Messaging
Accented characters 5
Accent Strokes 6
Space 7
8
Backspace 9
Enter Accented letters
Switching the Write the character as described above,
text mode then write the accent above the entered
letter. Other such characters, for example,
Punctuation marks ö and ü, follow the same principle.
Mark Strokes
Full stop grave
At
@ acute
Note: Start each stroke at the dot.
circumflex
Numbers
Touch to switch from text entry to tilde
number entry.
Number Strokes ring
0
The basics
1
dieresis
2
3
cedilla
4
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Setting up your email Username - Enter the account’s
You can stay in touch on the move username. 01
using email on your GT500. It’s quick Password - Enter the account’s 02
and simple to set up a POP3 or password.
03
IMAP email account. Email address - Enter the
account email address. 04
TIP! To scroll through a list
of options, touch the last item Reply email address - Enter the 05
visible and slide your finger up ‘reply to’ email address.
06
the screen. The list will move up Outgoing mail server - Enter the
so more items are visible. outgoing email server address 07
Incoming mail server - Enter the 08
1 Touch from the home screen, incoming email server address
and touch Messaging.
Maximum receive size - Choose
2 Select Message settings then the size limit of your emails, the
Email. maximum is 2MB.
3 Touch Add new. Mailbox type - Enter the mailbox
4 You can now choose how your type, POP3 or IMAP.
account works: Save to server - Choose whether
Title - Enter a name for this to save your emails to the server.
account. For IMAP accounts copies are
My name - Enter your name. always saved. The basics
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Messaging
Save sent mail into - Select Advanced settings - Choose
whether to save sent emails whether to use the advanced
(when the mailbox type is set to settings.
IMAP). When the mailbox type is SMTP port number - Normally,
POP3, sent mails are always saved this will be 25.
into handset. SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether
Retrieve only new - Choose to use TLS/SSL for outgoing
whether to discard emails already server.
downloaded previously. Incoming server port - Normally,
Access point - Choose your this is 110 for POP3 accounts and
Internet access point. 13 for IMAP accounts.
Email to retrieve - Choose the Incoming TLS/SSL - Choose
way to download emails. Choose whether to use TLS/SSL for
from Header only or All including incoming server.
body for POP3, header only, SMTP authentication - Choose
header + body, or all for IMAP. the security settings for the
Auto retrieve - Choose whether outgoing mail server
to retrieve your new emails SMTP Username - Enter the
automatically. SMTP username.
SMTP Password - Enter the SMTP
password.
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APOP secure login - Choose to Sending an email using your
activate APOP secure login for a new account 01
POP3 account. IMAP accounts 02
1 Touch in the Communicate
are always set to off.
menu to open a new blank
Now your account is set up, it will 03
message.
appear in the list of accounts in your 04
2 You can enter the recipient’s
Email folder.
address and write your message. 05
Retrieving your email You can also attach images,
06
videos, sounds or other file types.
You can automatically or manually
3 Touch Send and your email will 07
check your account for new emails.
See Change your email settings on be sent. 08
page 2 to check automatically. TIP! You can upload Word,
To check manually: Excel, PowerPoint and PDF
1 Touch then Messaging. documents to your GT500 so you
can review them on the move.
2 Select Mailbox.
3 Touch the account you want to
use then .
4 Choose Retrieve and your
GT500 will connect to your email
account and retrieve your new
The basics
messages.
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Messaging
Changing your email settings often your GT500 checks for new
You can change your email settings email messages.
according to your own preferences. Retrieve amount - Choose the
number of emails to be retrieved
TIP! To scroll through a list at one time.
of options, touch the last item Include message original
visible and slide your finger up - Choose to include the original
the screen. The list will move up message in your reply.
so more items are visible.
Include attachment - Choose to
1 Touch from the home screen, include the original attachment in
and choose Messaging and any reply.
Message settings. Auto retrieval in Roaming -
Choose whether to retrieve your
2 Select Email.
messages automatically when
3 You can adapt the following abroad (roaming).
settings:
New email notification - Choose
Email accounts - Manage your whether to be alerted to new
email accounts. emails.
Allow reply Email - Choose Signature - Create an email
to allow the sending of read signature and switch this feature
confirmation messages. on.
Request reply Email - Choose Priority - Choose the priority level
The basics
whether to request read of your email messages.
confirmation messages.
Mail sending size - Choose the
Retrieve interval - Choose how size of email you send.
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Message folders Templates - Use a list of commonly
You’ll recognise the folder structure used text and multimedia message 01
used on your GT500, which is fairly templates. 02
self-explanatory. Emoticons - Add and insert
emoticons for your messages. 03
Create new message - Open a new
blank message. Message settings - Change 04
Inbox - All the messsages you the settings for your text and 05
receive are placed into your inbox multimedia messages.
06
From here you can view, delete
Managing your messages 07
and more, see Managing your
messages below for details. You can use your Inbox to manage
your messages. 08
Mailbox - All the emails you receive
on your GT500 will be placed in TIP! To scroll through a list
your mailbox. of options, touch the last item
Drafts - If you don’t have time to visible and slide your finger up
finish writing a message, you can the screen. The list will move up
save what you’ve done so far here. so more items are visible.
Outbox - This is a temporary
storage folder while messages are 1 Touch then Inbox.
being sent. 2 Touch and then choose to:
Sent items - Messages you send are Delete - Delete marked messages.
The basics
placed in this folder. Create new message - Open a
My Folders - Create folders to store new blank message.
your messages.
3
Messaging
Move to My folders - Move the 1 Touch then choose
marked messages to My folders. Templates.
Search - Search the messages 2 Choose Text templates or
using a date and /or a phone Multimedia templates. You can
number. then touch to Add template,
Filter - View your message Edit, Delete or Delete all
by type. This will group SMS templates. To edit a message just
separately from MMS. select it, make your changes and
Delete all - Delete all of the touch Save.
messages.
If you see the message No space for
Using emoticons
USIM messages you should delete Liven up your messages using
some messages from your inbox. emoticons. You’ll find some
commonly used emoticons already
If you see the message No space
on your phone.
for messages you can delete either
messages or saved files to create 1 Touch then choose
space. Emoticons.
2 Touch Add new, or touch to,
Using templates Delete or Delete all emoticons.
Create templates for the SMS
and MMS messages you send Changing your text message
most frequently. You’ll find some settings
The basics
templates already on your phone, Your GT500 message settings are
you can edit these if you wish. pre-defined so that you can send
messages immediately. These
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settings can be changed according Send long text as - Choose to send
to your preferences. long messages as Multiple SMS or 01
as MMS. 02
TIP! To scroll through a list
of options, touch the last item Changing your multimedia 03
visible and slide your finger up message settings
the screen. The list will move up 04
Your GT500 message settings are
so more items are visible. 05
pre-defined so that you can send
Touch then choose Messaging messages immediately. These 06
settings and Text message. You settings can be changed according
07
can make changes to: to your preferences.
Text message centre - Enter the Touch then choose Message 08
details of your message centre. settings and Multimedia message.
Delivery report - Slide the switch You can make changes to:
left to receive confirmation that Retrieval mode - Choose Home
your messages have been delivered. or Roaming network. If you then
Validity period - Choose how long choose Manual you will receive only
your messages are stored at the notifications of MMS and you can
message centre. then decide whether to download
Message types - Convert your text them in full.
into Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email. Delivery report - Choose to allow
Character encoding - Choose how and/or request a delivery report. The basics
your characters are encoded. This Read reply - Choose to allow and/
impacts the size of your messages or send a read reply.
and therefore data charges.
5
Messaging
Priority - Choose the priority level Changing your other settings
of your MMS. Touch , choose Message
Validity period - Choose how settings then:
long your message is stored at the Videomail - Touch Add new or
message centre. to add a new Videomail service.
Slide duration - Choose how long Contact your network operator for
your slides appear on screen. more information on the service
Delivery time - Choose how long they provide.
before a message is delivered. Voicemail - Touch Add new or
Multi msg centre - Enter the details to add a new Voicemail service.
of your message centre. Contact your network operator for
more information on the service
they provide.
Service message - Choose to
receive or block service messages.
You can also set your message
security by creating trusted and
untrusted lists of senders.
Info. service - Choose your
reception status, language and
other settings.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo TIP! Touch Shot
You can take a photo by 01
TIP! The camera lens has
touching screen also. After 02
its own cover. Twist the cover
selecting an object with touch,
open to use the camera and 03
you can see the subject in the
quickly open the viewfinder.
focus box. When the focus box 04
1 Press the key on the right turns green you can take a
05
side of the phone. photo simply by removing their
finger from the screen. 06
2 You will be prompted to open
the lens cover. The viewfinder will 07
appear on screen. TIP! Face Tracking
Automatically detects and 08
3 Holding the phone horizontally,
focuses on human faces to help
point the lens towards the subject
you to take clearer pictures.
of the photo.
4 Slightly press the capture button,
a focus box will appear in the
centre of the viewfinder screen.
5 Position the phone so you can
see the subject of your photo in
the focus box.
6 When the focus box turns green, Get creative
the camera has focused on your
subject.
7 Press the capture button fully.
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Camera
After you’ve taken your photo Touch to upload to your
Your captured photo will appear account blog.
on screen. The name of the image Touch to set the picture you
runs along the bottom of the screen have taken as Wallpaper.
together with five icons down the
right side. Touch to delete the photo
you have just taken and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
Touch to take another photo
straightaway. Your current photo
will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved photos.
Touch to send the photo as a
Message, Email or Bluetooth. See
Get creative
page 3 for Sending a message, and
page 109 for Sending and receiving
your files using Bluetooth.
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Getting to know the viewfinder
01
Settings - Touch this icon to open the 02
settings menu. See Using the advanced
settings on page 52 for details. 03
Camera mode - Camera mode is selected.
04
Size
05
Flash status
06
Back - Touch here to return to the home 07
screen.
08
Gallery
Flash - See Using the flash on page 50.
Shot mode - See Choosing a shot mode
on page 50.
Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on
Video - Touch to page 51.
switch to video
camera
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to
zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side
volume keys.
TIP! You can close
Get creative
all the shortcut options for a clearer
viewfinder screen. Simply touch the
centre of the viewfinder once. To recall
the options touch the screen again.
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Camera
Using the flash Choosing a shot mode
The flash is set to auto as default, 1 Touch to open the available
but there are other options. shot mode.
1 Select from the right side of 2 Choose from seven options:
the viewfinder to enter the flash Normal shot -This is the default
sub-menu. shot type, the photo will be taken
2 There are three flash options: in the normal way, as outlined in
Auto - Your camera will assess taking a quick photo.
the lighting needed to take a Smile shot - This shot type
good picture and use the flash as is great for taking a photo of
necessary. people. Focus on the subject and
Red-eye reduction - The camera press then the photo will be
will flash twice in order to reduce taken automatically when it smile.
red eye. Beauty shot - This enables you
Always off - The camera will to take a photo of person’s face
never flash. This is useful if you clearly and brightly. Especially
want to save battery power. useful when you are close up.
3 When you touch the option you Art shot - Choose different
want to use the flash menu will picture effects. (Original,
automatically close, ready for you Black&White, Warm, Cold.)
Get creative
to take your picture.
4 The flash status icon in the
viewfinder will change according
to your new flash mode.
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Continuous shot - This 2 Slide the contrast indicator
enables you to take seven along the bar, towards for 01
shots automatically in very a lower exposure, hazier image 02
quick succession. See Taking or towards for a higher
a continuous shot below for exposure, sharper image. 03
details. 04
Panorama - This shot type is Taking a continuous shot
1 Touch to open the available 05
great for taking a photo of a large
group of people or for capturing shot types and select Continuous 06
a panoramic view. See Taking a shot.
07
panoramic shot on page 52 for 2 Position the subject in the
more details. viewfinder and press the capture 08
Frame shot - Choose from one button as you would to take a
of the fun frames to transform normal photo.
your friend or just decorate their 3 The camera will take seven shots
surroundings. in quick succession and display
the first with seven thumbnails
Adjusting the exposure shown on the left side of the
Exposure defines the difference screen.
between light and dark in an image. 4 Once you have highlighted the
A low contrast image will appear image you want to keep, touch
foggy, whereas a high contrast . You will be given a chance Get creative
image will appear much sharper. to save more than one of the
1 Touch . images.
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Camera
Taking a panoramic shot NOTE: Due to the image size the
Capture life as it appears using a panoramic photo will appear
panoramic shot. The camera will let slightly distorted in the Gallery
you take three photos, all aligned, view. Touch it twice to view it
and combine them into one wide properly.
angle image.
Using the advanced settings
1 Touch to open the available
From the viewfinder touch
shot types and select Panorama
to open all the advanced settings
shot.
options.
2 Take the first photo as normal. A
ghosted version of the right side Preview settings
of the image will appear in the Size - Change the size of the photo
viewfinder. to save on memory space or take a
3 When you take the second and picture preset to the correct size for
third photo, line the ghost of contact. See Changing the image
the previous image up with the size on page 55.
image in the viewfinder.
Scene mode - Set the camera to
4 In the photo gallery, the photos adjust to the environment. Choose
will be saved as as three separate from Auto, Portrait, Landscape,
images and one panoramic Night, Beach and Sport.
image.
Get creative
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to apply to the photo you’re
taking. See Choosing a colour
effect on page 55.
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Blink detection - This enables the Quality - Choose between Super
camera to stop taking a photo when fine, Fine and Normal. The finer 01
it detects the blink of an eye. the quality the sharper a photo will 02
White balance - Choose from Auto, be, but the file size will increase as a
result, which means you’ll be able to 03
Incandescent, Sunny, Flourescent
or Cloudy. store fewer photos in your memory. 04
Macro - Switch on to take close up Back light compensation - when 05
shots. you take a photo with a bright
background, the subject may 06
Self-timer - The self-timer allows appear dark. Turn this function ON 07
you to set a delay after the capture to compensate for this. The subject
button is pressed. Choose from 08
of the photo will be brighter.
Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10
seconds. Great for that group photo Inner/Outer Camera - For self
you want to be part of. portraits, switch to the LG GT500’s
inner camera. See Using the inner
ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity camera on page 56 for details.
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 flash
can’t be used. Choose an ISO value
from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO Get creative
400, ISO 800 or ISO1600.
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Camera
Other settings TIP! When you exit the camera
Memory - Choose whether to all your settings will return to
save your photos to the Handset default, except image size and
memory or to the External memory. image quality. Any non-default
settings you require will need
Geo-Tagging - Choose to switch on
to be reset, for example colour
the EXIF information for the photo
tone and ISO. Check them
to write GPS information.
before you shoot your next
Zoom - Choose zoom from X, 8X photo.
or 16X.
Image stabilization - Enables you TIP! The settings menu
to take a photo without camera is superimposed over the
instability or shake. viewfinder, so when you change
Focus - Select the way the camera elements of the image colour
will focus. Choose from Auto, or quality you’ll be able to see
Manual or Face tracking. the image change in preview
behind the settings menu.
Shutter sound - Select one of the
three shutter sounds.
Grid screen - Choose from Off,
Simple cross or Trisection
Get creative
Reset settings - Reset all the
camera settings.
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Changing the image size Choosing a colour effect
The more pixels, the larger the 1 From the viewfinder touch in 01
file size, which in turn means they the top left corner. 02
take up more of your memory. If 2 Select Colour Effect from the 03
you want to fit more pictures on to Preview menu.
your phone you can alter the pixel 3 There are five colour tone options: 04
number to make the file size smaller. Off, Black & White, Negative, 05
1 From the viewfinder touch in Sepia or Posterize.
06
the top left corner. 4 When you’ve made your selection
2 Select Size from the Preview the colour tone menu can be 07
menu. closed by selecting the back icon, 08
3 Select a pixel value from the six ready for you to take your picture.
numerical options (8M: 3264
TIP! You can change a
X 2448, 5M: 2592x1944, 3M:
photo taken in colour to black
2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200,
and white or sepia after it’s
1M: 1280x960, 640x480,
taken, but you cannot change a
320x240) or choose the preset: picture taken in black and white
Contacts - This sets the camera or sepia back to colour.
to take a photo the perfect
size to be added to a phone
contact. Get creative
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Camera
Using the inner camera 4 To return to the main camera
Your LG GT500 has a 60x80 inner touch and then select Outer
camera, not just for video calling Camera from the Preview menu.
but for taking pictures too.
Viewing your saved photos
1 To switch to the inner camera
1 You can access your saved photo’s
touch then select Inner
from within the camera mode.
Camera from the Preview menu.
Simply touch and your
2 After a few seconds you’ll see gallery will appear on screen.
yourself in the viewfinder. To
capture the image press the
capture button as normal.
TIP! The inner camera has
fewer settings as it has no flash
or ISO. You can still alter the
image size, scene mode, colour
effect, image quality, white
balance and set the self-timer by
touching in the same way as
when using the main camera.
3 After you’ve taken the photo
Get creative
you’ll be offered all the same
options available for an image
taken with the main camera.
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Video camera
Shooting a quick video 8 Touch on the screen or press
1 Press and hold the camera key on the capture button a second time 01
the right side of the phone. to stop recording. 02
2 Alternatively, touch in the 03
view finder in camera mode to
switch to video mode. 04
05
TIP! Quickly open the
video camera by pressing and 06
holding the camera key.
07
08
3 The video camera’s viewfinder will
appear on screen.
4 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the subject
of the video.
5 Press the capture button once to
start recording.
6 Rec will appear at the top of the
viewfinder and a timer at the
bottom showing the length of
your video. Get creative
7 To pause the video touch and
resume by selecting .
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Video camera
After you’ve shot your video Touch to shoot another video
A still image representing your straight away. Your current video
captured video will appear on will be saved.
screen. The name of the video runs
Touch to play the video.
along the bottom of the screen
together with five icons down the Touch to send the video as a
right side . message, by Email or by Bluetooth.
See page 3 for Sending a
message, or page 109 for Sending
and receiving your files using
Bluetooth.
Touch to upload to your
account blog.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved videos and pictures.
Touch to delete the video you
have just made and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
Get creative
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Getting to know the viewfinder
Settings - Touch this icon to open the 01
settings menu. See Using the advanced 02
settings on page 60 for details.
Video mode - Video mode is selected. 03
Image size 04
05
Back - Touch here to return to the home
06
screen. 07
Gallery
08
Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on
page 60.
Recording speed
Stop recording
Start recording
Saving to handset memory/external
memory
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to
TIP! You can close all the zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side
shortcut options for a clearer volume keys. Get creative
viewfinder screen. Simply touch the
centre of the viewfinder once. To recall
the options touch the screen again.
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Video camera
Adjusting the exposure Colour Effect - Choose a colour
Exposure defines the difference tone to apply to the video you’re
between light and dark in an image. taking. See Choosing a colour tone
A low contrast image will appear on page 62.
foggy, whereas a high contrast White balance - The white balance
image will appear much sharper. ensures that any white in your
1 Touch . videos is realistic. In order for your
camera to correctly adjust the white
2 Slide the exposure indicator
balance you may need to determine
along the bar, towards for a
the light conditions. Choose from
lower exposure, hazier image, or
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny,
towards for a higher contrast,
Fluorescent or Cloudy.
sharper image.
Quality - Choose between Super
Using the advanced settings fine, Fine and Normal. The finer
From the viewfinder touch Settings the quality the sharper a video will
to open all the advanced settings be. The file size will increase as a
options. result, which means you’ll be able
to store fewer videos in the phone’s
Preview settings memory.
Video size - Change the size of the Duration - Set a duration limit for
video to save on memory space. See your video. Choose from Normal, or
Get creative
Changing the video image size on MMS to limit the size to be able to
page 61. send the video as an MMS.
Scene mode - Choose from Auto
or Night.
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TIP! If you choose MMS Changing the video image
duration, try choosing a lower size 01
image quality to enable you to The more pixels, the larger the file 02
shoot a longer video. size, which in turn means they take
03
up more memory. If you want to fit
Inner/Outer camera - Switch to 04
more videos on to your phone you
your LG GT500’s inner camera to
can alter the pixel number to make 05
record a video of yourself. See Using
the file size smaller.
the inner video camera on page 62 06
1 From the viewfinder touch in
for details.
the top left corner. 07
Other settings 2 Select Video size from the 08
Memory - Choose whether to save Preview menu.
your videos to the Handset memory 3 Select a pixel value from the five
or to the External memory. options:
Voice - Choose Mute to record a 640x384(W) - The highest
video without sound. quality widescreen option.
Zoom - Choose zoom from X, 8X 400x240(W) - This is
or 16X. also widescreen, but of a lower
Reset settings - Reset all the video resolution.
camera settings. 640x480 - Standard sized
VGA. Get creative
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Video camera
320x240 - Smaller image Choosing a colour tone
size, therefore smaller file size. 1 From the viewfinder touch in
Great for saving on memory the top left corner.
space. 2 Select Colour Effect from the
176x144 - Smallest image Preview menu.
size and therefore smallest file 3 There are five colour tone options,
size. Off (colour), Black & White,
4 Touch the back icon to return to Negative, Sepia, Posterize.
the viewfinder. 4 Touch the colour tone you’d like
to use.
WARNING: The great
editing software on your LG TIP! You can change a
GT500 is compatible with all video shot in colour to black and
video types except 60X38 and white or sepia after it’s taken,
60x80. Don’t record in this but you cannot change a video
format if you plan to edit your shot in black and white or sepia
video. back to colour.
TIP! For video format conversion Using the inner video camera
software, see the CD you
Your LG GT500 has a 320x20 inner
received with your GT500.
camera, not just for video calling
Get creative
but for recording videos too.
1 To switch to the inner camera
touch then select Inner
Camera from the Preview menu.
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2 After a few seconds you’ll see Watching your saved videos
yourself in the viewfinder. To start 1 In the viewfinder touch . 01
recording the image press the 02
2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
capture button as normal, press a
3 Touch the video you want to view 03
second time to stop recording.
once to bring it to the front of the
3 After you’ve shot the video you’ll 04
gallery. It will automatically begin
be offered all the same options
to play. 05
available for a video shot using
the main camera. Watching your videos on your 06
4 To return to the main camera TV 07
touch and then Outer Connect your GT500 to your TV
Camera. 08
using the TV output cable.
TIP! You can still alter the image NOTE: The TV output cable is
size, scene mode, colour effect, available for purchase separately.
white balance and quality by
touching Settings in the same WARNING: All formats
way as when using the main except 320x20 and 176x1
camera. are compatible with watching
on TV.
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Your photos and videos
Viewing your photos and Using zoom when viewing a
videos video or photo
1 Touch on your camera +
To zoom in press repeatedly.
preview screen. –
To zoom out press . Use the
2 Your gallery will appear on screen. thumbnail in the bottom right
3 Touch the video or photo to open corner to move the focus area.
it fully.
Adjusting the volume when
Sort by Date viewing a video
To adjust the volume of the audio
on a video whilst it is playing, touch
the volume bar on the left side of
the screen. Alternatively, use the
volume keys on the side of the
phone.
TIP! Flick left or right to
view other photos or videos.
TIP! To delete a photo or
video, open it and select .
Get creative
Touch Yes to confirm.
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Capturing an image from a Viewing your photos as a
video slide show 01
1 Select the video you would like to Slideshow mode will show all the 02
capture an image from. photos in your gallery one at a time
03
2 Touch to pause the video on as a slideshow. Videos can not be
the frame you’d like to convert viewed as a slideshow. 04
to an image select from the 1 Touch the photo you would like 05
right side of the screen. to begin the slideshow to open it.
06
3 Select Save. 2 Select .
4 The image will appear on screen, 3 The slideshow will begin. 07
with its assigned image name. 08
5 Touch the image then to
return to the gallery.
6 The image will be saved in My
folders and appear in the gallery.
You need to exit the gallery and
then re-open it for this to appear.
WARNING: Some
functions will not work properly
if the multimedia file has not Get creative
been recorded on the phone.
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Your photos and videos
There are options within slideshows: Editing your photos
Touch to skip photos. There are loads of great things you
Touch to pause the slideshow can do to your photos to change
on a particular photo. them, add to them or liven them
up a little.
Touch again to resume
1 Open the photo you’d like to edit
playback.
and touch to bring up the
Touch to increase or decrease options.
the speed of the slideshow.
2 Touch the icons to adapt your
Setting a photo as wallpaper photo:
1 Touch the photo you would Crop your photo. Choose
like to set as wallpaper twice to a square or circular crop area
open it. and move your finger across the
2 Touch the screen to open the screen to select the area.
options menu.
Draw something on your
3 Touch .
photo freehand. Select the
4 The screen will switch to portrait thickness of the line from the four
mode. You can zoom in and options and the colour you would
out on the picture and move like use.
the cropped section using a
Get creative
thumbnail at the bottom of the Put writing on the picture.
screen. See Adding text to a photo on
5 When you are happy with the page 67.
picture touch .
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Decorate your photo with photo, Adding a colour accent
stamps. Choose from the different and Swapping the colours in a 01
stamps available and touch your photo on page 70. 02
photo wherever you’d like them It hleps to adjust the picture 03
to be. taken using Auto color, brightness
etc. 04
Erase the editing you have
added to the picture. You can 05
Touch to return to the
choose the size of eraser that gallery. 06
you use.
07
Save the changes you have
08
made to the photos. Select to save
the changes over the Update, or
as a New file. If you select New file
enter a file name.
Undo the last Effect or edit
you made to the photo. Adding text to a photo
See Adding an effect to a 1 From the editing screen, touch
photo on page 68. .
2 Select Signature to add
Touch to open further
unframed text or choose one of Get creative
effect options including Rotate.
the speech bubble shapes.
There are also more advanced
editing options. See Morphing a 3 Enter your text using the keypad
and touch Done.
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4 Move the text by touching it and apply the changes or choose
sliding it to the place you’d like to cancel.
it to be. Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a
blurred pixelated effect to the
Adding an effect to a photo photo.
1 From the editing screen, touch Oil painting - Oil painting effect.
.
Sketch - Apply an effect to make
2 Choose to apply any of the the picture look like a sketch.
eighteen options to the photo
Emboss - Emboss effect.
Face beautify - Automatically
Solarize - Change the effect of
detect a face in the image and
exposure to the light.
brighten it up.
Vivid - An effect of clearness and
Tunnel effect - Make your
brilliance.
picture look like it has been taken
using an old Lomo film camera! Moonlight - Change the light to
look like moonlight.
Colour negative - Colour
negative effect. Antique - An old photo effect.
Black and white - Black and Glow - A light beam effect.
white colour effect. Cartoon - A cartoon effect.
Sepia - Sepia effect. Water color - Make the picture
Blur - Apply a blurred effect. look like a water colour painting.
Get creative
Sharpen - Move the marker along 3 To undo an effect simply touch
the bar to sharpen the focus of .
the photo. Select the OK icon to
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TIP! You can add more you’d like to morph. For example,
than one effect to a photo. if you are morphing a face, place 01
a cross on the outside corner of 02
each eye and one each side of
Crop a photo the lips. 03
1 From the editing screen touch 4 Select a face to represent how 04
. you’d like to morph the photo.
2 Choose the shape you would like 05
5 Select to save the changes.
to use to crop the picture. 06
3 Drag the box over the area you Adding a colour accent to a 07
would like to crop. photo
08
4 When you are happy with your 1 From the editing screen, touch
selection, touch . .
2 Choose Colour accent.
Morphing a photo
3 Select part of the photo. A
Morphing a photo is great for traced line will appear around
changing the facial expressions of everything in that area which is of
friends, or just for distorting a photo the same or similar colour.
for artistic effect. For example, someone’s hair or
1 From the editing screen touch jumper.
. 4 Alter the intensity of the
2 Choose Morphing and four Get creative
accenting by touching and
crosses will appear on the photo. then sliding the marker up or
3 Move the crosses around the down the intensity bar.
photo so they are on the parts
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5 Touch OK. Editing your videos
6 All colour will be removed from The editing features are available for
the photo, apart from the section all video types except 60X38 and
marked for colour accenting. 60x80.
7 Select to save the changes. Don’t record in these formats if you
plan to edit your video.
Swapping the colours in a
photo Trimming the length of your
1 From the editing screen, touch video
. 1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
2 Choose Colour swapping. select and touch the screen to
3 Select part of the photo. A bring up the options.
traced line will appear around 2 Select and choose Trim.
everything in that area which is of 3 Touch and mark the new start
the same or similar colour. and end points using .
For example, someone’s hair or 4 Touch to ensure you are
jumper. happy with the new cut.
4 Touch and select a colour. 5 Touch or, alternatively, touch
5 Press OK. to return to the gallery and
6 The part of the photo selected for discard the changes.
colour accenting will change to
Get creative
the selected colour.
7 Select to save the changes.
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5 Touch to choose how the
videos merge together: None, 01
Fade out, Pan zoom, Oval, 02
Uncover, Blind, Checker board,
03
Dissolve, Split or Shape diamon.
6 Press followed by Yes to save 04
the new merged video. Choose 05
to save over the original file or as
Merging two videos together a new file. 06
1 Open the video you’d like to edit, 7 Repeat these steps to merge 07
select and touch the screen to more videos.
bring up the options. 08
2 Select and choose Video Merging a photo with a video
merge. 1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
3 The My videos folder will open. select and touch the screen to
Choose the video you would like bring up the options.
to merge. 2 Select and choose Image
4 Touch and slide the photo merge.
to merge it to the end or the 3 The My images folder will open.
beginning of the video. Choose the photo you would like
to merge into your video and
touch Select. Get creative
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4 Touch and slide the photo 5 Touch the area of the screen you’d
to merge it to the end or the like the text to appear in.
beginning of the video.
Select the area you want
5 Touch to choose how the
photo and video merge together:
None, Fade out, Pan zoom, Oval,
Uncover, Blind, Checker board,
Dissolve, Split or Shape diamon.
6 Press Save followed by Yes.
Choose to save over the original 6 Touch to mark when you’d
file or as a new file. like the text to disappear.
7 Repeat these steps to merge 7 Touch to ensure you are
more photos. happy with the text overlay.
Adding text to a video 8 Touch followed by Yes.
Choose to save over the original
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
file or as a new file.
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options. 9 Repeat these steps to add more
text.
2 Select and choose Text
overlay.
3 Enter your text using the keypad
Get creative
and select Save.
4 Touch and mark when you’d
like the text to appear using .
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Overlaying a photo 8 Touch followed by Yes.
1 Open the video you’d like to edit, Choose to save over the original 01
select and touch the screen to file or as a new file. 02
bring up the options. 9 Repeat these steps to add more 03
2 Select and choose Image photos.
overlay. 04
3 The My images folder will open. Adding a voice recording 05
Choose the photo you would like 1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to 06
to overlay your video.
4 Touch and mark when you’d bring up the options. 07
like the photo to appear using 2 Select and choose Voice 08
. recording.
5 Touch the area of the screen you’d 3 The quality of the original audio
like the photo to appear in. If the will be affected by adding a voice
photo is too big it will overlay the recording. Touch Yes to continue.
whole screen, not just the area 4 Touch to view your video.
selected. When you get to the part you’d
6 Touch to mark when you’d like to record your voice over,
like the photo to disappear. press .
7 Touch to ensure you are
happy with the photo overlay. Get creative
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3 The My sounds folder will open.
Choose the track you would like
to add to your video.
4 The original audio of your video
will be erased. Touch Yes to
continue.
5 If the audio is shorter than the
5 Press to stop recording and video choose whether to play
playback. Once or to Repeat it.
6 Touch to ensure you are 6 Choose to save over the original
happy with the voice recording. file or as a new file.
7 Touch followed by Yes to
Changing the speed of your
save. Choose to save over the
original file or as a new file.
video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
8 Repeat these steps to add more
select and touch the screen to
voice recordings to the video.
bring up the options.
Adding a soundtrack to your 2 Select and choose Time
video scaling.
1 Open the video you’d like to edit, 3 Select one of the four speed
select and touch the screen to options: x4, x2, x1/4, x1/2.
Get creative
bring up the options. 4 Choose to save over the original
2 Select and choose Audio file or as a new file.
dubbing.
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Adding a dimming effect
1 Open the video you’d like to edit, 01
select and touch the screen to 02
bring up the options.
03
2 Select and choose Dimming
Effect. 04
3 Choose to save over the original 05
file or as a new file.
06
4 Your video will now fade in at the
start and fade out at the end. 07
08
Get creative
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Multimedia
You can store any multimedia files My images options menu
into your phone’s memory so that The options which are available to
you have easy access to all of your you in My images depend on what
pictures, sounds, videos and games. type of image you have selected.
You can also save your files to a All of the options will be available
memory card. The advantage of for pictures you have taken on the
using a memory card is that you phone’s camera, but only the Use
can free up space on your phone’s as, Print, Sort by and Memory
memory. manager options are available for
To access the Multimedia menu, default images.
touch then Entertainment.
Touch My stuff to open a list TIP! When looking at
of folders storing all of your a picture, turn the phone to
multimedia files. landscape to bring up further
options on the right side of
Pictures the screen. Choose from send,
My images contains a list of upload, set as homescreen, edit
pictures including default images and delete.
pre-loaded onto your phone, Send - Send the image to a friend.
images downloaded by you and
Edit - Edit the image.
images taken on your phone’s
camera. Move - Move an image from the
Get creative
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
Copy - Copy an image from the
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phone memory to a memory card 4 If you choose Message or Email,
or vice versa. your photo will be attached to a 01
Use as - Choose from Main screen message and you can write and 02
theme, Contacts image, Incoming send the message as normal. If
call, Outgoing call, Switch on or off you choose Bluetooth, you will 03
image. be prompted to turn Bluetooth 04
Rename - Rename an image. on and your phone will search for
a device to send the picture to. 05
Smart Light - Change the lighting
of your picture to improve it 06
Using an image
automatically. 07
You can choose images to use as
Print - Print the selected image wallpapers and screensavers or even 08
using a printer supported by to identify a caller.
Pictbridge or Bluetooth.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
Slide show - View your images as a
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
slide show.
3 Select an image and touch .
File info. - View the file information.
4 Touch Use as and choose from:
Sending a photo Main screen theme - Set a
1 Touch then Entertainment. wallpaper for the home screen.
2 Touch My stuff then My images. Contacts image - Allocate an
3 Select the picture you want to image to a particular person
Get creative
send, and touch Send. Choose in your contacts list so that the
from Message, Email, Bluetooth picture shows when they call you.
or Blog this.
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Incoming call - Set an image to Printing an image
appear during incoming calls. 1 Touch then Entertainment.
Outgoing call - Set an image to 2 Touch My stuff then My images.
appear during outgoing calls.
3 Select an image and touch .
Switch on - Set an image to
4 Touch Print then choose between
appear when you switch the
Bluetooth and PictBridge.
phone on.
Switch off - Set an image to TIP! You can to print via
appear when you switch the bluetooth or by connecting to a
phone off. PictBridge printer.
Marking up your images
Moving or copying an image
A low- light photo can be adjusted
You can move or copy an image
without lowering the quality of the
between the phone memory and
picture.
the memory card. You might want
1 Touch then Entertainment. to do this to either free up some
2 Touch My stuff then My images. space in one of the memory banks
3 Select an image and touch or to safeguard your images from
then touch Smart Light. being lost.
4 The light will automatically be 1 Touch then Entertainment.
changed, and you will have an
Get creative
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
option to save the new image. 3 Select an image and touch .
4 Select Move or Copy.
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Creating a slide show Sounds
If you want to look at all of the The My sounds folder contains 01
images on your phone, you can the Downloaded sounds, Default 02
create a slide show to save you sounds and Voice recordings.
03
from having to open and close each From here you can manage, send or
individual image. set sounds as ringtones. 04
1 Touch then Entertainment. 05
Using a sound
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
1 Touch then Entertainment. 06
3 Touch then Slide show.
2 Touch My stuff then My sounds. 07
Checking your memory status 3 Select Default sounds or Voice
08
You can check to see how much of recordings.
your memory space you have used 4 Select a sound and and it will
and how much you have left to use. begin to play.
1 Touch then Entertainment. 5 Touch and select Use as.
2 Touch My stuff then My images. 6 Choose from Voice ringtone,
3 Touch then Memory Video ringtone, Message tone,
manager. Start-up or Shut down.
4 Choose Handset memory or
External memory.
NOTE: If you do not have a Get creative
memory card inserted, you will
not be able to select External
memory.
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Videos Use as - Enables to set Voice
The My videos folder shows a list of ringtone or Video ringtone. (This
downloaded videos and videos you can be limited by Video frame size.)
have recorded on your phone. Edit - You can edit the file name.
Watching a video File info. - View the Name, Size,
1 Touch then Entertainment. Date, Time, Type, Duration,
Dimension, Protection and
2 Touch My stuff then My videos.
Copyright details.
3 Select a video to play.
NOTE: The TV output cable is
TIP! GT500 supports both DivX available for purchase separately.
& Xvid video format playback
to ensure greater content Sending a video clip
availability. Refer to page 99 in 1 Select a video and touch .
detail. 2 Touch Send and choose from
Message, Email, Bluetooth or
YouTube.
Using options while video is
3 If you choose Message or Email,
paused
your video clip will be attached
Touch while in pause mode and
to the message and you can write
choose from:
and send the message as normal.
Capture - Capture the frozen frame If you choose Bluetooth, you will
Get creative
as a picture. be prompted to turn Bluetooth
Send - Send the video in a message, on and your phone will search for
email or via Bluetooth. a device to send the video to.
Delete - Delete the video.
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Games and Applications Playing a game
You can download new games and 1 Touch then Entertainment. 01
applications to your phone to keep 2 Touch Games & apps, then My 02
you amused when you have time games & apps and Games. 03
to spare. 3 Choose and touch a game to
launch. 04
Downloading a game
05
1 Touch then Entertainment. Using the games options
2 Touch Games & apps, then My 06
menu
games & apps and Games. From the Games & apps folder, the 07
3 Select Download games. following options are available: 08
4 You will connect to the web Create new folder – Create a folder
portal where you can find a within Games & apps.
games to download. Sort by - Sort the games and
TIP! To delete any file in applications by Date, Size or Name.
My stuff, touch then Delete. Memory manager - View the
memory status.
File info. - View the game
information.
Get creative
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Flash contents Documents
The Flash contents folder contains From Documents in My stuff, you
all of your default and downloaded can view all of your document
SWF files. files. From here you can view Excel,
Powerpoint, Word, Text and
Viewing an SWF/ SVG file pdf files.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then Flash Viewing a file
contents. 1 Touch then Entertainment.
3 Select the file to view. 2 Touch My stuff then Documents.
3 Select a document and touch
Using options viewing the View.
SWF/ SVG file
Touch and choose from:
Mute - Switch the sound off.
Send - Send the file as a Message,
Email or via Bluetooth.
Wallpaper - Set the file as your
wallpaper.
File info. - View the Name, Size,
Get creative
Date, Time, Type and Protection of
the file.
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Transferring a file to your Others
phone The Others folder is used to store 01
Bluetooth is probably the easiest files which are not pictures, sounds, 02
way to transfer a file from your videos, games or applications. It
03
computer to your phone. You can is used in the same way as the
also use LG PC Suite via your sync Documents folder. You may find 04
cable, see page 96 for details. that when you transfer files from 05
To transfer using Bluetooth: your computer to your phone that
they appear in the Others folder 06
1 Make sure your phone and
rather than the Documents folder. 07
computer have Bluetooth
If this happens you can move them.
switched on and are visible to 08
one another. To move a file from Others to
Documents:
2 Use your computer to send the
file via Bluetooth. 1 Touch then Entertainment.
3 When the file is sent you will have 2 Touch My stuff then Others.
to accept it on your phone by 3 Select a file and touch .
touching Yes. 4 Touch Move, then touch Move
4 The file should appear in your again.
Documents or Others folder.
Get creative
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Multimedia
Creating a movie
1 Touch then Entertainment. Muvee Studio
2 Touch Muvee Studio. Classic Sepia
3 Touch to add an image. Touch
the images you want to include
then select Insert .
4 Touch the style tab across the top
to choose a movie style. Title Credit
5 Touch the sound tab at the
bottom of the screen to change No Select
the sound, such as a voice
recording.
6 Touch the Play button to see
what you’ve created.
7 Touch then Play Order to
change the order.
8 Touch then Save Location to
choose where to save the movie,
and touch Duration to choose
between long and short.
Get creative
9 To save your movie, press play
and then touch the save icon in
the top left corner.
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Music Transferring music onto your
Your LG GT500 has a built-in phone 01
music player so you can play all The easiest way to transfer music 02
your favourite tracks. To access onto your phone is via Bluetooth or
03
the music player, touch then your sync cable.
Entertainment and Music. From You can also use LG PC Suite, see 04
here you can access a number of page 96 for details. To transfer using 05
folders: Bluetooth:
Recently played - You can listen 06
1 Make sure both devices have
all of the songs you have played Bluetooth switched on and are 07
recently. visible to one another. 08
All tracks - Contains all of the songs 2 Select the music file on the other
you have on your phone. device and choose to send it via
Artists - Browse through your music Bluetooth.
collection by artist. 3 When the file is sent you will have
Albums - Browse through your to accept it on your phone by
music collection by album. touching Yes.
Genres - Browse through your 4 The file should appear in Music >
music collection by genre. All tracks.
Playlists - Contains any playlists you
have created. Get creative
Shuffle tracks - You can listen to
the music randomly.
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Playing a song TIP! GT500 is the first worldwide
1 Touch then Entertainment. handset to apply Dolby Mobile
2 Touch Music, then All tracks. for music, Providing trademark
3 Select the song you want to play Dolby sound quality to your
and touch Play. mobile phone.
4 Touch to pause the song. Using options while playing
5 Touch to skip to the next song. music
6 Touch to skip to the previous Touch and choose from:
song.
Minimize - Make the music player
7 Touch to return to the screen disappear so that you can
Music menu. continue using your phone as
normal.
Go to my music - Return to the
Music menu.
Visualization - Select a visual effect.
Add to playlist - Add the track to
one of your playlists.
Send - Send the song as a message
or via Bluetooth.
Get creative
Delete - Delete the song.
Use as - Use the song as one of Voice
ringtone, Video ringtone, Message
tone, Start-up or Shut down.
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File info. - View information To play a playlist, select it and touch
including the Name, Size, Date, Play. 01
Time, Type, Duration, Protection and NOTE: To add a second playlist, 02
Copyright of the song. touch then Add new playlist.
03
TIP! To change the volume Editing a playlist 04
while listening to music, touch
From time to time, you may want to
. 05
add new songs or delete songs from
a playlist. When you want to do this, 06
Creating a playlist you can edit the playlist.
07
You can create your own playlists by 1 Touch then Entertainment.
choosing a selection of songs from 08
2 Touch Music, then Playlists.
the All tracks folder. 3 Select the playlist.
1 Touch then Entertainment. 4 Touch and select:
2 Touch Music, then Playlists. Add new songs – To add more
3 Touch Add New playlist, enter songs to the playlist. Mark the
the playlist name and touch Save. ones you want and touch Done.
4 The All tracks folder will show. Change list order - Change the
Touch all of the songs that you playing order of the playlist.
would like to include in your
playlist; a tick will show next to
Get creative
the track names.
5 Touch Done.
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Send – Send a song as a message Using the radio
or via Bluetooth. Your LG GT500 has an FM radio
Remove from list – Remove a feature so you can tune into your
song from the playlist. Touch Yes favourite stations to listen to on the
to confirm. move.
Memory info. - View the memory NOTE: You will need to insert your
status. headphones in order to listen to
Remove all - Remove all tracks the radio. Insert them into the
from the playlist. headphone socket (this is the same
socket that you plug your charger
Deleting a playlist into).
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Music, then Playlists. Searching for stations
3 Touch then Delete or Delete all You can tune radio stations into
to delete all of the playlists. your phone by searching for them
either manually or automatically.
They will then be saved to specific
channel numbers so you don’t have
to keep re-tuning. You can save up
to 50 channels in your phone.
To auto tune:
Get creative
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch FM radio then .
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3 Touch Auto scan then Yes. The Listening to the radio
stations found will automatically 1 Touch then Entertainment. 01
be allocated to channel numbers 02
2 Touch FM radio then touch the
in your phone.
channel number of the station 03
NOTE: You can also manually you would like to listen to.
tune into a station by using 04
and displayed next to the TIP! To improve the radio
05
radio frequency. reception, extend the headset
cord, which functions as the 06
Resetting channels radio antenna.
07
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch FM radio then . 08
3 Choose Reset to reset the current
channel or choose Reset all to
reset all of the channels. Each
channel will return to the starting
87.5Mhz frequency.
Get creative
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Organiser
Adding an event to your colour cursor will mark the day
calendar that any events have been saved
to and a bell will ring at the start
1 From the home screen select
time of your event, so that you
then touch Utilities and choose
can stay organised.
Organiser.
Select Calendar. TIP! You can set a holiday in
2 Select the date you would like to your calendar. Touch each day
add an event to. you are on holiday one at time,
3 Touch then Add event. then touch and select
4 Touch Category then choose Set holiday. Each day will be
from Appointment, Anniversary shaded green.
or Birthday. Check the date and
enter the time you would like Changing your default
your event to begin. calendar view
5 For appointments and 1 From the home screen select
anniversaries enter the time and then touch Utilities and choose
date your event finishes in the Organiser. Select Organiser
lower two time and date boxes. settings.
6 If you would like to add a subject 2 Touch Calendar and choose
or a note to your event, touch either Month view or Week view.
Get organised
Note and type in your note. 3 Set week starts on.
7 Set Alarm and Repeat. 4 Press Save to confirm your
8 Select Save and your event will choice.
be saved in the calendar. A square
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Adding an item to your To TIP! You can back up and
do list synchronise your calendar with 01
1 From the home screen select your computer. See PC Sync on 02
then touch Utilities and choose page 96.
03
Organiser.
2 Select To do and touch Add to 04
Using date finder
do. Date finder is a handy tool to help 05
3 Set the date for the task, add you calculate what the date will be 06
notes and select a priority level: after a certain amount of days has
High, Medium or Low. passed. For example, 60 days from 07
4 Save your task by selecting Save. 10.10.07 will be 09.12.2007. 08
This is great for keeping tabs on
Sharing a To do task deadlines.
1 From the home screen select 1 From the home screen select
, then Utilities and choose then touch Utilities and choose
Organiser. Select To do. Organiser.
2 Select the task you would like to 2 Select Date finder.
share, then touch .
3 In the From tab set your required
3 Select Send. You can choose to date.
share your to do item by Text
4 In the After tab set the number
message, Multimedia msg.,
of days. Get organised
Email or Bluetooth.
5 The Target date will be shown
below.
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Setting your alarm 10 To power off the alarm, you can
1 From the home screen select choose snooze or stop.
then touch Utilities and choose NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms.
Alarms.
TIP! Touch on/off icon on the
2 Touch Add alarm. right hand side of the alarm.
3 Set the time you would like the
alarm to sound and touch Save.
4 Choose whether you would like
Adding a memo
your alarm to repeat Daily, Mon 1 From the home screen select
- Fri, Mon - Sat, Sat - Sun, Except then touch Utilities and choose
holiday or Choose weekday. Memo.
The icons indicate the weekday 2 Touch Add memo.
you select. 3 Type your memo, followed by
5 Select Set alarm type to select a Save.
type for your alarm. 4 Your memo will appear on screen
6 Touch Set alarm bell then select next time you open the Memo
bell. To listen to sounds touch the application.
sound, followed by .
TIP! You can edit an existing
7 Add a memo for the alarm.
memo. Select the one you want
8 Finally you can set the snooze
Get organised
to edit and type your changes.
interval at 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes,
1hour or off.
9 Once you have set your alarm,
touch Save.
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Voice recorder
Voice recorder 01
Use your voice recorder to record
voice memos or other sounds. 02
1 Touch then Utilities. 03
2 Touch Voice recorder then
and choose from: 04
Duration – Set the recording 05
duration. Choose from MMS msg. 06
size, 1 min or No limit.
Quality – Select the sound 07
quality. Choose from Super Fine, 08
Fine or Normal. Sending the voice recording
Go to my sounds – Open the 1 Once you have finished recording,
Voice recordings folder in My touch .
sounds. 2 Touch Send and choose from
Message, Email or Bluetooth. If
Recording a sound or voice you choose Message or Email,
1 Touch then Utilities. the recording will be added to the
2 Touch Voice recorder. message and you can write and
3 Touch to begin recording. send it as normal. If you choose
Get organised
Bluetooth, you will be prompted
4 Touch to end recording.
to turn Bluetooth on.
5 Touch to listen to your
NOTE: After you have finished
recording.
recording, touch and choose
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Send, Files, Delete, Use as 3 Choose whether you would like
(to use the recording as your to convert Currency, Surface,
ringtone), Duration, Quality, or Length, Weight, Temperature,
Go to my sounds. Volume or Velocity.
4 You can then select the unit, and
Using your calculator enter the value you would like to
1 From the home screen select convert from, followed by the unit
, then touch Utilities and you would like to convert to.
choose Tools. 5 The corresponding value will
2 Select Calculator. appear on the screen.
3 Touch the numeric keys to input
numbers. Using the stopwatch
4 For simple calculations, touch the 1 From the home screen select
function you require (+, –, x, ÷), , then touch Utilities and
followed by =. choose Tools.
5 For more complex calculations, 2 Select Stopwatch.
touch and choose from sin, 3 Touch Start to begin the timer.
cos, tan, deg, sec, csc, cot, rad, 4 Touch Lap if you want to record
log, ln or exp. a lap time.
5 Touch Stop to end the timer.
Converting a unit
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6 Touch Resume to restart the
1 From the home screen select
stopwatch at the time you
, then touch Utilities and
stopped it at, or touch Reset to
choose Tools.
begin the time again.
2 Select Converter.
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Adding a city to your world 2 Select Jogging buddy.
time 3 Touch > to a set Distance or 01
1 From the home screen select Time for your jog. 02
then touch Utilities and choose 4 You can switch Regular beep on
03
Tools. or off.
2 Select World clock. 5 Once GPS is connected, the start 04
3 Touch the icon, followed by button will light up. Touch 05
Add city. Start typing the name to start.
06
of the city you require and it will - Reset button
show at the top of the screen. 07
- Start button
4 Touch the city to select it, and 08
- Pause button
it will be added to your World
time list. - Stop button
Regular beep - The phone beeps at
Jogging Buddy distance or time intervals to help
Whether walking, running or you keep track without having to
jogging, GT500 provides up-to- keep looking at the screen.
the-second information including
distance and time, and keeps an
exercise log for you using advanced
Get organised
GPS technology.
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Tools.
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Always ask mode Others - Data Service mode.
If you set the “Always ask mode” 3 Insert the supplied CD into your
as default, the phone will always PC. Click on the LG PC Suite
prompt you to select a type of USB Installer which will appear on
connection mode each time you your screen.
connect the phone to a PC via the 4 Select the language you would
data cable. If you disable the “Always like the installer to run in and
ask mode”, the connection mode click OK.
will be the one you have manually 5 Follow the instructions on the
set in Menu - Settings - Connectivity screen to complete the LG PC
- USB Mode and one of the options Suite Installer wizard.
Internet, Mass Storage or PC Suite. 6 Once installation is complete, the
You can synchronise your PC with LG PC Suite icon will appear on
your phone to make sure all your your desktop.
important details and dates match,
but also to backup your files to put Connecting your phone and
your mind at ease. PC
1 Connect the USB cable to your
Installing LG PC Suite on your
phone and your PC.
computer
2 Double click on the LG PC Suite
1 From the home screen press and
Get organised
icon on your desktop.
choose Connectivity.
3 Click on Connection Wizard,
2 Select USB connection mode then USB.
and click OK.
4 Click on Next, then Next again,
Music - Music Sync mode.
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then Finish. Your phone and PC 3 All of the documents, flash
are now connected. contents, images, sounds and 01
videos you have saved onto your 02
Backing up and restoring phone will be displayed on the
your phone’s information screen in the LG Phone folder. 03
1 Connect your phone to your PC 04
as outlined above. TIP! Viewing the contents of
your phone on your PC helps 05
2 Click on the Backup icon, and
you to arrange files, organise
select Backup or Restore. 06
documents and remove
3 Choose to back up Contents contents you no longer need. 07
Data and/or Phonebook/
08
Schedule/Todo/Memo Data. Synchronising your contacts
Select the location you would 1 Connect your phone to your PC.
like to backup information to, or 2 Click on the Contacts icon.
restore information from. Click
3 Your PC will now import and
OK.
display all contacts saved to your
4 Your information will be backed USIM card and handset.
up.
4 Click on File and select Save. You
Viewing your phone files on can now select where you would
like to save your contacts to.
your PC
1 Connect your phone to your PC
NOTE: To backup contacts saved Get organised
to your USIM card, click on the
as outlined above.
SIM card folder on the left side
2 Click on the Contents icon.
of your PC screen. Right click on
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one of your contacts and choose 1 Disconnect your phone from
Select all, then Copy or Move to your PC.
phone memory. 2 From the home screen select
Right-click your contacts and , then touch Settings .
select Copy to contact. Now click 3 Select Connectivity, then USB
on the Handset folder on the connection mode.
left of your screen and all your
4 Touch Mass storage.
numbers will be displayed.
5 Connect your phone to your PC.
Synchronising your messages Your phone will read: Connecting
1 Connect your phone to your PC. as Mass Storage… followed by
Connected as Mass Storage
2 Click on the Messages icon.
Mode. Do not disconnect during
3 All of your PC and phone transfer.
messages will be displayed in
6 A removable disk folder will open
folders on your screen.
automatically on your computer,
4 Use the tool bar at the top of two if you have a memory card
your screen to edit and rearrange inserted, showing all the folders
messages. on your phone or memory card.
Using your phone as a mass NOTE: Your phone must be
unplugged from your PC to
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storage device
initiate Mass Storage.
Your phone can only be used as a
mass storage device if you have a NOTE: Mass storage backs up
memory card inserted. content saved on your memory
card only, not your handset
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memory. To transfer the content begin. When the process is finished
01
of your handset memory a Conversion complete pop up will
(e.g. contacts) you’ll need to be displayed. 02
synchronise using PC Sync. The converted file can now be 03
transferred to your phone, using
DivX Converter the Mass Storage functionality 04
Install the DivX converter which is (see page 98 for details) or Upload 05
supplied on the same CD as the PC contents using the PC Sync software
Sync software. DivX will convert 06
(see page 96 for details).
media files on your PC to a format 07
that enables you to upload and view
them on your phone. 08
Once installed select DivX from the
Program Files on your PC, then DivX
converter followed by Converter.
Use the arrows in the application
to change the conversion format
to Mobile. If you right click on
the application box and select
Preferences, you can change the
Get organised
location of where the converted
files are saved.
Drag and drop the files into the
application for initial analysis. Then
select Convert for the process to
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The web
Browser Adding and accessing your
Browser gives you a fast, full colour bookmarks
world of games, music, news, sport, For easy and fast access to your
entertainment and loads more, favourite websites, you can add
straight to your mobile phone. bookmarks and save web pages.
Wherever you are and whatever 1 From the home screen select
you’re into. , then touch Utilities and
choose Browser.
Accessing the web
2 Select Bookmarks. A list of your
1 From the home screen select
Bookmarks will appear on the
then touch Utilities and choose
screen.
Browser.
3 To add a new bookmark, select
2 To access the browser homepage
and touch Add new. Enter a
directly, select Home. Alternately
name for your bookmark followed
select Enter address and type
by the URL.
in your desired URL, followed by
Connect. 4 Touch Save. Your Bookmark
will now appear in the list of
NOTE: An additional cost is incurred
bookmarks.
when connecting to this service and
downloading content. Check your 5 To access the bookmark simply
data charges with your network touch the bookmark and then
provider. touch connect. You will be
connected to your bookmark.
The web
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Using RSS reader Saving a page
1 Access a webpage as described 01
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a
family of web feed formats used to above. 02
publish frequently updated content 2 Touch and select Save this 03
such as blog entries, news headlines page.
or podcasts. An RSS document, 3 Enter a name for the webpage so 04
which is called a feed, web feed, or you can easily recognise it. 05
channel, contains either a summary 4 Touch Save.
of content from an associated web 06
site or the full text. RSS makes it TIP! This menu will also allow 07
possible for people to keep up you to edit titles of saved pages,
08
with their favourite web sites in an protect or unprotect the screen
automated manner that is easier memo, and delete saved pages.
than checking them manually.
The user subscribes to a feed by
entering the feed’s link into the
reader or by clicking an RSS icon
in a browser that initiates the
subscription process. The reader
checks the user’s subscribed
feeds regularly for new content,
downloading any updates that it The web
finds.
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Accessing a saved page Changing the web browser
1 From the home screen select settings
then touch Utilities and choose 1 From the home screen select
Browser. then touch Utilities and
2 Select Saved pages. choose Browser. Select Browser
3 Select the page you would like to Settings.
view and it will open. 2 You can choose to edit Profiles,
Appearance settings, Cache,
Viewing your browser history Cookies, security, or Reset
1 From the home screen select Settings.
then touch Utilities and choose 3 You can simply set these to on or
Browser. Select History. off by touching the switch icon.
2 The web page you have accessed
recently will be displayed. To Using your phone as a
access one of these pages, simply modem
select the item required. Your GT500 can double as a modem
for your PC, giving you email and
internet access even when you can’t
connect using wires. You can use
either the USB cable or Bluetooth.
The web
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Using the USB cable: Using Bluetooth:
1 Ensure you have the LG PC Suite 1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched On 01
installed on your PC. and Visible for both your PC and 02
2 Connect your GT500 and your PC GT500.
03
using the USB cable and launch 2 Pair your PC and GT500 so
the LG PC Suite software. that a passcode is required for 04
3 Click Communication on your connection. 05
PC. Then click Settings and select 3 Use the Connection wizard on
Modem. your LG PC Suite to create an 06
4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem active Bluetooth connection. 07
and select OK. It will now appear 4 Click Communication on your 08
on screen. PC. Then click Setting.
5 Click Connect and your PC will 5 Click Modem.
connect through your GT500. 6 Choose Standard Modem over
NOTE: For more information on Bluetooth link and click OK. It
synchronising using the LG PC will now appear on screen.
Suite see page 96. 7 Click Connect and your PC will
connect through your GT500.
NOTE: For more information on
Bluetooth see page 110.
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Settings
Within this folder you can adapt Theme - Quickly change the
your settings to make your GT500 whole look of your screen.
personal to you. Greeting message - Choose
NOTE: For information on call on or off and fill in the greeting
settings see page 27. message.
Choose an image for Incoming
Changing your screen calls, Outgoing calls, Start-up
settings and Shut-down.
1 Touch then choose Settings. Reset main menu - To reset the
2 Touch Screen settings and then main menu, touch Yes.
choose from: 3 Touch Save to save your settings.
Wallpaper - Choose the theme
for your home screen. Personalising your profiles
Dialling - Adjust the number size You can quickly change your profile
and colour. on the home screen. Simply touch
Font - Adjust the font size. the status summary icon on the top
Backlight - Choose how long the and touch the profile tab.
backlight remains on for. Using the settings menu you can
NOTE: The longer the backlight is personalise each profile setting.
on for, the more battery power is 1 Press and then choose
used and you may need to charge Settings.
your phone more often. 2 Touch Profiles and then choose
Settings
Brightness - Adjust the screen the profile you want to edit.
brightness.
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3 You can then change all of the Power save - Choose to switch
sounds and alert options available the factory set power saving 01
in the list, including your Voice/ settings On, Off and Auto. 02
Video ringtone and Volume, Languages - Change the
Message alerts and more. language of your GT500’s display. 03
Auto key lock - Lock the keypad 04
Changing your phone
automatically in home screen. 05
settings
Security - Adjust your security
Enjoy the freedom of adapting how
settings, including PIN codes and 06
your GT500 works to your own
handset lock. 07
preferences.
Memory manager - See Using 08
TIP! To scroll through a list of memory manager on page 108
options, touch the last item for more information.
visible and slide your finger up Reset settings - Reset all
the screen. The list will move up the settings to their factory
so more items are visible. definitions.
Information - View the technical
1 Touch then choose Settings. information for your GT500.
2 Touch Phone settings then
choose from the list below.
Date & Time - Adjust your date
and time settings or choose to
Settings
auto update the time when you
travel or for daylight saving.
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Settings
Changing your touch settings Touch then Settings. Touch
Touch then Settings. Choose Connectivity.
Touch settings. To reset the Network settings - Your GT500
touchpad and make it easier to use, connects automatically to your
select Touchpad calibration and preferred network. To change these
touch the crosses. Save the settings settings use this option.
when you are happy with them. Internet profile - Set the profiles for
Select Touchscreen effect to reset connecting to the internet.
touch Type, Tone and Vibration. Access point - Your network
Changing your connectivity operator has already saved this
information. You can add new
settings access points using this menu.
Your connectivity settings have
GPS type - Choose either Assited
already been set up by your
GPS or Stand alone.
network operator, so you can enjoy
your new phone from the off. If you
want to change any settings, use
this menu.
Settings
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GPS USB connection mode -
Synchronise your GT500 using 01
– GPS technology uses
information from earth-orbiting the LG PC Suite software to copy 02
satellites to find locations. files from your phone. See page
96 for more information on 03
– A receiver estimates the distance
to GPS satellites based on the synchronisation. 04
time it takes for signals to reach If you use Music sync with Windows
it, then uses that information to Media Player, select Music sync in 05
identify its location. this menu. Music sync is available 06
– It may take from a couple of for only music contents. If you
seconds to several minutes. 07
want to synchronize with external
– Assisted GPS(A-GPS ) on this memory, you can use ‘External 08
mobile is used to retrieve memory’ as Primary storage. If you
location assistance data over want to synchronise with internal
packet data connection.
memory, you can use ‘Internal
– The assistance data is retrieved
memory’ as Primary storage.
from the Service server only
when you needed. Server Synch - The Server sync
function synchronises the data in
– Take pictures of where you are
and have the pictures tagged a phone and the data on a server
with information about your such as contact address information,
location. schedule items, to do items and
memo items via a wireless network.
Note : GPS service has an error
Settings
tolerance and it is unable to work in
buildings or underground.
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Settings
Streaming settings - Your network Touch followed by Settings.
operator has already saved this Select Phone settings then
information. You may edit it if you’d Memory Manager.
like to make changes. Handset common memory - View
TV out - Choose PAL or NTSC for the memory available on your
connecting your GT500 to a TV. GT500 for Pictures, Sounds, Video,
NOTE: The TV output cable is Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications
available for purchase separately. and others.
Java settings - Allows you to set Handset reserved memory - View
Profiles. the memory available on your
Divx VOD registration: This menu handset for SMS, Contacts, Calendar,
is for generating a DivX VOD To do list, Memo, Alarm, Call history,
registration code. Please visit http:// Bookmarks and Miscellaneous
vod.divx.com to register and for items.
technical support. USIM memory - View the memory
available on your USIM Card.
Using memory manager External memory - View the
Your GT500 has three memories memory available on your external
available: the phone, the USIM memory card (you may need
Card and an external memory card to purchase the memory card
(you may need to purchase the separately).
memory card separately). You can Primary storage settings - Choose
Settings
use memory manager to determine the location you prefer items to be
how each memory is used and see saved to.
how much space is available.
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TIP! See page 1 for information 3 Touch Yes to turn Bluetooth on.
on Installing a memory card. 4 If you have already paired the 01
Bluetooth device, your GT500 02
will not automatically search for
Using flight mode other Bluetooth devices. If not, 03
Turn on flight mode by selecting your GT500 will search for other 04
then Settings. Touch Profiles Bluetooth enabled devices within
and choose Flight mode. 05
range.
Flight mode will not allow you to 5 Choose the device you want to 06
make calls, connect to the Internet, send the file to and touch Select. 07
send messages or use Bluetooth.
6 Your file will be sent.
08
Sending and receiving your TIP! Keep an eye on the
files using Bluetooth progress bar to make sure your
Bluetooth is a great way to send and file is sent.
receive files as no wires are needed
and connection is quick and easy. To receive a file:
You can also connect to a Bluetooth 1 To receive files your Bluetooth
headset to make and receive calls. must be both On and Visible.
To send a file: See Changing your Bluetooth
settings below for more
1 Open the file you want to send,
information.
typically this will be a photo,
video or music file. 2 A message will prompt you to
Settings
accept the file from the sender.
2 Touch and choose Send.
Touch Yes to receive the file.
Choose Bluetooth.
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3 You will see where the file has Pairing with another
been saved and you can choose Bluetooth device
to View the file or Use as
By pairing your GT500 and another
wallpaper. Files will usually be
device, you can set up a passcode
saved to the appropriate folder in
protected connection. This means
your My stuff.
your pairing is more secure.
Changing your bluebooth settings:
1 Check your Bluetooth is On and
1 Touch and choose Settings. Visible. You can change your
2 Choose Bluetooth then touch visibility in the Settings menu.
and choose Settings. 2 Touch Search.
Make your changes to: 3 Your GT500 will search for devices.
My device visibility - Choose to When the search is completed
be Visible or Hidden or Visible Refresh will appear on screen.
for 1 min. 4 Choose the device you want to
My device name - Enter a name pair with and enter a passcode,
for your GT500. then touch OK.
Supported services - Choose 5 Your phone will then connect to
how to use Bluetooth in the other device, on which you
association with different services. should enter the same passcode.
See Using your phone as a 6 You passcode protected
modem on page 102 or Using a Bluetooth connection is now
Bluetooth headset on page 111. ready.
Settings
My address - Show your
Bluetooth address.
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Using a Bluetooth headset
1 Check your Bluetooth is On and 01
Visible. 02
2 Follow the instructions that came 03
with your headset to place your
headset in pairing mode and pair 04
your devices. 05
3 Touch Ask always or Allow
06
without ask and touch Yes to
Connect now Your GT500 will 07
automatically switch to Headset 08
profile.
TIP! See page 27 for details on
BT answer mode so that you
can control how you answer
calls when your Bluetooth
headset is connected.
Settings
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Wi-Fi
Wireless Manager allows you 1. How to set up Wi-Fi
to manage Wi-Fi Internet and 1 Wi-Fi On
Bluetooth connections on your
2 AP (Access Point) Search
device. It allows the phone to
– Searches which AP is available
connect local wireless networks,
to be connected.
or access the Internet wirelessly.
Wi- Fi is faster and has a greater 3 AP Connect
range than Bluetooth wireless – Connects to the desired AP in
technology. the AP search list.
NOTE: GT500 supports WEP, WPA- – If the AP is WEP or WPA-
PSK/2 encryption not EAP, WPS PSK/2 security type, enter the
encryption. If your Wi-Fi service security key.
provider or network administrator
sets the encryption for network 2. Wi-Fi network profile
security, you should fill in the support
key in the pop-up window. If the 1 Wi-Fi profile support (how to
encryption is not set, this pop-up connect to frequently used AP or
window is not shown. If you don’t Hidden AP)
know the key, you need to ask for it 1) If the AP does not appear in
from your Wi-Fi service provider or the search list, it is possible to
network administrator. connect to it by saving it as a
profile.
Settings
2) By saving the frequently used
AP as a profile, it is easier to
enter the Security key when
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connecting to the AP that has 3 How to save the Wi-Fi profile
the Security type. 1) Select Saved networks from 01
3) If the AP does not support the the Options menu, then select 02
DHCP, it is possible to connect Add networks and enter values
to the AP by using the static IP. into each field. 03
2 Description of each field in the 2) It is possible to select and 04
Wi-Fi profile. save the AP search list after 05
1) Network name: SSID (ID) selecting Wi-Fi On and then
selecting Refresh (Searching 06
2) Security type: WEP, WPA-PSK/2
support. AP). 07
3) Security key: saves the security 3) After connecting to the AP
08
key. that has the Security type, the
Y/N popup will enable you to
) IP/DNS setting: this allows
save the profile.
you to set Automatic or Static
depending on the DHCP
support of the AP.
If you set Static, enter the field
value of the IP Address and
DNS server to connect to the
static IPwhen attempting to
connect.
Settings
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