installing the USIM and battery

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1Remove the battery cover

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

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2Remove the battery

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

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

WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.

Installing the USIM and battery

3Install 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 reverse direction.

4Install 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 down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place.

5Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your KU990. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KU990 will need to be charged until a message reading Fully Charged appears on screen.

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Memory card

Installing a memory card

Expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KU990 will support up to a 2GB memory card.

TIP: Memory card is an optional accessory.

1Remove the battery and battery cover as before.

2Insert memory card.

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 as before.
		Formatting the memory card
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1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose

Phone settings.

2Touch Memory manager then chose

External memory.

3Touch Format and then confi rm your choice.

4Enter 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 fi led in the correct folder, so for example videos will be stored in the My Videos folder.

Transferring your contacts

To transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone:

1From the standby screen select and choose Contacts.

2 Touch Settings then Copy.

3 Choose Handset to USIM and touch OK.

4Choose All together or one by one and touch OK.

Menu map

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Dialling	Contacts	My stuff	Camera	Browser	Google	Screen	Profi les
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Call logs	Messaging	Muvee	Music	Organiser	Alarms	Phone	Call
		studio				settings	settings
		Video	Voice	Memos	Tools	Flight	Bluetooth
		playlists	recorder			mode
		FM radio	Games
			& Apps
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Your standby screen

Whenever your KU990 isn’t in use it’ll return to your home screen. From here you access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone - as well as many other things.

Touchscreen 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 KU990 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.

To scroll through lists touch the last item visible and slide your fi nger 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 fi rm touch.
	• Use the tip of your fi nger to touch the
		option you require. Be careful not to touch
		any other keys around it.
	• When the screen light is off, press the
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Status bar				Multitasking

Shortcut arrows

Quick keys

▲ Shortcut menu

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The quick keys

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

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

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 or press the .

To initiate a video call with the number, press after inputting the number. See page 18 for details.

Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or email, or view your message folder. See page 26 for details.

Touch to open your address book. Alphabetical tabs run vertically along the left side of the screen so you can easily fi nd the contact you’re looking for. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones. See page 23 for details.

Advice to the customer

In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as depicted in the fi gure below.

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please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call and using a bluetooth connection. It may degrade speech quality.

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Your standby screen

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
				Applications running
				Network signal strength
				(number of bars will vary)
				No network signal
				Remaining battery life
				Battery empty
				New text message
				New voice message
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Icon Description

Normal profi le in use

Outdoor profi le in use

Silent profi le in use

Headset profi le in use

Calls are diverted

GPRS available

EDGE in use

Roaming

Flight mode is selected

Bluetooth is active

HSDPA available

3G available

Changing your profile from the status bar

Touch the icon that represents your current profi le setting in the status bar. Select

a profi le type, for example Silent, and touch OK to save and close.

Using the Multitasking function

Touch 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, touch and select Home screen to return to the standby 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.

The shortcut menu

The shortcut menu provides nine further menu options. To open the shortcut menu:

1Touch the standby screen once above the quick keys.

2When the shortcut arrows appear, slide your fi nger horizontally across them in either direction.

3The shortcut menu will open. Touch any of the nine options to open the application or a further menu.

4To close the shortcut menu, slide your fi nger across the shortcut arrows again, in either direction.

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Calls

Making a call or video call

1 Touch

to open the keypad.

2Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the C hard key.

3Touch or hard key to initiate the call. Touch to make a video 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 .

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Making a call from your contacts

1From the standby screen touch to open the address book.

2Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the fi rst letter of the contact you’d like to call. So, for ‘Home’, select E-H.

3From the list, touch the contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved.

4 Touch Call.

TIP! You can search your contacts from the call screen. Touch and choose Search contacts. Scroll through your contacts or enter the fi rst few digits of a number to limit the list.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the hard key to answer the call.

Press the hard key to mute the ringing. This is great if you’ve forgotten to change your profi le to Silent for a meeting.

Press the hard key a second time to reject the incoming call.

In-call options

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

	Mute - Touch		to turn off the microphone	01
	so the person you are talking to cannot			02
	hear you.
	Speaker - Touch		to turn on the	03
	speaker phone.			04
	Hold - Touch		to put a caller on hold.
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	Touch Resume to continue your conversation.
	Keypad - Touch		to open a numerical	06
	keypad for navigating menus with numbered
	options. For example when dialling call centres			07
	or other automated telephone services.			08
	Options - Choose from a list of further in-call
	options, including Go to contacts 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.

Adjusting the call volume

To adjust the volume during a call turn the jog wheel clockwise to increase the volume or anti-clockwise to decrease the volume.

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Calls

Speed dialling

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

1 Touch and select Contacts.

2 Touch Speed dials.

3Your Voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact.

4Your address book will open. Select the contact you’d like to assign to that number by touching their phone number once.

To call a speed dial number, touch from the standby screen then press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will initiate automatically, there’s no need to press .

Making a second call

1During your initial call, touch and select

Add new call.

2Dial the number or search your contacts (see Making a call on page 18 for details).

3 Press

to connect the call.

4Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold.

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

Touch and select Call logs.

Choose to view:

All calls - View the complete list of all 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 all the calls you have missed.

Call charges - View the charges applied to your dialled numbers (this service is network dependant, some operators are unable to support this) and the call 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 touch and Clear to delete all the recorded items.

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

Using call divert

1Touch , select and choose

Call settings.

2Touch Call divert and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls.

3Choose 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 Divert to activate.

Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

	TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose
	Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.			01
	Using call barring			02
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	1 Touch	, select	and choose
	Call settings.			04
	2 Touch Call barring and choose Video			05
	calls and/or Voice calls.
	3 Choose any or all of the six options:			06
	All outgoing
	Outgoing international			07
	Outgoing international calls except			08
	All incoming
	Incoming when abroad

4Enter the call barring password, which is set to 0000 as default.

Please check with your network operator for this service.

TIP! Select Fixed dial number to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your

PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the fi xed dial list can be called from your phone.

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Calls

Changing the common call setting

1Touch , select and choose

Call setting.

2Touch Common setting. From here you can amend the settings for:

Call reject - Select On or Off and choose to reject all calls, of those from specifi c groups, contacts or from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts). Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Choose On or Off.

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

Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone every minute during a call.

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

a Bluetooth headset or select Handset to press a key on the handset to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset.

Save new number - Choose Yes or No.

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Changing your video call setting

1Touch , select and choose

Call settings.

2 Touch Video call setting.

3Choose the settings of your video calling. Determine whether to Use private image and select one, switch on the Mirror

(so you can see yourself on screen) and select an Image size.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the standby screen

1From the standby screen touch to open the address book.

2Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the fi rst letter of the contact you’d like to view. So, for ‘Home’ select E-H.

TIP! You can search by group by touching and selecting Search by group. This will bring up a list of all your groups.

From the main menu 1 Select Contacts.

2Touch and enter the fi rst few letters of the contact you’d like to fi nd using the keypad. Or select to switch to address book view and select the tab corresponding

to the fi rst letter of the name.

3Your address book will bring up a list of the contacts corresponding to the letters you’ve entered.

TIP! You can switch between the keypad search screen and the alphabetical address book screen by touching the or icon in the top right corner of the screen.

TIP! To scroll through your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your

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

Adding a new contact

1 From the standby screen touch and select Contacts.

2 Select Add new.

3 Choose whether to save the contact to your Handset or USIM.

4Enter the fi rst and last name of your new contact. You do not have to enter both,

but you must enter one or the other.

5Enter up to fi ve different numbers and assign a type for each. Choose from

Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax,

VT and General. Touch OK.

6 Add up to two email addresses.

7Assign the contact to a group. Choose from No group, Family, Friends,

Colleagues, School or VIP.

8You can also add a Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title,

Company address and a Memo.

9 Touch Save to save the contact.

TIP! You can create customised groups for your contacts, see Creating a group on page 24.

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Contacts

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 23.
			2 Press	to open the list of options.
			From here you can:
			Edit - Change any of the contact’s details.
			Send message - Send a message to the
			contact. If the contact has an email
			address, select whether you’d like to send
			an email or SMS/MMS. See page 26 for
			details on how to send messages.
			Send business card - Send the
			contact’s details to another person as
			a business card. Choose to send as
			a Text message, Multimedia message,
			Email or via Bluetooth.
			Make a voice call - Call the contact.
			Make a video call - Video call the contact.
			Save 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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Add new contact - You can add new entry.

Mark/Unmark - You can select one or more contacts for multiple deletion. Search by group - You can search the entry by group.

Creating a group

1From the standby screen touch and select Contacts.

2 Select Groups and touch .

3 Select Add new group.

4 Enter a name for your new group.

5 Touch Save.

Note: If you delete a group, the contacts which were assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your address book.

TIP! You can edit an existing group by highlighting it and touching . Choose to Add a member to the group from your contacts, assign a Group ringtone, Rename the group or Delete a group.

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings so that your address book works in the way you prefer.

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

1From the standby screen touch and select Contacts.

2Select Settings. From here you can adjust the following settings:

Display data - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset

& USIM, Handset only or USIM only. You can also select to show the fi rst name or last name of a contact fi rst.

Synchronise contacts - Connect to your server to synchronise your contacts. See Synchronising your contacts on page 73.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your USIM to your handset or from your handset to your USIM. Choose to do this one at a time, or all at once. If you select one at a time, you’ll need to select each contact to copy one by one.

Move - This works in the same way as Copy, but the contact will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to, e.g. if you move a contact from the USIM to the handset it will be deleted from the USIM memory.

Backup contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information

on page 72.

Restore contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information

on page 72.

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

Viewing information

1From the standby screen touch and select Contacts.

2 Select Infomation.

3From here you can view your Service dial numbers, your Own number, your

Memory info. (how much memory space you’ve got left) and My business card.

TIP! If you’ve yet to add a business card for yourself, select Add and enter all your details as you would for any contact.

Touch Save to fi nish.

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Messaging

Your KU990 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu.

There are two ways to enter the messaging centre:

1 Touch from the standby screen.

2Touch from the standby screen, then Messaging.

Sending a message

1Touch then choose Create new message.

2Choose Message to send an SMS or MMS. Or to send an email, choose Email. See page 29 for details.

3 A new SMS will open.

4Touch , or then Insert, to add an image, video, sound or symbol.

5Touch Send. Enter the phone number or touch Contacts to open your contacts list. You can add multiple contacts.

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Entering text

There are four ways to enter text:

T9 predictive, Abc manual, Keyboard and Handwriting recognition.

To switch between text entry methods touch the corresponding icon at the top of the screen.

Handwriting recognition - Choose Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-Box

T9 predictive text - Touch to turn on T9 predictive text then select T9 abc, T9 Abc or 123.

Abc manual - Choose Abc, ABC or 123

To use the keyboard, touch and select keyboard from the drop down menu.

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

To enter a space touch 0.

To change between upper, lower and title case press .

To delete a character use the C hard key below the screen.

To enter a symbol touch .

T9 predictive

In T9 mode you will see .

T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you’re writing based on the key sequences you touch. Simply touch the number key associated with the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will 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, touch or Spell. If you touch Spell you can then enter the word using Abc manual mode and your word or name will be added

to the dictionary.

Abc manual

In Abc mode you will see .

In Abc mode you must touch the key repeatedly to enter a letter. For example,

to write ‘hello’, touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three times again, then 6 three times.

Keyboard

In Keyboard mode the screen fl ips to landscape and a full qwerty keyboard appears on screen.

Simply touch each letter to write your message and press:

to switch to upper case to add a space

TIP! Keyboard mode predicts and shows what you will type in next. These words are predicted based on the sentences you have typed in so far. If you do not wish to use the suggested words, keep typing in new words. If you wish to use the suggested words, press the space bar to confi rm them.

Handwriting recognition

In Handwriting mode you simply write on screen and your KU990 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Screen or Box depending on your preferred view.

WARNING: You may fi nd it easier to use a stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage.

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Setting up your email

You can stay in touch on the move using email on your KU990. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

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

	1		Touch	then select Settings.
		2 Touch Email then Email accounts.
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			Title - Enter a name for this account.
			My name - Enter your name.
			Username - Enter the account’s username.
			Password - Enter the account’s password.
			Email address - Enter the account’s
			email address.
			Reply email address - Enter the ‘reply
			to’ email address.
			Outgoing mail server - Enter the
			account’s details.
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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. Press to use a preset access point.

Auto retrieve - Choose whether to fetch your new emails automatically.

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.

SMTP password - Enter the SMTP password.