LG LG-GX500 Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

LG-GX500

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OWNER’S MANUAL LG-GX500

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GX500 User Guide

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. And this handset is not recommended for blind disability person due to touch screen keypad.

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GX500 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

Contents

Getting to know your phone ........6

Open view ....................................8

Installing the SIM and battery......9

Memory card .............................11

Menu map ..................................12

Your standby screen ..................13

Touch screen tips .....................13

The quick keys .........................14

Changing your Status from

the status bar ...........................16

Using the Multitasking function ..16

Calls ...........................................17

Making a call ............................17

Making a call from your

contacts ...................................17

Answering and rejecting a call ...17

Speed dialling ..........................17

Making a second call ................18

Viewing your call logs................18

Using call divert ........................19

Using call barring ......................19

Changing the common call

setting .....................................20

Contacts .....................................21

Searching for a contact .............21

Adding a new contact ...............21

Creating a group .......................22

Changing your contact settings ..22

Viewing information ..................23

Messaging .................................24

Messaging ...............................24

Sending a message ..................24

Entering text .............................25

T9 predictive ............................25

Abc manual ..............................25

Keyboard..................................26

Handwriting recognition.............26

Setting up your email ................26

Retrieving your email ................27

Changing your email settings.....27

Message folders .......................28

Changing your text message

settings ....................................28

Changing your multimedia

message settings .....................29

Changing your other settings .....30

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Camera ......................................31

Taking a quick photo ................31

After you’ve taken your photo ....31

Using the advanced settings ......31

Viewing your saved photos ........32

Video camera .............................33

Shooting a quick video ..............33

After you’ve shot your video ......33

Adjusting the Exposure ..............34

Using the advanced settings ......34

Watching your saved videos ......35

Your photos and videos .............36

Viewing your photos and

videos ......................................36

Using zoom when viewing

a photo ....................................36

Adjusting the volume when

viewing a video .........................36

Setting a photo as wallpaper .....36

Editing your photos ...................37

Multimedia .................................38

Pictures ..................................38

Sending a photo .......................38

Printing an image .....................38

Moving or copying an image ......39

Sounds ....................................39

Videos .....................................39

Watching a video ......................39

Sending a video clip ..................39

Games and Applications ...........39

Installing a game/application

via local install ..........................40

Playing a game .........................40

Documents ...............................40

Transferring a ﬁ le to your

phone ......................................41

Viewing a ﬁ le ............................41

Others......................................41

Music ......................................42

Transferring music onto your

phone ......................................42

Playing a song ..........................43

Creating a playlist .....................43

Using the radio .........................43

Searching for stations ...............44

Resetting channels ...................44

Utilities .......................................45

Recording a sound or voice .......45

Using your calculator.................45

Converting a unit ......................45

Adding a city to your world

time .........................................45

Using the stopwatch .................46

Adding an item to your

calendar ...................................46

Adding an item to your task

lisk ..........................................47

Date ﬁ nder ...............................47

Contents

Settings ...................................47

PC Suite .....................................48

Installing the LG PC Suite on

your computer ..........................48

Connecting your phone and

PC ...........................................48

Backing up and restoring your

phone’s information ..................49

Viewing phone ﬁ les on your PC ..49

Synchronising your contacts ......50

Synchronising the messages .....50

Music Sync ..............................50

Transferring music using

Windows Media Player ..............51

DivX Converter ..........................51

The web .....................................53

Browser ...................................53

Opera Mini ...............................53

Accessing the web ....................53

Adding and accessing your

bookmarks ...............................54

Using RSS reader......................54

Saving a page ..........................55

Accessing a saved page ............55

Viewing your browser history .....55

Changing the web browser

settings ....................................55

Using your phone as a modem ..56

Settings .....................................57

Using Dual SIM-card menu ........57

Personalising your proﬁ les .........57

Changing your screen settings ...57 Changing your phone settings ...58 Changing your connectivity

settings ....................................59

Network settings ......................59

Connectivity Settings .................60

Java settings ............................60

Using memory manager ............60

Sending and receiving your

ﬁ les using Bluetooth..................61

Pairing with another Bluetooth

device ......................................63

Using a Bluetooth headset .........63

Accessories ...............................64

Network service.........................65

Technical data............................65

Guidelines for safe and

efﬁ cient use ...............................67

Trouble Shooting ........................71

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Getting to know your phone

End/Power key

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

Multitasking key

Call key

Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.

WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.

Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector

TIP: To connect the

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

Side keys

When the screen is • idle: volume of key

tone. During a call:•

volume of the earpiece.

When playing a • BGM track

- Short press: controls the volume.

Lock/Unlock key

Capture button

Micro SD memory card socket

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Open view

Battery cover

Battery

SIM1 Card Socket

SIM2 Card Socket

Camera

lens

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Slide the battery cover towards

the bottom of the phone and away from it.

2 Remove the battery

Using the cut-out at the top

and lift it from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery.

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

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM

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

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Installing the SIM and battery

4 Install the battery

Insert the bottom of the battery

first into the bottom edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press down the top of the battery until it clicks into place.

5 Charging your phone

Lift and twist the charger

socket cover of the on the side of your GX500. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your GX500 needs to be charged until “Battery full” appears on screen.

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory space on your phone by using a MicroSD memory card.

NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory.

1 Open the memory card slot

cover on the right hand edge of the phone.

2 Slide the memory card into the

slot until it clicks into place.

3 Replace the cover.

Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If your card isn’t formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it.

1 From the standby screen

select

, then scroll through

SETTINGS Tab and choose

Phone settings.

2 Touch Memory info then

choose External memory.

3 Touch Format and then

confirm your choice.

4 Enter the password, if one is

set, and your card will then be formatted and ready to use.

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

Memory card

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Touch in the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: COMMUNICATION, ENTERTAINMENT, UTILITIES and SETTINGS.

Menu map

COMMUNICATION

Contacts Recent history Messaging E-mail Dialling Social networking Speed dials New message

UTILITIES

Browser Google Alarms Organiser Memo Voice recorder Tools Drawing Panel

ENTERTAINMENT

Camera Gallery Music My stuff Games & Apps Pocket Apps FM radio Video camera

SETTINGS

Dual SIM settings Profiles Screen settings Phone settings Call settings Bluetooth Connectivity Wi-Fi

From your standby screen you can access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone as well as many other things.

Touch screen tips

The home screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen.

To select an item, touch the icon accurately. Your GX500 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.

To scroll through lists, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.

There’s no need to press • too hard, the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, yet firm, touch.

Use the tip of your finger to • touch the option you want. Be careful not to touch any other options around it.

When the screen back light is • off, press the Unlock/Lock key on the right hand side to bring back the home screen.

Don’t cover the phone with a • case or cover. The touchscreen won’t work with any material covering it.

There are two types of idle • screen. Flick left or right to change your idle screen types on the standby screen.

1 Widget idle - When you touch

, the mobile widget panel

appears.

2 Speed dial idle - When you

touch , the speed dial list appears. You can drag and click what you need right away in both idle types.

Your standby screen

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Your standby screen

The quick keys

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

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

hard key.

Touch to open your address book. To search for the number you want to call, enter the name of the contact at the top of the screen using the touchpad. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones.

Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or MMS, or view your message folder.

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

The status bar

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

Below is a table which explains the meaning of the icons you’re most likely to see in the status bar.

Icon Description

Multitasking

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Remaining battery life

Battery empty

New text message

New voice message

Message inbox is full

Message sending failed

Multimedia message sending failed

Icon Description

An alarm is set

Customised Profile in use

Normal profile in use

Outdoor profile in use

Silent profile in use

Headset profile in use

Calls are diverted

EDGE in use

Roaming

Flight mode is on

Bluetooth is active

BGM play

BGM pause

Memory card is enable to use

Wi-Fi

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Your standby screen

Changing your Status from the status bar

Touch the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3 and Bluetooth status. Here you can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth.

Using the Multitasking function

Press the multitasking hard key

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

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

Calls

Making a call

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

keypad. To delete a digit touch the clear key.

3 Press the Hard key or

touch call to initiate the call.

4 To end the call press the

hard key.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and hold

Making a call from your contacts

1 From the standby screen touch

to open the address book.

2 Enter the first few letters of the

contact you would like to call.

3 From the filtered list, touch the

contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved.

4 Touch

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings press the

hard key or touch to

answer the call. Tap to mute the ringing. This

is great if you’ve forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press the

hard key or touch

to reject an incoming call.

Speed dialling

You can assign a frequentlycalled contact to a speed dial number.

1 From the home screen touch

to open Contacts.

2 Touch

and choose Speed

dials.

3 Your Voicemail is already set

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

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Calls

4 Your address book will open.

Select the contact you’d like to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. To find a contact tap the search field box and enter the first letter of the name of the contact required.

Making a second call

1 During your initial call, touch

and select the number you

want to call.

2 Dial the number or search your

contacts.

3 Press

to connect the call.

4 Both calls will be displayed on

the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold.

5 To change between the calls,

touch

and choose Swap call or press the number of the held call.

6 To end one or both calls press

and select End followed by

All, Held or Active.

TIP! You can combine your

calls by selecting Accept then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling.

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

Viewing your call logs

Touch and select

Communication and tap Recent history. Choose to view:

All calls - View a complete list of

all dialled, received and missed calls.

Dialled calls - View a list of all the numbers you have called.

Received calls - View a list of all the numbers that have called you.

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

TIP! From any call log touch and Delete all to delete all the recorded items.

Using call divert

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Call divert. 3 Choose whether to divert all

calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable.

4 Input the number you’d like to

divert to.

5 Touch Request to activate. NOTE: Charges are incurred for

diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Deactivate all from the

Call divert menu.

Using call barring

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Call barring.

3 Choose any or all of the six

options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls

except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad Deactivate all 4 Enter the call barring

password. Please check with

your network operator for this

service.

TIP! Select Fixed dial number to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.

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Calls

Changing the common call setting

1 Touch , select Settings and

choose Call settings.

2 Touch Common setting.

From here you can amend the settings for:

Call reject - Slide the switch

to On to highlight the Reject list. You can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, or those from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts). Touch Save to change the setting.

Send my number - Choose

whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial - Slide the switch

left for On or right for Off. Answer mode - Choose

whether to answer the phone

using the send key or any key. Minute minder - Slide the

switch left to On to hear a tone

every minute during a call.

BT answer mode - Select

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.

Save new number - Select

Yes to save a new number.

Searching for a contact

There are two ways to search for a contact:

From the standby screen 1 From the standby screen touch

to open the address book. Select the contact from the list that you want to make a call.

2 Touch

or press the

hard key to initiate the call.

From the main menu 1 Touch

, select . 2 Touch Contacts, then Search. 3 You see a list of contacts,

typing in the first letter of a contact’s name will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list.

TIP! The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the blank square.

Adding a new contact

1 From the standby screen touch

and touch Add contact.

2 Choose whether to save the

contact to your Handset or SIM (SIM 1/SIM 2).

3 Enter the first and last name

of your new contact. You do not have to enter both, but you must enter one or the other.

4 You can enter up to five

different numbers per contact. Each entry has a preset type

Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax and General. When you

have finished, touch Close. 5 Add an email address. 6 Assign the contact to one or

more groups. Choose from

No group, Family, Friends,

Colleagues, School or VIP.

Contacts

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Contacts

7 You can also add a Ringtone,

Birthday, Anniversary, Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address and a Memo.

8 Touch Save to save the

contact.

Creating a group

1 Touch . 2 Touch Contacts then Groups. 3 Touch

4 Select Add group. 5 Enter a name for your new

group. You can also assign a ringtone to the group.

6 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.

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings so that your address book suits your own preferences.

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

1 From the standby screen touch

2 Touch Contacts, then

Settings. 3 From here you can adjust the

following settings: Contact list settings - You

can also choose to show the

first name or last name of a

contact first.

Copy - Copy your contacts

between your SIM cards(SIM1 or SIM2) and your handset. 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. So if you move a contact from the SIM to the handset it will be deleted from the SIM memory.

Send all contacts via

Bluetooth - Send all of your

contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option.

Backup contacts - See

Backing up and restoring your phone’s information in PC Sync part.

Restore contacts - See

Backing up and restoring your

phone’s information in PC Sync

part. Clear contacts - Delete all

your contacts. Touch Yes if you

are sure you want to wipe your

address book.

Viewing information

1 From the standby screen touch

2 Touch Contacts, then

information. 3 From 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 My business card and enter all your details as you would for any contact. Touch Save to finish.

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Messaging

Your GX500 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.

2 Touch

from the standby screen, then select Communication tab and choose .

TIP! You can send Schedule SMS through Calendar Module.

Sending a message

1 Touch New message, then

select Message to open a blank message.

2 From here you can send an

SMS or MMS. To send an email, touch from the standby screen. Then select Communication tab and

E-mail.

3 Touch Insert, to add an image,

video, sound or template.

4 Touch To at the top of the

screen to enter the recipient’s number, or touch the search icon to open your address book. You can add multiple contacts. Touch Send when ready.

NOTE: You can send SMS to many users at a time. Click on contact search icon and Select multiple from Options where in user can mark/unmark contacts for sending message. To send the SMS to a particular group of contacts click on contacts search icon and select search by Group after composing the SMS.

WARNING: You will be charged per 1 page 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.

Messaging

Entering text

There are five ways to enter text: Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-

Screen, Handwriting-Box, Handwriting-Double Box.

You can choose your input method by tapping and Input method.

Tap the screen once, the keyboard appears.

Touch to turn on T9 predictive text.

You can choose writing languages.

Tap to change numbers, symbols and text keypad.

Use

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

T9 predictive

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 predict the word you want to use.

For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.

Abc manual

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.

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Messaging

Keyboard

In Keyboard mode the screen flips to landscape and a full keyboard appears on screen.

Simply touch each letter to write your message and press:

to switch to upper case.

Handwriting recognition

In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GX500 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-Double Box depending on your preferred view.

TIP! You may find it easier to use the stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage.

Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into letters, numbers or other character, and displays these characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only active where text can be entered.

Setting up your email

You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GX500. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

1 Touch then select

Communication tab.

2 Select

then scroll menu to

Settings.

3 Touch Email then Email

accounts. 4 Touch Add account. 5 Setup Wizard will help you set

up your email settings. 6 You can check and edit

settings by selecting the

account in the list. You can

also check the additional

settings that were filled in

automatically when you

created the account. 7 You can change your default

email account by touching

Activate.

Retrieving your email

You can automatically or manually check your account for new emails.

To check manually:

1 Touch then select . 2 Touch Mailbox. 3 Touch the account you want to

use then

4 Choose Retrieve and your

GX500 will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages.

Changing your email settings

You can change your email settings according to your own preferences.

1 Touch then select . 2 Touch Settings and Email

and then you can adapt the following settings:

Allow reply Email - Choose

to allow the sending of ‘read, confirmation’ messages.

Request reply Email - Choose

whether to request read

confirmation messages. Retrieve interval - Choose

how often your GX500 checks

for new email messages. Retrieve amount - Choose

the number of emails to be

retrieved at any one time.

Include message in Fwd &

Reply - Choose to include the

original message in your reply. Include attachment - Choose

to include the original

attachment in any reply. Auto Retrieval in Roaming -

Choose whether to retrieve

your messages automatically

or not. New email notification -

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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Messaging

Message folders

You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your GX500, which is fairly self-explanatory.

New message - Open a new blank message.

Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your inbox From here you can view, delete and more, see Managing your

messages below for details. Drafts - If you don’t have time

to finish writing a message, you can save what you’ve done so far here.

Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder while messages are being sent.

Sent items - Messages you send are placed in this folder.

My Folders - Create folders to store your messages.

Templates - Use a list of commonly used text and multimedia message templates.

Emoticons - Add and insert emoticons for your messages.

Settings - Change the settings for your text and multimedia messages.

Changing your text message settings

Your GX500 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your preferences.

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

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