LG Electronics USA T310I Cellular/PCS GSM/EDGE with Bluetooth & WLAN User Manual T310i Eng 0616 indd
LG Electronics USA Cellular/PCS GSM/EDGE with Bluetooth & WLAN T310i Eng 0616 indd
User Manual
T310i User Guide — English
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
Disposal of your old appliance
1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin
symbol is attached to a product it means
the product is covered by the European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
2 All electrical and electronic products
should be disposed of separately
from the municipal waste stream
via designated collection facilities
appointed by the government or the
local authorities.
3 The correct disposal of your old
appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the
environment and human health.
4 For more detailed information about
disposal of your old appliance,
please contact your city o ce, waste
disposal service or the shop where you
purchased the product.
Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device is not intended for sale in the USA.
Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.
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Installing the SIM card and the handset battery
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a
cellular network, you are
provided with a plug-in
SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such
as your PIN, any optional
services available and many
others.
Important!
›
The plug-in SIM card and its
contacts can be easily damaged
by scratches or bending, so be
careful when handling, inserting
or removing the card. Keep all
SIM cards out of the reach of
small children.
Illustrations
Always switch the device off
and disconnect the charger
before removing the battery.
1 Remove the back cover.
2 Lift battery away.
3 Insert the SIM card.
4 Insert the battery pack.
5 Attach the back cover.
6 Charge the battery.
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Phone Components
Earpiece
Call key
Dials a phone number and
answers incoming calls.
End key
Volume keys
•
When the screen is at the
Home screen:
Ring tone
and touch tone volume.
•
During a call:
Earpiece
volume.
•
Down volume key:
Press
and hold to activate/
deactivate Silent mode.
Handsfree or Stereo
earphone connector
Clear key
Go back to a previous screen.
Power/Lock key
• Short press to turn on/off the screen.
• Long press for power on/off.
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Using your touch screen
Touch screen tips
• To select an item, touch the
centre of the icon.
• Do not press too hard. The
touchscreen is sensitive
enough to pick up a light,
firm touch.
• Use the tip of your finger
to touch the option you
require. Be careful not to
touch any other keys.
• Whenever your T310i is not
in use, it will return to the
lock screen.
Control the touch screen
The controls on the T310i
touch screen change
dynamically depending on
the task you are carrying out.
Opening Applications
To open any application,
simply touch its icon.
Scrolling
Drag from side to side to
scroll. On some screens, such
as the call history list, you can
also scroll up or down.
5
You can drag and click what you need right away in all home
screen types.
Your home screen
Widget home screen -
When you
touch on the bottom right
of the screen, the mobile widget
panel appears. When you register
widget by dragging it, the widget
is created in the spot where it was
dropped.
Active
Speed dial home screen -
When
you touch , the speed dial
list appears. You can call, send
a message or edit the contact
directly in this home screen.
Active
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Your menu screen
You can drag from side to
side to scroll what you need
right away in all menu screen.
To swap between the menu
screens just wipe quickly over
the display from left to right,
or right to left.
1 Call screen- Send the
message or make a call in
this menu
2 Multimedia screen- Use
Google menu or
3 Application screen- Send
email or enjoy SNS.
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Calls
Making a Call
1 Touch to open the
keypad.
2 Key in the number using
the keypad.
3 Touch to initiate the
call.
TIP! To enter + for making
an international call, press
and hold 0
+
.
Press the power key to lock
the touchscreen to prevent
calls being made by mistake.
Making a call from your
contacts
1 From the home screen
touch to open the
Contacts
.
2 Tap the Name field box on
the top of the screen and
enter the first few letters of
the contact you would like
to call using the keypad.
3 From the filtered list, touch
the Call icon next to the
contact you want to call.
The call will use the default
number if there is more
than one for that contact.
4 Or, you can touch the
contact name and select
the number to use if there
is more than one for that
contact to use. You can also
touch to initiate the call
to the default number.
Answering and rejecting
a call
When your phone rings,
touch the Smart key to
answer the call.
To mute the ringing, slide up
the cover. This will unlock the
phone if it is locked, then tap
. This is useful if you forgot
to change your profile to
Silent for a meeting. Touch
to reject an incoming call.
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Changing the common call
setting
1 Touch
Call settings
in the
Settings
menu.
2 Scroll and touch
Common
settings
.
•
Call reject
- Slide the switch
left for ON. You can touch
the Reject list to choose
all calls, specific contacts
or groups or calls from
unregistered numbers (i.e.
not in your contacts).
•
Send my number
- Choose
whether to display your
number on an outgoing call.
•
Auto redial
- Slide the switch
left for ON or right for OFF.
•
Answer mode
Press send key:
Allows you
to only answer an incoming
call by pressing the key.
Press any key:
Allows you to
answer an incoming call by
pressing any key, except the
key.
•
Minute minder
- Slide the
switch left to ON to hear a
tone every minute during
a call.
•
BT answer mode
- Select
Handsfree to be able
to answer a call using a
Bluetooth headset, or select
Handset to press a handset
key to answer a call.
•
Save new number
- Select
ON or OFF to save a new
number.
Contacts
Searching for a contact
1 Touch Contacts.
2 Touch Search.
3 You see a list of contacts.
Typing in the first letter of a
contact’s name in the Name
field will jump the menu
to that alphabetical area of
the list.
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Adding a new contact
1 Touch Contacts and touch
New contact.
2 Choose whether to save the
contact to your
Handset
or
SIM
.
3 Enter your first and last
name.
4 You can enter up to five
different numbers per
contact.
5 Add an email addresses.
You can enter up to two
different email addresses
per contact.
6 Assign the contact to one
or more groups.
7 Touch
Save
to save the
contact.
Changing your contact
settings
You can adapt your contact
settings so that your
Contacts
suits your own preferences.
Touch
Options key
and
touch
Settings
.
•
Display name
- Choose
whether to display the first
or last name of a contact
first.
•
Copy
- Copy your contacts
from your SIM to your
handset, or vice versa. You
can do this one contact at a
time, or all at once.
•
Move
- This works in the
same way as Copy, but the
contact is stored at the new
location only. Therefore,
once a contact is moved
from the SIM to the handset
it will be deleted from the
SIM memory.
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•
Send all contacts via
Bluetooth
- Sends all
contacts to other handset
via Bluetooth.
•
Back up
contacts/ Restore
contacts- Save or restore the
contacts data to the other
storage.
•
Delete contacts
- Delete all
your contacts. Touch Yes if
you are sure you want to
delete all your contacts.
•
Memory info
- View memory
capacity information.
Messaging
Your T310i combines SMS and
MMS into one intuitive and
easy-to-use menu.
Sending a message
1 Touch
Messages
in menu.
And touch
Write message
to begin composing a new
message.
2 Touch
Insert
to add an
image, video, sound,
template and so on.
3 Touch
To
at the top of
the screen to enter the
recipients. Then enter the
number or touch to
select a contact. You can
even add multiple contacts.
4 Touch Send when ready.
WARNING: If an
image, video or sound is
added to an SMS it will be
automatically converted
to an MMS and you will be
charged accordingly.
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Entering Text
You can choose your input
method by tapping
and
Input method.
Touch
to turn on T9 mode.
This icon is only shown when
you choose Keypad as the
input method.
Touch
to choose the
writing language.
Touch to
change between
numbers, symbols and text
input.
Use Shift key to change
between capital or lowercase
input.
Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode you
simply write on the screen
and your T310i will convert
your handwriting into your
message.
Setting up your email
Touch
E-mail
in Application
screen.
If the email account is not
set up, start the email set up
wizard and finish it.
You can check and edit
settings by selecting . You
can also check the additional
settings that were filled in
automatically when you
created the account.
Changing your email
settings
1 Touch
E-mail
in Application
screen.
2 Touch and select
E-mail
settings
.
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Changing your text
message settings
Touch
Messages
and touch
Settings
. Select
Text message
.
Text message centre
- Enter
the details of your message
centre.
Delivery report
- Slide
the switch left to receive
confirmation that your
messages have been
delivered.
Validity period
- Choose
how long your messages are
stored at the message centre.
Message types
- Convert your
text into
Text, Voice, Fax,
X.400
or
E-mail
.
Character encoding
- Choose
how your characters are
encoded. This impacts the
size of your messages and
therefore data charges.
Send long text as
- Choose
to send long messages as
Multiple SMS
or as an MMS.
For incoming Push email
Check Push email: Touch
Games & Applications
in
the Entertainment and then
touch
Applications
.
*
Attention:
Depending
on the region or SIM
operator, user may not be
able to use push e-mail
and access WAP (or MMS)
simultaneously.
Changing your multimedia
message settings
Touch
Messages
and, touch
Settings
and
Multimedia
message
.
Retrieval mode
- Choose
between
Home network
or
Roaming network
. If you
then choose
Manual
you will
receive only notifications of
MMS and you can then decide
whether to download them
in full.
Delivery repor
t - Choose
to request and/or allow a
delivery report.
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Read reply
- Choose to
request and/or allow a reply.
Priority
- Choose the priority
level of your MMS.
Validity period
- Choose how
long your message is stored
at the message centre.
Slide duration
- Choose how
long your slides appear on
the screen.
Creation mode
- Choose your
message mode.
Delivery time
- Choose how
long to wait before a message
is delivered.
Multi msg centre
- Choose
one from the list or add a new
message centre.
Social network services
(SNS)
Your T310i has SNS that lets
you enjoy and manage your
social network.
NOTE: An additional costs
may be incurred when
connecting and using
online services. Check your
data charges with your
network provider.
Touch
Social network
menu
and select a site.
TIP: Facebook is a native
application preloaded
onto your phone, and
easy to access. Twitter is
a java application based
on Java technology. Other
applications access to the
WAP (Wireless Application
Protocol) services.
NOTE: SNS feature is a data
intensive application. An
additional costs may be
incurred when connecting
and using online services.
Check your data charges
with your network provider.
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Facebook (Continued SNS)
Home:
Log in and you will see
your friend’s updated status.
Input your comment about
new status or check others.
Profile:
You can select the Wall
> Status updates and write
the current status. See your
info detail and upload the
photo by touching Album >
Upload Photo.
Friends:
Search your friends in
facebook by selecting Search
tap.
Message:
You can see the
Inbox/Sent folder, and write a
SN message.
TIP: Using Facebook Feed
Widget
Drag the facebook feed
widget from widget tray
and touch
OK
.
If the facebook widget
registered on home screen,
it will show latest 3 feeds
from your SN site. You can
also access the facebook
application directly by
touching up the feed
widget.
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Camera
Taking a quick photo
1 Touch
Camera
menu.
2 When the camera has
focused on your subject,
touch the on the
right-center of the screen
to take a photo. You can
also press the key
on the side of the phone
firmly.
TIP: To switch to the camera
mode or video mode, slide
up/down the camera or
video icon on the centre-
right of the view nder.
After taking a photo
Your captured photo will
appear on the screen.
The following options are
available.
Touch .
Touch to send the photo
as a message, email or via
Bluetooth.
Touch to set a screen
image (Home screen,
Lockscreen wallpager,
Contacts image, Outgoing
call, Start-up image and Shut
down image).
Touch to rename the
photo.
Touch to edit the photo.
Touch to return to the
previous menu.
Touch to delete the
image.
Touch to take another
photo immediately. Your
current photo will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of
your saved photos.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to open all advanced
settings options.
You can change the camera
setting by scrolling the wheel.
After selecting the option,
touch the
OK
button.
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Size
– Change the size of the
photo to save memory
White balance
– Choose
between
Auto, Incandescent,
Sunny, Fluorescent
, and
Cloudy
.
Colour Effect
– Choose a color
tone for your new photo.
Continuous shot - Position
the subject in the viewfinder,
then press the capture button
as if taking a normal photo.
The camera will take shots in
quick succession.
Self-timer
– The self-timer
allows you to set a delay after
the shutter is pressed. Select
Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds
,
or
10 seconds
. This is ideal if
you want to be included in a
photo.
Night mode
– Useful to user in
dark places.
Image quality
– Choose
between
Super fine, Fine
,
and
Normal
. The finer the
quality, the sharper the photo.
However, the file size will
increase as a result, which
means you’ll be able to store
fewer photos in the memory.
Select storage
– Choose
whether to save your photos
to the Handset memory or to
the External memory.
Hide icons
– Choose the
camera setting icons to hide
manually or automatically.
Show captured image
–
Choose On to check the
picture you took right away.
Shutter sound
– Select one of
the three shutter sounds.
Grid screen
– Choose
between
Off, Simple cross
, or
Trisection
.
Reset settings
– Restore all
camera default settings.
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Video camera
Making a quick video
To switch to the camera
mode or video mode, slide
up/down the camera or video
icon on the right centre of the
viewfinder.
1 Holding the phone
horizontally, point the lens
towards the subject of the
video.
2 Press the camera key
on the phone once to start
recording. Or touch the red
dot .
3
Rec
will appear at the
bottom of the viewfinder
with a timer at the bottom
showing the length of the
video.
4 To pause the video, touch
and resume by selecting
.
5 Touch on screen or press
the a second time to
stop recording.
After making a video
A still image representing
your captured video will
appear on the screen. The
name of the video runs along
the bottom of the screen
together with eight icons
down the left and right sides .
Touch to play the video.
The following options are
available.
Touch .
Touch to send the video
as a
Message
,
Email
or via
Bluetooth
.
Touch to rename the
video.
Touch to return to the
previous menu.
Touch to delete the video
you have just made and
confirm by touching
Yes
. The
viewfinder will reappear.
Touch to shoot another
video immediately. Your
current video will be saved.
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Touch to view a gallery of
saved videos and images.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch
to open all advanced
settings options. You can
change the video camera
setting by scrolling the wheel.
After selecting the option,
touch the
OK
button.
Colour Effect
- Choose a color
tone to use for your new view.
White balance
- The white
balance ensures any the
white areas in your video
are realistic. To enable your
camera to adjust the white
balance correctly, you may
need to determine the light
conditions. Choose between
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny,
Fluorescent
, and
Cloudy
.
Video Quality
- Choose
between
Super fine, Fine
and
Normal
. The finer the quality,
the sharper a video will be,
but the file size will increase.
As a result, you will be able
to store fewer videos in the
phone’s memory.
Duration
- Set a duration
limit for your video. Choose
between
Normal
and
MMS
to limit the maximum size to
send as an MMS message.
Storage
- Choose whether
to save your videos to the
Handset memory or to the
External memory.
Voice Recording
- Choose
Mute to record a video
without sound.
Hide icons
- Select whether to
hide the icons in the camera
menu automatically or
manually.
Reset settings
- Reset all the
video camera settings.
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Your photos and
videos
Viewing your photos and
videos
1 Touch on the camera
preview screen.
2 Your gallery will appear on
the screen.
3 Touch the video or photo
to open it fully.
Editing your photos
1 Open the photo you’d like
to edit and touch to
bring up the options.
2 Touch the icons to alter
your photo:
Move your finger across
the screen to select the
area.
Draw something on your
photo freehand. Select
the line thickness from
the four options, then the
colour you want to use.
Add writing to the
picture.
Decorate your photo with
stamps. Choose from
the different stamps and
colours and touch your
photo where you want to
place them.
Erase whatever you draw.
You can also select the
eraser size.
Touch to return to the
gallery.
Save the changes you
have made to the
photos. Select to save the
changes over the
Original
file
, or as a
New file
. If you
select
New file
, enter a file
name.
Undo the last effect or
edit you made to the
photo.
Touch to open the Filter
options.
You can adjust the
selected photo.
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Music
To access the music player,
touch
Music
. From here,
you can access a number of
folders:
Recently played
- Plays the
songs you have played
recently.
All tracks
- Contains all the
songs you have on your
phone except the pre-loaded
default music.
Artists
- Browse through your
music collection by artist.
Albums - Browse through
your music collection by
album.
Genres
- Browse through your
music collection by genre.
Playlists
- Contains all the
playlists you have created.
Shuffle tracks
- Play your
tracks in a random order.
Transferring music onto
your phone
The easiest way to transfer
music onto your phone is via
Bluetooth or the data cable.
You can also use LG PC Suite.
To transfer music using
Bluetooth:
1 Make sure both devices
have Bluetooth switched
on and are connected to
each other.
2 Select the music file on the
other device and select
send via Bluetooth.
3 When the file is sent, you
will have to accept it on
your phone by touching
Yes
.
4 The file should appear in
Music
>
All tracks
.
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Managing files
You can store multimedia files
in your phone’s memory so
you have easy access to all
your pictures, sounds, videos
and games. You can also save
your files to a memory card.
Using a memory card allows
you to free up space in your
phone’s memory.
Touch select
My stuff
. You
can open a list of the folders
that store all your multimedia
files.
Games and Applications
You can download new
games and applications to
your phone to keep you
enjoy.
FM Radio
Your LG T310i has an FM radio
feature so you can tune into
your favourite stations to
listen on the move.
You can listen to the radio
without headphones. It you
want to attach headphones,
insert them into the
headphone socket.
Searching for stations
You can tune your phone to
radio stations by searching
for them either manually or
automatically. They will then
be saved to specific channel
numbers, so you don‘t have
to keep re-tuning. You must
first attach the headset to
the phone as this acts as the
aerial.
To auto tune:
1
Scroll and touch FM radio,
and touch
.
2
Touch Auto scan. A
confirmation message
appears. Select Yes, then the
stations will be automatically
found and allocated to a
channel in your phone.
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NOTE: You can also
manually tune into a
station by using and
displayed in the centre of
the screen. If you press and
hold and , the stations
will be automatically found.
Organiser
Adding an event to your
calendar
1 Touch
Organiser
and select
Calendar
.
2 Select the date you would
like to add an event to.
3 Touch then
Add event
.
Setting your alarm
1 Touch
Alarms
.
Widget
alarm
should appear in the
list as default and you can
not delete it.
2 Touch
New alarm
.
Voice recorder
Use your voice recorder to
record voice memos or other
audio files.
Using your calculator
1 Touch
Calculator
in
Application screen.
2 Touch the number keys to
enter numbers.
Converting a unit
1 Touch Unit converter in
Tools menu.
2 Choose whether you
want to convert Currency,
Area, Length, Weight,
Temperature, Volume or
Velocity.
3 Then select the unit and
enter the value you would
like to convert from.
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PC Suite
You can synchronise your PC
with your phone to make sure
all your important details and
dates match. You can also
backup your files to put your
mind at ease.
Installing the LG PC Suite on
your computer
1
Touch and select
Connectivity.
2
Select USB connection and
click PC Suite.
3
Connect handset and PC
via USB cable and wait for
a while. Installation guide
message will be displayed.
4
Follow the instructions on
the screen to complete the
LG PC Suite Installer wizard.
5
Once installation is
complete, the LG PC Suite
icon will appear on your
desktop.
Connecting your phone
and PC
1
Touch and select
Connectivity.
2
Select USB connection
mode.
3
Touch PC Suite.
Using your phone as a Music
Sync device
Your Phone can be used as
a Music Sync device for Sync
Music Files only.
Music Sync can be carried
out using Windows Media
Player 10/11 and supports
both Handset Memory and an
External Memory Card.
1
Disconnect your phone from
your PC.
2
Touch , then select
Connectivity.
3
Select USB connection
mode.
4
Touch Music sync.
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WARNING: Do not
disconnect your phone
during the transfer.
Transferring music using
Windows Media Player
1
Touch , then scroll
through Connectivity.
2
Select USB connection
mode and choose Music
sync.
3
Connect your handset and
PC using a compatible USB
cable.
4
When you try to connect
the handset to your PC,
your handset will read:
“Music Sync“ followed by
Connected.
5
The PC will prompt you to
launch your preferred music
management software.
6
Select Window Media Player.
7
Go to the Sync Tab, then drag
and drop the music you wish
to transfer to your handset
into the Sync List panel.
8
Click on the Start Sync
button. This starts the
transfer process.
WARNING: Do not
disconnect your phone
during the transfer.
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The web
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 Touch the
Browser
.
2 To go straight to the
browser home page, select
Home
. Alternately, select
Enter address
and type
in the URL, followed by
Connect
.
NOTE: You will incur extra
cost by connecting to these
services and downloading
content. Check data
charges with your network
provider.
Access to Google Service
You can launch google
services in this application.
Touch
Google
in the Utilities
tab.
Settings
Personalising your profiles
You can quickly change your
profile by touching the Home
screen.
You can personalise each
profile setting using the
settings menu.
1 Touch
Profiles
.
2 Choose the profile you
want to edit.
3 You can then change
all the sounds and alert
options available in the list,
including your
Ringtone
and
Volume, Message tone
settings and more.
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Changing your phone
settings
Use the freedom of adapting
the T310i to your own
preferences.
From the home screen, select
then scroll to
Phone
settings
.
Using memory manager
From the home screen select
then scroll to
Phone
settings
. Select
Memory info
.
Changing your connectivity
settings
Your connectivity settings
have already been set up by
your network operator, so you
can enjoy your new phone
immediately. To change any
settings, use this menu:
Touch
Connectivity
.
Sending and receiving your
files using Bluetooth
To send a file:
1 Open the file you want to
send, typically this will be a
photo, video or music file.
2 Choose
Send
. Choose
Bluetooth
.
3 If you have already paired
the
Bluetooth
device, your
T310i will not automatically
search for other
Bluetooth
devices. If not, your T310i
will search for other
Bluetooth
enabled devices
within range.
4 Choose the device you
want to send the file to.
5 Your file will be sent.
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To receive a file:
1 To receive files, your
Bluetooth must be both
ON
and
Visible
. See
Changing your Bluetooth
settings
below for more
information.
2 A message will prompt you
to accept the file from the
sender. Touch Yes to receive
the file.
3 You will see where the file
has been saved. For image
files, you can choose to
View
the file or
Use as
wallpaper
. Files will usually
be saved to the appropriate
folder in
My stuff
.
Changing your Bluetooth
settings:
Touch
Bluetooth
in the
SETTINGS tab. And select
and choose
Settings
.
Pairing with another
Bluetooth device
By pairing your T310i and
another device, you can set
up a passcode protected
connection.
1 Check that your Bluetooth
is
ON
and
Visible
. You can
change your visibility in the
Settings
menu.
2 Touch
Search
.
3 Your T310i 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 will
need to enter the same
passcode.
6 Your passcode protected
Bluetooth connection is
now ready.