LG Electronics USA GT550 Cellular/PCS GSM/WCDMA/EDGE Phone with Bluetooth User Manual GT550 UK 0915 indd
LG Electronics USA Cellular/PCS GSM/WCDMA/EDGE Phone with Bluetooth GT550 UK 0915 indd
Users Manual
GT550 User Guide
Some of contents in this manual
may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the
phone or your service provider.
Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.
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Getting to know your phone
WARNING: Putting a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it
can damage its LCD and touch screen functionality.
Do not cover the protection film on proximity sensor of LCD.
It can be caused the malfunction of sensor.
Power key
Turns the phone on/off.
End key
• Rejects a call.
• Press once to return to the home
screen.
Earpiece
Proximity Sensor
WARNING: Moisture on the
proximity sensor may cause it
to malfunction. Please wipe any
moisture off the sensor surface.
Call key
Dials a phone number and answers
incoming calls.
Multitasking key
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Getting to know your phone
Charger, Data cable
(USB cable)
TIP: Before
connecting the USB cable,
wait until the phone has
powered up and has
registered on the network.
Volume keys
• When the screen is idle:
key tone volume.
• During a call: earpiece
volume.
• When playing a
track: controls volume
continuously.
Music key
Camera key
• Go to the camera
menu directly
by pressing and
holding the key.
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Open view
SIM card socket
Camera lens
Memory card socket
Battery
Battery cover
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Installing the SIM and battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Press and hold down the
battery release button on 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 away from
the battery compartment.
WARNING: Do not remove
the battery when the phone
is switched on, as this may
damage the phone.
3 Install the SIM card
Slide the USIM card into the
USIM card holder. Make sure
the gold contact area on the
card is facing downwards. To
remove the USIM card, pull it
gently in the outwards.
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4 Install the battery
First insert the top of the
battery into the top edge of the
battery compartment. Ensure
that the battery contacts align
with the phone’s terminals.
Press the bottom of the battery
down until it clips into place.
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Charging your phone Memory card
1 Ensure the battery is fully
charged before using the
phone for the first time.
2 With the arrow facing you as
shown in the diagram push the
plug on the travel adapter into
the socket on the side of the
phone until it clicks into place.
3 Connect the other end of the
travel adapter to the main
socket. Use only the charger
included in the box.
4 The moving bars of battery
icon will stop after charging is
complete.
NOTE: The battery must be
fully charged initially to improve
battery lifetime. Disregard the first
“Battery full” message and keep
the phone on charge overnight.
Installing a memory card
You can expand the available
memory space on your phone by
using a memory card.
NOTE: A memory card is an
optional accessory.
Slide the memory card into the
slot at the top, until it clicks into
place. Make sure the gold contact
area is facing downwards.
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Menu map
Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here
you can access further menus by scrolling through the icons:
Communication, Multimedia, Utilities and Settings.
SETTINGS
Profiles
Screen settings
Phone settings
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Call settings
Connectivity
Message settings
MULTIMEDIA
Camera
Video camera
Orange music
Gallery
Media Album
Movie maker
Games & Apps
FM radio
COMMUNICATION
Address book
Recent history
Orange World
Messaging
Write message
Email
Dialling
Video call
UTILITIES
Orange Maps
Alarms
Organiser
Memo
Voice recorder
Calculator
World clock
More
From this screen you can access
menu options, make a call, view
the status of your phone and
much more.
Touch screen tips
The home screen is also a great
place to get used to using the
touch screen.
To select an item, touch the
centre of the icon.
•
Do not to press too hard; the
touchscreen is sensitive enough to
pick up on a light, firm touch.
•
Use the tip of your finger to touch
the option you require. Be careful
not to touch any other keys.
•
When the screen light is off, either
press the power key or hold down
the Unlock/Lock key on the touch
screen to return the home screen.
•
Whenever your GT550 is not in use,
it will return to the lock screen.
Your home screen
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Customising the home screen
Contact home
screen
Multimedia home
screen
3.
4.
Shortcut home
screen
Widget home
screen (active)
1.
2.
Quick keys
The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to
the functions you use the most.
Touch to bring up the touch
dialling pad, which lets
you make a call. Enter the
number using the normal
key pad and touch Voice
call.
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.
Touch to access the
Messaging menu. From
here you can create a new
SMS.
Touch to open the full Top
menu which is divided
into four categories.
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Your standby screen
The status bar
The status bar uses various icons
to indicate things like signal
strength, new messages and
battery life, as well as telling you
whether your Bluetooth or GPRS
is active.
Below is a table which explains
the meaning of the icons you’re
most likely to see in the status
bar.
Icon Description
Multitasking
Network signal strength
(number of bars will
vary)
No network signal
Remaining battery life
Battery empty
New text message
New voice message
Message inbox is full
Icon Description
Message sending failed
An alarm is set
Customised Profile
in use
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
BGM play
BGM pause
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Changing your Status from
the status bar
Touch the status bar to open the
Status Summary. It shows the
current Time, Network, SVC ID,
Battery, Handset memory, External
Memory, Profile, MP3 and
Bluetooth status. Here you can set
Profile type, play/pause MP3 and
activate/deactivate Bluetooth.
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.
When you have an application
running in the background (e.g.
a game or the FM radio), will
appear in the status bar.
Making a call
1 Touch to open the keypad.
2 Key in the number using the
keypad. To delete a digit touch
the clear key.
3 Press the hard key to
initiate the call.
4 To end the call press the
hard key.
TIP! To enter + for
making an international call,
press and hold .
TIP! Press the lock/
unlock hard key to lock
the touchscreen to prevent
calls being made by mistake.
TIP! To bring up the
keypad during a call, press
the .
TIP! Touch to unlock. You can
unlock by touching the button
for a while until the screen
is able to work or press the
Unlock hard key .
TIP! You can send a
message and search contacts
by tapping .
Calls
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Making a call from your
contacts
1 From the standby screen touch
to open the address book.
2 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 .
Answering and rejecting a
call
When your phone rings press the
hard key or touch 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 or touch
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 finger
up the screen. The list will
move up so more items
become 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
Go to messages, so you can
check your messages, Go
to contacts to add or search
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.
- Chose to open a
numerical keypad for navigating
menus with numbered options.
For example, when dialling call
centres or other automated
telephone services.
Calls
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Adjusting the call volume
To adjust the volume during a call,
use the up and down button on
the left edge of the phone.
Speed dialling
You can assign a frequently-called
contact to a speed dial number.
1 From the standby screen touch
and select and tap .
2 Your Voicemail is already set
to speed dial 1. You cannot
change this. Touch any other
number to assign it a speed
dial contact.
3 Your address book will open.
Select the contact you’d like
to assign to that number by
touching their phone number
once. To find a contact tap the
search field box and enter the
first letter of the name of the
contact required.
Making a second call
1 During your initial call, touch
and select the number you
want to call.
2 Dial the number or search your
contacts (see Making a call on
page 22 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 selecting
Accept 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.
Viewing your call logs
TIP! To scroll through a list of
options, touch the last item
visible and slide your finger
up the screen. The list will
move up so more items are
visible.
Touch and select and
tap .
Choose to view:
All - View a complete list of all
your dialled, received and missed
calls.
Dialled - View a list of all the
numbers you have called.
Received - View a list of all
the numbers that have called you.
Missed - View a list of all the
calls you have missed.
Calls
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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.
Using call divert
1 Touch , select and
choose .
2 Touch Call divert.
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 off all call
diverts, choose Deactivate all
from the Call divert menu.
Using call barring
1 Touch , select and
choose .
2 Touch Call barring.
3 Choose any or all of the six
options:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
Outgoing international calls
except home country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
Deactivate all
4 Enter the call barring
password. Please check with
your network operator for this
service.
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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 fixed dial
list can be called from your
phone.
Changing the common call
setting
1 Touch , select and
choose .
2 Touch Common settings.
From here you can amend the
settings for:
Call reject - Slide the switch to
On to highlight the Reject list.
You can touch the text box to
choose from all calls, specific
contacts or groups, or those
from unregistered numbers
(those not in your contacts).
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.
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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
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
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Contacts
Searching for a contact
There are two ways to search for
a contact:
From the standby screen
1 From the standby screen touch
to open the address book.
Select the contact from the list
that you want to make a call.
2 Touch or press the
hard key to initiate the call.
From the main menu
1 Touch , select .
2 Touch and select Search.
3 You see a list of contacts,
typing in the first letter of a
contact’s name will jump the
menu to that alphabetical area
of the list.
TIP! The alphabetical keypad
is displayed once you tap the
blank square.
TIP! To scroll through your
list of contacts, touch the last
item visible and slide your
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
Adding a new contact
1 From the standby screen touch
and touch Add contact.
2 Choose whether to save the
contact to your Handset or
SIM.
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.
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4 You can enter up to five
different numbers per contact.
Each entry has a preset type
Mobile, Home, Office, Pager,
Fax, and General. When you
have finished, touch Close.
5 Add an email address.
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 32.
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 30.
2 You can call or send a
message directly from here.
3 Press to open the list of
options.
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! Send message
- Send a message to the
contact. If the contact has an
email address, select whether
you’d like to send an email
or SMS/MMS. See page 35
for details on how to send
messages.
Creating a group
1 Touch and select .
2 Touch then Groups.
3 Touch .
4 Select Add group.
5 Enter a name for your new
group. You can also assign a
ringtone to the group.
6 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 address book.
TIP! You can edit an
existing group by highlighting
it and touching . Choose
Add members to the group
from your contacts, assign a
Group ringtone, Rename the
group or Delete a group.
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Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact
settings so that your address
book suits your own preferences.
TIP! To scroll through a
list of options, touch the last
item visible and slide your
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
1 From the standby screen touch
and select .
2 Touch and select Settings.
3 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.
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 and Restore contacts
- Backup and restore contacts
to the Memory Card.
Clear contacts - Delete all your
contacts. Touch Yes if you are
sure you want to wipe your
address book.
Viewing information
1 From the standby screen touch
and select .
2 Touch and select
Information.
3 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 finish.
Contacts
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Messaging
Your GT550 combines SMS, MMS
and email into one intuitive and
easy to use menu.
There are two ways to enter the
messaging centre:
1 Touch from the standby
screen.
2 Touch from the standby
screen, then select and
choose .
Sending a message
1 Touch to open a blank
message.
2 From here you can send an
SMS or MMS. To send an
email, touch from the
standby screen, them select
and . See page 40 for
details.
3 Touch Insert, to add an image,
video, sound or template.
5 Touch T(1) at the top of the
screen to enter the recipient’s
number, or touch the search
icon to open your address
book. You can add multiple
contacts. Touch Send when
ready.
WARNING: You
will be charged per per 1
page 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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Messaging
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Entering text
There are five ways to enter text:
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-
Screen, Handwriting-Box,
Handwriting-Double Box.
You can chose your input method
by tapping and Input method.
Tap the screen once, the
keyboard appears.
Touch to turn on T9
predictive text.
You can choose writing
languages.
Tap to change numbers,
symbols and text keypad.
Use to scroll through the
different keyboard types in each
text entry mode (for example,
capitals or lowercase).
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’.
Messaging
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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.
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
TIP! Keyboard mode predicts
and shows what you will
type in 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 confirm them.
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Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode you
simply write on the screen and
your GT550 will convert your
handwriting into your message.
Select Screen or Box depending
on your preferred view.
TIP! You may find it
easier to use the stylus in
this mode, please remember
to press lightly to protect
your screen from damage.
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 position
on the screen decides case, not
the style.
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
H
I
J
K
L
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Letter Strokes
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
ß
Numbers
Numbers are written above the arrow.
Number Strokes
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Setting up your email
You can stay in touch on the
move using email on your GT550.
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
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
1 Touch then tap .
2 Select then scroll menu
to Settings.
3 Touch Email then Email
accounts.
4 Touch Add Account.
5 Setup Wizard will help you set
up your email settings.
Email address - Enter your
email address.
Password - Enter the account
password.
Username - Enter your account
user ID as supplied by your
email provider.
Mailbox type - Select the
internet protocol type used to
transfer your email, IMAP4 or
POP3.
Incoming server - Enter your
incoming (POP3 or IMAP4) mail
server name or IP address.
Outgoing server - Enter your
outgoing(SMTP) mail server
name or IP address. This may
be the same server as for
incoming mail.
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SMTP authentication - Turn
on SMTP authentication if the
outgoing server requires user
name and password to send
email.
Account name - Enter the
mailbox name that you wish to
appear as the account name
for the Mailbox.
Now your account is set up, it will
appear in the list of accounts in
your Email folder.
6 You can check and edit
settings by selecting the
account in the list. You can
also check the additional
settings that were filled in
automatically when you created
the account.
Reply email address - Enter
the ‘reply to’ email address.
Maximum receive size -
Choose the size limit of your
emails, the maximum is 1MB.
Save sent mail into - Select
whether to save sent emails
(an option when the mailbox
type is set to IMAP4). When
the mailbox type is POP3, sent
mails are always saved into
handset.
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Messaging
Access points - Choose your
Internet access point.
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 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 SSL for
incoming server.
SMTP Username - Enter the
SMTP username.
SMTP Password - Enter the
SMTP password.
APOP secure login - Choose
to activate APOP secure login
for a POP3 account. IMAP4
accounts are always set to off.
7 You can change your default
email account by touching
Activate.
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Retrieving your email
You can automatically or manually
check your account for new
emails. See ‘Changing your email
settings’ on page 44 to check
automatically.
To check manually:
1 Touch then select and
.
2 Touch Mailbox.
3 Touch the account you want to
use then .
4 Choose Retrieve and your
GT550 will connect to your
email account and retrieve
your new messages.
Sending an email using your
new account
1 Touch New Email in the
Communicate menu and a
new email will open.
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
GT550 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
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
1 Touch then select and
.
2 Touch Settings and Email
and then you can adapt the
following settings:
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 GT550 checks for
new email messages.
Retrieve amount - Choose
the number of emails to be
retrieved at any one time.
Include message in Fwd &
Reply - Choose to include the
original message in your reply.
Include attachment - Choose
to include the original
attachment in any reply.
Auto Retrieval in Roaming -
Choose whether to retrieve
your messages automatically
when abroad (roaming).
TIP! Costs for retrieving
email may be higher when
roaming. Check with your
network supplier.
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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.
Message folders
You’ll recognise the folder
structure used on your GT550,
which is fairly self-explanatory.
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 GT550 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 - All the messages
you have sent are placed in this
folder.
My Folders - Create folders to
store your messages.
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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
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
1 Touch then select and
.
2 Select Inbox.
3 Touch and then choose to:
Delete - Delete marked
messages.
Create new message - Open
a new blank message or email.
Move to My folders - Move
the marked messages to My
folders.
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 on the
USIM.
If you see the message No
space for messages you should
delete some messages to free up
memory space.
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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 on the
Communicate menu.
2 Choose Text templates or
Multimedia templates. You
can then touch to Add
new, Delete or Delete all
templates.
3 Touch Add template to create
a new template.
4 You can view the template
by selecting it on the list and
edit it by touching on the view
screen.
Using emoticons
Liven up your messages using
emoticons. You’ll find some
commonly used emoticons
already on your phone.
1 Touch then choose
Emoticons on the
Communicate menu.
2 Touch to Add new, Delete
or Delete all emoticons.
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Changing your text message
settings
Your GT550 message settings
are pre-defined so that you can
send messages immediately.
These settings can be changed
according to your preferences.
TIP! To scroll through a
list of options, touch the last
item visible and slide your
finger up the screen. The list
will move up so more items
are visible.
Touch then choose Settings
on the Communicate menu.
Select Text message. You can
make changes to:
Text message centre - Enter the
details of your message centre.
Delivery report - Slide the switch
left to receive confirmation
that your messages have been
delivered.
Validity period - Choose how long
your messages are stored at the
message centre.
Message types - Convert your
text into Text, Voice, Fax, X.400
or 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.
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Changing your multimedia
message settings
Your GT550 message settings
are pre-defined so that you can
send messages immediately.
These settings can be changed
according to your preferences.
Touch , select then
. Chose 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 report - Choose to allow
and/or request a reply report.
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.
Creation mode - Choose your
message mode.
Delivery time - Choose how long
before a message is delivered.
Multi msg centre - Enter the
details of your message centre.
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Changing your other settings
Touch , choose Settings on
the Communicate menu then:
Voicemail - Touch 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.
Messaging
Taking a quick photo
1 Press the key on the right
side of the phone briefly.
2 The viewfinder will appear on
screen.
3 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the
subject of the photo.
4 Position the phone so you can
see the subject of your photo
in the preview screen.
5 When the camera has focused
on your subject, either press
the on the side of the
phone firmly or press the red
box on the lower right of the
screen to take the photo.
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 move to your
gallery.
Touch to send the photo as
a message, e-mail or Bluetooth.
See page 35 for Sending a
message, and page 116 for
Sending and receiving your files
using Bluetooth.
Touch to edit the photo.
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.
Touch to take another photo
straightaway. Your current photo
will be saved.
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Getting to know the
viewfinder
TIP! You can bring up the options
by tapping the screen. They auto
turn off after a few seconds.
Settings - Touch this icon to open
the settings menu. See Using the
advanced settings on page 61 for
details.
Camera mode - Camera mode is
selected.
Video camera mode - Touch this icon
to switch to video mode.
Back - Touch here to return to the
standby screen.
Gallery
Brightness - See Adjusting the
Exposure on page 61.
Shot mode - See Choosing a shot
type on page 53.
Take a picture
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or
to zoom out. Alternatively you
can use the side volume keys.
NOTE: Image size should be
640*480/ 400*240/ 320*240 to
use zoom.
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Choosing a shot type
1 Touch to open the
available shot types.
2 Choose from two 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.
Burst shot - This enables
you to take 3/6/9 shots
automatically in very quick
succession.
Adjusting the exposure
Exposure defines the difference
between light and dark (contrast)
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 - left for a lower
exposure, hazier image or right
for a higher exposure, sharper
image.
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Camera
Using continuous shot mode
Continuous shot mode is great for
taking photos of moving objects
or at sporting events.
1 Touch to open the
available shot types and select
Burst shot.
2 Select the shot count that you
would like to take continuously.
3 Position the subject in the
viewfinder and press the
capture button as you would to
take a normal photo.
4 The camera will take 3/6/9
pictures in quick sequence.
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 56.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to apply to the photo you’re
taking. See Choosing a colour
effect on page 56.
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White balance - Choose from
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny,
Fluorescent or Cloudy.
Night mode - Useful to use at
dark place.
Self-timer - The self-timer
allows you to set a delay after
the capture button is pressed
before the camera takes the
picture. Choose from 3 seconds,
5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great
for that group photo you want to
be part of.
Quality - Choose between Super
fine, Fine and Normal. The finer
the quality the sharper a photo
will be, but the file size will
increase. This means you’ll be
able to store fewer photos in your
memory.
View mode - Choose from Full
screen or Full image. In Full
screen some clipping of the
image may occur.
Other settings
Memory - Choose whether to
save your photos to the Handset
memory or to the External
memory.
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.
Check them before you shoot
your next photo.
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TIP! The settings menu
is superimposed over the
viewfinder, 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.
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
five numerical options (3M:
2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200,
1M: 1280x960, 640x480,
400*240(W), 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 or, Sepia.
4 When you’ve made your
selection the colour tone menu
will automatically close, ready
for you to take your picture.
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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.
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 the camera key on the
right side of the phone.
2 On the Camera preview mode
touch the camera icon
in the view finder to switch
to video mode. The video
camera’s viewfinder will appear
on screen.
3 Holding the phone horizontally,
point the lens towards the
subject of the video.
4 Press the capture button once
to start recording. Or press the
red dot at the bottom right of
the screen.
5 Rec will appear at the top of
the viewfinder and a timer at
the bottom showing the length
of your video.
6 To pause the video touch
and resume by selecting .
7 Touch on screen or press
the capture button a second
time to stop recording.
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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 play the video.
Touch to send the video
as an Message or Email or
by Bluetooth. See page 35 for
Sending messages, or page 116
for Sending and receiving your
files using Bluetooth.
Touch to edit the video.
Touch to view a gallery of
saved videos .
Touch to delete the video
you have just made and confirm
by touching Yes. The viewfinder
will reappear.
Touch to shoot another
video straight away. Your current
video will be saved.
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Getting to know the
viewfinder
Settings - Touch this icon to open
the settings menu. See Using the
advanced settings on page 61 for
details.
Video mode - Video mode is selected.
Image size
Saving to handset memory/external
memory
Back - Touch here to return to the
standby screen.
Gallery
Brightness - See Adjusting the
exposure on page 61.
Video size
Recording stop
Recording start
Zoom - Touch to zoom in or
to zoom out.
Camera mode - Touch this icon to
switch to camera mode.
Video camera
TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a
clearer viewfinder screen. Simply touch the centre of the
viewfinder once. To recall the options touch the screen again.
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Adjusting the Exposure
Exposure defines the difference
between light and dark (contrast)
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, left for a lower
exposure, hazier image, or
right 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 63.
Colour Effect - Choose a colour
tone to apply to the video you’re
taking. See Choosing a colour
tone on page 63.
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White balance - The white
balance ensures that any white in
your videos is realistic. In order for
your camera to correctly adjust
the white balance you may need
to determine the light conditions.
Choose from Auto, Incandescent,
Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy.
Quality - Choose between Super
fine, Fine and Normal. The finer
the quality the sharper a video will
be, but the file size will increase
as a result, which means you’ll be
able to store fewer videos in the
phone’s memory.
Set time - Set a duration limit
for your video. Choose from No
limit, or MMS to limit the size so
that you can send the video as
an MMS.
View mode - Choose from Full
screen or Full image. In Full
screen some clipping of the
image may occur.
TIP! If you choose MMS
duration, try choosing a lower
image quality to enable you
to shoot a longer video.
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.
Reset settings - Reset all the
video camera settings.
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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
two options:
320x240 - Large image
size, therefore larger file size.
Up to 24 fps are available
for video play back, up to 12
fps are available for video
recording.
176x144 - Small image
size and therefore smaller file
size. Up to 15 fps are available
for video play back.
4 Select the size option you’d
like to use.
TIP! For video format
conversion software, see the
CD you received with your
GT550.
Choosing a colour tone
1 From the viewfinder touch
in the top left corner.
2 Select Colour Effect from the
settings menu.
3 There are five colour tone
options, Off (Normal), Black &
White, Negative, Sepia.
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.
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Video 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.
4 Touch the video a second time
to open it fully.
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 twice
to open it fully.
4 To play the video touch . To
pause playback touch .
TIP! Flick left or right to
view other photos or videos.
TIP! To delete a photo
or video, open it and select
. Touch Yes to confirm.
Using zoom when viewing
a 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,
slide the marker up and down
the volume bar on the left side of
the screen.
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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 and touch the
right side of the screen to open
the options menu.
3 From the options menu select
.
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
your Media Album folder and
appear in the gallery. You need
to exit the gallery and then re-
open it for this to appear.
WARNING: Some
functions will not work
properly if the multimedia file
has not 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 twice
to open it.
2 Select .
3 The slideshow will begin.
Your photos and videos
There are options within
slideshows:
Touch to skip to the next
photo.
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. Turn the phone to
landscape.
2 Touch the right side of the
screen to open the options
menu.
3 Touch .
4 The screen will switch to
portrait mode. You can then
change the size of the picture.
5 When you are happy with the
picture touch Set.
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Your photos and videos
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 69.
Decorate your photo
with stamps. Choose from the
different stamps available and
touch your photo wherever
you’d like them to be.
Erase line that you draw.
Save the changes you
have made to the photos.
Select to save the changes
over the Original file, or as a
New file. If you select New file
enter a file name.
Undo the last Effect or
edit you made to the photo.
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Touch to open further
effect options including Rotate.
There are also more advanced
editing options. See Resize,
Morphing, Colour Accent, Add
images etc.
See Adding an effect to a
photo on page 70.
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 Save.
4 Move the text by touching it
and sliding it to the place you’d
like it to be.
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Your photos and videos
Adding an effect to a photo
1 From the editing screen, touch
.
2 Choose to apply any of the six
options to the photo:
Face beautify - Automatically
detect a face in the image and
brighten it up.
Tunnel effect - Lomo camera
effect.
Colour negative - Colour
negative effect.
Black and white - Black and
white colour effect.
Sepia - Sepia effect.
Blur - Apply a blurred effect.
Sharpen - Move the marker
along the bar to sharpen the
focus of the photo. Select OK
icon to apply the changes or
choose to cancel.
Mosaic blur - Touch to apply
a blurred mosaic effect to the
photo.
Oil painting - 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 image effect.
Glow - A light beam effect.
Cartoon - A cartoon effect.
Water color - A water color
effect.
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3 To undo an effect simply touch
Undo.
TIP! You can add more
than one effect to a photo,
except for a colour effect.
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
part 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 OK to save the changes.
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Your photos and videos
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
the colour of their jumper.
4 Touch OK.
5 All colour will be removed
from the photo, apart from
the section marked for colour
accenting.
6 Alter the intensity of the
accenting by sliding the marker
up or down the intensity bar.
7 Select Save 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
the colour of their jumper.
4 Select a colour.
5 Press OK.
6 The part of the photo selected
for colour accenting will
change to the selected colour.
7 Select Save to save the
changes.
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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 Play cropped to ensure
you are happy with the new
cut.
5 Touch Save or, alternatively,
touch to return to
the gallery and discard the
changes.
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 stuff folder will open,
select either My Videos or My
memory card (if fitted). Choose
the video you would like to
merge and touch Select.
4 Touch and slide the photo
to merge it to the end or the
beginning of the video.
5 Touch Effect to choose how
the videos merge together:
None, Pan zoom, Oval,
Uncover, Blind, Checker
board, Dissolve, Split or
Shape diamond.
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6 Press Save 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 stuff folder will open
select either My Images or My
memory card (if fitted). Choose
the photo you would like to
merge into your video and
touch Select.
4 Touch and slide the photo
to merge it to the end or the
beginning of the video.
5 Touch Effect to choose how
the photo and video merge
together: None, 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.
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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 Done.
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.
6 Touch to mark when
you’d like the text to disappear.
7 Touch Preview to ensure you
are happy with the text overlay.
8 Touch Save 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 stuff folder will open
select either My images or My
memory card (if fitted). Choose
the photo you would like to
overlay your video and touch
Select.
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 Preview to ensure
you are happy with the photo
overlay.
8 Touch Save 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.
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4 Touch to view your video.
When you get to the part you’d
like to record your voice over,
press .
5 Press or to stop
recording and playback.
6 Touch Preview to ensure
you are happy with the voice
recording.
7 Touch Save 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 stuff folder will open
select either My sounds or My
memory card (if fitted). Choose
the track you would like to add
to your video and touch Select.
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.
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Your photos and videos
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.
NOTE: Only 3gp Video file can
be edited.
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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 . Touch 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.
Touch to change the view
from thumbnail image to list.
My images option menus
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 Sort by, List
View, Folder info. and Memory
manager options are available for
default images.
Multimedia
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Send - Send the image to a
friend.
Move - Move an image from the
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
Copy - Copy an image from the
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
Delete - Delete an image.
Rename - Rename an image.
Print - Print the selected image
using a printer.
Create new folder - Create a
new folder within the My images
folder.
Slide show - Start a slide show.
List/Grid view - Grid view to List
view or vice versa.
Folder info. - View the Name,
Size, Date details of the folder
and number of files and sub-
folders inside the folder.
Memory manager - View the
memory status.
Delete all - Delete all of your
images.
Sending a photo
1 Touch then .
2 Touch then choose My
images .
3 Touch Send and choose
from Message, Email or
Bluetooth.
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.
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Using an image
You can choose images to use as
wallpapers and screensavers or
even to identify a caller.
1 Touch then .
2 Touch then My images.
3 Select an image and touch
.
4 Touch Use as and choose
from:
Wallpaper - Set a wallpaper for
the standby screen.
Contacts image - Allocate an
image to a particular person
in your contacts list so that
their picture shows when they
call you.
Start-up image - Set an image
to appear when you switch the
phone on.
Power off image - Set an
image to appear when you
switch the phone off.
Printing an image
1 Touch then .
2 Touch 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 compatible
printer.
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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 .
2 Touch then My images.
3 Touch and select Move
or Copy.
4 You can mark/unmark
the images by tapping it
sequentially. Mark the image
that you want to move or copy
and touch Copy/Move.
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 .
2 Touch then My images.
3 Choose a start image for your
slide show.
4 Touch then Slide show.
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.
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Using a sound
1 Touch then .
2 Touch 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 Ringtone,
Message tone, Start-up or
Shut down.
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 .
2 Touch then My videos.
3 Select a video to play.
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 or via Bluetooth.
Delete - Delete the video.
Edit - Edit the video.
File info. - View the Name,
Size, Date, Time, Type, Duration,
Dimension, Protection and
Copyright details.
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Editing a video clip
While your video is being played
and is in pause mode you can
choose from a number of options
to edit the video clip.
1 Select a video and touch Play.
2 Touch then .
3 Touch Video editor and choose
from:
Trim - Cut the video down to
only the part you want.
Video merge - Merge the video
with another video clip.
Image merge - Merge the
video with an image from your
Images folder.
Text overlay - Add text to the
video.
Image overlay - Add an image
to the video.
Audio dubbing - Choose to
add sound from the Defaults
folder or from your own Voice
recordings.
Sending a video clip
1 Select a video and touch .
2 Touch Send and choose from
Message, Email or Bluetooth.
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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Using the video options menu
From the My videos folder, you
can choose from the following
options:
Send - Send a video to a friend.
Move - Move a video clip from
the phone memory to a memory
card or vice versa.
Copy - Copy a video clip from the
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
Delete - Delete a video.
Rename - Rename a video.
Create new folder - Create a
new folder within the My videos
folder.
Sort by - Sort videos into order by
Date, Type or Name.
List/Grid view - Grid view to List
view or vice versa.
Folder info - View the Name, Size,
Date details of the folder and
number of files and sub-folders
inside the folder.
Memory manager - View the
memory status.
Delete all - Delete all videos.
Games and Applications
You can install new games and
applications to your phone to
keep you amused when you have
time to spare.
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Installing a game/application
via local install
1 Touch then .
2 Touch and Others or My
memory card if external
memory is inserted.
3 Select the file(*.jad or *.jar)
to install and press Install
command. An application will
be installed.
NOTE: The jad should contain
its own jar.
Playing a game
1 Touch then .
2 Touch My games & apps.
3 Open the Games folder and
choose and touch a game to
launch.
Using the games options
menu
From the Games folder, the
following options are available
when you touch :
Delete – Delete a file.
Create new folder – Create a
folder within My games & Apps.
Rename – Rename a file.
Move – Move a file from the
phone memory to a memory card
or vice versa.
File info. – View the Name,
Size, Date, Time, Type, Duration,
Dimension, Protection and
Copyright details.
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Sort by - Sort the games and
applications by Date, Size or
Name.
Memory manager - View the
memory status.
Delete all - Delete all files.
Documents
From the Documents menu, you
can view all of your document
files. From here you can view
Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Text and
pdf files.
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 102 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.
Viewing a file
1 Touch then .
2 Touch then Documents.
3 Select a document and touch
View.
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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 .
2 Touch then Others.
3 Select a file and touch .
4 Touch Move, choose the
destination folder from the list
by touching the arrow icon. The
screen wil display Moved when
the transfer is complete.
Creating a movie
1 Touch then .
2 Touch (Muvee studio).
3 Touch to add an image.
Checkbox images you want to
include then select Insert .
4 Touch style tab to choose a
Muvee style.
5 Touch to change the
sound.
6 Touch to see what you’ve
created.
7 Touch then Order to make
an order.
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8 Touch then Save Location
to choose where to save the
movie.
Music
Your LG GT550 has a built-in
music player so you can play all
your favourite tracks. To access
the music player, touch then
then . From here you can
access a number of folders:
Recently played - View 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 - Play your tracks
in a random order.
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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 102 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 ready to be
sent you should accept it on
your phone by touching Yes.
4 The file should appear in
Music > All tracks.
Playing a song
1 Touch then .
2 Touch , then All tracks.
3 Select the song you want to
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.
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Using options while playing
music
Touch and choose from:
Minimise - Make the music
player screen disappear so that
you can continue using your
phone as normal.
File info. - View information
including the Name, Size, Date,
Time, Type, Duration, Protection
and Copyright of the song.
Send - Send the song as a
message or via Bluetooth.
Use as - Use the song as
Ringtone, Message tone, Start-up
or Shut down.
Creating a playlist
You can create your own playlists
by choosing a selection of songs
from the All tracks folder.
1 Touch then .
2 Touch , then Playlists.
3 Touch Add new playlist, enter
the playlist name and touch
Save.
4 The All tracks folder will show
all the songs in your phone.
Touch all of the songs that you
would like to include in your
playlist; a tick will show next to
the track names.
5 Touch Done.
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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 .
2 Touch , 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.
Remove – Remove a song
from the playlist. Touch Yes to
confirm.
Memory staus - 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 GT550 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).
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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. You must first attach
the headset to the phone as this
acts as the antenna.
To auto tune:
1 Touch then .
2 Touch then .
3 Touch Auto scan. Then the
stations will be automatically
found and allocated to a
channel in your phone.
NOTE: You can also manually
tune into a station by using
and displayed next to
the radio frequency. If you
press and hold and , the
stations will be automatically
found.
Resetting channels
1 Touch then .
2 Touch 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 .
2 Touch 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.
You can minimize the screen
and listen the BGM Radio by
tapping .
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Organiser
Adding an event to your
calendar
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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, followed by Save.
7 Set Alarm and Repeat.
8 Select Save and your event
will be saved in the calendar.
A square cursor will mark the
day that any events have been
saved to and a bell will ring at
the start time of your event, so
that you can stay organised.
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.
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Changing your default
calendar view
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
Select Settings.
2 Touch Calendar and choose
either Monthly view or Week
view.
3 Set week starts on.
4 Touch Save to confirm your
choice.
Adding an item to your to
do list
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Select To do and touch Add
to do.
3 Set the date for the to do item,
add notes and select a priority
level: High, Medium or Low.
4 Save your to do list item by
selecting Save.
TIP! You can edit a item by
selecting it, and touch the
tab and input. Confirm your
amends by selecting Save.
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Sharing a to do item
1 From the standby screen select
, then and choose .
Select To do.
2 Select the to do item 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 102.
Adding a memo
1 From the standby screen select
, then touch and choose
. Select 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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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 standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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.
Setting your alarm
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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 Once,
Daily, Mon - Fri, Mon - Sat,
Sat - Sun, Except holiday or
Choose weekday.
The icons indicate the weekday
you select.
5 Select Alarm type to select a
type for your alarm.
6 Touch Set alarm bell then
choose Default sounds or
Voice recordings folder to find
sounds. To listen to sounds
touch the sound, followed by
.
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7 Add a memo for the alarm.
Touch Save when you have
finished typing the memo.
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.
NOTE: You can set up to 5
alarms.
TIP! Touch on/off icon on the
right hand side of the alarm
to set.
Adding a memo with drawing
panel
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Touch Add drawing.
3 Draw your memo on the touch
screen LCD followed by .
4 Your memo will appear on
screen next time you open the
Drawing Panel application.
Voice recorder
Use your voice recorder to record
voice memos or other sounds.
1 Touch then .
2 Touch then and
Settings choose from:
Duration – Set the recording
duration. Choose from No limit,
MMS msg. size or 1 minute.
Quality – Select the sound
quality. Choose from Super
Fine, Fine or Normal.
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Recording a sound or voice
1 Touch then .
2 Touch .
3 Touch to begin recording.
4 Touch to end recording.
5 Touch to listen to your
recording.
Sending the voice recording
1 Once you have finished
recording, touch .
2 Touch Send via 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 Send via, File, Delete,
Use as (to use the recording as
your ringtone) Settings or Go
to my sounds.
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Using your calculator
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Select Calculator.
3 Touch the numeric keys to
input numbers.
4 For simple calculations, touch
the function you require (+, –,
*, /), followed by =.
5 For more complex calculations,
touch and choose from
sin, cos, tan, log, ln, exp, sqrt,
deg or rad etc..
Converting a unit
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Select Converter.
3 Choose whether you would like
to convert Currency, Surface,
Weight, Length, Temperature,
Volume or Velocity.
4 You can then select the unit,
and enter the value you would
like to convert from, followed
by the unit you would like to
convert to.
5 The corresponding value will
appear on the screen.
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Using the stopwatch
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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.
Adding a city to your world
time
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Select World time.
3 Touch the , followed by
Add city. Start typing the name
of the city you require and
it will show at the top of the
screen.
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PC Sync
You can synchronise your PC
with your phone to make sure all
your important details and dates
match, and also to backup your
files to put your mind at ease.
Installing LG PC Suite on your
computer
1 From the standby screen press
and select and choose
.
2 Select USB connection mode
and choose.
PC internet
Mass storage
PC suite
Music sync
Always ask
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,
then Finish.
Your phone and PC are now
connected.
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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 Mark the contents you would
like to back up or restore.
Select the location you would
like to backup information to,
or restore information from.
Click OK.
4 Your information will be backed
up or restored.
Viewing your phone files on
your PC
1 Connect your phone to your PC
as outlined previously.
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 files, organise
documents and remove
contents you no longer need.
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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.
Select Edit at the top of the
screen, then Select all.
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.
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Using your phone as a mass
storage device
Your phone can be used as a
mass storage device.
1 Disconnect your phone from
your PC.
2 From the standby screen select
, then touch .
3 Select , then USB
connection mode.
4 Touch Mass storage.
5 Connect your phone to your
PC. Your phone will read:
Connected.
6 All of your phone files will
automatically be stored onto
your PC hard drive.
NOTE: Your phone must be
unplugged from your PC to
initiate Mass Storage.
Using your phone as Music
Sync device
Your Phone can be used as Music
Sync device to Sync Music Files
only.
Music Sync can be done using
Windows Media Player 10 /
11 and supports both Handset
Memory and External Memory
Card.
1 Disconnect your phone from
your PC.
2 From the standby screen select
, then touch .
3 Select and then USB
connection mode.
4 Touch Music sync.
5 Connect your phone to your
PC. Your phone will read:
Connecting as Music Sync …
followed by Disconnect Cable
to Stop Music Sync.
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The web
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 standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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 standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
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 your required webpage
as described above.
2 Touch and select Save
this page.
3 Enter a name for the webpage
so you can easily recognise it.
4 Touch Save.
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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The web
Accessing a saved page
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
2 Select Saved pages.
3 Select the required page and
it wil open.
Viewing your browser history
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
Select History.
2 A list of web page titles you
have accessed recently will be
displayed. To access one of
these pages, simply select the
required page.
Changing the web browser
settings
1 From the standby screen
select , then touch and
choose .
Select Settings.
2 You can choose to edit
Profiles, Appearance settings,
Cache, Cookies, Security, or to
reset all settings, select Reset
Settings.
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Using your phone as a
modem
Your GT550 can double as a
modem for your PC, giving you
email and internet access even
when you can’t connect using
wires. You can use either the USB
cable or Bluetooth.
Using the USB cable:
1 Ensure you have the LG PC
Suite installed on your PC.
2 Connect your GT550 and
your PC using the USB cable
and launch the LG PC Suite
software.
3 Click Internet Kit on your PC.
Then click New button and
select Modem.
4 Choose LG Mobile USB
Modem and select OK. It will
now appear on screen.
5 Write the Profile that can
connect to the Internet and
save the values.
6 The profile that you create will
appear on your PC screen.
Select it and click Connect.
Your PC will connect through
your GT550.
NOTE: For more information on
synchronising using the LG PC
Suite see page 103.
Using Bluetooth:
1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched
On and Visible for both your
PC and GT550.
2 Pair your PC and GT550 so
that a passcode is required for
connection.
3 Use the Connection wizard on
your LG PC Suite to create an
active Bluetooth connection.
4 Click Internet Kit on your PC.
Then click New button.
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The web
5 Choose LG Mobile USB
Modem and select OK. It will
now appear on screen.
6 Write the Profile that can
connect to the Internet and
save the values.
7 The profile that you create will
appear on your PC screen.
Select it and click Connect.
Your PC will connect through
your GT550.
NOTE: For more information on
Bluetooth see page 116.
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Within this folder you can adapt
your settings to make your GT550
personal to you.
NOTE: For information on call
settings see page 28.
Personalising your profiles
You can quickly change your
profile on the standby screen.
Simply touch the status summary
bar on the top and touch the
profile tab.
Using the settings menu you can
personalise each profile setting.
1 Press and then choose
.
2 Touch Profiles and then
choose the profile you want
to edit.
3 You can then change all of
the sounds and alert options
available in the list, including
your Voice Ring tone and
Volume, Message alerts
settings and more.
Changing your screen
settings
1 Touch then choose .
2 Touch and then choose
from:
Wallpaper - Choose the theme
for your standby screen.
Top Menu - Choose the style
of the top menu.
Dialing - Adjust the number
size and colour.
Font - Adjust the font style
and 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.
Settings
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Settings
Brightness - Adjust the screen
brightness.
Greeting message - Choose
on or off and fill in the greeting
message.
Start-up/Shut down - Choose
the theme for your start-up/
shut down screen.
2 Touch Save to save your
settings.
Changing your phone
settings
Enjoy the freedom of adapting
how your GT550 works to your
own style.
TIP! To scroll through a list of
options, touch the last item
visible and slide your finger
up the screen. The list will
move up so more items are
visible.
1 Touch then choose .
2 Touch then choose from
the list below.
Date and 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 Off, Night only and
Always on.
Languages - Change the
language of your GT550’s
display.
Auto key lock - Lock the
keypad automatically in
standby screen.
Security - Adjust your security
settings, including PIN codes
and handset lock.
Memory manager - See Using
memory manager on page
115 for more information.
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Reset settings - Reset all
the settings to their factory
definitions.
Handset information - View
the technical information for
your GT550.
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 .
Select .
Network settings
Select Network - If you
set to Automatic, GT550
automatically searches for
the network and registers the
handset to the network. This is
recommended for best service
and quality.
If you set to Manual all the
currently available networks
are shown and you can select
one of them for registration. If
the registration of the network
has failed, the network lists are
listed again and you can select
any other one for registration.
NOTE: When your handset
loses the network in manual
mode, the popup message to
select the available network will
be shown on the Idle screen.
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Settings
Preferred lists - If the network
is searching automatically, you
can add a prefer red network
to be connected to. The
following options are available.
Internet profiles - This menu
shows the Internet profiles. You
can create new profiles, delete
or edit them by using the Option
Menu. However, you cannot delete
or edit default configurations
depending on country variant.
Access points - Your network
operator has already saved this
information. You can add new
access points using this menu.
Packet data conn. - Choose
when your device should be
connected to network for packet
data.
USB connection mode - Choose
Data service and synchronise your
GT550 using the LG PC Suite
software to copy files from your
phone. See page 102 for more
information on synchronisation.
If you use Music sync with
Windows Media Player, select
Music sync in this menu. Music
sync is only available for music
content.
Streaming settings - Your
network operator has already
saved this information. You
may edit it if you’d like to make
changes.
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Using memory manager
Your GT550 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 . Select
then Memory Manager.
Handset common memory
- View the memory available on
your GT550 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.
SIM memory - View the memory
available on your SIM Card.
External memory - View the
memory available on your external
memory card (you may need
to purchase the memory card
separately).
Primary storage settings -
Choose the location you prefer
items to be saved to.
TIP! See page 14 for
information on Inserting a
memory card.
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Settings
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 Choose Send.
Choose Bluetooth.
3 If you have already paired the
Bluetooth device, your GT550
will not automatically search
for other Bluetooth devices. If
not, your GT550 will search
for other Bluetooth enabled
devices within range.
4 Choose the device you want
to send the file to and touch
Select.
5 Your file will be sent.
TIP! Keep an eye on the
progress bar to make sure
your file is sent.
To receive a file:
1 To receive files your Bluetooth
must be both On and Visible.
See Changing your Bluetooth
settings on the right for more
information.
2 A message will prompt you to
accept the file from the sender.
Touch Yes to receive the file.
3 You will see where the file
has been saved and you can
choose to View the file or Use
as wallpaper. Files will usually
be saved to the appropriate
folder in your Media Album.
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Changing your bluebooth
settings:
1 Touch and choose .
2 Choose 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 GT550.
Supported services - Choose
how to use Bluetooth in
association with different
services. See Using your
phone as a modem on page
109 or Using a Bluetooth
headset on page 118.
Remote SIM Mode - Turn on
or off.
My address - Show your
Bluetooth address.
Pairing with another
Bluetooth device
By pairing your GT550 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 GT550 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 the
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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Settings
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 before connect or
Always connect and touch Yes
to Connect now. Your GT550
will automatically switch to
Headset profile.
TIP! See page 29 for details
on BT answer mode so
that you can control how
you answer calls when
your Bluetooth headset is
connected.