LG Electronics USA GT500 Cellular/ PCS GSM Phone with Bluetooth and WLAN User Manual 1
LG Electronics USA Cellular/ PCS GSM Phone with Bluetooth and WLAN Users Manual 1
Contents
- 1. Users Manual 1
- 2. Users Manual 2
Users Manual 1
Some of the contents in this
manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the
phone or your service provider.
GT500/GT505 User Guide
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.
Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact GT500/GT505 phone by LG,
designed to operate with the latest digital mobile
communication technology.
Disposal of your old appliance
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a product it means the product is covered by the European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of
separately from the municipal waste stream via designated
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authorities.
3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent
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appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service
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Getting to know your phone
Inner camera lens
Call key
Dials a phone number and
answers incoming calls.
Multitasking key
End/Power key
Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone on/off.
Press once to return to
the home screen.
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.
Set up
Proximity Sensor
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Charger, Cable,
Handsfree connector
TIP: To connect
the USB cable, wait
until the phone has
powered up and
has registered to
the network.
Micro SD memory card
socket
Side keys
• When the screen is idle:
volume of key tone.
• During a call: volume of
the earpiece.
• When playing a BGM
track: controls volume
continuously.
Lock/ Unlock key (image
stabilization key in
camera)
Capture button
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Open view
Battery
cover
Battery
USIM Card
Socket
Flash
Light sensor
Camera lens
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Installing the USIM and battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Press and hold down the battery
release button at the top of the
phone and lift off the battery
cover.
2 Remove the battery
Hold the top edge of the battery
and lift it from the battery
compartment.
WARNING: Do not use your
ngernail when removing the
battery.
WARNING: Do not remove
the battery when the phone
is switched on, as this may
damage the phone.
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Installing the USIM and battery
3 Install the USIM card
Slide the USIM card into the USIM
card holder. Make sure that the
gold contact area on the card is
facing downwards. To remove the
USIM card, pull it gently in the
opposite direction.
4 Install the battery
Insert the top of the battery first
into the top edge of the battery
compartment. Ensure that the
battery contacts align with the
terminals on the phone. Press
down the bottom of the battery
until it clips into place.
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5 Charging your phone
Slide back the cover of the
charger socket on the side of
your GT500. Insert the charger
and plug into a mains electricity
socket. Your GT500 will need to be
charged until a message reading
“Battery full” appears on screen.
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Memory card
Installing a memory card
You can expand the memory space
available on your phone using a
memory card.
NOTE: A memory card is an optional
accessory.
1 Open the memory card cover.
2 Slide the memory card into the
slot at the top, until it clicks into
place. Make sure that the gold
contact area is facing downwards.
3 Close the memory card cover.
Formatting the memory card
Your memory card may already
be formatted. If your card isn’t
formatted, you will need to format it
before you can begin using it.
1 From the home screen select
then touch Settings and choose
Phone settings.
2 Touch Memory manager then
chose External memory.
3 Touch Format and then confirm
your choice.
4 Enter the password, if one is set,
and your card will be formatted
and ready to use.
TIP! To change your
default storage destination,
open Memory manager from
the Phone settings menu and
select Primary storage settings.
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Set up
NOTE: If your memory card
has existing content on, it will
automatically be filed in the correct
folder, for example, videos will be
stored in the My Videos folder.
Transferring your contacts
To transfer your contacts from your
USIM to your phone:
1 From the Communicate tab,
select Contacts and choose
Contact settings.
2 Touch Copy.
3 Choose Handset to USIM and
touch Done.
4 Choose Select all or choose
names one by one and touch OK.
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Set up
Menu map
Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access
further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.
Settings
Profiles
Screen settings
Phone settings
Call settings
Touch settings
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Entertainment
Gallery
My stuff
Camera
Video camera
Muvee Studio
Music
FM radio
Games & apps
Communicate
Dialling
Speed dials
Contacts
Call history
New message
New Email
Messaging
Utilities
Browser
Organiser
Alarms
Memo
Voice recorder
Tools
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Your home screen
Whenever your GT500 is not in use
it will return to your home screen.
From here you can access all menu
options, make a quick call and view
the status of your phone - as well as
many other things.
Touch screen tips
The home screen is also a great
place to get accustomed to the
touch screen.
To select an item, touch the icon
accurately. Your GT500 will vibrate
slightly when it recognises you’ve
touched an option.
To scroll through lists, touch the last
item visible and slide your finger up
the screen. The list will move up so
more items are visible.
• There’s no need to press too
hard, the touchscreen is sensitive
enough to pick up on a light yet
firm touch.
• Use the tip of your finger to touch
the option you require. Be careful
not to touch any other keys.
• When the screen light is off, press
and hold the Unlock/Lock key on
the left hand side to restore the
home screen.
• Don’t cover the phone with a
case or cover as the touch screen
will not work with any material
covering it.
• When you touch , the mobile
widget shows up. You can drag and
click what you need right away.
Quick keys
Your home screen
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The quick keys
The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to your
most used functions.
Touch to bring up the touch
dialling pad to make a call.
Input the number as you
would using a normal key
pad and touch Call or press
the hard key.
To initiate a video call with
the number, press after
inputting the number and
choose Make Video call.
See page 21 for details.
Touch to open your contacts.
To search for the number
you want to call. Enter the
name of the contact using the
touchpad. You can also create
new contacts and edit existing
ones. See page 29 for details.
Touch to access the
Messaging options menu.
From here you can create a
new SMS. See page 34 for
details.
Touch to open the full Top
menu which is separated into
four sub-menus. Touch the
vertical tabs to view further
options.
Your home screen
Your home screen
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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 icons you’re 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
Icon Description
An alarm is set
Normal profile in use
Outdoor profile in use
Silent profile in use
Headset profile in use
Calls are diverted
EDGE in use
Roaming
Flight mode is on
Bluetooth is active
Wifi on
GPS on (Geo-tagging,
Jogging buddy)
BGM play
BGM pause
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Your home screen
Your home screen
Changing your status from
the status bar
Touch the current status icon that
represents your current setting in
the status bar to open the Status
Summary. It shows the current Time,
Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset
memory, External Memory, Profile,
MP3, Bluetooth and Wifi status. You
can set Profile type, play/pause MP3
and activate/deactivate Bluetooth
and Wifi.
Status Summ...
EDGE
High
Not Equipped
Silent
Using the Multitasking
function
Press the multitasking hard key
to open the Multitasking menu.
From here you can view all the
applications you have running and
access them with one touch.
From any application, press the
Multitasking key and select Home
screen to return to the home screen
without exiting or closing the
application.
When you have an application
running in the background (e.g.
a game or the FM radio), will
appear in the status bar.
When you press this key from the
home screen, you can view a short
cut menu to some commonly used
functions, including New message
and Alarms.
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Calls
Making a call or video call
1 Touch to open the keypad.
2 Key in the number using the
keypad. To delete a digit press the
clear key.
3 Touch the hard key to
initiate the call.
4 To end the call press the
hard key.
TIP! To enter + for making
an international call, touch
twice.
TIP! Press the lock/unlock
button on the right side of the
handset to lock the touchscreen
to prevent calls being made by
mistake.
TIP! To bring up the
keypad during a call, touch the
key.
TIP! You can Make video
call, Send message, Save
number or Search contacts by
tapping .
Making a call from your
contacts
1 From the home screen touch
to open Contacts.
2 Touch Name and enter the first
few letters of the contact you
would like to call.
3 From the filtered list, touch the
contact you’d like to call and
select the number to use if you
have more than one saved.
4 Touch Call.
TIP! Press and you can
choose from Add contact, Send
message, Delete, Speed dials,
My business card and Search
by group.
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Calls
TIP! You can search your
contacts from the call screen.
Touch and touch in right
lower column of screen Scroll
through your contacts or enter
the rst few letters of a name to
lter the list.
Answering and rejecting a
call
When your phone rings press the
hard key to answer the call.
Tap to mute the ringing. This is
great if you’ve forgotten to change
your profile to Silent for a meeting.
Press the hard key to reject an
incoming call.
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In-call options
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 are
visible.
Speaker - Touch to turn on the
speaker phone.
Mute - Touch to turn off the
microphone so the person you are
talking to cannot hear you.
Options - Choose from a list of
further in-call options, including
Create new memo and Go to
messages, so you can check your
messages and add contacts during
a call. You can also end the call
from here by touching End call.
- Choose to search your
contacts during a call.
- Choose to add another
person to the call.
- Touch to open a numerical
keypad for navigating menus with
numbered options. For example,
when dialling call centres or other
automated telephone services.
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Calls
Adjusting the 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 Contacts.
2 Touch and choose Speed
dials.
3 Your voicemail is already set to
speed dial 1. You cannot change
this. Touch any other number to
assign it a speed dial contact.
4 Your contacts will open. Select
the contact you’d like to assign
to that number by touching the
phone number once.
To call a speed dial number, touch
from the home screen then
press and hold the assigned number
until the contact appears on screen.
The call will initiate automatically,
there’s no need to press
Call
.
Making a second call
1 During your initial call, touch
and select the number you want
to call.
2 Dial the number or search your
contacts (see Making a call on
page 21 for details).
3 Press to connect the call.
4 Both calls will be displayed on the
call screen. Your initial call will be
locked and the caller put on hold.
5 To change between the calls,
touch and choose Swap call
or press the number of the held
call.
6 To end one or both calls press
and select End followed by All,
Held or Active.
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TIP! You can combine your calls
by touching “Join icon” then
Join. Check that your network
provider supports conference
calling.
NOTE: You will be charged for each
call you make.
Turning off DTMF
DTMF allows you to use numerical
commands to navigate menus
within automated calls. DTMF is
switched on as default.
To turn it off during a call (to make
a note of a number for example)
touch and select DTMF off.
TIP! To scroll through a list of
options, touch the last item
visible and slide your nger up
the screen. The list will move up
so more items are visible.
Viewing your call logs
Touch and select Communicate
and tap Call history.
Choose to view:
All calls - View a complete list of all
dialled, received and missed calls.
Dialled calls - View a list of all the
numbers you have called.
Received calls - View a list of all the
numbers that have called you.
Missed calls - View a list of all the
calls you have missed.
TIP! From any call log
touch and Delete all to
delete all the recorded items.
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
1 Touch , select Settings and
choose Call settings.
2 Touch Call divert and choose
Video calls and/or Voice calls.
3 Choose whether to divert all calls,
when the line is busy, when there
is no answer or when you are not
reachable.
4 Input the number you’d like to
divert to.
5 Touch Request to activate.
NOTE: Charges are incurred for
diverting calls. Please contact your
network provider for details.
TIP! To turn o all call
diverts, choose Deactivate all
from the Call divert menu.
Using call barring
1 Touch , select Settings and
choose Call settings.
2 Touch Call barring and choose
Video calls and/or Voice 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
4 Enter the call barring password.
Please check with your network
operator for this service.
TIP! Select Fixed dial
number to turn on and compile
a list of numbers which can be
called from your phone. You’ll
need your PIN2 code from
your operator. Only numbers
included in the xed dial list can
be called from your phone.
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Changing the common call
setting
1 Touch , select Settings and
choose Call settings.
2 Touch Common settings. From
here you can amend the settings
for:
Call reject - Slide the switch
left to highlight the Reject list.
You can touch the text box to
choose from all calls, specific
contacts or groups, or those from
unregistered numbers (those not
in your contacts). Touch Save to
change the setting.
Send my number - Choose
whether your number will be
displayed when you call someone.
Auto redial - Slide the switch left
for On or right for Off.
Answer mode - Choose whether
to answer the phone using the
send key or any key.
Minute minder - Slide the switch
left to On to hear a tone every
minute during a call.
BT answer mode - Select Hands-
free to be able to answer a call
using a Bluetooth headset, or
select Handset to press a key on
the handset to answer a call.
Save new number - Select Yes to
save a new number.
TIP! To scroll through a list
of options, touch the last item
visible and slide your nger up
the screen. The list will move up
so more items are visible.
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Calls
Changing your video call
settings
1 Touch , select Settings and
choose Video call settings.
2 Choose the settings for your
video calling. Determine whether
to Use private picture and 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
There are two ways to search for a
contact:
From the home screen
1 From the home screen touch
to open Contacts. Touch
Name and enter the name of the
contact using the key pad.
2 Touch
Call
or the hard key
to initiate the call.
TIP! You can search by group
by touching and selecting
Search by group. This will bring
up a list of all your groups.
From the main menu
1 Touch , select Communicate.
2 Touch Contacts and Search.
TIP! The alphabetical keypad is
displayed once you tap Name.
TIP! To scroll through your list
of contacts, touch the last item
visible and slide your nger up
the screen. The list will move up
so more items are visible.
Adding a new contact
1 From the home screen touch
then select Add contact.
2 Choose whether to save the
contact to your Handset or USIM.
3 Enter the first and last name of
your new contact. You do not
have to enter both, but you must
enter one or the other.
4 Enter up to five different numbers
and assign a type for each.
Choose from Mobile, Home,
Office, Pager, Fax, VT and
General.
5 Add an email addresses.
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Contacts
6 Assign the contact to one or
more groups. Choose from
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 and a Memo.
8 Touch Save to save the contact.
TIP! You can create
customised groups for your
contacts, see Creating a group
on page 31.
Contact options
There are many things you can do
when viewing a contact. Here’s
how to access and use the options
menu:
1 Open the contact you’d like to
use. See Searching for a contact
on page 29.
2 You can call or send a message
directly from here.
3 Press to open the list of
options. From here you can:
Make a video call - Video call the
contact.
Edit - Change any of the contact’s
details.
Delete - Delete the contact.
Touch Yes if you are sure.
Copy or Move to USIM/Handset
- Choose to move or copy to the
USIM card or handset (depending
on where you originally saved the
contact).
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Send business card - Send
the contact’s details to another
person as a business card. Choose
to send as a Text message,
Multimedia message, Email or
via Bluetooth.
TIP! Message - Send a
message to the contact. See
page 34 for details on how to
send messages.
Creating a group
1 From the home screen touch
and select the Communicate
tab. Touch Contacts and select
Groups.
2 Touch .
3 Select Add group.
4 Enter a name for your new group.
5 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.
TIP! You can edit an existing
group by highlighting it and
touching . Choose to Add
contacts, Rename the group,
Delete a group, Add members or
assign a Group ringtone.
Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact settings
so that your Contacts suits your own
preferences.
TIP! To scroll through a list
of options, touch the last item
visible and slide your nger up
the screen. The list will move up
so more items are visible.
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Contacts
1 From the Communicate tab touch
Contacts and select Contacts
settings.
2 From here you can adjust the
following settings:
Contact list settings - Choose
whether to view contacts saved
to both your Handset & USIM,
Handset only or USIM only.
You can also choose to show
the first name or last name of
a contact first. You can display
with quick command key among
Make voice call, Make video call
or Send a message. In contact
list touch to call directly. You
can change this setting.(Make
voice call/ Make video call/ Send
message/ Do not display)
Synchronise contacts - Connect
to your server to synchronise
your contacts. See Synchronising
your contacts on page 97.
Copy - Copy your contacts from
your USIM to your handset or
from your handset to your USIM.
Choose to do this one at a time,
or all at once. If you select one at
a time, you’ll need to select each
contact to copy one by one.
Move - This works in the same
way as Copy, but the contact will
only be saved to the location
you’ve moved it to. So, if you
move a contact from the USIM
to the handset it will be deleted
from the USIM memory.
Send all contacts via Bluetooth
- Send all of your contacts to
another device using Bluetooth.
You will be prompted to turn on
Bluetooth if you select this option.
Backup contacts - See Backing
up and restoring your phone’s
information on page 97.
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Restore contacts - See Backing
up and restoring your phone’s
information on page 97.
Clear contacts - Delete all your
contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure
you want to wipe your contacts.
Viewing information
1 From the Communicate tab touch
Contacts and Information.
2 From here you can view your
Service dial numbers, your Own
number, your Memory info.
(how much memory space you’ve
got left) and My business card.
TIP! If you’ve yet to add a
business card for yourself, select
My business card and enter all
your details as you would for any
contact. Touch Save to nish.
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Messaging
Messaging
Your GT500 combines SMS, MMS
and email into one intuitive and
easy to use menu.
There are two ways to enter the
messaging centre:
1 From the home screen, touch
or touch , then select
Communicate and choose New
message.
Sending a message
1 Touch then Create new
message to open a blank
message.
2 From here you can choose
Message to send an SMS or MMS,
or choose Email to send an email.
See page 41 for details.
3 Touch Insert to add an image,
video, sound, New slide, Subject
or More (Business card, Calendar,
Memo, Task or My business card).
5 Touch Recipient to enter the
recipient’s number, or touch
the search icon to open your
contacts. You can add multiple
contacts. When you are finished,
touch Send.
WARNING: You will be
charged per 160 character text
message for each person that
you send the message to.
WARNING: If an
image, video or sound is
added to an SMS it will be
automatically convert to an
MMS and you will be charged
accordingly.
TIP! Quick reply - Send a
reply promptly to the selected
message using a template.
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Entering text
There are five ways to enter text:
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-
Screen, Handwriting-Box,
Handwriting-Double Box.
Tap the screen once, then the
keyboard shows up.
Touch to turn on T9 predictive
text.
You can change the writing
languages.
Tap to change between the
numbers, symbols and texts keypads.
Use to scroll through the
different keyboard types in each
text entry mode (for example,
capitals or lowercase).
To enter a space touch .
T9 predictive
In T9 mode you will see .
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary
to recognise words you’re writing
based on the key sequences you
touch. Simply touch the number key
associated with the letter you want
to enter, and the dictionary will
predict the word you want to use.
For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6,
6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.
If the word you want doesn’t
appear, touch Spell. If you touch
Spell you can then enter the word
using Abc manual mode and your
word or name will be added to the
dictionary.
TIP! Simply touch each letter to
write your message and press:
to switch to upper case
to add a space
Abc manual
In Abc mode you will see .
In Abc mode you must touch the
key repeatedly to enter a letter. For
example, to write ‘hello’, touch 4
twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three
times again, then 6 three times.
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Messaging
Keyboard
In Keyboard mode the screen flips
to landscape and a full keyboard
appears on screen.
Simply touch each letter to write
your message and press:
to switch to upper case
to add a space
TIP! If you turn the
phone to landscape in
messaging mode, the phone
will automatically bring up the
keypad.
TIP! Keyboard mode predicts
and shows what it thinks you
will type next. These words
are predicted based on the
sentences you have typed in so
far. If you do not wish to use the
suggested words, keep typing
in new words. If you wish to use
the suggested words, press the
space bar to conrm them.
Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode you simply
write on the screen and your GT500
will convert your handwriting into
your message. Select Screen or Box
depending on your preferred view.
(Handwriting- Screen, Handwriting-
Box, Handwriting-Double Box.)
Handwriting-Screen enables you to
input one letters continuously on
the full screen.
Handwriting-Box enables you to
input a letter at a time. There is a
separate area to input symbols,
numbers and letters.
Handwriting-Double Box has two
boxes to input letters alternately so
you can input letters continuously.
WARNING: You may
nd it easier to use a stylus in
this mode, please remember
to press lightly to protect your
screen from damage.
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The basics
Handwriting recognition translates
stylus gestures into letters,
numbers or other character, and
displays these characters as text.
Handwriting recognition is only
active where text can be entered.
Note: Most letters can be written
using different stroke styles. See
the tables below. The arrow selects
whether the letter is upper or lower
case, not the style of writing.
Alphabet
If you select capital letter mode
(ABC), letters you type will be
inserted as capital letters even if you
write in small letters, and vice versa.
Letter Strokes
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Letter Strokes
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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