LG Electronics USA BL40 Cellular/ PCS GSM/ EDGE Phone with WLAN, Bluetooth and FM Transmitter User Manual 1

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Some of the contents in this
manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the
phone or your service provider.
BL40 User Guide
This device is not intended for sale in the USA.
Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.
Getting to know your phone
Handsfree or Stereo earphone connector
Power key
Turns the phone on/off.
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
Inner camera
WARNING: Putting a heavy object
on the phone or sitting on it can damage
its LCD and touch screen functionality.
Do not cover the protection film on
proximity sensor of LCD. It can be caused
the malfunction of sensor.
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Getting to know your phone
Charger, Data cable
(USB cable)
TIP: Before
connecting the
USB cable, wait
until the phone has
powered up and
has registered on
the network.
Music key
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Volume keys
• When the screen is idle:
key tone volume.
• During a call: earpiece
volume.
• When playing a track:
controls the volume
continuously.
Camera key
• Go to camera menu
directly by pressing and
holding the key.
Open view
Battery cover
SIM card
socket
Flash light
Battery
Camera lens
Memory card
socket
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Installing the SIM and battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Slide down the battery cover.
2 Remove the battery
Pull out the battery.
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WARNING: Do not remove
the battery when the phone
is switched on, as this may
damage the phone.
WARNING: Do not remove
the battery cover when using
GPS, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The
antenna is mounted on the
battery cover.
3 I nstall the SIM card
Slide the SIM card into the SIM
card holder. Make sure the gold
contact area on the card is facing
downwards. To remove the SIM
card, gently pull it outwards.
4 Install the battery
Insert the top of the battery
into the top edge of the battery
compartment first. Ensure that
the battery contacts align with
the phone’s terminals. Press the
bottom of the battery down until
it clips into place.
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Charging your phone
Slide back the cover of the charger
connector on the side of your BL40.
Insert the charger and plug it into a
mains electricity socket. Your BL40
must be charged until the “Battery
full” message appears on the screen.
NOTE: The battery must be fully
charged initially to improve battery
lifetime. Disregard the first “Battery
full” message and keep the phone
on charge overnight (or for up to
14 hours).
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Memory card
Installing a memory card
You can expand the available
memory space on your phone by
using a memory card.
NOTE: A memory card is an optional
accessory.
Slide the memory card into the slot
at the top, until it clicks into place.
Make sure the gold contact area is
facing downwards.
WARNING: Slide into
the memory card to the slot,
otherwise, the card can be
damaged.
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Memory card
Formatting the memory card
Transferring your contacts
Your memory card may already be
formatted. If it isn’t, you will need
to format it before you can start to
use it.
NOTE: All files get deleted while
formatting.
1 From the home screen select
and select Phone settings from
the Settings tab.
2 Scroll and touch Memory info.
then scroll and touch External
memory.
3 Touch Format and then confirm
your choice.
4 Enter the password, if one has
been set. The card will then be
formatted and ready to use.
To transfer your contacts from your
SIM to your phone:
1 From the Communication tab,
scroll through Address book
and choose
then Change
location.
2 Touch Copy to Handset.
3 Choose Mark all or select names
one by one and touch Copy to
Handset.
NOTE: If there is existing content
on your memory card, the folder
structure may be different after
formatting since all files will have
been deleted.
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Menu map
Touch
in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access
further menus by scrolling through the icons: Communication, Entertainment,
Utilities and Settings.
Communication
Address book
Recent history
Messaging
Email
Dialling
Video call
Orange messenger
Write message
Utilities
Orange World
Orange Maps
Alarms
Organiser
Flashcode
Memo
Voice recorder
More
Entertainment
Orange TV
Orange downloads
Camera
Gallery
Media album
Orange music
Games & Apps
FM radio
Settings
Profiles
Display settings
Phone settings
Call settings
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Touch settings
Connectivity
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Your home screen
From this screen you can access
menu options, make a call, view
the status of your phone and much
more.
Touch screen tips
The home screen is also a great
place to get used to using the touch
screen.
To select an item, touch the centre
of the icon.
• Do not to press too hard; the
touchscreen is sensitive enough
to pick up on a light, firm touch.
• Use the tip of your finger to
touch the option you require. Be
careful not to touch any other
keys.
• When the screen light is off,
either press the power key or
hold down the Unlock/Lock key
on the touch screen to return the
home screen.
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• Whenever your BL40 is not in use,
it will return to the lock screen.
Customising the home screen
Widget home
screen (active)
Multimedia home
screen
Shortcut home
screen
Contact home
screen
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Your home screen
• Get in touch with your BL40 The User Interface is based on four
types of Homescreens. To swap
between the home screens just
wipe quickly over display from left
to right or from right to left.
• Home screen customisation For each type of home screen
you are able to add and remove
objects by pressing & holding your
finger on the screen, or if already
added touching and holding one
of the objects.
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Quick keys
The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use most.
Touch it to bring up the
touch dialling pad, which lets
you make a call. Enter the
number as you would with
a normal key pad and touch
Voice call.
To place a video call to this
number, touch Video Call
after entering the number.
Touch to open your contacts.
To search for the number you
want to call: Click the search
icon to enter the name of the
contact using the touchpad.
You can also create new
contacts and edit existing
ones.
Touch to access the
Messaging menu. From here
you can create a new SMS.
Touch to open the full Top
menu which is divided into
four sub-menus.
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Your home screen
Touch screen
The controls on the BL40 touch
screen change dynamically,
depending on the task you are
carrying out.
Opening Applications
To open any Application simply
touch its icon.
Scrolling
Drag from side to side to scroll. On
some screens, such as web pages,
you can also scroll up or down.
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Zooming In or Out
When viewing photos, web pages,
emails, or maps, you can zoom in
and out. Pinch your fingers together
or slide them apart.
Viewing the status bar
The status bar uses various icons to
show different conditions such as
signal strength, new messages and
battery life as well as telling you
whether your Bluetooth or GPRS
are active.
Below is a table which explains the
meaning of icons you’re likely to see
in the status bar.
Icon Description
No Service
2G
3G
EDGE
HSDPA
Wi-fi is on
Bluetooth Message
Bluetooth Mono hands free
headset
Bluetooth Mono Stereo
headset
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Your home screen
Icon Description
Bluetooth Stereo headset
Icon Description
Alarm
Bluetooth Mono headset
Schedule (Calendar)
Bluetooth on
Multi-tasking
Printer by Bluetooth
Music paused
Bluetooth Transfer
Music playing
Music playing with FM
broadcasting
FM radio playing
Bluetooth Visibility
Bluetooth Music
Downloading
Downloading complete.
Downloading cancelled.
In-call option
Internet
Searching
Call divert
Call reject
Security
Headset
HomeZone
Roaming
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FM broadcasting
Email being sent
Email received
MMS
MMS sending
MMS received
SMS sending
New voicemail
New message
Message sending has failed
New email
Icon Description
Push message
Flight mode
Outdoor
Silent
Customised ringtones 1-10
Using the Multi-tasking
function
Touch the multitasking key
to open the Multitasking menu.
From here you can view some
applications that are running and
access them with one touch.
Ringtone after vibration
Ringtone with vibration
External memory
Battery status
Projector/TV out
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Calls
TIP! Press the power key
briefly to lock the touchscreen
and prevent calls being made
by mistake.
Making a call or a video call
1 T ouch
to open the keypad.
2 Type in the number on the
keypad. To delete a digit, press
the clear key.
3 Touch the Voice call to place
the call.
4 To end the call, touch the End
call.
TIP! To enter + for making
international calls, touch
twice or press and hold down
TIP! You can Save number,
Send message, Search
contacts by tapping
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Calling your contacts
1 From the home screen touch
to open your Contacts.
2 Scroll through the contact list
or enter the first letter(s) of the
contact you want to call by
touching .
3 From the list, touch the contact
you want to call and select
the number to use, if there is
more than one number for that
contact.
4 Touch Voice call or Video call.
In-call options
Hold - Touch
to put a call on hold.
Mute - Touch
to turn the microphone off so
the person you are talking to cannot hear you.
Speaker - Touch
on.
End call
to turn the speaker phone
Options - Choose from a list of further in-call
options, including creating new memo and going
to messages, so you can check your messages
and add contacts during a call. You can also end
the call from here by touching End call.
- Touch to open a numerical keypad for typing
in numbers, e.g. when dialling call centres or other
automated telephone services.
- Add a memo during a call.
- Search your contacts during a call.
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Calls
Adjusting call volume
To adjust the volume during a call,
use the up and down button on the
right side of the phone.
Speed dialling
You can assign a frequently-called
contact to a speed dial number.
1 From the home screen touch
to open your Contacts.
2 Touch
and select Speed
dials.
3 Your voicemail is already set to
speed dial 1. You cannot change
this. Touch any other number to
assign it to a speed dial contact.
4 Your contacts list will open. Select
the contact you want to assign
to that number by touching the
phone number once.
To call a speed dial number, touch
on the home screen then press
and hold the assigned number until
the contact appears on the screen.
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The call will initiate automatically,
without having to touch Voice call.
Making a second call
1 During your initial call, touch
and select the number you want
to call.
2 Call the number or search your
contacts.
3 Touch
to connect the call.
4 Both calls will be displayed on
the call screen. Your initial call will
be locked and put on hold.
5 To end one or both calls press
End .
NOTE: You will be charged for each
call you make.
Turning off DTMF
DTMF lets you use numerical
commands to navigate within
automated calls. DTMF default is
set to on.
To turn it off during a call (e.g. to
make a note of a number) touch
and select Disable DTMF.
Viewing your call logs
From the home screen, touch
then touch Recent history in the
Communication tab.
Choose from the following:
All history - View a complete list
of all dialled, received and missed
calls, voice calls only, video calls and
messages.
Missed calls - View a list of all calls
you have missed.
Calls only - View a list of all calls
you have made and missed.
Messages only - View a list of all
numbers that have received or sent
texts and multimedia messages.
VT only- View a list of all video calls.
TIP! From any call log,
touch
and Delete all to
delete all recorded items.
TIP! Touch any single call
log entry to view the date, time
and duration of the call.
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Calls
Using call divert
Using call barring
1 Touch
and choose Call
settings in the Settings tab.
2 Touch Call divert and choose
Voice calls and/or Video calls.
3 Choose whether to divert all calls,
when the line is busy, when there
is no answer, or when you cannot
be contacted.
4 Touch Activate to activate.
5 Enter the number to divert to.
NOTE: Diverting calls will incur
charges. Please contact your
network operator for details.
1 Touch
and choose Call
settings in the Settings tab.
2 Touch Call barring and choose
Voice calls and/or Video calls.
3 Choose any or all of the five
options:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
Outgoing international calls
except home country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
TIP! To turn off all call
diverts, select Deactivate all
from the Call divert menu.
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4 Enter the call barring password.
Please check with your network
operator about this service.
TIP! Select Fixed dial
numbers to turn on and
compile a list of numbers that
can be called from your phone.
You’ll need your PIN2 code,
available from your operator.
Only numbers within the fixed
dial list can be called from your
phone.
Changing the common call
setting
1 Touch
and choose Call
settings in the Settings tab.
2 Touch Common settings. This
lets you amend the following
settings:
Call reject - Slide the switch left
for ON. You can touch the Reject
list to choose all calls, specific
contacts or groups or calls from
unregistered numbers (i.e. not in
your contacts).
Send my number - Choose
whether to display your number
on an outgoing call.
Auto redial - Slide the switch left
for ON or right for OFF.
Minute minder - Slide the switch
left to ON to hear a tone every
minute during a call.
BT answer mode - Select Handsfree to be able to answer a call
using a Bluetooth headset, or
select Handset to press a handset
key to answer a call.
Save new number - Select ON or
OFF to save a new number.
Voice clarity -
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Calls
Changing your video call
settings
1 From the home screen, touch
and scroll to Call settings in the
Settings tab.
2 Touch Video call settings and
select the settings for your video
calls. Decide whether to use still
image, then select one and/or
switch on the mirror to see
yourself on screen when making
a video call.
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Contacts
Searching for a contact
Adding a new contact
There are two ways to search for a
contact:
From the home screen
1 From the home screen touch
to open your Contacts. Touch
and enter the contact name
using the key pad.
2 Touch Video call or Voice call to
place the call.
1 From the home screen touch
then touch New contact.
2 Choose whether to save the
contact to Handset or USIM.
3 If you want to add a picture to
each contact, touch Add picture.
4 Enter the first and last name of
your new contact. You do not
have to enter both, but you must
enter at least one.
5 Enter up to five different numbers
and assign a type to each of
them, choosing between Mobile,
Home, Office, Pager, Fax, VT
and General.
6 Add an email address.
7 Assign the contact to one or
more groups, choosing between
No group, Family, Friends,
Colleagues, School or VIP.
TIP! You can search by group by
touching the Contacts tab on the
top of the screen and selecting
Groups. This will bring up a list
of all your groups.
From the main menu
1 Touch
, touch Address book
on the Communication tab.
2 Touch the search icon, or touch
and Search.
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Contacts
8 You can also add a Ringtone,
Vibration, Homepage, Home
address, Company name,
Job title, Company address,
Birthday, Anniversary and
Memo.
9 Touch
to save the contact.
TIP! You can create
customised groups for your
contacts. See Creating a group.
Creating a group
1 From the home screen, touch
and then touch Address book in
the Communication tab.
2 Touch Contacts on the top of the
screen, then touch Groups and
select New group.
3 Enter a name for the new group.
And set the group picture, group
name, group ringtone and group
vibration.
4 Touch
to save the group.
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NOTE: If you delete a group, the
contacts assigned to that group will
not be lost. They will remain in your
contacts.
TIP! You can edit an existing
group by touching the selected
group once. Choose View
members, Edit the group, Send
message, Send businesscard or
Delete group.
Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact settings
to suit your own preferences.
1 Touch Address book from the
Communication tab, select
and scroll through Contact
settings.
2 From here, you can adjust the
following settings:
Display name - Choose whether
to display the first or last name of
a contact first.
Copy - Copy your contacts from
your SIM to your handset, or vice
versa. You can do this one contact
at a time, or all at once.
Move - This works in the same
way as Copy, but the contact will
only remain in the new location.
Therefore, once a contact is
moved from the SIM to the
handset it will be deleted from
the SIM memory.
Clear contacts - Delete all your
contacts. Touch Yes if you are
sure you want to delete all your
contacts.
Memory info. - View memory
capacity information.
Synchronise contacts - Connect
to your server to synchronise your
contacts.
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.
Viewing information
1 Touch Address book from the
Communication tab select
and scroll to Information.
2 From here you can view your
Service dial numbers, Own
numbers and Memory info.
(memory space remaining).
TIP! To add your own business
card, select My business card
and enter your details as you
would for any contact. Touch
to finish.
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Messaging
Messaging
Your BL40 combines SMS, MMS into
one intuitive, easy to use menu.
There are two ways of entering the
messaging centre:
1 From the home screen, touch
, or touch
then scroll
through Messaging from the
Communication tab.
Sending a message
1 Touch
then Write message
to open a blank message.
2 Touch To to enter the recipient’s
number, or open your contacts or
favourites. You can add multiple
contacts. When you are finished,
touch the message box below
to start composing the message
text.
3 After entering the text, you
can send the SMS by touching
the send button on top of the
message.
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TIP! You will be charged
for a 160 character text message
for every person you send the
message to.
4 T ouch
Insert Image, Video,
Sound to add a SMS template,
MMS template, emoticon, name
& number, new slide, subject or
signature and More (Business
card/Schedule/Memo/To do).
WARNING: The 160character limit may vary from
country to country depending
on how the SMS is coded.
WARNING: If an image,
video or audio file is added to
an SMS, it will automatically be
converted to an MMS, and you
will be charged accordingly.
Entering text
T9 predictive
Touch to turn on T9 predictive
texting.
You can change the writing
language.
Tap to change between the
number, symbol and text keypads.
In T9 mode, you will see
coloured circle in orange.
T9 uses a built-in dictionary to
recognise your words 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
and 3 to write ‘telephone’.
Use
to scroll through the
different keyboards in each text
entry mode (e.g., capital or lower
case letters).
To enter a space touch
Abc manual
In Abc mode you have to touch the
key repeatedly to enter a letter. For
example, to write ‘hello’, touch 4
twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three
more times, then 6 three times.
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Messaging
Setting up your email
You can keep in touch on the move
using your BL40 to email. It’s quick
and simple to set up a POP3 or
IMAP4 email account.
1 Touch
from the home
screen, and scroll to Email on the
Communication tab.
2 Touch Write email. If the email
account is not set up, start the
email set up wizard.
TIP! If an email account is
already set up, the wizard is not
activated automatically.
You can also edit specific
account settings by navigating to
Communication > Email >
New email account. They are the
following:
Title - Enter a name for this
account.
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User name - Enter the account
username.
Password - Enter the account
password.
Email address - Enter the
account email address.
Reply email address - Enter the
‘reply to’ email address.
Outgoing mail server - Enter the
outgoing email server address
Incoming mail server - Enter the
incoming email server address
Maximum receive size - Select
the size limit for your emails, up to
the maximum of 1 MB.
Mailbox type - Enter mailbox
type POP3 or IMAP4.
Save to server - Choose whether
to save your emails on the server.
Copies are always saved for IMAP4
accounts.
Save sent mail into - Select
where to save sent emails for
IMAP4 mailboxes. For POP3
mailboxes sent mails are always
saved to the handset.
Download option - Choose
the way to download emails.
Choose between Header only or
All including body for POP3, and
header only, header + body, or all
for IMAP4.
Access point - Choose your
Internet access point.
Advanced settings - Choose
whether to use the advanced
settings.
Once the account is set up, it will
appear in the accounts list in your
Email folder.
Sending an email using your
new account
1 Touch
from the home screen,
and scroll to Email- Write email
on the Communication tab to
open a new blank message.
2 Enter the recipient’s address and
write your message. You can also
attach images, videos, audio files
and other file types.
3 Touch Send email to send your
email.
TIP! During an active Wi-Fi
connection, emails are sent and
received via Wi-Fi.
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Messaging
Changing your email settings
You can change your email settings
based on your own preferences.
1 Touch
from the home screen,
and scroll through Email from
the Communication tab.
2 Select
and scroll to Email
settings.
3 You can alter the following
settings:
Email accounts - Manage your
email accounts.
Allow reply email - Choose
whether to allow read
confirmation messages to be sent.
Request reply email - Choose
whether to request read
confirmation messages.
Retrieve interval - Select how
often your BL40 checks for new
email messages.
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Include message in fwd & reply
- Select whether to include the
original message in your reply.
Include attachment - Select
whether to include the original
attachment in any reply.
Auto retrieval in roaming Choose whether to retrieve
messages automatically when
abroad (roaming).
New email notification - Choose
whether to be alerted about a
new email without a pop-up
message.
Signature - Create an email
signature and switch this feature
on.
Priority - Choose the priority level
of your email messages.
Mail sending size - Choose the
size of email you send.
Message folders
You will recognise the folder
structure in your BL40, which is fairly
self-explanatory. If you set up an
email account, you can have folders
for each account.
Inbox - All messages you receive are
stored in your inbox. From here you
can view them and delete them,
amongst other functions.
Outbox - This is a temporary
storage folder while messages are
being sent.
Sent items - Messages you send are
stored in this folder.
Drafts - If you don’t finish writing a
message you can save what you’ve
done in this folder.
Threaded box - Messages (SMS)
exchanged with another party can
be displayed in chronological order
so that you conveniently can see an
overview of your conversation.
My folders - Create folders to store
your messages.
Using templates
Create templates for the SMS and
MMS messages you send most
often. There are already some
templates on the phone, which you
can edit.
1 When writing a new message,
you can enter Templates from
Insert in option menu.
2 Choose SMS Template or MMS
Template. You can then touch
to New template, Delete or
Delete all templates. To edit a
message just select it, make your
changes and touch Save.
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Messaging
Using emoticons
Liven up your messages using
emoticons. There are some
commonly used emoticons already
on your phone.
1 When writing a new message,
you can enter Emoticon from
Insert in the options menu.
2 You can add a new emoticon by
touching New emoticon.
Changing your text message
settings
Your BL40 message settings are predefined, so you can send messages
immediately. These settings can be
changed based on your preferences.
Scroll through Messaging from
the Communication tab. Touch
then choose Message settings and
Text message. You can change the
following:
Text message centre - Enter the
details of your message centre.
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Delivery report - Slide the switch
left to receive confirmation that
your messages have been delivered.
Validity period - Choose how long
your messages are stored at the
message centre.
Message types - Convert your text
into Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email.
Character encoding - Choose
how your characters are encoded.
This impacts on the size of your
messages and therefore on your
data charges.
Send long text as - Choose to send
long messages as Multiple SMS or
MMS.
Changing your multimedia
message settings
Your BL40 message settings are predefined, so you can send messages
immediately. These settings can be
changed based on your preferences.
Scroll through Messaging from
the Communication tab. Touch
then choose Message settings
and Multimedia message. You can
make change the following:
Retrieval mode - Select Home
network or Roaming network. If
you then select Manual you will only
receive notifications about MMS
messages. You can then decide
whether to download them in full.
Delivery report - Choose whether
to allow and/or request a delivery
report.
Read reply - Choose whether to
allow and/or send a read reply.
Priority - Choose the priority level
of your MMS.
Validity period - Choose how
long your message is stored at the
message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long
slides appear on screen.
Creation mode - Restricted/Warning/
Free
Delivery time - Choose how long to
wait before a message is delivered.
Multimedia message centre - Enter
the details of your message centre.
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Messaging
Changing your other settings
Scroll through Message settings
from the Settings tab then:
Videomail - Touch New profile or
to add a new Videomail service.
Contact your network operator for
more information on the service
they provide.
Voicemail - Touch New profile or
to add a new Voicemail service.
Contact your network operator for
more information about the service
they provide.
Service message - Choose
whether to receive or block service
messages. You can also set message
security levels by creating trusted
and not trusted sender lists.
Save sent message Info. service - Select your reception
status, language and other settings.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
1 Press and hold down the Camera
key on the right side of the
phone.
2 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the
subject of the photo.
3 Press the capture button lightly
and a focus box will appear in the
centre of the viewfinder screen.
4 Position the phone so you can
see the photo subject in the
focus box.
5 When the focus box turns green,
the camera has focused on your
subject.
6 Press the capture button and
hold it down.
TIP! Touch Shot
Users can select an object to
focus on simply by selecting and
touching a focal point on the
phone’s wide screen.
After selecting an object with
touch, users can take a photo
simply by removing their finger
from the screen. This feature
means that users will never miss
a shot while searching for the
right button to press or get a
blurry image because of camera
shake.
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Camera
Once you’ve taken the photo
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image name is shown
with four icons on the right side.
Send
Use as
Delete
Rename
New
picture
Edit
IMG006.jpg
Send Touch to send the photo as a
Touch to return to the previous
Message, Email or Bluetooth.
menu.
NOTE: Additional cost may occur
when MMS are downloaded when
roaming.
Use as Touch to use the image as
wallpaper.
Touch to edit the name of
the selected picture.
Rename
Edit Touch to edit the image
using various tools.
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Delete
Touch to delete the image.
New picture Touch to take another
photo immediately. Your current
photo will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of your
saved photos.
Getting to know the viewfinder
Zoom - Touch
to zoom in or
to zoom out.
Alternatively you can use the side volume keys.
Image size
Saving to handset memory/
external memory
Touch to take a picture
Brightness - See Adjusting the Brightness.
Home
Multitasking menu
Flash - See Using the flash.
Macro - Switch on take close
up shot.
Settings - Touch this icon to
open the settings menu. See
Using the advanced settings.
Back - Touch here to return to the
home screen.
Camera mode
1. Camera mode is selected.
2. Touch to take picture
3. Drag down to swith to video
camera
Video - Touch to switch to video
camera
Gallery
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Camera
Using the flash
The default flash setting is auto, but
there are other options.
1 Select
from the left side of
the viewfinder to enter the flash
sub-menu.
2 There are three flash options:
Auto - Your camera will assess the
light available for a good picture
and use the flash as necessary.
Red -eye reduction - The camera
will flash twice in order to remove
red eye.
Always off - The camera will
never flash. This is useful if you
want to save battery power.
Always on - The camera will
always flash.
3 When you touch the option
you want, the flash menu will
automatically close, allowing you
to take a picture immediately.
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4 The flash status icon in the
viewfinder will change based on
the new flash mode.
Choosing a shot type
1 Touch
and select Shot mode
to open the available shot types
2 Choose from eight options:
Normal shot -This is the default
shot type, the photo will be taken
in the normal way, as outlined in
taking a quick photo.
Continuous shot - This enables
you to take seven shots
automatically in very quick
succession.
Smile shot - This shot type
is great for taking a photo of
people.
Beauty shot - This enables you
to take a photo of person’s face
clearly and brightly. Especially
useful when you are close up.
Art shot - Choose different
picture effects. (Original,
Black&White, Warm, Cold.)
Frame shot - Choose from one
of the fun frames to transform
your friend or just decorate their
surroundings.
Panorama - This shot type is
great for taking a photo of a large
group of people or for capturing a
panoramic view.
Out Focus -
Taking a continuous shot
1 Touch
and select Shot mode
to open the available shot types
and select Continuous shot.
2 Position the subject in the
viewfinder and press the capture
button as if taking a normal
photo.
3 The camera will take shots in
quick succession.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to
open all advanced settings options.
You can change the camera setting
by scrolling the wheel. After
selecting the option, touch the
button.
TIP! You can view help
menu about the function of
camera by touching
Swap cam - For self portraits, switch
to the LG BL40‘s inner camera. You
can also switch between camera
mode and video camera mode.
Size - Change the size of the photo
to save on memory space or to take
an appropriately sized picture for a
contact. See Changing the image
size.
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Camera
Scene mode - Set the camera to
adjust to the environment. Choose
from Auto, Portrait, Landscape,
Sport and Night.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to use on your new photo. See
Choosing a colour effect.
White balance - Choose between
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny,
Fluorescent and Cloudy.
Self-timer - The self-timer allows
you to set a delay after the shutter
is pressed. Select Off, 3 seconds,
5 seconds or 10 seconds. This is
ideal if you want to be included in
a photo.
Shot mode - Choose the shot
mode.
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ISO - The ISO rating determines
the sensitivity of the camera’s light
sensor. The higher the ISO, the more
sensitive the camera will be. This is
useful in darker conditions when
you can’t use the flash. Select the
ISO value from Auto, 100, 200, 400,
or 800.
Quality - Choose between Super
fine, Fine and Normal. The finer
the quality the sharper the photo.
However, the file size will increase
as a result, which means you’ll be
able to store fewer photos in your
memory.
Memory - Choose whether to
save your photos to the Handset
memory or the External memory.
Hide icons - Choose the icons
of camera settings manually or
automatically.
Image stabilization - Enables you
to take a picture without the camera
wobbling or shaking.
Auto focus - Select the way the
camera will focus. Choose between
Spot, Manual and Face tracking.
Shutter sound - Select one of the 3
shutter sounds.
TIP! The settings menu
is superimposed over the
viewfinder, so when you change
elements of the image colour or
quality you will see a preview of
the image change behind the
settings menu.
Grid screen - Choose between Off,
Simple cross or Trisection.
Geo-Tagging - On/ Off
Reset settings - Restore all camera
settings.
TIP! When you exit the camera,
all settings will return to their
defaults except image size and
image quality. Any non-default
settings will need to be reset,
such as colour tone and ISO.
Check these before you take
your next photo.
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Camera
Changing the image size
Choosing a colour effect
The more pixels, the larger the file,
which means the files take up more
memory space. If you want to store
more pictures on your phone, you
can alter the number of pixels to
make the files smaller.
1 Using the viewfinder, touch
in the left corner.
2 Select Colour Effect from the
Preview menu.
3 There are colour tone options.
4 When you’ve made your selection
the colour tone menu can be
closed by selecting the , ready
for you to take your picture.
1 Using the viewfinder, touch
in the left corner.
2 Select Size from the Preview
menu.
3 Select a pixel value from the
options (5M(2560x1920),
3M(2048x1536),
2M(1600x1200),
1M(1280x960), VGA(640x480),
QVGA(320x240), Contacts) or
choose the predefined wallpaper
size.
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TIP! You can change a
picture taken in colour to black
and white or sepia, but you
cannot change a picture taken
in black and white or sepia to
colour.
Using the secondary camera
Your LG BL40 has an inner 640x480
camera for both video calls and
taking photos.
1 To switch to the secondary
camera touch
then select
Use main camera from the Swap
cam menu.
2 After a few seconds you’ll see
yourself in the viewfinder. To
capture the image, press the side
button as normal.
TIP! The secondary camera has
fewer settings as it has no flash
nor ISO. You can still alter the
image size, 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
you’ll be offered all the same
options as for an image taken
with the main camera.
4 To return to the main camera
touch
and then select Use
secondary camera from the
Swap cam menu.
Viewing your saved photos
1 You can access your saved photos
from within camera mode. Just
touch
and your gallery will
appear onscreen.
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Video camera
Shooting a quick video
1 Press and hold the camera key on
the right side of the phone.
2 Alternatively, draw down
in
the view finder in camera mode
to switch to video mode.
3 The video camera’s viewfinder
will appear on screen.
4 Holding the icon horizontally,
point the lens towards the
subject of the video.
5 Press the capture button once or
touch
in the view finder to
start recording.
6 REC will appear at the bottom
of the viewfinder with a timer
showing the length of the video.
7 To pause the video, touch and
resume recording by selecting
8 Touch on the screen to stop
recording.
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WARNING: The great
editing software on your LG
BL40 is compatible with all video
types except 720X480 (D1) and
640x480. Don’t record in this
format if you plan to edit the
video.
After taking a video
A still image representing your captured video will appear on the screen.
The name of the video will be shown on the bottom of the screen, along
with four icons on the right side.
Play
Send
Delete
Use as
New
video
Rename
Edit
MOV007.3gp
Touch to play the video.
Touch to send the photo as
a Message, Email or Bluetooth. See
Sending a message, and Sending and
receiving your files using Bluetooth.
Use as Touch to use the video as a
ringtone.
Rename Touch to edit the name of
the selected picture.
Edit Touch to edit the image
using various tools.
Play
Send
Touch to return to the previous
menu.
Delete Touch to delete the video
you have just made, and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
New video Touch to shoot another
video immediately. Your current
video will be saved.
Touch to view the saved
videos and pictures gallery.
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