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Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. KF700 User Guide...
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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KF700 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Disposal of your old appliance 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.
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Set up Your standby screen The basics Get creative The web Get organised Settings Accessories...
Changing your video call settings ... 22 Contacts ... 23 Searching for a contact ... 23 Adding a new contact ... 23 LG KF700 | User Guide Contact options ... 23 Creating a group... 24 Changing your contact settings ... 24 Viewing information ...
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Using the fl ash ... 35 Adjusting the contrast ... 35 Using the advanced settings ... 35 Changing the image size ... 36 Choosing a colour tone ... 37 Using the inner camera ... 37 Viewing your saved photos ... 37 Viewing the details of a photo ...
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Adding a city to your world clock ... 63 Converting a unit ... 63 Using the stopwatch ... 63 PC Sync ... 64 Installing LG PC Suite on your computer ... 64 Connecting your phone and PC... 64 Backing up and restoring your phone’s information ... 64 Viewing your phone fi...
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Settings Changing your screen settings ... 66 Personalising your profi les ... 66 Changing your phone settings ... 66 Changing your connectivity settings... 67 Using memory manager ... 67 Sending and receiving your fi les using Bluetooth ... 68 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ... 69 Using a Bluetooth headset ...
Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality. LG KF700 | User Guide Shortcut key Access Shortcut menus with Shortcut dial. You can change the sequence of menus from Shortcut dial setting.
Open view Memory card slot Flash Camera lens USIM Card Socket Shortcut dial Zooms in or out when in camera or video mode. Scrolls through menus. TIP: You can adjust the volume level when enjoying music, games and during a call. WARNING: Close contact with a magnetic object may cause a malfunction of the wheel key.
WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. LG KF700 | User Guide 2 Remove the battery Lever the bottom edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.
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6 Charging your phone Pull open the cover of the charger socket on the side of your KF700. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KF700 will need to be charged until a message reading Fully Charged appears on screen.
Memory card Installing a memory card Expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KF700 will support up to a 4GB memory card. Remove the cover then slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place.
Menu map My stuff Call logs Contacts Video Messaging camera FM radio Games & Camera Yahoo! Active oneSearch Music Organiser Alarms Memo Voice Apps recorder Tools Screen Profi les Phone Call settings settings Bluetooth Shortcut dial setting...
Your standby screen Whenever your KF700 isn’t in use it’ll return to your standby screen. From here you can access menu options, make a quick call and change your profi le - as well as many other things. Touchscreen tips The standby screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the InteractPad.
Advice to the customer In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as depicted in the fi gure below. Please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call or whilst using a Bluetooth connection.
Battery empty New text message New voice message Message inbox is full Message sending failed An alarm is set LG KF700 | User Guide Icon Description Normal profi le in use Outdoor profi le in use Silent profi le in use Headset profi...
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Changing your Status from the status Touch the icon that represents your current setting in the status bar and the Status Summary will open. It shows the current Time, Network, Service ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profi le, MP3, Flight Mode and Bluetooth status.
0. TIP! Press the lock/unlock button to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. LG KF700 | User Guide Making a call from your contacts From the standby screen touch to open the address book.
In-call options Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you. Speaker - Touch to turn on the speaker phone. End - Touch to end the call. Hold - Touch to put a caller on hold. Touch Resume to continue your conversation.
There are two arrows at the top of the screen which allow you to scroll between: LG KF700 | User Guide All calls - View the complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls.
Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable then touch Activate. Input the number you’d like to divert to. Touch Divert to activate. Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls.
Touch Video call setting. Choose the settings of your video calling. Determine whether to Use private image and Select private image, and switch on the Mirror (so you can see yourself on screen). LG KF700 | User Guide and choose...
Contacts Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the standby screen From the standby screen touch the address book. From the main menu Touch and tap and select Contacts. Then touch Search. From the list, touch the contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved.
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. LG KF700 | User Guide TIP! You can edit an existing group by...
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.
Messaging Messaging Your KF700 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu. There are two ways to enter the messaging centre: Touch from the standby screen. Touch from the standby screen, then and select Messaging.
5 three times again, then 6 three times. Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your KF700. 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 fi...
fi le types. Touch Send and your email will be sent. TIP! and PDF documents to your KF700 so you can review them on the move. then Settings, followed by then chose Create new.
Request reply email - Choose whether to request ‘read confi rmation’ messages. Retrieve interval - Choose how often your KF700 checks for new email messages. Include message in Fwd & Reply - Choose to include the original message or not.
Filter - View your message by type. This will group SMS separately from MMS. LG KF700 | User Guide Message info. - See additional information for the message, for example, the time it was sent.
Changing your text message settings Your KF700 message settings are pre-defi ned so that you can send messages immediately. If you’d like to change the settings, see below for more information. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your fi...
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. LG KF700 | User Guide...
Camera Taking a quick photo Press the key on the right hand side of the handset. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo. Slightly press the capture button. The white viewfi nder box in the centre of the screen will change to red as the camera attempts to focus.
Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. LG KF700 | User Guide Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast on page 35. Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu.
Using the fl ash The fl ash is set to Auto as a default, but there are other options. Select from the middle right of the viewfi nder to enter the fl ash sub-menu. There are four fl ash options: Auto - Your camera will assess the lighting needed to take a good picture and use the fl...
100, ISO 200, ISO 400 or ISO 800. Shutter sound - Select one of the pre- set shutter sounds. Swap cam - Switch between the LG KF700’s inner camera and Outer camera. See Using the inner camera on page 37 for details.
Using the inner camera Your LG KF700 has a 640x480 inner camera, not just for video calling but for taking pictures too. To switch to the inner camera touch then select .
The photo will reveal the name, the date it was taken, the size (in kilobytes and pixels) and the image type (e.g. jpeg) on the top. Touch to close the details and view the photo. LG KF700 | User Guide...
Video camera Shooting a quick video Press the camera key on the right side of the phone. Touch the video camera icon in the viewfi nder to switch to video mode. The video camera’s viewfi nder will appear on screen. Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video.
Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. LG KF700 | User Guide Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast on page Video mode - Switch between camera and video mode.
Voice - Choose Mute to record a video without sound. Swap cam - Switch to your LG KF700’s inner camera to record a video of yourself. See Using the inner video camera on page 42 for details. Memory in use - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory.
Using the inner video camera Your LG KF700 has a 320x240 inner camera, not just for video calling but for recording videos too. To switch to the inner camera touch then select After a few seconds you’ll see yourself in...
After you’ve shot the video you’ll be offered all the same options as are available for a video shot using the main camera. To return to the main camera touch and then TIP! You can still alter the video size, video quality, duration, mute, white balance, colour tone and more by touching in the same way...
Alternatively, use the jog wheel next to the camera lens. LG KF700 | User Guide Capturing an image from a video Select the video you would like to capture an image from.
Touch the video still or photo to bring it to the front of the gallery screen. Then touch i to see more information. The video still or photo will reveal its name, the date it was taken, its size (in kilobytes and pixels) and whether it’s an image or a video (e.g.
Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the thickness of the line from the four options. To change the colour of the line see LG KF700 | User Guide below (the colour icon will change to the colour you have selected).
Adding text to a photo From the editing screen, touch Input the letter you want. Enter your text using the keypad and touch Done. Move the text by touching it and sliding it to the place you’d like it to be. Adding an effect to a photo From the editing screen, touch Choose to apply any of the six options to...
For example, someone’s hair or the colour of their jumper. Touch and select a colour. Press Swap. The part of the photo selected for colour accenting will change to the selected colour. Select Save to save the changes. LG KF700 | User Guide...
Multimedia You can store any multimedia fi les 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 fi les to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory.
Shut down - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone off. Contacts image - Allocate an image to a particular person in your contacts list so that the picture shows when they call you. LG KF700 | User Guide Organising your images Touch then Touch My stuff then My images.
Marking and unmarking images If you want to move, copy, send or delete several images at once, you fi rst need to identify them by marking them with a tick. Touch then Touch My stuff then My images. Touch then Mark/Unmark. A box will appear to the left of each image.
To quickly delete any fi le in My stuff, touch it once so it is highlighted by the cursor and press the c hard key. Confi rm by touching Yes. LG KF700 | User Guide Using options while video is paused...
Using the video options menu From the My videos folder, you can choose from the following options: Use as - Set a video as your ringtone. Send - Send a video to a friend. Move - Move a video clip from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa.
Transferring a fi le to your phone Bluetooth is probably the easiest way to transfer a fi le from your computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable, see page 65 for details. To transfer using Bluetooth:...
Others The Others folder is used to store fi les which are not pictures, sounds, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way as the Documents folder. You may fi nd that when you transfer fi les from your computer to your phone, they appear in the Others folder rather than the Documents folder.
Touch Yes to confi rm. Mark/Unmark – Select multiple fi les. Use as – You can set the song as an effect sound. Memory info. – View the playlist information. LG KF700 | User Guide Deleting a playlist Touch then Touch Music, then Playlists.
Resetting channels Touch then Touch FM radio then 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 Touch then Touch FM radio then touch the channel number of the station you would like to listen to.
O2 Active. Select Bookmarks. A list of your Bookmarks will appear on the screen. LG KF700 | User Guide To add a new bookmark, select touch Add new. Enter a name for your bookmark followed by the URL.
Once you have changed your settings, select OK. Using your phone as a modem Your KF700 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.
Set holiday. Each day will be shaded red. When you come to set an alarm, you can choose to exclude days set as holiday. LG KF700 | User Guide Changing your default calendar view From the standby screen select then touch and choose Organiser.
TIP! You can back up and synchronise your calendar with your computer. See PC Sync on page 64. Using date fi nder Date fi nder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of days has passed.
Touch Voice recorder. Touch to begin recording. Touch to end recording. Touch to listen to your recording. LG KF700 | User Guide and choose Sending the voice recording Once you have fi nished recording, touch Touch Send and choose from Message, Email or Bluetooth.
Note: After you have fi nished recording, touch and choose Send, Files(Rename, File info.), Delete, Use as (to use the recording as your ringtone) or Go to my sounds. Using your calculator From the standby screen select then touch and choose Tools. Select Calculator.
Select Connectivity, then USB connection mode. Select Data Service and touch Select. Insert the supplied CD into your PC. LG PC Suite Installer will appear on your screen. Click on LG PC Suite Installer. Select the language you would like the installer to run in and click OK.
Synchronising your contacts Connect your phone to your PC. Click on the Contacts icon. Select Transfer, then Import from mobile handset. Your PC will now import and display all contacts saved to your USIM card and handset. Click on File and select Save. You can now select where you would like to save your contacts to.
Ringtone and Volume, Message alerts, Slide tone settings and more. Changing your phone settings Enjoy the freedom of adapting your KF700 so that it works in a way which suits you best. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your fi...
USB connection mode - Choose Data service and synchronise your KF700 using the LG PC Suite software to copy fi les from your phone. See page 65 for more information on synchronisation. Synch service - See page 65 for more information on synchronisation.
Send. Choose Bluetooth. Touch Yes to turn Bluetooth on. LG KF700 | User Guide Your KF700 will automatically search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range. Choose the device you want to send the fi le to and touch Select.
Remote SIM mode - Choose On or Off. My address - Check your Bluetooth address. Pairing with another Bluetooth device By pairing your KF700 and another device, you can set up a passcode protected connection. This means your pairing is more secure.
User Guide Learn more about your KF700. KF700 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 enquiries.
Technical data General Product name : KF700 System : GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 / W-CDMA Ambient Temperatures Max : +55°C (discharging), +45°C (charging)
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LG Electronics Inc LG Electronics Inc. LG Twin Towers 20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea 150-721 GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 / W-CDMA Terminal Equipment KF700 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC ETSI EN 301 489-01 V1.6.1, ETSI EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1 ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1, ETSI EN 301 489-24 V1.3.1...
Exposure to radio frequency energy Radio wave exposure and Specifi c Absorption Rate (SAR) information This mobile phone model KF700 has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves. These requirements are based on scientifi c...
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The unit should be kept away from heat • sources such as radiators or cookers. Do not drop. • Do not subject this unit to mechanical • vibration or shock. Switch off the phone in any area where • you are required by special regulations. For example, do not use your phone in hospitals as it may affect sensitive medical equipment.
This is particularly imperative when near roads. LG KF700 | User Guide Avoid damage to your hearing Damage to your hearing can occur if you are exposed to loud sound for long periods of time.
Unlike other battery systems, there is no memory effect that could compromise the battery’s performance. Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG • chargers are designed to maximize the battery life. Do not disassemble or short-circuit the •...
(7) During the warranty period LG or its authorised service agent will repair or replace at LG’s sole discretion a defective product. A repaired or replaced product will not be given a prolonged or renewed warranty period.
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(3) Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in material or workmanship. (4) A warranty repair if the Customer Service Department at LG or other agreed service agent was not notifi ed by the consumer of the alleged defect or malfunction of the product during the applicable limited warranty period.
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