LG Electronics USA GT505 Cellular/ PCS GSM/ EDGE Phone with Bluetooth and WLAN User Manual 2
LG Electronics USA Cellular/ PCS GSM/ EDGE Phone with Bluetooth and WLAN Users Manual 2
Contents
- 1. Users Manual 1
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Users Manual 2
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The basics
Accented characters
Accent Strokes
Space
Backspace
Enter
Switching the
text mode
Punctuation marks
Mark Strokes
Full stop
At
@
Note: Start each stroke at the dot.
Numbers
Touch to switch from text entry to
number entry.
Number Strokes
0
1
2
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7
8
9
Accented letters
Write the character as described above,
then write the accent above the entered
letter. Other such characters, for example,
ö and ü, follow the same principle.
grave
acute
circumflex
tilde
ring
dieresis
cedilla
Messaging
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Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the move
using email on your GT500. It’s quick
and simple to set up a POP3 or
IMAP4 email account.
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.
1 Touch from the home screen,
and touch Messaging.
2 Select Message settings then
Email.
3 Touch Add new.
4 You can now choose how your
account works:
Title - Enter a name for this
account.
My name - Enter your name.
Username - Enter the account’s
username.
Password - Enter the account’s
password.
Email address - Enter the
account email address.
Reply email address - Enter the
‘reply to’ email address.
Outgoing mail server - Enter the
outgoing email server address
Incoming mail server - Enter the
incoming email server address
Maximum receive size - Choose
the size limit of your emails, the
maximum is 2MB.
Mailbox type - Enter the mailbox
type, POP3 or IMAP4.
Save to server - Choose whether
to save your emails to the server.
For IMAP4 accounts copies are
always saved.
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Messaging
Save sent mail into - Select
whether to save sent emails
(when the mailbox type is set to
IMAP4). When the mailbox type is
POP3, sent mails are always saved
into handset.
Retrieve only new - Choose
whether to discard emails already
downloaded previously.
Access point - Choose your
Internet access point.
Email to retrieve - Choose the
way to download emails. Choose
from Header only or All including
body for POP3, header only,
header + body, or all for IMAP4.
Auto retrieve - Choose whether
to retrieve your new emails
automatically.
Advanced settings - Choose
whether to use the advanced
settings.
SMTP port number - Normally,
this will be 25.
SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether
to use TLS/SSL for outgoing
server.
Incoming server port - Normally,
this is 110 for POP3 accounts and
143 for IMAP4 accounts.
Incoming TLS/SSL - Choose
whether to use TLS/SSL for
incoming server.
SMTP authentication - Choose
the security settings for the
outgoing mail server
SMTP Username - Enter the
SMTP username.
SMTP Password - Enter the SMTP
password.
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APOP secure login - Choose to
activate APOP secure login for a
POP3 account. IMAP4 accounts
are always set to off.
Now your account is set up, it will
appear in the list of accounts in your
Email folder.
Retrieving your email
You can automatically or manually
check your account for new emails.
See Change your email settings on
page 42 to check automatically.
To check manually:
1 Touch then Messaging.
2 Select Mailbox.
3 Touch the account you want to
use then .
4 Choose Retrieve and your
GT500 will connect to your email
account and retrieve your new
messages.
Sending an email using your
new account
1 Touch in the Communicate
menu to open a new blank
message.
2 You can enter the recipient’s
address and write your message.
You can also attach images,
videos, sounds or other file types.
3 Touch Send and your email will
be sent.
TIP! You can upload Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and PDF
documents to your GT500 so you
can review them on the move.
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Messaging
Changing your email settings
You can change your email settings
according to 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.
1 Touch from the home screen,
and choose Messaging and
Message settings.
2 Select Email.
3 You can adapt the following
settings:
Email accounts - Manage your
email accounts.
Allow reply Email - Choose
to allow the sending of read
confirmation messages.
Request reply Email - Choose
whether to request read
confirmation messages.
Retrieve interval - Choose how
often your GT500 checks for new
email messages.
Retrieve amount - Choose the
number of emails to be retrieved
at one time.
Include message original
- 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).
New email notification - Choose
whether to be alerted to new
emails.
Signature - Create an email
signature and switch this feature
on.
Priority - Choose the priority level
of your email messages.
Mail sending size - Choose the
size of email you send.
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Message folders
You’ll recognise the folder structure
used on your GT500, which is fairly
self-explanatory.
Create new message - Open a new
blank message.
Inbox - All the messsages you
receive are placed into your inbox
From here you can view, delete
and more, see Managing your
messages below for details.
Mailbox - All the emails you receive
on your GT500 will be placed in
your mailbox.
Drafts - If you don’t have time to
finish writing a message, you can
save what you’ve done so far here.
Outbox - This is a temporary
storage folder while messages are
being sent.
Sent items - Messages you send are
placed in this folder.
My Folders - Create folders to store
your messages.
Templates - Use a list of commonly
used text and multimedia message
templates.
Emoticons - Add and insert
emoticons for your messages.
Message settings - Change
the settings for your text and
multimedia messages.
Managing your messages
You can use your Inbox to manage
your messages.
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.
1 Touch then Inbox.
2 Touch and then choose to:
Delete - Delete marked messages.
Create new message - Open a
new blank message.
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Move to My folders - Move the
marked messages to My folders.
Search - Search the messages
using a date and /or a phone
number.
Filter - View your message
by type. This will group SMS
separately from MMS.
Delete all - Delete all of the
messages.
If you see the message No space for
USIM messages you should delete
some messages from your inbox.
If you see the message No space
for messages you can delete either
messages or saved files to create
space.
Using templates
Create templates for the SMS
and MMS messages you send
most frequently. You’ll find some
templates already on your phone,
you can edit these if you wish.
1 Touch then choose
Templates.
2 Choose Text templates or
Multimedia templates. You can
then touch to Add template,
Edit, Delete or Delete all
templates. To edit a message just
select it, make your changes and
touch Save.
Using emoticons
Liven up your messages using
emoticons. You’ll find some
commonly used emoticons already
on your phone.
1 Touch then choose
Emoticons.
2 Touch Add new, or touch to,
Delete or Delete all emoticons.
Changing your text message
settings
Your GT500 message settings are
pre-defined so that you can send
messages immediately. These
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settings can be changed according
to your 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.
Touch then choose Messaging
settings and 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 Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email.
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 MMS.
Changing your multimedia
message settings
Your GT500 message settings are
pre-defined so that you can send
messages immediately. These
settings can be changed according
to your preferences.
Touch then choose Message
settings and Multimedia message.
You can make changes to:
Retrieval mode - Choose Home
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 allow
and/or request a delivery report.
Read reply - Choose to allow and/
or send a read reply.
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Priority - Choose the priority level
of your MMS.
Validity period - Choose how
long your message is stored at the
message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long
your slides appear on screen.
Delivery time - Choose how long
before a message is delivered.
Multi msg centre - Enter the details
of your message centre.
Changing your other settings
Touch , choose Message
settings then:
Videomail - Touch Add new or
to add a new Videomail service.
Contact your network operator for
more information on the service
they provide.
Voicemail - Touch Add new or
to add a new Voicemail service.
Contact your network operator for
more information on the service
they provide.
Service message - Choose to
receive or block service messages.
You can also set your message
security by creating trusted and
untrusted lists of senders.
Info. service - Choose your
reception status, language and
other settings.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
TIP! The camera lens has
its own cover. Twist the cover
open to use the camera and
quickly open the viewnder.
1 Press the key on the right
side of the phone.
2 You will be prompted to open
the lens cover. The viewfinder will
appear on screen.
3 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the subject
of the photo.
4 Slightly press the capture button,
a focus box will appear in the
centre of the viewfinder screen.
5 Position the phone so you can
see the subject of your photo in
the focus box.
6 When the focus box turns green,
the camera has focused on your
subject.
7 Press the capture button fully.
TIP! Touch Shot
You can take a photo by
touching screen also. After
selecting an object with touch,
you can see the subject in the
focus box. When the focus box
turns green you can take a
photo simply by removing their
nger from the screen.
TIP! Face Tracking
Automatically detects and
focuses on human faces to help
you to take clearer pictures.
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After you’ve taken your photo
Your captured photo will appear
on screen. The name of the image
runs along the bottom of the screen
together with five icons down the
right side.
Touch to take another photo
straightaway. Your current photo
will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved photos.
Touch to send the photo as a
Message, Email or Bluetooth. See
page 34 for Sending a message, and
page 109 for Sending and receiving
your files using Bluetooth.
Touch to upload to your
account blog.
Touch to set the picture you
have taken as Wallpaper.
Touch to delete the photo
you have just taken and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
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Getting to know the viewfinder
TIP! You can close
all the shortcut options for a clearer
viewnder screen. Simply touch the
centre of the viewnder once. To recall
the options touch the screen again.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the
settings menu. See Using the advanced
settings on page 52 for details.
Camera mode - Camera mode is selected.
Size
Flash status
Back - Touch here to return to the home
screen.
Gallery
Flash - See Using the flash on page 50.
Shot mode - See Choosing a shot mode
on page 50.
Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on
page 51.
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to
zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side
volume keys.
Video - Touch to
switch to video
camera
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Using the flash
The flash is set to auto as default,
but there are other options.
1 Select from the right side of
the viewfinder to enter the flash
sub-menu.
2 There are three flash options:
Auto - Your camera will assess
the lighting needed to take a
good picture and use the flash as
necessary.
Red-eye reduction - The camera
will flash twice in order to reduce
red eye.
Always off - The camera will
never flash. This is useful if you
want to save battery power.
3 When you touch the option you
want to use the flash menu will
automatically close, ready for you
to take your picture.
4 The flash status icon in the
viewfinder will change according
to your new flash mode.
Choosing a shot mode
1 Touch to open the available
shot mode.
2 Choose from seven options:
Normal shot -This is the default
shot type, the photo will be taken
in the normal way, as outlined in
taking a quick photo.
Smile shot - This shot type
is great for taking a photo of
people. Focus on the subject and
press then the photo will be
taken automatically when it smile.
Beauty shot - This enables you
to take a photo of person’s face
clearly and brightly. Especially
useful when you are close up.
Art shot - Choose different
picture effects. (Original,
Black&White, Warm, Cold.)
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Continuous shot - This
enables you to take seven
shots automatically in very
quick succession. See Taking
a continuous shot below for
details.
Panorama - This shot type is
great for taking a photo of a large
group of people or for capturing
a panoramic view. See Taking a
panoramic shot on page 52 for
more details.
Frame shot - Choose from one
of the fun frames to transform
your friend or just decorate their
surroundings.
Adjusting the exposure
Exposure defines the difference
between light and dark in an image.
A low contrast image will appear
foggy, whereas a high contrast
image will appear much sharper.
1 Touch .
2 Slide the contrast indicator
along the bar, towards for
a lower exposure, hazier image
or towards for a higher
exposure, sharper image.
Taking a continuous shot
1 Touch to open the available
shot types and select Continuous
shot.
2 Position the subject in the
viewfinder and press the capture
button as you would to take a
normal photo.
3 The camera will take seven shots
in quick succession and display
the first with seven thumbnails
shown on the left side of the
screen.
4 Once you have highlighted the
image you want to keep, touch
. You will be given a chance
to save more than one of the
images.
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Taking a panoramic shot
Capture life as it appears using a
panoramic shot. The camera will let
you take three photos, all aligned,
and combine them into one wide
angle image.
1 Touch to open the available
shot types and select Panorama
shot.
2 Take the first photo as normal. A
ghosted version of the right side
of the image will appear in the
viewfinder.
3 When you take the second and
third photo, line the ghost of
the previous image up with the
image in the viewfinder.
4 In the photo gallery, the photos
will be saved as as three separate
images and one panoramic
image.
NOTE: Due to the image size the
panoramic photo will appear
slightly distorted in the Gallery
view. Touch it twice to view it
properly.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder touch
to open all the advanced settings
options.
Preview settings
Size - Change the size of the photo
to save on memory space or take a
picture preset to the correct size for
contact. See Changing the image
size on page 55.
Scene mode - Set the camera to
adjust to the environment. Choose
from Auto, Portrait, Landscape,
Night, Beach and Sport.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to apply to the photo you’re
taking. See Choosing a colour
effect on page 55.
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Blink detection - This enables the
camera to stop taking a photo when
it detects the blink of an eye.
White balance - Choose from Auto,
Incandescent, Sunny, Flourescent
or Cloudy.
Macro - Switch on to take close up
shots.
Self-timer - The self-timer allows
you to set a delay after the capture
button is pressed. Choose from
Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10
seconds. Great for that group photo
you want to be part of.
ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity
of the camera’s light sensor. The
higher the ISO, the more sensitive
the camera will be. This is useful in
darker conditions when the flash
can’t be used. Choose an ISO value
from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO
400, ISO 800 or ISO1600.
Quality - Choose between Super
fine, Fine and Normal. The finer
the quality the sharper a photo will
be, but the file size will increase as a
result, which means you’ll be able to
store fewer photos in your memory.
Back light compensation - when
you take a photo with a bright
background, the subject may
appear dark. Turn this function ON
to compensate for this. The subject
of the photo will be brighter.
Inner/Outer Camera - For self
portraits, switch to the LG GT500’s
inner camera. See Using the inner
camera on page 56 for details.
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Other settings
Memory - Choose whether to
save your photos to the Handset
memory or to the External memory.
Geo-Tagging - Choose to switch on
the EXIF information for the photo
to write GPS information.
Zoom - Choose zoom from 4X, 8X
or 16X.
Image stabilization - Enables you
to take a photo without camera
instability or shake.
Focus - Select the way the camera
will focus. Choose from Auto,
Manual or Face tracking.
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.
TIP! When you exit the camera
all your settings will return to
default, except image size and
image quality. Any non-default
settings you require will need
to be reset, for example colour
tone and ISO. Check them
before you shoot your next
photo.
TIP! The settings menu
is superimposed over the
viewnder, so when you change
elements of the image colour
or quality you’ll be able to see
the image change in preview
behind the settings menu.
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Changing the image size
The more pixels, the larger the
file size, which in turn means they
take up more of your memory. If
you want to fit more pictures on to
your phone you can alter the pixel
number to make the file size smaller.
1 From the viewfinder touch in
the top left corner.
2 Select Size from the Preview
menu.
3 Select a pixel value from the six
numerical options (8M: 3264
X 2448, 5M: 2592x1944, 3M:
2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200,
1M: 1280x960, 640x480,
320x240) or choose the preset:
Contacts - This sets the camera
to take a photo the perfect
size to be added to a phone
contact.
Choosing a colour effect
1 From the viewfinder touch in
the top left corner.
2 Select Colour Effect from the
Preview menu.
3 There are five colour tone options:
Off, Black & White, Negative,
Sepia or Posterize.
4 When you’ve made your selection
the colour tone menu can be
closed by selecting the back icon,
ready for you to take your picture.
TIP! You can change a
photo taken in colour to black
and white or sepia after it’s
taken, but you cannot change a
picture taken in black and white
or sepia back to colour.
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Using the inner camera
Your LG GT500 has a 640x480 inner
camera, not just for video calling
but for taking pictures too.
1 To switch to the inner camera
touch then select Inner
Camera from the Preview menu.
2 After a few seconds you’ll see
yourself in the viewfinder. To
capture the image press the
capture button as normal.
TIP! The inner camera has
fewer settings as it has no ash
or ISO. You can still alter the
image size, scene mode, colour
eect, image quality, white
balance and set the self-timer by
touching in the same way as
when using the main camera.
3 After you’ve taken the photo
you’ll be offered all the same
options available for an image
taken with the main camera.
4 To return to the main camera
touch and then select Outer
Camera from the Preview menu.
Viewing your saved photos
1 You can access your saved photo’s
from within the camera mode.
Simply touch and your
gallery will appear on screen.
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Shooting a quick video
1 Press and hold the camera key on
the right side of the phone.
2 Alternatively, touch in the
view finder in camera mode to
switch to video mode.
TIP! Quickly open the
video camera by pressing and
holding the camera key.
3 The video camera’s viewfinder will
appear on screen.
4 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the subject
of the video.
5 Press the capture button once to
start recording.
6 Rec will appear at the top of the
viewfinder and a timer at the
bottom showing the length of
your video.
7 To pause the video touch and
resume by selecting .
8 Touch on the screen or press
the capture button a second time
to stop recording.
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Video camera
After you’ve shot your video
A still image representing your
captured video will appear on
screen. The name of the video runs
along the bottom of the screen
together with five icons down the
right side .
Touch to shoot another video
straight away. Your current video
will be saved.
Touch to play the video.
Touch to send the video as a
message, by Email or by Bluetooth.
See page 34 for Sending a
message, or page 109 for Sending
and receiving your files using
Bluetooth.
Touch to upload to your
account blog.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved videos and pictures.
Touch to delete the video you
have just made and confirm by
touching Yes. The viewfinder will
reappear.
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Getting to know the viewfinder
TIP! You can close all the
shortcut options for a clearer
viewnder screen. Simply touch the
centre of the viewnder once. To recall
the options touch the screen again.
Settings - Touch this icon to open the
settings menu. See Using the advanced
settings on page 60 for details.
Video mode - Video mode is selected.
Image size
Back - Touch here to return to the home
screen.
Gallery
Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on
page 60.
Recording speed
Stop recording
Start recording
Saving to handset memory/external
memory
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to
zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side
volume keys.
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Video camera
Adjusting the exposure
Exposure defines the difference
between light and dark in an image.
A low contrast image will appear
foggy, whereas a high contrast
image will appear much sharper.
1 Touch .
2 Slide the exposure indicator
along the bar, towards for a
lower exposure, hazier image, or
towards for a higher contrast,
sharper image.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder touch Settings
to open all the advanced settings
options.
Preview settings
Video size - Change the size of the
video to save on memory space. See
Changing the video image size on
page 61.
Scene mode - Choose from Auto
or Night.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to apply to the video you’re
taking. See Choosing a colour tone
on page 62.
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. The file size will increase as a
result, which means you’ll be able
to store fewer videos in the phone’s
memory.
Duration - Set a duration limit for
your video. Choose from Normal, or
MMS to limit the size to be able to
send the video as an MMS.
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TIP! If you choose MMS
duration, try choosing a lower
image quality to enable you to
shoot a longer video.
Inner/Outer camera - Switch to
your LG GT500’s inner camera to
record a video of yourself. See Using
the inner video camera on page 62
for details.
Other settings
Memory - Choose whether to save
your videos to the Handset memory
or to the External memory.
Voice - Choose Mute to record a
video without sound.
Zoom - Choose zoom from 4X, 8X
or 16X.
Reset settings - Reset all the video
camera settings.
Changing the video image
size
The more pixels, the larger the file
size, which in turn means they take
up more memory. If you want to fit
more videos on to your phone you
can alter the pixel number to make
the file size smaller.
1 From the viewfinder touch in
the top left corner.
2 Select Video size from the
Preview menu.
3 Select a pixel value from the five
options:
640x384(W) - The highest
quality widescreen option.
400x240(W) - This is
also widescreen, but of a lower
resolution.
640x480 - Standard sized
VGA.
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320x240 - Smaller image
size, therefore smaller file size.
Great for saving on memory
space.
176x144 - Smallest image
size and therefore smallest file
size.
4 Touch the back icon to return to
the viewfinder.
WARNING: The great
editing software on your LG
GT500 is compatible with all
video types except 640X384 and
640x480. Don’t record in this
format if you plan to edit your
video.
TIP! For video format conversion
software, see the CD you
received with your GT500.
Choosing a colour tone
1 From the viewfinder touch in
the top left corner.
2 Select Colour Effect from the
Preview menu.
3 There are five colour tone options,
Off (colour), Black & White,
Negative, Sepia, Posterize.
4 Touch the colour tone you’d like
to use.
TIP! You can change a
video shot in colour to black and
white or sepia after it’s taken,
but you cannot change a video
shot in black and white or sepia
back to colour.
Using the inner video camera
Your LG GT500 has a 320x240 inner
camera, not just for video calling
but for recording videos too.
1 To switch to the inner camera
touch then select Inner
Camera from the Preview menu.
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2 After a few seconds you’ll see
yourself in the viewfinder. To start
recording the image press the
capture button as normal, press a
second time to stop recording.
3 After you’ve shot the video you’ll
be offered all the same options
available for a video shot using
the main camera.
4 To return to the main camera
touch and then Outer
Camera.
TIP! You can still alter the image
size, scene mode, colour eect,
white balance and quality by
touching Settings in the same
way as when using the main
camera.
Watching your saved videos
1 In the viewfinder touch .
2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
3 Touch the video you want to view
once to bring it to the front of the
gallery. It will automatically begin
to play.
Watching your videos on your
TV
Connect your GT500 to your TV
using the TV output cable.
NOTE: The TV output cable is
available for purchase separately.
WARNING: All formats
except 320x240 and 176x144
are compatible with watching
on TV.
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Viewing your photos and
videos
1 Touch on your camera
preview screen.
2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
3 Touch the video or photo to open
it fully.
Sort by Date
TIP! Flick left or right to
view other photos or videos.
TIP! To delete a photo or
video, open it and select .
Touch Yes to conrm.
Using zoom when viewing a
video or photo
To zoom in press + repeatedly.
To zoom out press –. Use the
thumbnail in the bottom right
corner to move the focus area.
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video
To adjust the volume of the audio
on a video whilst it is playing, touch
the volume bar on the left side of
the screen. Alternatively, use the
volume keys on the side of the
phone.
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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 select from the
right side of the screen.
3 Select Save.
4 The image will appear on screen,
with its assigned image name.
5 Touch the image then to
return to the gallery.
6 The image will be saved in My
folders and appear in the gallery.
You need to exit the gallery and
then re-open it for this to appear.
WARNING: Some
functions will not work properly
if the multimedia 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 the photo you would like
to begin the slideshow to open it.
2 Select .
3 The slideshow will begin.
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There are options within slideshows:
Touch to skip photos.
Touch to pause the slideshow
on a particular photo.
Touch again to resume
playback.
Touch to increase or decrease
the speed of the slideshow.
Setting a photo as wallpaper
1 Touch the photo you would
like to set as wallpaper twice to
open it.
2 Touch the screen to open the
options menu.
3 Touch .
4 The screen will switch to portrait
mode. You can zoom in and
out on the picture and move
the cropped section using a
thumbnail at the bottom of the
screen.
5 When you are happy with the
picture touch .
Editing your photos
There are loads of great things you
can do to your photos to change
them, add to them or liven them
up a little.
1 Open the photo you’d like to edit
and touch to bring up the
options.
2 Touch the icons to adapt your
photo:
Crop your photo. Choose
a square or circular crop area
and move your finger across the
screen to select the area.
Draw something on your
photo freehand. Select the
thickness of the line from the four
options and the colour you would
like use.
Put writing on the picture.
See Adding text to a photo on
page 67.
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Decorate your photo with
stamps. Choose from the different
stamps available and touch your
photo wherever you’d like them
to be.
Erase the editing you have
added to the picture. You can
choose the size of eraser that
you use.
Save the changes you have
made to the photos. Select to save
the changes over the Update, or
as a New file. If you select New file
enter a file name.
Undo the last Effect or edit
you made to the photo.
See Adding an effect to a
photo on page 68.
Touch to open further
effect options including Rotate.
There are also more advanced
editing options. See Morphing a
photo, Adding a colour accent
and Swapping the colours in a
photo on page 70.
It hleps to adjust the picture
taken using Auto color, brightness
etc.
Touch to return to the
gallery.
Adding text to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Select Signature to add
unframed text or choose one of
the speech bubble shapes.
3 Enter your text using the keypad
and touch Done.
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4 Move the text by touching it and
sliding it to the place you’d like
it to be.
Adding an effect to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Choose to apply any of the
eighteen options to the photo
Face beautify - Automatically
detect a face in the image and
brighten it up.
Tunnel effect - Make your
picture look like it has been taken
using an old Lomo film camera!
Colour negative - Colour
negative effect.
Black and white - Black and
white colour effect.
Sepia - Sepia effect.
Blur - Apply a blurred effect.
Sharpen - Move the marker along
the bar to sharpen the focus of
the photo. Select the OK icon to
apply the changes or choose
to cancel.
Mosaic blur - Touch to apply a
blurred pixelated effect to the
photo.
Oil painting - Oil painting effect.
Sketch - Apply an effect to make
the picture look like a sketch.
Emboss - Emboss effect.
Solarize - Change the effect of
exposure to the light.
Vivid - An effect of clearness and
brilliance.
Moonlight - Change the light to
look like moonlight.
Antique - An old photo effect.
Glow - A light beam effect.
Cartoon - A cartoon effect.
Water color - Make the picture
look like a water colour painting.
3 To undo an effect simply touch
.
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TIP! You can add more
than one eect to a photo.
Crop a photo
1 From the editing screen touch
.
2 Choose the shape you would like
to use to crop the picture.
3 Drag the box over the area you
would like to crop.
4 When you are happy with your
selection, touch .
Morphing a photo
Morphing a photo is great for
changing the facial expressions of
friends, or just for distorting a photo
for artistic effect.
1 From the editing screen touch
.
2 Choose Morphing and four
crosses will appear on the photo.
3 Move the crosses around the
photo so they are on the parts
you’d like to morph. For example,
if you are morphing a face, place
a cross on the outside corner of
each eye and one each side of
the lips.
4 Select a face to represent how
you’d like to morph the photo.
5 Select to save the changes.
Adding a colour accent to a
photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Choose Colour accent.
3 Select part of the photo. A
traced line will appear around
everything in that area which is of
the same or similar colour.
For example, someone’s hair or
jumper.
4 Alter the intensity of the
accenting by touching and
then sliding the marker up or
down the intensity bar.
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5 Touch OK.
6 All colour will be removed from
the photo, apart from the section
marked for colour accenting.
7 Select to save the changes.
Swapping the colours in a
photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Choose Colour swapping.
3 Select part of the photo. A
traced line will appear around
everything in that area which is of
the same or similar colour.
For example, someone’s hair or
jumper.
4 Touch and select a colour.
5 Press OK.
6 The part of the photo selected for
colour accenting will change to
the selected colour.
7 Select to save the changes.
Editing your videos
The editing features are available for
all video types except 640X384 and
640x480.
Don’t record in these formats if you
plan to edit your video.
Trimming the length of your
video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Trim.
3 Touch and mark the new start
and end points using .
4 Touch to ensure you are
happy with the new cut.
5 Touch or, alternatively, touch
to return to the gallery and
discard the changes.
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Merging two videos together
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Video
merge.
3 The My videos folder will open.
Choose the video you would like
to merge.
4 Touch and slide the photo
to merge it to the end or the
beginning of the video.
5 Touch to choose how the
videos merge together: None,
Fade out, Pan zoom, Oval,
Uncover, Blind, Checker board,
Dissolve, Split or Shape diamon.
6 Press followed by Yes to save
the new merged video. Choose
to save over the original file or as
a new file.
7 Repeat these steps to merge
more videos.
Merging a photo with a video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Image
merge.
3 The My images folder will open.
Choose the photo you would like
to merge into your video and
touch Select.
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4 Touch and slide the photo
to merge it to the end or the
beginning of the video.
5 Touch to choose how the
photo and video merge together:
None, Fade out, Pan zoom, Oval,
Uncover, Blind, Checker board,
Dissolve, Split or Shape diamon.
6 Press Save followed by Yes.
Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
7 Repeat these steps to merge
more photos.
Adding text to a video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Text
overlay.
3 Enter your text using the keypad
and select Save.
4 Touch and mark when you’d
like the text to appear using .
5 Touch the area of the screen you’d
like the text to appear in.
Select the area you want
6 Touch to mark when you’d
like the text to disappear.
7 Touch to ensure you are
happy with the text overlay.
8 Touch followed by Yes.
Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
9 Repeat these steps to add more
text.
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Overlaying a photo
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Image
overlay.
3 The My images folder will open.
Choose the photo you would like
to overlay your video.
4 Touch and mark when you’d
like the photo to appear using
.
5 Touch the area of the screen you’d
like the photo to appear in. If the
photo is too big it will overlay the
whole screen, not just the area
selected.
6 Touch to mark when you’d
like the photo to disappear.
7 Touch to ensure you are
happy with the photo overlay.
8 Touch followed by Yes.
Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
9 Repeat these steps to add more
photos.
Adding a voice recording
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Voice
recording.
3 The quality of the original audio
will be affected by adding a voice
recording. Touch Yes to continue.
4 Touch to view your video.
When you get to the part you’d
like to record your voice over,
press .
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5 Press to stop recording and
playback.
6 Touch to ensure you are
happy with the voice recording.
7 Touch followed by Yes to
save. Choose to save over the
original file or as a new file.
8 Repeat these steps to add more
voice recordings to the video.
Adding a soundtrack to your
video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Audio
dubbing.
3 The My sounds folder will open.
Choose the track you would like
to add to your video.
4 The original audio of your video
will be erased. Touch Yes to
continue.
5 If the audio is shorter than the
video choose whether to play
Once or to Repeat it.
6 Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
Changing the speed of your
video
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Time
scaling.
3 Select one of the four speed
options: x4, x2, x1/4, x1/2.
4 Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
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Adding a dimming effect
1 Open the video you’d like to edit,
select and touch the screen to
bring up the options.
2 Select and choose Dimming
Effect.
3 Choose to save over the original
file or as a new file.
4 Your video will now fade in at the
start and fade out at the end.
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Multimedia
You can store any multimedia files
into your phone’s memory so that
you have easy access to all of your
pictures, sounds, videos and games.
You can also save your files to a
memory card. The advantage of
using a memory card is that you
can free up space on your phone’s
memory.
To access the Multimedia menu,
touch then Entertainment.
Touch My stuff to open a list
of folders storing all of your
multimedia files.
Pictures
My 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.
My images options menu
The options which are available to
you in My images depend on what
type of image you have selected.
All of the options will be available
for pictures you have taken on the
phone’s camera, but only the Use
as, Print, Sort by and Memory
manager options are available for
default images.
TIP! When looking at
a picture, turn the phone to
landscape to bring up further
options on the right side of
the screen. Choose from send,
upload, set as homescreen, edit
and delete.
Send - Send the image to a friend.
Edit - Edit the image.
Move - Move an image from the
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
Copy - Copy an image from the
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or vice versa.
Use as - Choose from Main screen
theme, Contacts image, Incoming
call, Outgoing call, Switch on or off
image.
Rename - Rename an image.
Smart Light - Change the lighting
of your picture to improve it
automatically.
Print - Print the selected image
using a printer supported by
Pictbridge or Bluetooth.
Slide show - View your images as a
slide show.
File info. - View the file information.
Sending a photo
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Select the picture you want to
send, and touch Send. Choose
from Message, Email, Bluetooth
or Blog this.
4 If you choose Message or Email,
your photo will be attached to a
message and you can write and
send the message as normal. If
you choose Bluetooth, you will
be prompted to turn Bluetooth
on and your phone will search for
a device to send the picture to.
Using an image
You can choose images to use as
wallpapers and screensavers or even
to identify a caller.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Select an image and touch .
4 Touch Use as and choose from:
Main screen theme - Set a
wallpaper for the home screen.
Contacts image - Allocate an
image to a particular person
in your contacts list so that the
picture shows when they call you.
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Incoming call - Set an image to
appear during incoming calls.
Outgoing call - Set an image to
appear during outgoing calls.
Switch on - Set an image to
appear when you switch the
phone on.
Switch off - Set an image to
appear when you switch the
phone off.
Marking up your images
A low- light photo can be adjusted
without lowering the quality of the
picture.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Select an image and touch
then touch Smart Light.
4 The light will automatically be
changed, and you will have an
option to save the new image.
Printing an image
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Select an image and touch .
4 Touch Print then choose between
Bluetooth and PictBridge.
TIP! You can to print via
bluetooth or by connecting to a
PictBridge printer.
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 up some
space in one of the memory banks
or to safeguard your images from
being lost.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Select an image and touch .
4 Select Move or Copy.
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Creating a slide show
If you want to look at all of the
images on your phone, you can
create a slide show to save you
from having to open and close each
individual image.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Touch then Slide show.
Checking your memory status
You can check to see how much of
your memory space you have used
and how much you have left to use.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My images.
3 Touch then Memory
manager.
4 Choose Handset memory or
External memory.
NOTE: If you do not have a
memory card inserted, you will
not be able to select External
memory.
Sounds
The My sounds folder contains
the Downloaded sounds, Default
sounds and Voice recordings.
From here you can manage, send or
set sounds as ringtones.
Using a sound
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My sounds.
3 Select Default sounds or Voice
recordings.
4 Select a sound and and it will
begin to play.
5 Touch and select Use as.
6 Choose from Voice ringtone,
Video ringtone, Message tone,
Start-up or Shut down.
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Videos
The My videos folder shows a list of
downloaded videos and videos you
have recorded on your phone.
Watching a video
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then My videos.
3 Select a video to play.
TIP! GT500 supports both DivX
& Xvid video format playback
to ensure greater content
availability. Refer to page 99 in
detail.
Using options while video is
paused
Touch while in pause mode and
choose from:
Capture - Capture the frozen frame
as a picture.
Send - Send the video in a message,
email or via Bluetooth.
Delete - Delete the video.
Use as - Enables to set Voice
ringtone or Video ringtone. (This
can be limited by Video frame size.)
Edit - You can edit the file name.
File info. - View the Name, Size,
Date, Time, Type, Duration,
Dimension, Protection and
Copyright details.
NOTE: The TV output cable is
available for purchase separately.
Sending a video clip
1 Select a video and touch .
2 Touch Send and choose from
Message, Email, Bluetooth or
YouTube.
3 If you choose Message or Email,
your video clip will be attached
to the message and you can write
and send the message as normal.
If you choose Bluetooth, you will
be prompted to turn Bluetooth
on and your phone will search for
a device to send the video to.
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Games and Applications
You can download new games and
applications to your phone to keep
you amused when you have time
to spare.
Downloading a game
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Games & apps, then My
games & apps and Games.
3 Select Download games.
4 You will connect to the web
portal where you can find a
games to download.
TIP! To delete any le in
My stu, touch then Delete.
Playing a game
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Games & apps, then My
games & apps and Games.
3 Choose and touch a game to
launch.
Using the games options
menu
From the Games & apps folder, the
following options are available:
Create new folder – Create a folder
within Games & apps.
Sort by - Sort the games and
applications by Date, Size or Name.
Memory manager - View the
memory status.
File info. - View the game
information.
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Flash contents
The Flash contents folder contains
all of your default and downloaded
SWF files.
Viewing an SWF/ SVG file
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then Flash
contents.
3 Select the file to view.
Using options viewing the
SWF/ SVG file
Touch and choose from:
Mute - Switch the sound off.
Send - Send the file as a Message,
Email or via Bluetooth.
Wallpaper - Set the file as your
wallpaper.
File info. - View the Name, Size,
Date, Time, Type and Protection of
the file.
Documents
From Documents in My stuff, you
can view all of your document
files. From here you can view Excel,
Powerpoint, Word, Text and
pdf files.
Viewing a file
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then Documents.
3 Select a document and touch
View.
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Transferring a file to your
phone
Bluetooth is probably the easiest
way to transfer a file from your
computer to your phone. You can
also use LG PC Suite via your sync
cable, see page 96 for details.
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 your
Documents or Others folder.
Others
The Others folder is used to store
files which are not pictures, sounds,
videos, games or applications. It
is used in the same way as the
Documents folder. You may find
that when you transfer files from
your computer to your phone that
they appear in the Others folder
rather than the Documents folder.
If this happens you can move them.
To move a file from Others to
Documents:
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch My stuff then Others.
3 Select a file and touch .
4 Touch Move, then touch Move
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Creating a movie
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Muvee Studio.
3 Touch to add an image. Touch
the images you want to include
then select Insert .
4 Touch the style tab across the top
to choose a movie style.
5 Touch the sound tab at the
bottom of the screen to change
the sound, such as a voice
recording.
6 Touch the Play button to see
what you’ve created.
7 Touch then Play Order to
change the order.
8 Touch then Save Location to
choose where to save the movie,
and touch Duration to choose
between long and short.
9 To save your movie, press play
and then touch the save icon in
the top left corner.
Classic Sepia
Title
No Select
Credit
Muvee Studio
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Music
Your LG GT500 has a built-in
music player so you can play all
your favourite tracks. To access
the music player, touch then
Entertainment and Music. From
here you can access a number of
folders:
Recently played - You can listen
all of the songs you have played
recently.
All tracks - Contains all of the songs
you have on your phone.
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 any playlists you
have created.
Shuffle tracks - You can listen to
the music randomly.
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, see
page 96 for details. To transfer using
Bluetooth:
1 Make sure both devices have
Bluetooth switched on and are
visible to one another.
2 Select the music file on the other
device and choose to send it 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 Music >
All tracks.
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Playing a song
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Music, then All tracks.
3 Select the song you want to play
and touch Play.
4 Touch to pause the song.
5 Touch to skip to the next song.
6 Touch to skip to the previous
song.
7 Touch to return to the
Music menu.
TIP! GT500 is the rst worldwide
handset to apply Dolby Mobile
for music, Providing trademark
Dolby sound quality to your
mobile phone.
Using options while playing
music
Touch and choose from:
Minimize - Make the music player
screen disappear so that you can
continue using your phone as
normal.
Go to my music - Return to the
Music menu.
Visualization - Select a visual effect.
Add to playlist - Add the track to
one of your playlists.
Send - Send the song as a message
or via Bluetooth.
Delete - Delete the song.
Use as - Use the song as one of Voice
ringtone, Video ringtone, Message
tone, Start-up or Shut down.
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File info. - View information
including the Name, Size, Date,
Time, Type, Duration, Protection and
Copyright of the song.
TIP! To change the volume
while listening to music, touch
.
Creating a playlist
You can create your own playlists by
choosing a selection of songs from
the All tracks folder.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Music, then Playlists.
3 Touch Add New playlist, enter
the playlist name and touch Save.
4 The All tracks folder will show.
Touch all of the songs that you
would like to include in your
playlist; a tick will show next to
the track names.
5 Touch Done.
To play a playlist, select it and touch
Play.
NOTE: To add a second playlist,
touch then Add new playlist.
Editing a playlist
From time to time, you may want to
add new songs or delete songs from
a playlist. When you want to do this,
you can edit the playlist.
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Music, then Playlists.
3 Select the playlist.
4 Touch and select:
Add new songs – To add more
songs to the playlist. Mark the
ones you want and touch Done.
Change list order - Change the
playing order of the playlist.
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Send – Send a song as a message
or via Bluetooth.
Remove from list – Remove a
song from the playlist. Touch Yes
to confirm.
Memory info. - View the memory
status.
Remove all - Remove all tracks
from the playlist.
Deleting a playlist
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch Music, then Playlists.
3 Touch then Delete or Delete all
to delete all of the playlists.
Using the radio
Your LG GT500 has an FM radio
feature so you can tune into your
favourite stations to listen to on the
move.
NOTE: You will need to insert your
headphones in order to listen to
the radio. Insert them into the
headphone socket (this is the same
socket that you plug your charger
into).
Searching for stations
You can tune radio stations into
your phone by searching for them
either manually or automatically.
They will then be saved to specific
channel numbers so you don’t have
to keep re-tuning. You can save up
to 50 channels in your phone.
To auto tune:
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch FM radio then .
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3 Touch Auto scan then Yes. The
stations found will automatically
be allocated to channel numbers
in your phone.
NOTE: You can also manually
tune into a station by using
and displayed next to the
radio frequency.
Resetting channels
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch FM radio then .
3 Choose Reset to reset the current
channel or choose Reset all to
reset all of the channels. Each
channel will return to the starting
87.5Mhz frequency.
Listening to the radio
1 Touch then Entertainment.
2 Touch FM radio then touch the
channel number of the station
you would like to listen to.
TIP! To improve the radio
reception, extend the headset
cord, which functions as the
radio antenna.
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Adding an event to your
calendar
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Organiser.
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. Check the date and
enter the time you would like
your event to begin.
5 For appointments and
anniversaries enter the time and
date your event finishes in the
lower two time and date boxes.
6 If you would like to add a subject
or a note to your event, touch
Note and type in your note.
7 Set Alarm and Repeat.
8 Select Save and your event will
be saved in the calendar. A square
colour 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.
TIP! You can set a holiday in
your calendar. Touch each day
you are on holiday one at time,
then touch and select
Set holiday. Each day will be
shaded green.
Changing your default
calendar view
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Organiser. Select Organiser
settings.
2 Touch Calendar and choose
either Month view or Week view.
3 Set week starts on.
4 Press Save to confirm your
choice.
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Adding an item to your To
do list
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Organiser.
2 Select To do and touch Add to
do.
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.
Sharing a To do task
1 From the home screen select
, then Utilities and choose
Organiser. Select To do.
2 Select the task you would like to
share, then touch .
3 Select Send. You can choose to
share your to do item by Text
message, Multimedia msg.,
Email or Bluetooth.
TIP! You can back up and
synchronise your calendar with
your computer. See PC Sync on
page 96.
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.
This is great for keeping tabs on
deadlines.
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Organiser.
2 Select Date finder.
3 In the From tab set your required
date.
4 In the After tab set the number
of days.
5 The Target date will be shown
below.
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Setting your alarm
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Alarms.
2 Touch Add alarm.
3 Set the time you would like the
alarm to sound and touch Save.
4 Choose whether you would like
your alarm to repeat Daily, Mon
- Fri, Mon - Sat, Sat - Sun, Except
holiday or Choose weekday.
The icons indicate the weekday
you select.
5 Select Set alarm type to select a
type for your alarm.
6 Touch Set alarm bell then select
bell. To listen to sounds touch the
sound, followed by .
7 Add a memo for the alarm.
8 Finally you can set the snooze
interval at 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes,
1hour or off.
9 Once you have set your alarm,
touch Save.
10 To power off the alarm, you can
choose snooze or stop.
NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms.
TIP! Touch on/o icon on the
right hand side of the alarm.
Adding a memo
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Memo.
2 Touch Add memo.
3 Type your memo, followed by
Save.
4 Your memo will appear on screen
next time you open the Memo
application.
TIP! You can edit an existing
memo. Select the one you want
to edit and type your changes.
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Voice recorder
Use your voice recorder to record
voice memos or other sounds.
1 Touch then Utilities.
2 Touch Voice recorder then
and choose from:
Duration – Set the recording
duration. Choose from MMS msg.
size, 1 min or No limit.
Quality – Select the sound
quality. Choose from Super Fine,
Fine or Normal.
Go to my sounds – Open the
Voice recordings folder in My
sounds.
Recording a sound or voice
1 Touch then Utilities.
2 Touch Voice recorder.
3 Touch to begin recording.
4 Touch to end recording.
5 Touch to listen to your
recording.
Voice recorder
Sending the voice recording
1 Once you have finished recording,
touch .
2 Touch Send and choose from
Message, Email or Bluetooth. If
you choose Message or Email,
the recording will be added to the
message and you can write and
send it as normal. If you choose
Bluetooth, you will be prompted
to turn Bluetooth on.
NOTE: After you have finished
recording, touch and choose
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Send, Files, Delete, Use as
(to use the recording as your
ringtone), Duration, Quality, or
Go to my sounds.
Using your calculator
1 From the home screen select
, then touch Utilities and
choose Tools.
2 Select Calculator.
3 Touch the numeric keys to input
numbers.
4 For simple calculations, touch the
function you require (+, –, x, ÷),
followed by =.
5 For more complex calculations,
touch and choose from sin,
cos, tan, deg, sec, csc, cot, rad,
log, ln or exp.
Converting a unit
1 From the home screen select
, then touch Utilities and
choose Tools.
2 Select Converter.
3 Choose whether you would like
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.
Using the stopwatch
1 From the home screen select
, then touch Utilities and
choose Tools.
2 Select Stopwatch.
3 Touch Start 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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Adding a city to your world
time
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Tools.
2 Select World clock.
3 Touch the icon, followed by
Add city. Start typing the name
of the city you require and it will
show at the top of the screen.
4 Touch the city to select it, and
it will be added to your World
time list.
Jogging Buddy
Whether walking, running or
jogging, GT500 provides up-to-
the-second information including
distance and time, and keeps an
exercise log for you using advanced
GPS technology.
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Tools.
2 Select Jogging buddy.
3 Touch << >> to a set Distance or
Time for your jog.
4 You can switch Regular beep on
or off.
5 Once GPS is connected, the start
button will light up. Touch
to start.
- Reset button
- Start button
- Pause button
- Stop button
Regular beep - The phone beeps at
distance or time intervals to help
you keep track without having to
keep looking at the screen.
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PC Sync
Always ask mode
If you set the “Always ask mode”
as default, the phone will always
prompt you to select a type of USB
connection mode each time you
connect the phone to a PC via the
data cable. If you disable the “Always
ask mode”, the connection mode
will be the one you have manually
set in Menu - Settings - Connectivity
- USB Mode and one of the options
Internet, Mass Storage or PC Suite.
You can synchronise your PC with
your phone to make sure all your
important details and dates match,
but also to backup your files to put
your mind at ease.
Installing LG PC Suite on your
computer
1 From the home screen press and
choose Connectivity.
2 Select USB connection mode
and click OK.
Music - Music Sync mode.
Others - Data Service mode.
3 Insert the supplied CD into your
PC. Click on the LG PC Suite
Installer which will appear on
your screen.
4 Select the language you would
like the installer to run in and
click OK.
5 Follow the instructions on the
screen to complete the LG PC
Suite Installer wizard.
6 Once installation is complete, the
LG PC Suite icon will appear on
your desktop.
Connecting your phone and
PC
1 Connect the USB cable to your
phone and your PC.
2 Double click on the LG PC Suite
icon on your desktop.
3 Click on Connection Wizard,
then USB.
4 Click on Next, then Next again,
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then Finish. Your phone and PC
are now connected.
Backing up and restoring
your phone’s information
1 Connect your phone to your PC
as outlined above.
2 Click on the Backup icon, and
select Backup or Restore.
3 Choose to back up Contents
Data and/or Phonebook/
Schedule/Todo/Memo Data.
Select the location you would
like to backup information to, or
restore information from. Click
OK.
4 Your information will be backed
up.
Viewing your phone files on
your PC
1 Connect your phone to your PC
as outlined above.
2 Click on the Contents icon.
3 All of the documents, flash
contents, images, sounds and
videos you have saved onto your
phone will be displayed on the
screen in the LG Phone folder.
TIP! Viewing the contents of
your phone on your PC helps
you to arrange les, organise
documents and remove
contents you no longer need.
Synchronising your contacts
1 Connect your phone to your PC.
2 Click on the Contacts icon.
3 Your PC will now import and
display all contacts saved to your
USIM card and handset.
4 Click on File and select Save. You
can now select where you would
like to save your contacts to.
NOTE: To backup contacts saved
to your USIM card, click on the
SIM card folder on the left side
of your PC screen. Right click on
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one of your contacts and choose
Select all, then Copy or Move to
phone memory.
Right-click your contacts and
select Copy to contact. Now click
on the Handset folder on the
left of your screen and all your
numbers will be displayed.
Synchronising your messages
1 Connect your phone to your PC.
2 Click on the Messages icon.
3 All of your PC and phone
messages will be displayed in
folders on your screen.
4 Use the tool bar at the top of
your screen to edit and rearrange
messages.
Using your phone as a mass
storage device
Your phone can only be used as a
mass storage device if you have a
memory card inserted.
1 Disconnect your phone from
your PC.
2 From the home screen select
, then touch Settings .
3 Select Connectivity, then USB
connection mode.
4 Touch Mass storage.
5 Connect your phone to your PC.
Your phone will read: Connecting
as Mass Storage… followed by
Connected as Mass Storage
Mode. Do not disconnect during
transfer.
6 A removable disk folder will open
automatically on your computer,
two if you have a memory card
inserted, showing all the folders
on your phone or memory card.
NOTE: Your phone must be
unplugged from your PC to
initiate Mass Storage.
NOTE: Mass storage backs up
content saved on your memory
card only, not your handset
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of your handset memory
(e.g. contacts) you’ll need to
synchronise using PC Sync.
DivX Converter
Install the DivX converter which is
supplied on the same CD as the PC
Sync software. DivX will convert
media files on your PC to a format
that enables you to upload and view
them on your phone.
Once installed select DivX from the
Program Files on your PC, then DivX
converter followed by Converter.
Use the arrows in the application
to change the conversion format
to Mobile. If you right click on
the application box and select
Preferences, you can change the
location of where the converted
files are saved.
Drag and drop the files into the
application for initial analysis. Then
select Convert for the process to
begin. When the process is finished
a Conversion complete pop up will
be displayed.
The converted file can now be
transferred to your phone, using
the Mass Storage functionality
(see page 98 for details) or Upload
contents using the PC Sync software
(see page 96 for details).
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Browser
Browser gives you a fast, full colour
world of games, music, news, sport,
entertainment and loads more,
straight to your mobile phone.
Wherever you are and whatever
you’re into.
Accessing the web
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Browser.
2 To access the browser homepage
directly, select Home. Alternately
select Enter address and type
in your desired 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 From the home screen select
, then touch Utilities and
choose Browser.
2 Select Bookmarks. A list of your
Bookmarks will appear on the
screen.
3 To add a new bookmark, select
and touch Add new. Enter a
name for your bookmark followed
by the URL.
4 Touch Save. Your Bookmark
will now appear in the list of
bookmarks.
5 To access the bookmark simply
touch the bookmark and then
touch connect. You will be
connected to your bookmark.
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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 in an
automated manner that is 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.
Saving a page
1 Access a 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.
TIP! This menu will also allow
you to edit titles of saved pages,
protect or unprotect the screen
memo, and delete saved pages.
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Accessing a saved page
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Browser.
2 Select Saved pages.
3 Select the page you would like to
view and it will open.
Viewing your browser history
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and choose
Browser. Select History.
2 The web page you have accessed
recently will be displayed. To
access one of these pages, simply
select the item required.
Changing the web browser
settings
1 From the home screen select
then touch Utilities and
choose Browser. Select Browser
Settings.
2 You can choose to edit Profiles,
Appearance settings, Cache,
Cookies, security, or Reset
Settings.
3 You can simply set these to on or
off by touching the switch icon.
Using your phone as a
modem
Your GT500 can double as a modem
for your PC, giving you email and
internet access even when you can’t
connect using wires. You can use
either the USB cable or Bluetooth.
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Using the USB cable:
1 Ensure you have the LG PC Suite
installed on your PC.
2 Connect your GT500 and your PC
using the USB cable and launch
the LG PC Suite software.
3 Click Communication on your
PC. Then click Settings and select
Modem.
4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem
and select OK. It will now appear
on screen.
5 Click Connect and your PC will
connect through your GT500.
NOTE: For more information on
synchronising using the LG PC
Suite see page 96.
Using Bluetooth:
1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched On
and Visible for both your PC and
GT500.
2 Pair your PC and GT500 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 Communication on your
PC. Then click Setting.
5 Click Modem.
6 Choose Standard Modem over
Bluetooth link and click OK. It
will now appear on screen.
7 Click Connect and your PC will
connect through your GT500.
NOTE: For more information on
Bluetooth see page 110.
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Within this folder you can adapt
your settings to make your GT500
personal to you.
NOTE: For information on call
settings see page 27.
Changing your screen
settings
1 Touch then choose Settings.
2 Touch Screen settings and then
choose from:
Wallpaper - Choose the theme
for your home screen.
Dialling - Adjust the number size
and colour.
Font - Adjust the font size.
Backlight - Choose how long the
backlight remains on for.
NOTE: The longer the backlight is
on for, the more battery power is
used and you may need to charge
your phone more often.
Brightness - Adjust the screen
brightness.
Theme - Quickly change the
whole look of your screen.
Greeting message - Choose
on or off and fill in the greeting
message.
Choose an image for Incoming
calls, Outgoing calls, Start-up
and Shut-down.
Reset main menu - To reset the
main menu, touch Yes.
3 Touch Save to save your settings.
Personalising your profiles
You can quickly change your profile
on the home screen. Simply touch
the status summary icon on the top
and touch the profile tab.
Using the settings menu you can
personalise each profile setting.
1 Press and then choose
Settings.
2 Touch Profiles and then choose
the profile you want to edit.
Settings
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3 You can then change all of the
sounds and alert options available
in the list, including your Voice/
Video ringtone and Volume,
Message alerts and more.
Changing your phone
settings
Enjoy the freedom of adapting how
your GT500 works to 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.
1 Touch then choose Settings.
2 Touch Phone settings then
choose from the list below.
Date & Time - Adjust your date
and time settings or choose to
auto update the time when you
travel or for daylight saving.
Power save - Choose to switch
the factory set power saving
settings On, Off and Auto.
Languages - Change the
language of your GT500’s display.
Auto key lock - Lock the keypad
automatically in home screen.
Security - Adjust your security
settings, including PIN codes and
handset lock.
Memory manager - See Using
memory manager on page 108
for more information.
Reset settings - Reset all
the settings to their factory
definitions.
Information - View the technical
information for your GT500.
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Changing your touch settings
Touch then Settings. Choose
Touch settings. To reset the
touchpad and make it easier to use,
select Touchpad calibration and
touch the crosses. Save the settings
when you are happy with them.
Select Touchscreen effect to reset
touch Type, Tone and Vibration.
Changing your connectivity
settings
Your connectivity settings have
already been set up by your
network operator, so you can enjoy
your new phone from the off. If you
want to change any settings, use
this menu.
Touch then Settings. Touch
Connectivity.
Network settings - Your GT500
connects automatically to your
preferred network. To change these
settings use this option.
Internet profile - Set the profiles for
connecting to the internet.
Access point - Your network
operator has already saved this
information. You can add new
access points using this menu.
GPS type - Choose either Assited
GPS or Stand alone.
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GPS
GPS technology uses
information from earth-orbiting
satellites to nd locations.
A receiver estimates the distance
to GPS satellites based on the
time it takes for signals to reach
it, then uses that information to
identify its location.
It may take from a couple of
seconds to several minutes.
Assisted GPS(A-GPS ) on this
mobile is used to retrieve
location assistance data over
packet data connection.
The assistance data is retrieved
from the Service server only
when you needed.
Take pictures of where you are
and have the pictures tagged
with information about your
location.
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tolerance and it is unable to work in
buildings or underground.
USB connection mode -
Synchronise your GT500 using
the LG PC Suite software to copy
files from your phone. See page
96 for more information on
synchronisation.
If you use Music sync with Windows
Media Player, select Music sync in
this menu. Music sync is available
for only music contents. If you
want to synchronize with external
memory, you can use ‘External
memory’ as Primary storage. If you
want to synchronise with internal
memory, you can use ‘Internal
memory’ as Primary storage.
Server Synch - The Server sync
function synchronises the data in
a phone and the data on a server
such as contact address information,
schedule items, to do items and
memo items via a wireless network.
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Streaming settings - Your network
operator has already saved this
information. You may edit it if you’d
like to make changes.
TV out - Choose PAL or NTSC for
connecting your GT500 to a TV.
NOTE: The TV output cable is
available for purchase separately.
Java settings - Allows you to set
Profiles.
Divx VOD registration: This menu
is for generating a DivX VOD
registration code. Please visit http://
vod.divx.com to register and for
technical support.
Using memory manager
Your GT500 has three memories
available: the phone, the USIM
Card and an external memory card
(you may need to purchase the
memory card separately). You can
use memory manager to determine
how each memory is used and see
how much space is available.
Touch followed by Settings.
Select Phone settings then
Memory Manager.
Handset common memory - View
the memory available on your
GT500 for Pictures, Sounds, Video,
Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications
and others.
Handset reserved memory - View
the memory available on your
handset for SMS, Contacts, Calendar,
To do list, Memo, Alarm, Call history,
Bookmarks and Miscellaneous
items.
USIM memory - View the memory
available on your USIM Card.
External memory - View the
memory available on your external
memory card (you may need
to purchase the memory card
separately).
Primary storage settings - Choose
the location you prefer items to be
saved to.
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TIP! See page 14 for information
on Installing a memory card.
Using flight mode
Turn on flight mode by selecting
then Settings. Touch Profiles
and choose Flight mode.
Flight mode will not allow you to
make calls, connect to the Internet,
send messages or use Bluetooth.
Sending and receiving your
files using Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a great way to send and
receive files as no wires are needed
and connection is quick and easy.
You can also connect to a Bluetooth
headset to make and receive calls.
To send a file:
1 Open the file you want to send,
typically this will be a photo,
video or music file.
2 Touch and choose Send.
Choose Bluetooth.
3 Touch Yes to turn Bluetooth on.
4 If you have already paired the
Bluetooth device, your GT500
will not automatically search for
other Bluetooth devices. If not,
your GT500 will search for other
Bluetooth enabled devices within
range.
5 Choose the device you want to
send the file to and touch Select.
6 Your file will be sent.
TIP! Keep an eye on 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.
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3 You will see where the file has
been saved and you can choose
to View the file or Use as
wallpaper. Files will usually be
saved to the appropriate folder in
your My stuff.
Changing your bluebooth settings:
1 Touch and choose Settings.
2 Choose Bluetooth then touch
and choose Settings.
Make your changes to:
My device visibility - Choose to
be Visible or Hidden or Visible
for 1 min.
My device name - Enter a name
for your GT500.
Supported services - Choose
how to use Bluetooth in
association with different services.
See Using your phone as a
modem on page 102 or Using a
Bluetooth headset on page 111.
My address - Show your
Bluetooth address.
Pairing with another
Bluetooth device
By pairing your GT500 and another
device, you can set up a passcode
protected connection. This means
your pairing is more secure.
1 Check your Bluetooth is On and
Visible. You can change your
visibility in the Settings menu.
2 Touch Search.
3 Your GT500 will search for devices.
When the search is completed
Refresh will appear on screen.
4 Choose the device you want to
pair with and enter a passcode,
then touch OK.
5 Your phone will then connect to
the other device, on which you
should enter the same passcode.
6 You passcode protected
Bluetooth connection is now
ready.
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Using a Bluetooth headset
1 Check your Bluetooth is On and
Visible.
2 Follow the instructions that came
with your headset to place your
headset in pairing mode and pair
your devices.
3 Touch Ask always or Allow
without ask and touch Yes to
Connect now Your GT500 will
automatically switch to Headset
profile.
TIP! See page 27 for details on
BT answer mode so that you
can control how you answer
calls when your Bluetooth
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Wi-Fi
Wireless Manager allows you
to manage Wi-Fi Internet and
Bluetooth connections on your
device. It allows the phone to
connect local wireless networks,
or access the Internet wirelessly.
Wi- Fi is faster and has a greater
range than Bluetooth wireless
technology.
NOTE: GT500 supports WEP, WPA-
PSK/2 encryption not EAP, WPS
encryption. If your Wi-Fi service
provider or network administrator
sets the encryption for network
security, you should fill in the
key in the pop-up window. If the
encryption is not set, this pop-up
window is not shown. If you don’t
know the key, you need to ask for it
from your Wi-Fi service provider or
network administrator.
1. How to set up Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi On
AP (Access Point) Search
Searches which AP is available
to be connected.
AP Connect
Connects to the desired AP in
the AP search list.
If the AP is WEP or WPA-
PSK/2 security type, enter the
security key.
2. Wi-Fi network profile
support
Wi-Fi profile support (how to
connect to frequently used AP or
Hidden AP)
If the AP does not appear in
the search list, it is possible to
connect to it by saving it as a
profile.
By saving the frequently used
AP as a profile, it is easier to
enter the Security key when
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Settings
connecting to the AP that has
the Security type.
If the AP does not support the
DHCP, it is possible to connect
to the AP by using the static IP.
Description of each field in the
Wi-Fi profile.
Network name: SSID (ID)
Security type: WEP, WPA-PSK/2
support.
Security key: saves the security
key.
IP/DNS setting: this allows
you to set Automatic or Static
depending on the DHCP
support of the AP.
If you set Static, enter the field
value of the IP Address and
DNS server to connect to the
static IPwhen attempting to
connect.
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How to save the Wi-Fi profile
Select Saved networks from
the Options menu, then select
Add networks and enter values
into each field.
It is possible to select and
save the AP search list after
selecting Wi-Fi On and then
selecting Refresh (Searching
AP).
After connecting to the AP
that has the Security type, the
Y/N popup will enable you to
save the profile.
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