LG Electronics USA GM360 Cellular/PCS GSM/EDGE Phone with Bluetooth User Manual GM360 Eng 0223 indd
LG Electronics USA Cellular/PCS GSM/EDGE Phone with Bluetooth GM360 Eng 0223 indd
Users Manual
GM360
GM360 User Guide
Some of the contents in this manual may
differ from your phone depending on
the software of the phone or your service
provider.
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.
This device is not intended for sale in the USA.
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.
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Getting to know your phone
WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in
your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.
End/Power key
• Long press for power
on/off.
Call key
• Dials a phone number and answers
incoming calls.
Multitasking key
Main screen
Handsfree or Stereo earphone
connector
Earpiece
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Lock key
• Short press to turn on/off
the screen.
Side keys
• When the screen is
at the Home screen:
Ring tone and key tone
volume.
• During a call: Earpiece
volume.
MicroSD Card Slot Camera key
• Go to the camera menu
directly by pressing and
holding the key.
External camera lens
SIM Card Tray
Battery
Battery cover
Open view
Charger, cable
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Installing the SIM and battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Slide the battery cover towards the
bottom of the phone and away
from it.
2 Install the SIM card
Slide the SIM card into the SIM card
holder making sure that the gold
contact area on the card is facing
downwards. Please make sure the
battery is removed from the phone
before installing the SIM card. To
remove the SIM card, pull it gently
outwards.
WARNING: Do not use your
ngernail to remove the battery.
WARNING: Do not remove
the battery when the phone is
switched on, as this may damage
the phone.
3 Install the battery
Insert the left side 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 right side of the battery
until down it clicks into place.
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Charging your phone
Remove the charger socket cover
on the side of your GM360. Connect
the Travel Adapter (Charger) and the
included USB cable. Connect the USB
cable into the phone and plug it into
a power socket. Your GM360 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.
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Memory card
Installing a memory card
You can expand the memory space
on your phone by using a MicroSD
memory card.
NOTE: A memory card is an optional
accessory.
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Push the microSD card slot to
release lock.
3 Flip up the slot.
4 Put the microSD card on the card
tray. Make sure the gold colour
contact area is facing downwards.
5 Flip down then push the slot to
lock.
6 Replace the cover.
Formatting the memory card
Your memory card may already be
formatted. If it isn’t, you will need to
format it before you can start to use it.
1 From the Home screen select ,
then Phone settings in SETTINGS
tab.
2 Touch Memory info then choose
External memory.
3 Touch Format and then confirm
your choice.
4 Enter the password, if one is set.
Your card will then be formatted
and ready to use.
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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Using your touch screen
Touch screen tips
• To select an item, touch the centre
of the icon.
• Do not press too hard. The
touchscreen is sensitive enough to
pick up a light, firm touch.
• Use the tip of your finger to touch
the option you require. Be careful
not to touch any other keys.
• Whenever your GM360 is not in use,
it will return to the lock screen.
Control the touch screen
The controls on the GM360
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 the call history
list, you can also scroll up or down.
Lock screen gesture
Lock screen gesture - set a gesture to
the 9 extended shortcut applications.
Gesture in Lock screen allows users
to unlock the phone and execute the
applications directly as they draw a
gesture on the screen.
To set up this feature,
1 Select Menu - Screen settings - Lock
screen gesture
2 Drag & drop the prefered gesture
from the bottom of the screen to
the applications you want to assign
them to.
TIP! Draw ? shape to go to Lock screen
gesture menu in the lock screen.
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Your home screen
You can drag and click what you need right away in all home screen types.
Widget home
screen - When you
touch on the
bottom right of the
screen, the mobile
widget panel
appears. When you
register widget by
dragging it, the
widget is created
in the spot where it
was dropped.
Active
TIP! The User Interface is based on three types of Homescreen. To swap between
the home screens just wipe quickly over the display from left to right, or from
right to left.
Speed dial home
screen - When
you touch
, the speed dial
list appears. You
can call, send
a message or
edit the contact
directly in this
home screen.
Active
Livesquare home screen - On the
Livesquare screen, You can easily
make a call and send a message to
the number allocated to an avatar. To
use the call, messaging or contacts
function, select an avatar and choose
the Quick key icon you want to use.
Active
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The quick keys
The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to the
functions you use the most.
Touch to bring up the touch
dialling pad to make a call.
Touch to access the
Messaging menu. From here
you can create a new SMS or
MMS, or view your message
folder.
Touch to open the full Top
menu which is divided into
four categories.
Touch to open your Contacts.
To search for the number
you want to call, enter the
name of the contact at the
top of the screen using
the touchpad. You can also
create new contacts and edit
existing ones.
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The status bar
The status bar uses various icons to
indicate things like signal strength,
new messages and battery life, as well
as telling you whether your Bluetooth
or GPRS is active.
Below is a table which explains the
meaning of the icons you’re most
likely to see in the status bar.
Icon Description
Multitasking
Network signal strength
(number of bars will vary)
No network signal
Remaining battery life
Battery empty
New text message
New voice message
Message inbox is full
Message sending failed
Multimedia message
sending failed
An alarm is set
Icon Description
Customised Profile in use
(The number in the icon
will vary)
Normal profile in use
Outdoor profile in use
Silent profile in use
Headset in use
Calls are diverted
EDGE in use
Roaming
Flight mode is on
Bluetooth is active
BGM play
BGM pause
Memory card is enabled
for use
Your home screen
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Changing your Status from
the status bar
Touch the centre of the status bar to
open the Status Summary. It shows
the current Time, Network, SVC ID,
Battery, Handset memory, External
Memory, Profile, MP3s and Bluetooth
status. Here you can set the Profile
type, play/pause MP3s and activate/
deactivate Bluetooth.
Using the Multi-tasking
function
Press the multi-tasking hard key
to open the Multitasking menu. From
here you can view all the applications
that are running and access them with
one touch.
When you have an application
running in the background (e.g.
a game or the FM radio), will
appear in the status bar.
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Calls
Making a call
1 Touch to open the keypad.
2 Key in the number using the
keypad.
3 Touch to initiate the call.
4 To end the call, press the Smart key.
TIP! To enter + for making
an international call, press and
hold .
TIP! Press the power key to lock the
touchscreen to prevent calls being
made by mistake.
Making a call from your
contacts
1 From the home screen touch
to open the Contacts.
2 Tap the Name field box on the top
of the screen and enter the first few
letters of the contact you would
like to call using the keypad.
3 From the filtered list, touch the Call
icon next to the contact you want
to call. The call will use the default
number if there is more than one
for that contact.
4 Or, you can touch the contact
name and select the number to
use if there is more than one for
that contact to use. You can also
touch to initiate the call to the
default number.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, touch the
Smart key to answer the call.
To mute the ringing, slide up the
cover. This will unlock the phone if it
is locked, then tap . This is useful
if you forgot to change your profile
to Silent for a meeting. Touch to
reject an incoming call.
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TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your
list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your nger up the
screen. The list will move up so more items become visible.
Hold - Touch to put a call on hold.
Mute - Touch to turn off the
microphone so the person you are
talking to cannot hear you.
Speaker - Touch to turn the speaker
phone on.
Options - Touch to bring up a list of
further in-call options.
In-call options
Touch to search your contacts
during a call.
Touch to add another person to
the call.
Touch to open a numerical keypad
for making a second call. This function
also allows you to navigate menus
with numbered options when you dial
automated telephone services, such as
call centres.
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Speed dialling
You can assign a frequently-called
contact to a speed dial number.
1 Select Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab and select
Speed dials.
2 Your voicemail is already set to
speed dial 1. You cannot change
this. Touch any other number to
assign it a speed dial contact.
3 Your Contacts will open. Select the
contact you want to assign to that
number by touching their phone
number once. To find a contact,
tap the Name field box and enter
the first letter of the name of the
contact required.
Making a second call
1 During your initial call, touch
and type the number you want to
call.
2 Touch to connect the call.
3 Both calls will be displayed on the
call screen. Your initial call will be
locked and the caller put on hold.
4 To change between the calls, touch
or press the number of the
held call.
5 To end one or both calls press
and select End followed by All,
Held or Active.
TIP! Touch any single call log entry
to view the date, time and duration
of the call.
NOTE: You will be charged for each
call you make.
Viewing your call logs
Touch Recent history in the
COMMUNICATION tab.
TIP! Touch any single call log entry
to view the date, time and duration
of the call.
Calls
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Using call divert
1 Touch Call settings in the
SETTINGS tab.
2 Touch Call divert.
3 Choose whether to divert all voice
calls, when the line is busy, when
there is no answer or when you
cannot be contacted.
4 Enter the number you want to
divert to.
5 Touch Request to activate.
NOTE: Charges are incurred for
diverting calls. Please contact your
network provider for details.
TIP! To turn o all call diverts, select
Deactivate all from the Call divert
menu.
Using call barring
1 Touch Call settings in the
SETTINGS tab.
2 Touch Call barring.
3 Choose any or all of the six options:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
Outgoing international calls
except home country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
Deactivate all
4 Enter the call barring password.
Please check with your network
operator about this service.
TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from
the Call settings options to turn on
and compile a list of numbers which
can be called from your phone. You’ll
need your PIN2 code from your
operator. Only numbers included in
the xed dial list can be called from
your phone.
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Calls
Changing the common call
setting
1 Touch Call settings in the
SETTINGS tab.
2 Scroll and touch Common settings.
From here you can adjust the
settings for:
Call reject - Slide the switch to
ON to highlight the Reject list. You
can touch the text box to choose
from all calls, specific contacts or
groups, or those from unregistered
numbers (those not in your
contacts) or with no caller ID. Touch
Save to change the setting.
Send my number - Choose
whether your number will be
displayed when you call someone.
Auto redial - Slide the switch left
for ON or right for OFF.
Answer mode - Choose whether to
answer the phone using the send
key or any key.
Minute minder - Slide the switch
left to ON to hear a tone every
minute during a call.
BT answer mode - Select Hands-
free to be able to answer a call
using a Bluetooth headset, or select
Handset to press a key on the
handset to answer a call.
Save new number - Select Yes to
save a new number.
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Searching for a contact
There are two ways to search for a
contact:
1 Touch Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab.
2 Touch Search.
3 You see a list of contacts. Typing in
the first letter of a contact’s name
in the Name field will jump the
menu to that alphabetical area of
the list.
TIP! The alphabetical keypad is
displayed once you tap the Name
eld.
Adding a new contact
1 Touch Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab and touch
Add contact.
2 Choose whether to save the
contact to your Handset or SIM.
3 Enter your first and last name.
4 You can enter up to five different
numbers per contact. Each entry
has a preset type Mobile, Home,
Office, Pager and Fax.
5 Add an email addresses. You can
enter up to two different email
addresses per contact.
6 Assign the contact to one or more
groups. You can assign up to
three groups per contact. Choose
between No group, Family,
Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP.
7 You can also add a Ringtone,
Birthday, Anniversary, Homepage,
Home address, Company name,
Job title, Company address, Memo
and Livecon.
8 Touch Save to save the contact.
Creating a group
1 Touch Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab. And touch
Groups.
2 Touch Add group or touch and
select Add group.
3 Enter a name for your new group.
You can also assign a ringtone to
the group.
4 Touch Save.
NOTE: If you delete a group, the
contacts which were assigned to
that group will not be lost. They will
remain in your Contacts.
5 Touch Save.
Contacts
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Contacts
Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact settings
so that your Contacts suits your own
preferences.
1 Touch Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab and touch
Settings.
2 From here, you can adjust the
following settings:
Contact list settings - Adjust the
Contacts location, Name display
and Quick command key settings.
Copy - Copy your contacts from
your handset to your SIM or from
your SIM to your handset. You can
choose one at a time, or all at once.
Move - This works in the same way
as Copy, but the contact will only
be saved to the location you’ve
moved it to.
Send all contacts via Bluetooth -
Send all of your contacts to another
device using Bluetooth. You will be
prompted to turn on Bluetooth if
you select this option.
Backup contacts - See Backing up
and restoring the information on
your phone.
Restore contacts - See Backing up
and restoring the information on
your phone.
Clear contacts - Delete all your
contacts. Choose between Handset
and SIM and touch Yes if you
are sure you want to wipe your
contacts.
Viewing information
1 Touch Contacts in the
COMMUNICATION tab and touch
Information.
2 From here you can view your
Service dial numbers, your Own
number, your Memory info.
(showing your memory usage) and
My business card.
TIP! To add your own business card,
select My business card and enter
your details as you would for any
contact. Touch Save to nish.
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Messaging
Your GM360 combines SMS and MMS
into one intuitive and easy-to-use
menu.
Sending a message
1 Touch Messaging in the
COMMUNICATION tab. And touch
New message to begin composing
a new message.
2 Touch Insert to add an image,
video, sound, template and so on.
3 Touch Recipient at the bottom of
the screen to enter the recipients.
Then enter the number or touch
to select a contact. You can
even add multiple contacts.
4 Touch Send when ready.
WARNING: If an image, video
or sound is added to an SMS it
will be automatically converted to
an MMS and you will be charged
accordingly.
Entering text
There are five ways to enter text:
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-
Screen, Handwriting-Box,
Handwriting-Double Box.
You can choose your input method by
tapping and Input method.
Touch to turn on T9 mode. This
icon is only shown when you choose
Keypad as the input method.
Touch to choose the writing
language.
Touch to change between
numbers, symbols and text input.
Use Shift key to change between
capital or lowercase input.
T9 mode
The T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary
to recognise the words you’re writing
based on the sequence of keys you’ve
touched. It predicts the word you are
inputting and suggests alternatives.
Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode you simply write
on the screen and your GM360 will
convert your handwriting into your
message. Select Handwriting-Screen
or Handwriting-Box according to
your preferred view.
Messaging
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Messaging
Setting up your email
Touch E-mail in the COMMUNICATION
tab.
If the email account is not set up, start
the email set up wizard and finish it.
You can check and edit settings by
selecting . You can also check the
additional settings that were filled in
automatically when you created the
account.
Retrieving your emails
You can automatically or manually
check your account for new emails. To
check manually:
1 Touch E-mail in the
COMMUNICATION tab.
2 Touch the account you want to use .
Sending an email using your
new account
1 Touch New e-mail and a new email
will open.
2 Complete the message.
3 Touch Send and your email will
be sent.
Changing your email settings
1 Touch E-mail in the
COMMUNICATION tab.
2 Touch and select
E-mail
settings
and then you can adapt
the following settings:
E-mail accounts
Preferred e-mail
Allow reply e-mail - Choose
to allow the sending of read
confirmation messages.
Request reply e-mail - Choose
whether to request read
confirmation messages.
Retrieve interval - Choose how
often your GM360 checks for new
email messages.
Retrieve amount - Choose the
number of emails to be retrieved at
any one time.
Include message in Fwd. & Reply
- Choose to include the original
message in your reply.
Include attachment - Choose to
include the original attachment in
any reply.
Auto retrieval in roaming - Choose
whether to retrieve your messages
automatically when abroad
(roaming).
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New e-mail notification - Choose
whether to be alerted to new
emails.
Signature - Switch this feature ON
and create an email signature.
Priority - Choose the priority level
of your email messages.
Mail sending size - Set the
maximum size of sending mail.
E-mail counter - Input the date you
want. You can check emails you
sent during that period.
Message folders
There are five folders in Messaging
menu.
Inbox - All the messages you receive
are placed into your inbox.
Drafts - If you do not finish writing a
message, you can save what you have
done in this folder.
Outbox - This is a temporary storage
folder while messages are being sent.
Sent items - All the messages you
have sent are placed in this folder.
My folders - Create folders to store
your messages.
Changing your text message
settings
Touch Messaging in the
COMMUNICATION tab and touch
Settings. Select Text message. You
can make changes to:
Text message centre - Enter the
details of your message centre.
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 Text, Voice, Fax, X.400 or E-mail.
Character encoding - Choose how
your characters are encoded. This
impacts the size of your messages and
therefore data charges.
Send long text as - Choose to send
long messages as Multiple SMS or
as an MMS.
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Messaging
Changing your multimedia
message settings
Touch Messaging in the
COMMUNICATION tab. Scroll and
choose Settings and Multimedia
message. You can make changes to:
Retrieval mode - Choose between
Home network or Roaming network.
If you then choose Manual you will
receive only notifications of MMS
and you can then decide whether to
download them in full.
Delivery report - Choose to request
and/or allow delivery reports.
Read reply - Choose to request and/or
allow read replies.
Priority - Choose the priority level of
your multimedia message.
Validity period - Choose how long
your messages are stored at the
message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long
your slides appear on the screen by
default.
Creation mode - Choose to create
multimedia messages freely or
restrictively.
Delivery time - Choose how long to
wait before a message is delivered.
Multi msg centre - Choose or add a
multimedia message centre.
Changing your other settings
Touch Messaging in the
COMMUNICATION tab. And touch
Settings.
Voicemail - Touch to add a
new Voicemail service. Contact
your network operator for more
information about 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 in Service security option.
Message counter - Choose to set
period for counting messages.
Info. service - Choose whether to turn
Cell broadcast on/off and select your
channels and languages.
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Social network services (SNS)
Your GM360 has SNS that lets you
enjoy and manage your social
network. You can update your own
SN place status and view your friends’
SN updates.
Touch Social network menu and
select the site as below: Orkut,
Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, and
Myspace.
TIP! Facebook is a native
application preloaded onto your
phone, and easy to access. Twitter
is a java application based on Java
technology. Other applications
access to the WAP(Wireless
Application Protocol) services.
NOTE: SNS feature is a data intensive
application. An additional costs may
be incurred when connecting and
using online services. Check your data
charges with your network provider.
Facebook
Home: Log in and you will see your
friend’s updated status. Input your
comment about new status or check
others. Touch Options to choose
Refresh, News Feed filter(Status
updates, Photo), Delete or Log out.
You can also write comments by
selecting + icon.
Profile: You can select the Wall >
Status updates and write the current
status. See your info detail and upload
the photo by touching Album >
Upload Photo. Choose from Go to
images or Take a picture, and then
input some caption with images.
Friends: You can find many friends
in SNS and view their status. Search
your friends in facebook by selecting
Search tap.
Message: It will show all your SN
messages. You can see the Inbox/Sent
folder, and write a SN message.
TIP! Using Facebook Feed Widget
You can add the facebook feed
widget to your home screen. Drag
the facebook feed widget from
widget tray and touch OK.
If the facebook widget registered
on home screen, it will show
latest 3 feeds from your SN site.
You can also access the facebook
application directly by touching up
the feed widget.
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Camera
TIP! You can bring up the options by tapping the screen. They automatically
turn o after a few seconds.
Getting to know the viewfinder
Back
Taking a photo
Video mode - Slide
down this icon to
switch to video mode.
Gallery -This enables
you to access your
saved photos from
within the camera
mode. Simply touch,
and your gallery will
appear on the screen.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the
settings menu. See Using the advanced
settings.
Size - Change the size of the photo to
save memory space or take a picture
preset to the correct size for a contact.
Select a pixel value from the six
numerical options: 2M (1600x1200), 1M
(1280x960), VGA (640x480), Home screen
(WQVGA), QVGA (320x240).
Continuous shot - This enables you to
take 3/6/9 shots automatically in very
quick succession.
Exposure - A low contrast image will
appear foggy, whereas a high contrast
image will appear much sharper.
Zoom - zoom in or zoom out. This
function is enabled depending on the
picture size you take.
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Taking a quick photo
1 Press the key on the right side
of the phone.
2 When the camera has focused on
your subject, touch the on the
right-center of the screen to take a
photo. You can also press the
key on the side of the phone firmly.
TIP! To switch to the camera mode
or video mode, slide up/down the
camera or video icon on the centre-
right of the view nder.
After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear on
the screen. The name of the image
runs along the bottom of the screen.
Touch to send the photo as a
message, email or via Bluetooth.
Touch to set a Home screen
image.
Touch to edit the photo.
Touch to edit the name of the
selected picture.
Touch to delete the photo you
have just taken and confirm by
touching Yes. The “Deleted” message
appears.
Touch to move to your gallery.
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Camera
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to open all the advanced settings
options.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone
to apply to the photo you’re taking.
There are four colour tone options:
Off, Black & White, Negative or Sepia.
White balance - Choose from Auto,
Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent
or Cloudy.
Night mode - Useful to use in dark
places.
Self-timer - The self-timer allows you
to set a delay before the camera takes
the picture, after the capture button
is pressed. Choose from 3 seconds, 5
seconds or 10 seconds. Great for the
group photo you want to be part of.
Quality - Choose between Super fine,
Fine and Normal. The finer the quality
the sharper a photo will be, but the
file size will increase. This means you’ll
be able to store fewer photos in your
memory.
View mode - Choose between Full
screen or Full image. In Full screen,
the image may be cropped to fit the
screen.
Select storage - Choose whether
to save your photos to the Handset
memory or to the External memory.
Show captured image - Choose to
view the picture with options after
taking a photo.
Hide icons - Choose the camera
settings icons to be hidden manually
or automatically.
Shutter sound - Select one of the
three shutter sounds.
Grid screen - Choose from Off, Simple
cross or Trisection.
Reset settings - Reset all the camera
settings.
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Video camera
TIP! You can close all shortcut options for a
clearer view nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the view nder once. To
recall the options, touch the screen again.
Getting to know the viewfinder
Back
Camera mode - Touch
this icon to switch to
camera mode.
Start recording
Gallery
Video mode - Video
mode is selected.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the
settings menu. See Using the advanced
settings.
View Mode - Choose from Full screen or
Full image.
Video size - Choose from QVGA(320x240)
or QCIF(176x144).
Exposure - A low contrast video will appear
foggy, whereas a high contrast video will
appear much sharper.
Zoom - zoom in or zoom out.
Image size
Saving to handset memory/
external memory
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Video camera
Making a quick video
1 Press the camera key on the
right side of the phone for a few
seconds.
TIP! To switch to the camera mode
or video mode, slide up/down the
camera or video icon on the right
centre of the view nder.
2 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the subject
of the video.
3 Press the camera key on the
phone once to start recording. Or
touch the red dot .
4 Rec will appear at the bottom of
the viewfinder with a timer at thev
bottom showing the length of the
video.
5 To pause the video, touch and
resume by selecting .
6 Touch on screen or press
the a second time to stop
recording.
After making a video
A still image representing your
captured video will appear on the
screen. The name of the video runs
along the bottom of the screen
together with seven icons down the
left and right sides .
Touch to play the video.
Touch to send the video as a
Message or Email or by Bluetooth.
Touch to edit the name of the
selected picture.
Touch to delete the video you
have just made and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
Touch to shoot another video
straight away.
Touch to view a gallery of saved
videos and images.
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Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch Settings
to open all the advanced settings
options.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone
to use on your new video. Off, Black &
White, Negative, Sepia.
White balance - The white balance
ensures that any white in your videos
is realistic. In order for your camera
to correctly adjust the white balance,
you may need to determine the
light conditions. Choose from Auto,
Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent
or Cloudy.
Quality - Choose between Super fine,
Fine and Normal. The finer the quality,
the sharper a video will be, but the file
size will increase. As a result, you will
be able to store fewer videos in the
phone’s memory.
Duration - Set a time limit for your
video. Choose whether or not to send
the video as an MMS.
TIP! If you choose MMS duration,
choosing a lower image quality will
enable you to shoot a longer video.
Memory - Choose whether to save
your videos to the Handset memory
or to the External memory.
Voice - Choose whether or not to
record a video with sound.
Hide icons - Choose the camera
settings icons to be hidden manually
or automatically.
Reset settings - Reset all the video
camera settings.
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Viewing your photos and
videos
1 Touch Gallery in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab. Or Touch
on your camera preview screen.
You can check your pictures and
videos.
2 Your gallery will appear on the
screen.
3 Touch the video or photo to open it
fully.
4 To play the video touch . To
pause playback touch .
TIP! Flick left or right to view
other photos or videos.
Capturing an image from a
video
1 Select the video you would like to
capture an image from.
2 Touch to pause the video on
the frame you’d like to convert to
an image and touch the upper left
side of the screen to open the
menu.
3 From the options menu select .
4 The image will appear on the
screen, with its image name.
5 Touch to return to the video.
6 The image will be saved in your
My stuff folder and appear in the
gallery.
WARNING: Some
functions will not work properly if
the multimedia le has not been
recorded on the phone.
Viewing your photos as a
slide show
Slideshow mode will show all the
photos in your gallery one at a time as
a slideshow. Videos can not be viewed
as a slideshow.
1 Touch in the Gallery, then
scroll and select Slide show.
2 The slideshow will begin.
There are options within slideshows:
Touch to go back.
Touch to pause the slideshow on
a particular photo.
Touch again to resume playback.
Touch to show random.
Touch to increase or decrease the
speed of the slideshow.
Your photos and videos
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Setting a photo as wallpaper
1 Touch Gallery in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab.
2 Touch the photo you would like to
set as wallpaper.
3 Touch the screen to open the
menu.
4 Touch .
5 You can change the size of the
picture with .
6 When you are happy with the
picture touch Set.
7 Choose from the options what you
want to change: All, Widget, Speed
dial.
Editing your photos
1 Open the photo you’d like to edit
and touch to bring up the
options.
2 Touch the icons to alter your photo:
Move your finger across the
screen to select the area.
Draw something on your
photo freehand. Select the line
thickness from the four options,
then the colour you want to use.
Add writing to the picture.
Decorate your photo with
stamps. Choose from the different
stamps and colours and touch
your photo where you want to
place them.
Erase whatever you draw. You
can also select the eraser size.
Touch to return to the gallery.
Save the changes you have
made to the photos. Select to save
the changes over the Original file,
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.
Touch to open the Filter
options.
You can adjust the selected
photo.
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Your photos and videos
Adding an effect to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Choose to apply any of the options
to the photo:
Face beautify - Automatically
detect a face in the image and
brighten it up.
Tunnel effect - Lomo camera effect.
Colour negative - Colour negative
effect.
Black and white - Black and white
colour effect.
Sepia - Give a Sepia effect.
Blur - Give a blurred effect.
Sharpen - Move the marker along
the bar to sharpen the focus of the
photo. Select OK icon to apply the
changes or choose to cancel.
Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a
blurred mosaic effect to the photo.
Oil painting - Give an Oil painting
effect.
Sketch - Apply an effect that makes
the picture look like a sketch.
Emboss - Give an Emboss effect.
Vivid - Give an effect of clearness
and brilliance.
Moonlight - Change the light to
look like moonlight.
Antique - Give an old-looking
effect.
Glow - Give a light beam effect.
Cartoon - Give a cartoon effect.
Water color - Give a watercolour
effect.
3 To undo an effect simply touch
Undo .
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Multimedia
You can store any multimedia files
on your phone’s memory so that you
have easy access to all your pictures,
sounds, videos and games. You can
also save your files to a memory card.
Using a memory card allows you to
free space in your phone’s memory.
You can find these files in the menu
My stuff in the ENTERTAINMENT tab.
Pictures
Images contains a list of pictures
including default images pre-loaded
onto your phone, images downloaded
by you and images taken on your
phone’s camera.
Sending a photo
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab and select
Images. Select the picture you
want.
2 Touch Send and choose from
Multimedia message, Email,
Bluetooth and Blogger.
Using an image
You can choose images to use as
wallpapers and the lock screen or
even to identify a caller.
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab and select
Images. Select the picture you
want. And touch .
2 Touch Use as and choose from:
Homescreen image - Set a
wallpaper for the home screen.
Lock screen image - Set a
wallpaper for the lock screen.
Contacts image - Allocate an
image to a particular person in your
contacts list so that their picture
shows when they call you.
Start up image - Set an image to
appear when you switch the phone
on.
Shut down image - Set an image
to appear when you switch the
phone off.
Printing an image
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab and select
Images. Select the picture you
want. And touch .
2 Touch Print then choose between
Bluetooth and PictBridge.
TIP! You can print via
bluetooth or by connecting to a
PictBridge compatible printer.
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Multimedia
Moving or copying an image
You can move or copy an image
between the phone memory and the
memory card. You might want to do
this to either free some space in one
of the memory banks or to safeguard
your images from being lost.
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab, select Images
and touch .
2 Select Move or Copy.
3 You can mark/unmark the images
by tapping it sequentially. Mark the
image that you want to move or
copy and touch Copy/Move.
Sounds
The Sounds contains a list of sounds
including the downloaded sounds,
default sounds and voice recordings.
From here you can manage or send
sounds or set them as a ringtone.
Using a sound
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab and select
Sounds.
2 Select a sound you want and a
confirmation message appears.
3 Touch Ye s . It will begin to play.
4 Touch and select Use as.
5 Choose from Ringtone, Message
tone, Start-up and Shut down.
Videos
The Videos shows a list of
downloaded videos and videos you
have recorded on your phone.
Watching a video
1 Touch My stuff in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab and select
Videos.
2 Select a video to play.
Sending a video clip
1 Select a video.
2 Touch then Send and choose
from Message, Email, Bluetooth.
Games & Apps
You can install new games and
applications on your phone to keep
you amused when you have spare
time.
You can also access this using
the menu Games & Apps in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab.
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Playing a game
1 Touch Games & Apps in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab.
2 Select Games, then choose a game
to launch.
Documents
From the Documents menu in My
stuff, you can view all your document
files. From here, you can view your
Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Text and
pdf files.
Transferring a file to your
phone
Bluetooth is probably the easiest
way of transferring a file from your
computer to your phone. You can
also use the LG PC Suite via your
sync cable.
To transfer using Bluetooth:
1 Make sure your phone and
computer have Bluetooth switched
on and are visible to one another.
2 Use your computer to send the file
via Bluetooth.
3 When the file is sent you will have
to accept it on your phone by
touching Yes.
4 The file should appear in My folder
as a default, the second tab in My
stuff. You may overlook the file if
the folder is full.
Others
The Others contains a list of the files
which are not pictures, sounds, videos,
documents, games or applications.
Muvee studio
You can create a music video.
Creating a movie
1 Scroll and touch Muvee studio in
the ENTERTAINMENT tab.
2 Touch to add an image. Tap
the checkbox for the images you
want to include, then select Insert .
3 Touch the style tab to choose a
Muvee style. The default style is
Classic Sepia.
4 Touch Default sound to change
the sound.
5 Touch to see what you’ve
created.
6 Touch then Play order to
create an order. You can make it
random or sequencial.
7 Touch then Save Location to
choose where to save the movie.
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Music
Your LG GM360 has a built-in
music player so you can play all
your favourite tracks. To access the
music player, touch Music in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab. From here, you
can access a number of folders:
Recently played - Plays the songs you
have played recently.
NOTE:
The copyright of music les can
be protected by international treaties
and national copyright laws. It may be
necessary to obtain permission or a
license to reproduce or copy music. In
some countries national law prohibits
private copying of copyrighted
material. Before downloading or
copying the le, please check the
national legislation of the applicable
country concerning the use of such
material.
All tracks - Contains all the songs you
have on your phone except the pre-
loaded default music.
Artists - Browse through your music
collection by artist.
Albums - Browse through your music
collection by album.
Genres - Browse through your music
collection by genre.
Playlists - Contains all the playlists you
have created.
Shuffle tracks - Play your tracks in a
random order.
Transferring music onto your
phone
The easiest way to transfer music onto
your phone is via Bluetooth or your
sync cable.
You can also use LG PC Suite. To
transfer using Bluetooth:
1 Make sure both devices have
Bluetooth switched on and can see
each other.
2 Select the music file on the other
device and choose to send it via
Bluetooth.
3 When the file is ready to be sent
you should accept it on your phone
by touching Yes.
4 The file should appear in Music >
All tracks.
Playing a song
1 Touch Music in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab.
2 Select one of the folders and the
song you want to play.
3 Touch to pause the song.
4 Touch to skip to the next song.
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5 Touch to go back to the
previous song.
6 Touch to return to the Music
menu. You may touch more than
once to return to the menu.
Creating a playlist
You can create your own playlists by
choosing a selection of songs from
the Playlists folder.
1 Touch Music in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab.
2 Touch Playlists, then Add new
playlist, enter the playlist name
and touch Save.
3 The All tracks folder will show all
the songs in your phone. Touch all
of the songs that you would like to
include in your playlist; a tick will
show next to the track names.
4 Touch Done.
FM Radio
Your LG GM360 has an FM radio
feature so you can tune into your
favourite stations to listen on the
move.
You can listen to the radio without
headphones. It you want to attach
headphones, insert them into the
headphone socket.
Searching for stations
You can tune your phone to radio
stations 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 must first attach the
headset to the phone as this acts as
the aerial.
To auto tune:
1 Scroll and touch FM radio in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab, then .
2 Touch Auto scan. A confirmation
message appears. Select Yes, then
the stations will be automatically
found and allocated to a channel in
your phone.
NOTE: You can also manually tune
into a station by using and
displayed in the centre of the screen.
If you press and hold and , the
stations will be automatically found.
Resetting channels
1 Scroll and touch FM radio in the
ENTERTAINMENT tab, then .
2 Choose Reset channel to reset the
current channel or choose Reset
all channels to reset all of the
channels. Each channel will return
to the starting 87.5Mhz frequency.
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Organiser
Adding an event to your
calendar
1 Touch Organiser in the UTILITIES
tab and select Calendar.
2 Select the date you would like to
add an event to.
3 Touch then Add event.
4 Touch Category then choose from
Appointment, Anniversary or
Birthday.
5 Enter Subject.
6 Check and enter the date and
the time you would like your
event to begin. For Appointment
and Anniversary enter the time
and date your event finishes in
the lower two time and date
boxes. Enter the location if it is an
Appointment.
7 Set Alarm and Repeat.
8 Select Save and your event will
be saved in the calendar. A square
cursor will mark the day that any
events have been saved to and a
bell will ring at the start time of
your event, so that you can stay
organised.
Adding an item to your task
list
1 Touch Organiser in the UTILITIES
tab.
2 Select Tasks and touch Add Task.
3 Set the date for the task, add notes
and select a priority level: High,
Medium or Low.
4 Save your task by selecting Save.
Using date finder
Date finder is a handy tool to help
you calculate what the date will be
after a certain amount of days has
passed. For example, 60 days from
10.10.07 will be 09.12.2007.
1 Touch Organiser in the UTILITIES
tab.
2 Select Date finder.
3 Set the required date in the From
tab.
4 Set the number of days in the After
tab.
5 The Target date will be shown
below.
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Adding a memo
1 Touch Memo in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Touch Add memo.
3 Type your memo, then touch Save.
4 Your memo will then appear on the
screen in the Memo application.
Setting your alarm
1 Touch Alarm in the UTILITIES tab.
Widget alarm should appear in
the list as default and you can not
delete it.
2 Touch Add alarm.
3 Set the time you would like the
alarm to sound in the Time field
box.
4 Choose how you would like your
alarm to repeat in the Repeat
box: Not repeated, Daily, Mon ~
Fri, Mon ~ Sat, Sat ~ Sun, Except
holiday or Choose weekday.
The icons then indicate the
weekday you select.
5 Select Alarm type to select the
type of alarm you want.
6 Choose Alarm bell and select a
sound from the folder. To listen to
sounds, touch the sound, followed
by .
7 Add a memo for the alarm in the
Memo box.
8 Finally, you can set the snooze
interval to 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes,
1hour or off.
9 Once you have set your alarm,
touch Save.
NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms
including Widget alarm.
TIP! Slide the switch ON/OFF to the
alarm to set it.
Adding a memo with the
drawing Panel
1 Scroll and touch Drawing Panel in
the UTILITIES tab .
2 Touch Add drawing.
3 Draw your memo on the touch
screen LCD followed by .
4 Touch Yes, then your memo
will appear on the screen in the
Drawing Panel application.
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Organiser
Voice recorder
Use your voice recorder to record
voice memos or other audio files.
Touch Voice recorder in the UTILITIES
tab and select , then Settings to
change Settings:
Duration - Set the recording duration.
Choose from No limit, MMS msg. size
or 1 min.
Quality - Select the sound quality.
Choose from Super fine, Fine or
Normal.
Memory in use -Select where to
save the audio files. Choose between
External memory and Handset
memory.
Recording a sound or voice
1 Touch to begin recording.
2 Touch to pause recording.
3 Touch to end recording.
4 Touch to listen to your
recording.
Using your calculator
1 Touch Tools in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Select Calculator.
3 Touch the numeric keys using the
keypad to input numbers.
4 For simple calculations, touch the
function you require (+, -, ×, ÷),
followed by =.
5 For more complex calculations,
touch and choose from sin,
cos, tan, log, ln, exp, sqrt, deg or
rad etc.
Converting a unit
1 Touch Tools in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Select Unit converter.
3 Choose whether you would l ike to
convert Currency, Surface, Length,
Weight, Temperature, Volume or
Velocity.
4 You can then select the unit, and
enter the value you would like to
convert from, followed by the unit
you would like to convert to.
5 The corresponding value will
appear on the screen.
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Adding a city to your World
clock
1 Touch Tools in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Select World clock.
3 Touch the , followed by New
city.
4 Scroll the globe, touch the area you
want and choose the city on the
map.
5 Or touch the and type the
name of the city you require in the
search field box.
Using the stopwatch
1 Touch Tools in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Select Stopwatch.
3 Touch Start on the bottom of the
screen to begin the timer.
4 Touch Lap if you want to record a
lap time.
5 Touch Stop to end the timer.
6 Touch Resume to restart the
stopwatch at the time you stopped
it at, or touch Reset to begin the
time again.
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PC Sync
You can synchronise your PC with
your phone to make sure all your
important details and dates match.
You can also backup your files to put
your mind at ease.
Installing LG PC Suite on your
computer
1 From the Home screen press
and select Connectivity on the
SETTINGS tab.
2 Select USB connection mode and
touch PC Suite.
3 Connect the handset and PC via
USB cable and wait for a while.
Installation guide message will be
displayed.
4 Follow the instructions on the
screen to complete the LG PC Suite
Installer wizard.
5 Once installation is complete, the
LG PC Suite icon will appear on
your desktop.
Connecting your phone and PC
1 From the Home screen press
and select Connectivity on the
SETTINGS tab.
2 Select USB connection mode.
3 Touch PC Suite.
4 Connect the handset and PC via
USB cable and wait for a while. PC
Suite runs automatically.
Backing up and restoring the
information on your phone
1 Connect your phone to your PC as
outlined above.
2 Click on the Backup & Restore at
the Tools.
3 Mark the content you would
like to backup or restore. Select
the location you would like to
backup information to, or restore
information from. Click Start icon.
4 Your information will be backed up
or restored.
Viewing phone files on your
PC
1 Connect your phone to your PC as
outlined previously.
2 Click on the Photos icon.
3 Phone image files will be loaded
on the PC. When you click on
the Phone Memory, they will be
displayed.
4 Click on the Videos icon.
5 Phone video files will be loaded
on the PC. When you click on
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the Phone Memory, they will be
displayed.
TIP! Viewing the contents of your
phone on your PC helps you to
arrange les, organise documents
and remove content that you no
longer need.
Synchronising your contacts
1 Connect the phone to your PC.
2 Click on the Contacts icon.
3 Your PC will now import and
display all contacts saved to your
handset. (Click on Sync Contacts,
then it will load contacts of phone)
4 Click on File and select Export.
You can now select the target
and where you want to save your
contacts to.
Synchronising your messages
1 Connect the phone to your PC.
2 Click on the Messages icon.
3 All your phone messages will be
displayed in folders on the screen.
4 Click the title of the columns to
rearrange messages sorted by
Sender, Contents and Received
date.
Using your phone as a Music
Sync device
Your Phone can be used as a Music
Sync device for Sync Music Files only.
Music Sync can be carried out using
Windows Media Player 10/11 and
supports both Handset Memory and
an External Memory Card.
1 Disconnect your phone from your
PC.
2 From the Home screen select
, then select Connectivity on the
SETTINGS tab.
3 Select USB connection mode.
4 Touch Music sync.
5 Connect the phone to your PC.
Your phone will read: Connected.
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Accessing the web
1 Touch the Browser in UTILITIES tab.
2 To go straight to the browser home
page, select Home. Alternately,
select Enter address and type in
the URL, followed by Connect.
NOTE: An additional cost is
incurred when connecting to this
service and downloading content.
Check your data charges with
your network provider.
Adding and accessing your
bookmarks
For easy and fast access to your
favourite websites, you can add
bookmarks and save web pages.
1 Touch Browser in the UTILITIES tab.
2 Select Bookmarks. A list of your
Bookmarks will appear on the
screen.
3 To add a new bookmark, touch
Add bookmark. Enter a name for
your bookmark followed by the
URL in the corresponding field box.
4 Touch Save. Your Bookmark
will now appear in the list of
bookmarks.
5 To access the bookmark simply
touch the Connect icon next to the
bookmark or touch the bookmark
title and then touch Connect.
You will be connected to your
bookmark.
Using RSS reader
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a
family of web feed formats used to
publish frequently updated content
such as blog entries, news headlines
or podcasts. An RSS document, which
is called a feed, web feed, or channel,
contains either a summary of content
from an associated web site or the full
text. RSS makes it possible for people
to keep up with their favourite web
sites automatically. It is much easier
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 finds.
The web
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Saving a page
1 Access your required webpage as
described above.
2 Touch and select Save this
page.
3 Enter a name for the webpage so
you can easily recognise it.
4 Touch Save.
Accessing a saved page
Touch Browser in the UTILITIES tab.
And select Saved pages. You can view
the saved pages here.
Viewing your browser history
Touch Browser in the UTILITIES tab.
And select History.
Changing the web browser
settings
Touch Browser in the UTILITIES tab.
And select Settings.
You can choose to edit Profiles,
Appearance settings, Cache, Cookies
or Security settings.
Using your phone as a
modem
Your GM360 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.
Using the USB cable:
1 Ensure you have the LG PC Suite
installed on your PC.
2 Connect your GM360 and your PC
using the USB cable as outlined
previously and launch the LG PC
Suite software.
3 Click InternetKit on your PC.
Then click New button and select
Modem.
4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem
and select OK. It will now appear
on screen.
5 Write the Profile that can connect
to the Internet and save the values.
6 The profile that you create will
appear on your PC screen. Select it
and click Connect.
Your PC will connect through your
GM360.
NOTE: For more information about
synchronising using the LG PC
Suite.
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The web
Using Bluetooth:
1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched On
and Visible for both your PC and
GM360.
2 Pair your PC and GM360 so
that a passcode is required for
connection.
3 Use the Connection wizard on
your LG PC Suite to create an active
Bluetooth connection.
4 Click Internet Kit on your PC. Then
click New button.
5 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem
and select OK. It will now appear
on screen.
6 Write the Profile that can connect
to the Internet and save the values.
7 The profile that you create will
appear on your PC screen. Select it
and click Connect.
Your PC will connect through your
GM360.
Access to Google
You can use Google service using
this menu.
Google service o ers user a chance
to use Search, Mail, Blogger.
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Settings
Personalising your profiles
You can quickly change your profile
on the Home screen.
You can personalise each profile
setting using the settings menu.
1 Touch Profiles in the SETTINGS tab.
2 Choose the profile you want to
edit.
3 You can then change all the sounds
and alert options available in the
list, including your Ringtone and
Volume, Message tone settings
and more.
Changing your screen
settings
Touch Screen settings in SETTINGS
tab.
Screen settings
Wallpaper - Choose the theme for
your home screen or lock screen.
Widget home template - Choose a
home template.
Livesquare - Touch Livesquare
guide to check its functions.
Handset theme - Choose black or
white.
Top menu - Choose the style of
the top menu, Zigzag, Scrolling or
Screen by screen.
Lock screen - Choose the way of
unlock.
Lock screen gesture - Choose the
gesture type in a lock screen.
Dialling - Adjust the number
colour.
Font - Adjust the font size. There
are four options: Small, Medium,
Large and Very large.
NOTE: The longer the backlight is on,
the more battery power is used. This
may result in your needing to charge
your phone more often.
Brightness - Adjust the screen
brightness.
Greeting message - Choose ON
or OFF and fill in the greeting
message in the text field.
Network name - Choose On or Off.
Start-up/Shut down - Choose the
theme for your start-up/shut down
screen.
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Changing your phone
settings
Enjoy the freedom of adapting how
your GM360 works for your own style.
Touch Phone settings in the
SETTINGS tab, then choose from the
list below.
Phone settings
Date & Time - Adjust your date and
time settings or choose whether to
update the time automatically or to
use the daylight saving option.
Power save - Choose to switch the
factory set power saving settings
on/off or Night only.
Languages - Change the language
of your GM360’s display.
Auto keylock - Lock the keypad
automatically in the Home screen.
Security - Adjust your security
settings, including PIN codes and
handset lock.
Memory info - See Using memory
manager for more information.
Reset settings - Restores all
settings to their factory defaults.
Information - Select Help to view the
technical information for your GM360.
And you can upgrade software with
Handset information.
Using memory manager
Your GM360 has three memories
available: the phone, the SIM Card and
an external memory card.
You can use memory manager to see
how each memory is been used and
see how much space is available.
Touch Phone settings in the
SETTINGS tab, then Memory info.
Handset common memory - View the
memory available on your GM360 for
Pictures, Sounds, Videos, MMS, Email,
Java applications and others.
Handset reserved memory - View the
memory available on your handset
for SMS, Contacts, Calendar, Task list,
Memo, Alarm, Call history, Bookmarks
and Miscellaneous items.
SIM memory - View the memory
available on your SIM Card.
External memory - View the memory
available on your external memory
card (you may need to purchase the
memory card separately).
Settings
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Primary storage setting - Choose the
location you prefer items to be saved
to between Handset and External
memory.
Changing your connectivity
settings
Your connectivity settings have
already been set up by your network
operator, so you can enjoy your new
phone immediately. To change any
settings, use this menu:
Touch Connectivity in the SETTINGS
tab.
Network settings
Select network - If you
select Automatic, the GM360
automatically searches for
the network and registers the
handset to the network. This is
recommended for best service and
quality.
If you select Manual, all the
currently available networks are
shown and you can select one of
them for registration.
Preferred lists - You can add a
preferred network to connect
to. If the network is searching
automatically, simply choose one
from the network list and if not,
add a new network manually.
Internet profiles - This menu shows
the Internet profiles. You cannot
delete or edit default configurations
depending on your country variant.
Access points - Your network operator
has already saved this information.
You can add new access points using
this menu.
Packet data conn. - Choose when
your device should be connected to
network for packet data.
USB connection mode - Choose a
Data service from the options and
synchronise your GM360 using the LG
PC Suite software to copy files from
your phone. See PC Sync for more
information on synchronisation.
If you use Music sync with Windows
Media Player, select Music sync in this
menu. Music sync is only available for
music content.
Sending and receiving your
files using Bluetooth
To send a file:
1 Open the file you want to send,
typically this will be a photo, video
or music file.
2 Choose Send.
Choose Bluetooth.
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Settings
3 If you have already paired the
Bluetooth device, your GM360
will not automatically search for
other Bluetooth devices. If not,
your GM360 will search for other
Bluetooth enabled devices within
range.
4 Choose the device you want to
send the file to.
5 Your file will be sent.
TIP! Check the progress bar to make
sure your le is sent.
To receive a file:
1 To receive files, your Bluetooth
must be both ON and Visible. See
Changing your Bluetooth settings
below for more information.
2 A message will prompt you to
accept the file from the sender.
Touch Yes to receive the file.
3 You will see where the file has
been saved. For image files, you
can choose to View the file or Use
as wallpaper. Files will usually be
saved to the appropriate folder in
My stuff.
Changing your Bluetooth
settings:
Touch Bluetooth in the SETTINGS tab.
And select and choose Settings.
Make your changes to:
My device visibility - Choose to
be Visible, Hidden or Visible for 1
min.
My device name - Enter a name for
your GM360.
Supported services - Select how to
use Bluetooth in association with
different services.
Remote SIM Mode - Turn on or off.
My address - Show your Bluetooth
address.
Pairing with another
Bluetooth device
By pairing your GM360 and another
device, you can set up a passcode
protected connection.
1 Check that your Bluetooth is ON
and Visible. You can change your
visibility in the Settings menu.
2 Touch Search.
3 Your GM360 will search for devices.
When the search is completed,
Refresh will appear on screen.
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4 Choose the device you want to pair
with and enter the passcode, then
touch OK.
5 Your phone will then connect to
the other device, on which you will
need to enter the same passcode.
6 Your passcode protected Bluetooth
connection is now ready.
Using a Bluetooth headset
1 Check your Bluetooth is On and
Visible.
2 Follow the instructions that
came with your headset to put
it in pairing mode and pair your
devices.
3 Touch Ask before connect or
Always connect and touch Ye s
to Connect now. Your GM360 will
automatically switch to Headset
profile.
Software Upgrade
LG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade
Program
For more information on installing
and using this program, please
visit http://update. lgmobile.com.
This feature allows you to upgrade
your software to the latest version
quickly and conveniently on the
Internet without needing to visit
our service centre.As the mobile
phone software upgrade program
requires the user’s full attention
for the duration of the upgrade
process, please be sure to check any
instructions and notes that appear at
each step before proceeding. Please
note that removing the USB data
communication cable or batteries
during the upgrade may seriously
damage your mobile phone. As the
manufacturer takes no responsibility
for loss of data during the upgrade
process, you are advised to note down
any important information in advance
for safekeeping.