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KU990R User Guide
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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KU990R phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.
Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
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Set up |
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Getting to know your phone ......................... |
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Open view .................................................. |
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Installing the USIM and battery..................... |
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Memory card .............................................. |
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Menu map.................................................. |
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Your standby screen |
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The quick keys.......................................... |
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The status bar .......................................... |
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The basics |
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Making a call or video call...................... |
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Making a call from your contacts ............ |
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Answering and rejecting a call................ |
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In-call options........................................ |
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Adjusting the call volume ...................... |
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Speed dialling........................................ |
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Making a second call ............................. |
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Using call divert..................................... |
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Contacts .................................................. |
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Searching for a contact.......................... |
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Messaging............................................... |
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Sending a message ............................... |
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Entering text.......................................... |
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Keyboard .............................................. |
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Handwriting recognition ......................... |
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Setting up your email............................. |
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Taking a quick photo.............................. |
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After you’ve taken your photo ................. |
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Getting to know the viewfi nder................ |
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Using the advanced settings................... |
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Using the inner camera.......................... |
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Viewing your saved photos ..................... |
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Video camera........................................... |
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Shooting a quick video........................... |
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Getting to know the viewfi nder................ |
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Watching your videos on your TV ............ |
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Your photos and videos ............................ |
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Viewing your photos as a slide show....... |
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Editing your photos ................................ |
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Adding text to a photo............................ |
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Adding an effect to a photo .................... |
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Multimedia .............................................. |
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My images ........................................... |
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Sending a photo .................................... |
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Using an image ..................................... |
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Organising your images ......................... |
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Creating a slide show............................. |
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My sounds ............................................ |
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Using a sound ....................................... |
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My videos ............................................. |
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Watching a video................................... |
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Editing a video clip ................................ |
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Sending a video clip .............................. |
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Using a video clip as a ringtone .............. |
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My games and apps .............................. |
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Downloading a game ............................. |
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Playing a game...................................... |
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Flash contents....................................... |
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Viewing an SWF fi le ............................... |
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Documents............................................ |
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Transferring a fi le to your phone ............. |
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Viewing a fi le......................................... |
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Others .................................................. |
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Muvee studio......................................... |
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Creating a movie ................................... |
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Music .................................................. |
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Playing a song....................................... |
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Creating a playlist.................................. |
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Video playlists ....................................... |
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Voice recorder....................................... |
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Recording a sound or voice .................... |
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Using the radio ...................................... |
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Adding an event to your calendar............ |
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Adding an item to your to do list ............. |
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Using date fi nder ................................... |
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Setting your alarm ................................. |
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Adding a memo..................................... |
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Using your calculator ............................. |
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Adding a city to your world clock ............ |
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Converting a unit ................................... |
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PC Sync .................................................. |
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Installing LG PC Suite on your computer.. |
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Connecting your phone and PC............... |
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Backing up and restoring your phone’s |
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Viewing your phone fi les on your PC ....... |
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Synchronising your contacts................... |
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Synchronising your messages ................ |
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DivX Converter ...................................... |
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The web |
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Accessing the web.................................... |
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Adding and accessing your bookmarks....... |
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Saving a page........................................... |
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Accessing a saved page............................ |
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Viewing your browser history ..................... |
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Changing the web browser settings............ |
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Using your phone as a modem................... |
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Settings |
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Changing your screen settings................... |
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Personalising your profi les......................... |
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Changing your phone settings.................... |
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Changing your connectivity settings............ |
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Using memory manager ........................... |
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Using fl ight mode...................................... |
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Sending and receiving your fi les |
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using Bluetooth......................................... |
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Pairing with another Bluetooth device ........ |
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Using a Bluetooth headset ......................... |
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Accessories............................................ |
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Network service..................................... |
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Technical data........................................ |
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Guidelines |
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Guidelines for safe and effi cient use ........ |
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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 |
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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.
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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 KU990R. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KU990R 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 KU990R 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.
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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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Your standby screen
Whenever your KU990R 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 KU990R 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.
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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
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To initiate a video call with the number.
Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or folder.
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 and edit existing ones.
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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.
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Normal profi le in use
Outdoor profi le in use
Silent profi le in use
Headset profi le in use
Calls are diverted
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Calls
Making a call or video call
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2Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the C hard key.
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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 .
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.
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Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot
hear you.
Speaker - Touch to turn on the speaker phone.
Hold - Touch Hold to put a caller on hold. Touch Resume to continue your conversation.
Keypad - Touch to open a numerical keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services.
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.
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
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Making a second call
1During your initial call, touch and select
Add new call.
2 Dial the number or search your contacts.
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.
5 Touch Swap to change between the calls.
6To end one or both calls press and select End followed by All 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.
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.
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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.
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Messaging
Messaging
Your KU990R 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.
3 A new SMS will open.
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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.
WARNING: You will be charged per 160 character text message for each person that you send the message to.
WARNING: If an image, video or sound is added to an SMS it will be automatically convert to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly.
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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
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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 KU990R 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.
Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the move using email on your KU990R. 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.
3 Open and touch Add new.
4You can now choose how your account works:
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.
Incoming mail server - Enter the account’s details.
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. 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.
APOP secure login - Choose to activate APOP secure login for a POP3 account. IMAP4 accounts are always set to off.
Now your account is set up, it will appear in the list of accounts in your Email folder.
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3Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of
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4Slightly press the capture button,
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5Position the phone so you can see the subject of your photo in the focus box.
6When the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your subject.
7 Press the capture button fully.
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After you’ve taken your photo
Your captured photo will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with four icons down the right side.
Touch to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved.
Touch to delete the photo you have just taken and confi rm by touching Yes. The viewfi nder will reappear.
Touch to set the photo you have just taken as your wallpaper.
Touch to send the photo as an MMS, Email or via Bluetooth.
TIP! Move the camera mode switch to to open the photo gallery.
Getting to know the viewfinder
TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfi nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again.
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or
to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the jog wheel around the lens.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu.
Camera mode - Camera mode is selected.
Flash status
Macro on/off
Flash - See Using the flash.
Quick settings
Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast.
Shot type - See Choosing a shot type.
Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen.
Saving to handset memory/extendable memory
Image quality
Image size
ISO value
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Using the advanced settings
From the viewfi nder touch to open all the advanced settings options.
Image size - Change the size of the photo to save on memory space or take a picture preset to the correct size for contact. See Changing the image size.
Image quality - Choose between
Super fine, Fine and Normal. The fi ner the quality the sharper a photo will be but the fi le size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in your memory.
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ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when the fl ash can’t be used. Choose an ISO value from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 or ISO 800.
Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking.
See Choosing a colour tone.
Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed. Choose from 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for that group photo you want to be part of.
Zoom - Choose a zoom to apply to the photo you’re taking.
Macro - Macro mode allows you to take extreme close-ups. If you are trying to take a close-up shot but the focus box remains red, try turning the macro mode on.
Shutter sound - Select one of the three shutter sounds.
Focus - Select the way of fucus.
Switch camera - For self portraits, switch to the LG KU990R’s inner camera. See Using the inner camera.
Memory in use - Choose whether to save your photos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.
Note: Always touch Save after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you’ve made.
TIP! When you exit the camera all your settings will return to default, except image size and image quality. Any non-default settings you require will need to be reset, for example colour tone and ISO. Check them before you shoot your next photo.
TIP! The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfi nder, 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. Remember to touch Save before exiting to apply any changes.
Using the inner camera
Your LG KU990R has a 640x480 inner camera, not just for video calling but for taking pictures too.
1To switch to the inner camera touch then select
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2After a few seconds you’ll see yourself in the viewfi nder. To capture the image press the capture button as normal.
TIP! The inner camera has fewer settings as it has no fl ash or ISO. You can still alter the image size, image quality, white balance and colour tone by touching in the same way as when using the main camera.
3After you’ve taken the photo you’ll be offered all the same options as are available for an image taken with the main camera.
4To return to the main camera touch and then
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Viewing your saved photos
1You can access your saved photo’s from within the camera mode and from the standby screen. From within the camera you simply move the camera mode switch
to , whilst from the standby screen you should move the camera mode switch to
and then press the capture button. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
3 Touch the photo you want to view once to bring it to the front of the gallery.
4Touch the photo a second time to open it fully.
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Shooting a quick video
1 Move the camera mode switch to .
2Open the camera lens cover using the lens cover switch located near the camera lens. The video camera’s viewfi nder will appear on screen.
3Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video.
4Press the capture button once to start recording.
5REC will appear at the top of the viewfi nder and a timer at the bottom showing the length of your video.
6To pause the video touch and resume by selecting
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7 Touch on screen or press the capture button a second time to stop recording.
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Video mode - Video mode is selected.
Image size
Saving to handset memory/ External memory
120fps - Smaller image size with Quad Speed Playback, capturing the action at an impressive 120 frames per second. Playback is at 15 frames per second for the best view in the house. Great for capturing high speed action.
Camera mode
Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast.
Back - Touch here to return to the standby
screen.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings.
TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfi nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again.
Watching your videos on your TV
Connect your KU990R to your TV using the TV output cable. Open the video you’d like to watch on TV, press and select
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Note: The TV output cable is available for purchase separately.
WARNING: All formats except 320x240 and 176x144 are compatible with watching on TV.
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Your photos and videos
Sending a photo or video from the gallery
1Touch a photo or video twice to open it. If you select a video, press when it starts to play.
TIP! You can rename a photo or video in My stuff. Select the photo or video, then touch and choose Rename. Enter the new name for your photo or video.
2Touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu.
3Select and choose how you would like to send the video or photo: Message,
Email, Bluetooth.
4The chosen messaging application will open so you can send the video or photo.
Note: The photo or video may need to be resized before it can be sent by MMS. Some videos may be too large to send by MMS at all, in which case choose one of the other sending options.
Viewing your photos as a slide show
Slideshow mode will show all the photos in your gallery one at a time as a slideshow. Videos can not be viewed as a slideshow.
1Touch the photo you would like to begin the slideshow twice to open it.
2Touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu.
3 Select .
4 The slideshow will begin.
Editing your photos
There are loads of great things you can do to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up a little.
1 Open the photo you’d like to edit and touch to bring up the options.
2Select . The following screen will be displayed.
3 Touch the icons to adapt your photo:
Crop your photo. Choose a square or circular crop area and move your fi nger across the screen to select the area.
Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the thickness of the line from the four options. To change the colour of the line see
below (the colour icon will change to the colour you have selected) below.
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Adding text to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch .
2Select Signature to add unframed text or choose either of the speech bubble shapes.
3Enter your text using the keypad and touch Done.
4Move the text by touching it and sliding it to the place you’d like it to be.
Adding an effect to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch .
2Choose to apply any of the six options to the photo:
Soften - Move the marker along the bar to soften the focus of the photo. Select Done to save the changes or choose Cancel.
Sharpen - Move the marker along the bar to sharpen the focus of the photo. Select Done to save the changes or choose Cancel.
Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a blurred mosaic effect to the photo. Touch Undo to return to the normal photo.
Frame - Add a frame to your photo. You may be prompted to allow the image size to be changed. To see the frame types select Yes. The chosen frame will be superimposed over your photo. Resize - Touch here for size options.
Touch your desired size to change the size of the photo.
Colour effect - Change the colour of a photo to Black and white, Sepia, Colour negative, Enhanced RGB or Contrast. If you select Contrast move the marker along the bar to increase or decrease the contrast.
3 To undo an effect simply touch Undo.
TIP! You can add more than one effect to a photo, except for a colour effect of which you can only select one at a time.
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Multimedia
You can store any multimedia fi les into your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your fi les to
amemory card. The advantage of using
amemory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory.
To access the Multimedia menu, touch then
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Using an image
You can choose images to use as wallpapers and screensavers or even to identify a caller.
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