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GD580 User Guide
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P/N : MMBB0367105 (1.0)

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  • Page 1 GD580 User Guide ENGLISH P/N : MMBB0367105 (1.0)
  • Page 2 Bluetooth QD ID B015936...
  • Page 3 Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. GD580 User Guide...
  • Page 4 Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GD580 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Guidelines for safe and effi cient From the main menu ......23 Adding a new contact ......23 use ............. 6 Creating a group ........24 Getting to know your phone ..11 Changing your contact settings..24 Installing the SIM and battery..13 Messaging ........26 Sending a message ........26 Memory card .........15 Entering text..........27...
  • Page 6 Using your calculator ......55 Deleting an image ........48 Using the stopwatch ......56 Moving or copying an image .....49 Converting a unit ........56 Marking and unmarking images ..49 Adding a city to your world time ..56 Sounds............50 LG GD580 User Guide...
  • Page 7 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ............60 Using a Bluetooth headset....60 Using your phone as a mass storage device .........60 Installing LG PC Suite on your computer ...........61 Settings ..........62 Personalising your profi les ....62 Using fl ight mode........62 Changing your phone settings..62 Changing your screen settings ..63...

  • Page 8: Guidelines For Safe And Effi Cient Use

    Radio wave exposure and Specific • The SAR limit recommended by Absorption Rate (SAR) information the International Commission This mobile phone model GD580 on Non-Ionizing Radiation has been designed to comply with Protection (ICNIRP) is 2 W/Kg applicable safety requirements averaged over 10g of tissue.
  • Page 9 Product care and maintenance • Switch off the phone in any area where you are required WARNING: Only use batteries, by special regulations. For chargers and accessories approved example, do not use your phone for use with this particular phone in hospitals as it may affect model.
  • Page 10 • Minor interference may affect aware of your surroundings. This TVs, radios, PCs, etc. is particularly imperative when near roads. LG GD580 User Guide...
  • Page 11 Avoid damage to your hearing In aircraft Damage to your hearing can Wireless devices can cause occur if you are exposed to loud interference in aircraft. sound for long periods of time. We • Turn your mobile phone off therefore recommend that you do before boarding any aircraft.
  • Page 12 • Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s • Use only LG batteries and instructions. Please recycle when chargers. LG chargers are possible. Do not dispose as designed to maximize the household waste.

  • Page 13: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Main LCD Navigation key • Top: Signal strength, • In standby mode: battery level and Quick menu various functions. Contacts list • Bottom: Soft key Messaging indications. Profiles • In menu: Navigates between menus. Left soft key/ Right soft key Performs the function Front lighting key...
  • Page 14 • When playing a BGM network. track: Controls the volume. Camera Hot key Go to Camera preview. Battery cover SIM card socket Battery Micro SD memory card socket 12 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 15: Installing The Sim And Battery

    Installing the SIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover WARNING: Do not remove Slide the battery cover towards the battery when the phone is the bottom of the phone and switched on, as this may damage away from it. the phone.
  • Page 16 Pull open the cover of the into the top edge of the battery charger socket on the side of compartment. Ensure that the your GD580. Insert the charger battery contacts align with the and plug into a mains electricity terminals on the phone. Press socket.

  • Page 17: Memory Card

    Memory card Installing a memory card Formatting the memory card You can expand the memory If your memory card is already available on your phone using a formatted, you can begin using memory card. it straight away. If your card isn’t formatted, you will need to do so.

  • Page 18: Your Standby Screen

    New email An alarm is set Normal profile in use Silent profile in use External memory Calls are diverted GPRS available EDGE in use Roaming Bluetooth is active Calls are rejected 16 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 19: Calls

    Calls Making a voice call Making international calls Enter the number including the Press and hold for the full area code. international prefix. To delete a digit press The ‘+’ character prefixes the international access code. Press to make the call. Enter the country code, area Press or close the handset...

  • Page 20: Speed Dialling

    Options then End followed by • Press the assigned number then All or Active. press • Press and hold the assigned NOTE: You will be charged for number until the contact each call you make. appears on screen. 18 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 21: Dtmf Tones

    DTMF tones TIP! From any calls list, press the DTMF allows you to use numerical left soft key and Delete all to delete all the recorded items. commands to navigate menus within automated messages. DTMF is switched on as default. From the standby screen, press and select Calling.

  • Page 22: Using Call Divert

    Using call barring PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers From the standby screen, press included in the fixed dial list can and select Calling. be called from your phone. Select Call barring. 20 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 23: Using Call Waiting

    Using call waiting Changing the common call settings From the standby screen, press and select Calling. From the standby screen, press and then select Calling. Select Call waiting to activate call waiting service. Select Common setting. From If call waiting is activated, the here you can amend the settings handset is also able to warn you for:...
  • Page 24 Bluetooth headset. Select Hands-free or Handset. Save new number - Saves numbers you use that aren’t already stored in Contacts. Voice clarity - Set the voice clarity function Yes or No. 22 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 25: Contacts

    Contacts Searching for a contact From the main menu There are two ways to search for From the standby screen, press a contact. and select Contacts. Select Search and enter the first From the standby screen few letters of the contact you’d From the standby screen, press like to find using the keypad.

  • Page 26: Creating A Group

    SIM to your handset or to the group from your contacts, from your handset to your SIM. assign a Group ringtone, Rename Choose to do this one by one, or the group or Delete the group. all together. 24 LG GD580 User Guide...
  • Page 27 Move - This works in the same Clear contacts - Delete all your way as Copy, but the contact contacts. will only be saved to the location Memory info. - You can check you’ve moved it to. If you move how much memory you’ve got a contact from the SIM to the left on your handset or your SIM.

  • Page 28: Messaging

    Messaging Your GD580 includes functions TIP! You can select your message related to SMS (Short Message type as SMS or MMS when you Service), MMS (Multimedia Message enter a text longer than 2 pages in Service), and email, as well as the the message field.

  • Page 29: Entering Text

    Entering text To input a symbol in the text entry field, press the key and select You can enter alphanumeric a symbol, then select characters using the phone’s Complete each word with a space keypad. For example, storing names by pressing in Contacts, writing a message and creating scheduling events in the To delete a character, press...

  • Page 30: Abc Manual Mode

    Note: You can select a different T9 You can stay in touch on the move language by pressing Options and select Writing language. using email on your GD580. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account. ABC manual mode...
  • Page 31 Outgoing server - Enter the IP After entering the email account, address or host name of your select to save. outgoing (SMTP) mail server. Now your account is set up, it will appear in the list of accounts in SMTP authentication - Choose your Email folder.
  • Page 32 SMTP port number - Normally, activate APOP secure login for a this will be 25. POP3 account. IMAP4 accounts SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether are always set to off. to use TLS/SSL for outgoing server. 30 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 33: Retrieving Your Email

    Retrieving your email Managing your messages You can automatically or manually From the standby screen, press check your account for new email. and select Messaging then See ‘Changing your email settings’ Inbox. to check automatically. Select Options and then choose To check manually: From the standby screen, press Reply - Send a reply to the...

  • Page 34: Using Templates

    Liven up your messages using emoticons. You’ll find some commonly used emoticons already on your phone. From the standby screen, press and select Messaging then choose Emoticons. Select Options to Add new, Edit, Delete or Delete all emoticons. 32 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 35: Changing Your Text Message Settings

    Character encoding - Choose how settings the characters in your messages are encoded, this impacts the size of Your GD580 message settings are your message and therefore data pre-defined so that you can send charges. messages immediately. If you’d like...

  • Page 36: Changing Your Email Settings

    ‘read message centre. confirmation’ messages. Slide duration - Choose your Request reply email - Choose default slide duration time for whether to request ‘read composing MMS. confirmation’ messages. 34 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 37: Changing Your Other Settings

    Retrieve interval - Choose how Changing your other settings often your GD580 checks for new From the standby screen, press email messages. and select Messaging, choose Include message in Fwd & Reply - Settings then: Choose whether or not to include Videomail - Touch Add to add a the original message.

  • Page 38: Camera

    Zoom - Choose zoom which Email or via Bluetooth. depends on the size setting. New - Take another photo straight View - Choose between Full screen away. Your current photo will be view and Landscape view. saved. 36 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 39: Using The Advanced Settings

    Using the advanced settings Timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture From the viewfinder select button is pressed. Choose from Settings. Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds or Size - Change the size of the photo. 10 seconds.

  • Page 40: Choosing A Shot Mode

    Select the size option you’d surroundings. like to use and press Select to implement your changes. The settings menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. 38 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 41: Viewing Your Saved Photos

    Viewing your saved photos You can access your saved photos from within the camera mode and from the Album. Your album will appear on the screen. Highlight the photo you want to view to bring it to the front of the album.

  • Page 42: Video Camera

    Options - You can change the Zoom - Set video zoom. name of the video clip. Brightness - Contrast defines the Album - View your video album. difference between light and dark in an Video. Play - Play the file. 40 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 43: Using The Advanced Settings

    Using the advanced settings Memory in use - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset From the viewfinder select memory or to the External Settings. memory. Size - Change the size of the video. Voice - Choose Mute to record a Colour effect - Choose an effect video without sound.

  • Page 44: Multimedia

    Multimedia Music Playing a song Your LG GD580 has a built-in From the standby screen, press music player so you can play all and select Music from the your favourite tracks. To access the Multimedia menu , then All music player, select Music from the tracks.

  • Page 45: Listening To The Radio

    From the standby screen, press and select Multimedia then Listening to the radio FM radio, choose Options. Your LG GD580 has an FM radio Select Auto scan. The stations feature so you can tune into your found will automatically be favourite stations to listen to on allocated to a channel number.

  • Page 46: Editing The Channels

    You can edit each channel by highlighting it and pressing Options: Rename - Rename the channel. Replace - Set new frequency for the selected channel. 44 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 47: Resetting Channels

    Resetting channels From the standby screen, press and select Multimedia. From the standby screen, press Select Voice recorder then and select Multimedia then options and choose from: FM radio, choose Options. Duration - Set the recording Select Channel list, then duration.

  • Page 48: My Stuff

    Copy - Copy an image from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Delete - Delete an image. 46 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 49: Sending A Photo

    Mark/Unmark - Select multiple Sending a photo files. From the standby screen, press Print via Bluetooth - Print an and select My stuff then image via Bluetooth. choose My images. File - Change the name or view the Select the photo you want to information for the file.

  • Page 50: Using An Image

    My files, highlight it with the to appear when you switch the cursor and press the key. phone on. Shut down image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone off. 48 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 51: Moving Or Copying An Image

    Moving or copying an image Marking and unmarking images You can move or copy an image If you want to move, copy, send between the phone memory and or delete several images at once, the memory card. You might want you first need to identify them by to do this to either free up some marking them with a tick.

  • Page 52: Sounds

    Repeat - Repeat the video file. sound. File info. - View brief details about the file. Videos The My videos folder shows the list of downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on your phone. 50 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 53: Games And Applications

    Documents Games and Applications From Documents in My stuff, you can view all of your document Your GD580 comes with preloaded files. From here you can view Excel, games to keep you amused when Powerpoint, Word, Text and pdf you have time to spare. If you files.

  • Page 54: Organiser

    For appointments and red. When you come to set an anniversaries enter the time and alarm, you can choose to exclude date your event finishes in the days set as holidays. lower time and date boxes. 52 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 55: Changing Your Default Calendar View

    Changing your default calendar TIP! You can edit an item by view selecting it, pressing Options and Edit. Cofirm your amends by From the standby screen, press selecting Save. and choose Organiser then select Settings. Select Calendar and choose Sharing a to do item either Month view or Week From the standby screen, press view.

  • Page 56: Adding A Memo

    Select the one you want to edit and select Edit. Adding a secret memo You can write the private memo to protect your privacy in Secret memo menu. You enter the security code to use this menu. 54 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 57: Tools

    Tools Adding your quick menu Finally, you can set the snooze interval at 5, 10, 20 or 30 mins, The Quick menu provides easy 1 hour or Snooze off. access to your most used functions. Once you have set your alarm, You can add your favorite menu to select Done.

  • Page 58: Using The Stopwatch

    Currency, Surface, Length, Weight, Temperature, TIP! If you are abroad, you can Volume or Velocity. change your time zone from World time by selecting Options, followed by Change current city. Choose your required city as above. 56 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 59: Browser

    Browser With a browser at the tip of your Adding and accessing your fingers, you can get up-to-date bookmarks news and weather forecasts as For easy and fast access to your well as information on sports or favourite websites, you can add traffic whenever you need it.

  • Page 60: Using Rss Reader

    Cookies, Security, or Reset delete saved pages. Settings. Once you have changed your settings, press Select. Accessing a saved page From the standby screen, press and choose Browser. 58 LG GD580 User Guide...

  • Page 61: Connectivity

    View the file. Files will usually Send. Choose Bluetooth. be saved to the relevant folder Select Yes to turn Bluetooth on. in My Files. Your GD580 will automatically Changing your Bluebooth search for other Bluetooth settings enabled devices within range.

  • Page 62: Pairing With Another Bluetooth Device

    Pairing with another Bluetooth device Check if your Bluetooth is On and Visible. By pairing your GD580 and another device, you can set up a passcode- Follow the instructions that came protected connection. This means with your headset to place your your pairing is more secure.

  • Page 63: Installing Lg Pc Suite On Your Computer

    Connect your phone to your PC. Your phone will read: choose PC suite. Connecting as Mass Storage… Click on the LG PC Suite Installer followed by Connected as which will appear on your screen. Mass Storage Mode. Do not Select the language you would disconnect during transfer.

  • Page 64: Settings

    Changing your phone settings From the standby screen, press Enjoy the freedom of adapting your GD580 so that it works in a way that suits you. Select Settings and Profiles then choose the profile you want From the standby screen, press to edit.

  • Page 65: Changing Your Screen Settings

    Off. used and you may need to charge your phone more often. Information - View the technical information for your GD580. Handset theme - Quickly Changing your screen settings change the whole look of your From the standby screen, press screen.

  • Page 66: Changing Security Settings

    Settings Changing security settings Using memory manager From the standby screen, press Your GD580 has three memories and select Settings. available: the phone, the SIM Card and an external memory card (you Select Security then choose may need to purchase the memory from: card separately).
  • Page 67 Packet data conn. - Set the packet data connection. Streaming settings - Choose your service network. Reset settings - Select this to reset your phone to its default configuration. You are requested to enter the security code.

  • Page 68: Phone Software Update

    Phone Software update LG Mobile Phone Software Quick guide for phone software Update Program update For more information on installing Download LG and using this program, please visit mobile support Tool http://update.lgmobile.com. to PC and execution This feature allows you to update your software to the latest version * Click ‘Start...
  • Page 69 Preparation and Remarks • Fully charge the battery. • Saved user information through PC Sync before upgrading your firmware. • Close PC Sync/applications before proceeding with the update. • Calling and messaging functions are not available during the update process. •...

  • Page 70: Accessories

    Accessories These accessories were supplied with GD580. Charger Data cable and User Guide Battery Learn more about your GD580. Stereo headset NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty. • Accessories may be different in different regions; please check with our regional service company or agent for further inquires.
  • Page 71 Max: +55°C (discharging), +45°C (charging) Min: -10°C Declaration of Conformity Suppliers Details Name LG Electronics Inc Address LG Electronics Inc. LG Twin Towers 20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea 150-721 Product Details Product Name GSM / W-CDMA Terminal Equipment Model Name GD580...

  • Page 72: Trouble Shooting

    Provider or registration required Calls not Dialling error New network not authorised. available Check for new restrictions. New SIM card inserted Charge Contact Service Provider or reset limit reached limit with PIN 2. 70 LG GD580 User Guide...
  • Page 73 Plug in to a different socket or check voltage. Charger defective If the charger does not warm up, replace it. Wrong charger Only use original LG accessories. Battery defective Replace battery. Phone loses Reconnection to another service Signal too weak network provider is automatic.

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