LG T500 User Manual

LG-T500 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.
P/N: MFL67202010 (1.1)
Using your touch screen Calls
Touch screen tips Making a Call
• To select an item, touch the centre of the icon.
1 Touch to open the keypad.
• Do not press too hard. The touchscreen is sensitive
2 Key in the number using the keypad.
enough to pick up a light, firm touch.
3 Touch to initiate the call.
• Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you
require. Be careful not to touch any other keys.
TIP! To enter + for making an international call,
• Whenever your LG-T500 is not in use, it will return to
press and hold
the lock screen.
Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent
Control the touch screen
calls being made by mistake.
The controls on the LG-T500 touch screen change
dynamically depending on the task you are carrying out.
Making a call from your contacts
1 From the home screen touch
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.
Messaging
Entering Text
You can choose your input method by tapping
Your LG-T500 combines SMS and MMS into one
Input method.
intuitive and easy-to-use menu.
Touch to turn on T9 mode. This icon is only shown
Sending a message
when you choose Keypad as the input method.
1 Touch Messages in menu and touch Write
Touch to change between numbers, symbols and
message to begin composing a new message.
text input.
2 Touch Insert to add an image, video, sound, template
Use Shift key to change between capital or lowercase input.
and so on.
Handwriting recognition
3 Touch To at the top of the screen to enter the
recipients. Then enter the number or touch to
In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen
select a contact. You can even add multiple contacts.
and your LG-T500 will convert your handwriting into
4 Touch Send when ready.
your message.
Setting up your email
WARNING: If an image, video or sound is
added to an SMS it will be automatically converted
Touch E-mail in Application screen.
to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly.
If the email account is not set up, start the email set up
wizard and finish it.
You can check and edit settings also you can check the
additional settings that were filled in automatically when
you created the account.
Camera After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear on the screen.
Taking a quick photo
The following options are available.
Touch .
1 Touch Camera menu.
Upload - Touch to upload the photo.
2 When the camera has focused on your subject, touch
the on the right-center of the screen to take a
Send - Touch to send the photo as a Message, Email
photo. or via Bluetooth.
Set as - Touch to set as Homescreen wallpaper,
TIP: To switch to the camera mode or video mode,
Lockscreen wallpaper, Contacts image.
slide up/down the camera or video icon on the
Edit - Touch to edit the photo.
centre-right of the viewfinder.
Touch to delete the image.
Touch to take another photo immediately.
Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos.
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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.
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
call to the default number.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press
.
0 + call.
To mute the ringing, touch on Silent tab in alerting
screen. This is useful if you forgot to change your profile
to Silent for a meeting. Touch on Reject tab to reject an
incoming call in alerting screen.
Changing the common call setting
to open the
1 Touch Call settings in the Settings menu.
2 Scroll and touch Common settings.
Changing your text message settings
Touch Messages and touch Settings. Select Text
and
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.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch
settings options.
After selecting the option, touch the OK button.
Size - Change the size of the photo to save memory
White balance - Choose between Auto, Incandescent,
Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.
Colour effect - Choose a colour 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.
Select storage - Choose whether to save your photos
to the Handset memory or to the External memory.
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• Call reject - Slide the switch left for ON. You can
touch the Reject list to choose All calls, Contacts,
Groups, All unknown callers and All unknown
numbers.
• Send my number - Choose whether to display your
to initiate the number on an outgoing call.
• Auto-redial - Slide the switch left for ON or right
for OFF.
• Answer mode
key to answer the
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.
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 report - Choose to request and/or allow a
delivery report.
Read receipt - 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.
Show captured image - Choose On to check the
picture you took right away.
to open all advanced
Shutter sound - Select shutter sound on/off.
Reset settings - Restore all camera default settings.
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 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 to stop video recording.
Phone Components
Earpiece
Call key
Dials a phone number and
answers incoming calls.
Back key
Go back to a previous screen.
End key
Contacts Changing your contact settings
You can adapt your contact settings so that your
Contacts suits your own preferences.
Searching for a contact
Touch Options key
1 Touch Contacts.
• Display name - Choose whether to display the first or
2 You see a list of contacts. Typing in the first letter of a
last name of a contact first.
contact's name in the Name field will jump the menu
• Contacts view - Choose whether to display Name or
to that alphabetical area of the list.
Name & number.
Adding a new contact
• Copy - Copy your contacts from your SIM to Internal
memory, or vice versa.
1 Touch Contacts and touch Add.
• Move - This works in the same way as Copy, but the
2 Choose whether to save the contact to your Internal
contact is stored at the new location only. Therefore,
memory or SIM.
once a contact is moved from the SIM to the Internal
3 Enter your first and last name.
memory it will be deleted from the SIM memory.
4 You can enter up to five different numbers per
• Send all contacts via Bluetooth - Sends all contacts
contact.
to other handset via Bluetooth.
5 Add an email addresses. You can enter up to two
• Back up contacts/ Restore contacts - Save or
different email addresses per contact.
restore the contacts data to the other storage.
6 Assign the contact to one or more groups.
• Delete all contacts - Delete all your contacts.
7 Touch Save to save the contact.
Touch Yes if you are sure you want to delete all your
contacts.
Unsupported attachment - Choose whether the Facebook (Continued SNS)
unsupported attachment is restricted or not.
Home: Log in and you will see your friend's updated
Delivery time - Choose how long to wait before a
status. Input your comment about new status or check
message is delivered.
others.
MMS centre - Choose one from the list or add a new
Profile: You can select the Wall > Status updates and
message centre.
write the current status. See your info detail and upload
the photo by touching Album > Upload Photo.
Social network services (SNS)
Friends: Search your friends in facebook by selecting
Your LG-T500 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage Search tap.
your social network.
Message: You can see the Inbox/Sent folder, and write
a SN message.
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.
After making a video Using the advanced settings
A still image representing your captured video will From the viewfinder, touch
appear on the screen. The name of the video runs along settings options. You can change the video camera
the bottom of the screen together with icons down the setting after selecting the option, touch the OK button.
left and right sides .
Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to use for your
Touch to play the video. new view.
The following options are available. White balance - The white balance ensures any the
white areas in your video are realistic. To enable your
Touch .
camera to adjust the white balance correctly, you may
Send - Touch to send the video as a Message, Email
need to determine the light conditions. Choose between
or via Bluetooth.
Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy.
Touch to delete the video you have just made and
Duration - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose
confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.
between Normal and MMS to limit the maximum size to
Touch to shoot another video immediately. Your send as an MMS message.
current video will be saved.
Select storage - Choose whether to save your videos to
the Handset memory or to the External memory.
Touch to view a gallery of saved videos and
Reset settings - Reset all the video camera settings.
images.
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.
Power/Lock key
• Short press to turn on/off the screen.
• Long press for power on/off.
Handsfree or Stereo earphone
connector
and touch Settings.
to open all advanced
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