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  • Page 1 Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. GD900F User Guide...
  • Page 2 This device is not intended for sale in the USA. 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.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GD900F 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.
  • Page 5 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. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 6 Volume keys Handsfree or Stereo earphone connector/ • When the screen is idle: Charger, Data cable key tone volume. (USB cable) • During a call: earpiece volume. TIP: Before • When playing a connecting the track: controls volume USB cable, wait continuously.
  • Page 7 Open view SIM card socket Battery cover Flash light Memory card socket Camera lens Battery release button LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 8 Installing the SIM and battery Remove the battery cover WARNING: Do not remove Use your thumbnail to open the the battery when the phone battery release button on the is switched on, as this may bottom of the phone and lift off damage the phone.
  • Page 9 Insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment first. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the phone’s terminals. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clips into place. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 10 Charging your phone Slide back the cover of the charger connector on the side of your GD900F. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your GD900F must be charged until the “Battery full“ message appears on the screen.
  • Page 11 Slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. WARNING: Slide into the memory card to the slot, otherwise, the card can be damaged. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 12: Formatting The Memory Card

    Formatting the memory card Transferring your contacts Your memory card may already be To transfer your contacts from your formatted. If it isn’t, you will need SIM to your phone: to format it before you can start to From the Communication tab, use it.
  • Page 13 Dialling Games & Apps Video call FM radio Google Movie maker UTILITIES SETTINGS Alarms Profiles Organiser Screen settings Memo Phone settings Stopwatch Bluetooth Voice recorder Wi-Fi Calculator Call settings World clock Connectivity Tools Message settings LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 14 Your home screen From this screen you can access • Whenever your GD900F is not menu options, make a call, view in use, it will return to the lock the status of your phone and much screen. more. Touch screen tips...
  • Page 15 Home screen customisation - For each type of home screen you are able to add and remove objects by pressing & holding your finger on the screen, or if already added touching and holding one of the objects. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 16 Get in touch with your GD900F The User Interface is based on four types of Homescreens. To swap between the home screens just wipe quickly over display from left to right or from right to left. NOTE: Use flicking to navigate...
  • Page 17 Video Call after entering the number. Touch to access the Touch to open the full Top Messaging menu. From here menu which is divided into you can create a new SMS. four categories. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 18 Touch screen Scrolling Drag from side to side to scroll. On The controls on the GD900F some screens, such as web pages, touch screen change dynamically, you can also scroll up or down. depending on the task you are carrying out.
  • Page 19 Your home screen Zooming In or Out When viewing photos, web pages, emails, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers together or slide them apart. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 20 Transparent Touchpad For example, if you draw the Transparent Touchpad, it will Make the most of your Transparent instantly go to Email. Touchpad. Easy click : You can click on the Touchpad Shortcut : You can Transparent Touchpad without assign a symbol for the most covering the main screen while commonly used menus.
  • Page 21 Transparent Touchpad, without covering the main screen. In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GD900F will convert your handwriting into your message. If you select capital letter mode LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 22: Accented Characters

    Punctuation marks Letter Strokes Mark Strokes Full stop Numbers Number Strokes ß Accented characters Accent Strokes Space Backspace Enter...
  • Page 23 Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar. Icon Description No Service EDGE HSDPA LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 24 Icon Description Icon Description Wi-fi is on Alarm Bluetooth Mono Stereo Schedule (Calendar) headset Multi-tasking Bluetooth Stereo headset Music paused Bluetooth Mono headset Music playing Bluetooth on FM radio playing Bluetooth Transfer Email being sent Bluetooth Visibility Email received Downloading Downloading complete.

  • Page 25: Using The Multi - Tasking Function

    Battery status Projector/TV out Using the Multi - tasking function Touch the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view some applications that are running and access them with one touch. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 26: Calling Your Contacts

    Calls Calling your contacts TIP! Press the power From the home screen touch key to lock the touchscreen to to open your Contacts. prevent calls being made by mistake. Scroll through the contact list or enter the first letter(s) of the Making a call or a video call contact you want to call by Touch...

  • Page 27: In-Call Options

    - Touch to open a numerical keypad for typing Dialpad in numbers, e.g. when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services. - Add a memo during a call. Memo - Search your contacts during a call. Contacts LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 28: Adjusting Call Volume

    Adjusting call volume The call will initiate automatically, without having to touch Voice call. To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the Making a second call right side of the phone. During your initial call, touch Dialpad Speed dialling and select the number you want...

  • Page 29: Turning Off Dtmf

    TIP! Touch any single call select Disable DTMF. log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call. Viewing your call logs From the home screen, touch , then touch Recent history in LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 30 Using call divert Choose any or all of the five options: Touch and choose Call All outgoing settings in the Settings tab. Outgoing international Touch Call divert and select Outgoing international calls Voice calls and/or Video calls. except home country Choose whether to divert all call, All incoming when the line is busy, when there...

  • Page 31: Changing The Common Call Setting

    Minute minder - Slide the switch left to ON to hear a tone every minute during a call. BT answer mode - Select Hands- free to be able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset, or LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 32 Contacts Searching for a contact Adding a new contact There are two ways to search for a From the home screen, touch contact: then select and then touch New contact button. From the home screen Choose whether to save the From the home screen, touch contact to Handset or USIM.

  • Page 33: Creating A Group

    SIM to your handset, contacts assigned to that group will or vice versa. You can do this one not be lost. They will remain in your contact at a time, or all at once. contacts. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 34: Viewing Information

    Move all - This works in the same TIP! To add your own way as Copy, but the contact business card, select My is stored at the new location business card and enter your only. Therefore, once a contact details as you would for any is moved from the SIM to the contact.
  • Page 35 Messaging Messaging TIP! You will be charged Your GD900F combines SMS, MMS for a text message for every into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu. person you send the message There are two ways of entering the messaging centre: Touch Insert to add a text...

  • Page 36: Entering Text

    Setting up your email to scroll through the You can keep in touch on the move different keyboards in each text by using your GD900F to send entry mode (e.g. capital or lower emails. It’s quick and simple to set case letters).

  • Page 37: Sending An Email Using Your New Account

    You can also Request reply email - Choose attach images, videos, audio files whether to request read and other file types. confirmation messages. Touch Send email to send your email. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 38: Message Folders

    Retrieve interval - Select how Message folders often your GD900F checks for You will recognise the folder new email messages. structure in your GD900F, and it is Include message in Fwd & fairly self-explanatory. Reply- Select to include the original message in any reply.

  • Page 39: Using Templates

    Changing your text message MMS messages you send most settings often. There are already some templates on the phone, which you Your GD900F message settings can edit. are pre-defined, so you can send messages immediately. These When writing a new message,...

  • Page 40: Changing Your Multimedia Message Settings

    Text message centre - Enter the Changing your multimedia details of your message centre. message settings Delivery report - Slide the switch Your GD900F message settings left to receive confirmation that are pre-defined, so you can send your messages have been delivered. messages immediately. These...

  • Page 41: Changing Your Other Settings

    Delivery time - Choose how long to and not trusted sender lists. wait before a message is delivered. Info. service - Choose your Multimedia message centre - Enter reception status, language and the details of your message centre. other settings. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 42: Getting To Know The Viewfinder

    Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Open the slide to use the Outer Camera. Back - Touch here to return to the menu map. Camera mode - Shows whether the camera is in video or photo mode, and can also be used to take photos. Gallery - Touch this icon to view the gallery.
  • Page 43 NOTE: Additional cost may occur when MMS are downloaded when TIP! Face Tracking roaming. This automatically detects and Touch to use the image as focuses on human faces to help wallpaper. you take clearer pictures. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 44 Using the flash Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected picture. The default flash setting is auto, but there are other options. Touch to edit the image Edit Select from the left side of using various tools. the viewfinder to enter the flash Touch to return to the previous sub-menu.

  • Page 45: Adjusting The Exposure

    Adjusting the zoom You can also zoom in or zoom out. Just make a clockwise touch wheel on the Transparent Touchpad to zoom in, and an anti-clockwise one to zoom out. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 46: Using The Advanced Settings

    OK a photo. button. Shot mode - Choose the normal or Swap camera - For self portraits, continuous shot mode. switch to the LG GD900F‘s inner camera.
  • Page 47 External memory. Hide icons - Choose the camera settings icons to be hidden manually or automatically. Image stabilization - Enables you to take a photo without the camera wobbling or shaking. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 48: Changing The Image Size

    TIP! The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you will see a preview of the image change behind the settings menu. Choosing a colour effect Using the viewfinder, touch Changing the image size in the top left corner.
  • Page 49 Using the inner camera Your LG GD900F has an inner After you’ve taken the photo 640x480 camera for both video calls you’ll be offered all the same and taking photos.
  • Page 50 Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Open the slide to use the Outer Camera. Back - Touch here to return to the home screen. Start recording Gallery - Touch this icon to view the gallery. Exposure - See Adjusting the Exposure on page 55. Recording speed Flash status - Set or turn off the flash.

  • Page 51: After Shooting A Video

    YouTube. See page 38 for Sending a message, and page 97 for Sending and receiving your files using Touch on the screen to stop Bluetooth. recording. NOTE: Additional cost may occur when MMS are downloaded when roaming. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 52 OK and pictures gallery. button. Adjusting the exposure Swap camera - Switch to your LG GD900F’s inner camera to record The exposure defines the difference yourself on video. See Using the between light and dark areas in inner video camera on page 58 an image.
  • Page 53 Super fine, Fine and Normal. settings. The finer the quality, the sharper the video will be. The file size will increase as a result, meaning you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 54: Changing The Video Image Size

    TIP! The great editing The more pixels, the larger the file software on your LG GD900F is size, which means the files take up compatible with all video types more memory space. If you want to except 720X480 (D1). Don‘t...
  • Page 55 You can still alter the image size, colour effect, white Using the inner video camera balance and quality by touching Your LG GD900F has an inner Settings in the same way as 320x240 camera for both video calls when using the main camera.

  • Page 56: Watching Your Saved Videos

    Touch a video once to bring it to the front of the gallery. It start to play automatically. Watching your videos on TV Connect your GD900F to your TV using the TV output cable. NOTE: The TV output cable is available for purchase separately.

  • Page 57: Viewing Your Photos And Videos

    To delete a photo or video, open it and select Touch Use as Touch Yes to confirm. The screen will switch to portrait mode. You can zoom in and out and move the cropped section of LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 58: Editing Your Photos

    the picture using a thumbnail at Decorate your photo with the bottom of the screen. stamps. Choose from the different stamps and touch your photo Editing your photos where you want to place them. You can do lots of great things to your photos to change them, add to Erase the editing you have them or liven them up.

  • Page 59: Cropping A Photo

    Enter your text using the keypad and touch Save. Drag the box over the area you want to crop. Move the text by touching it and sliding it to where you want it. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 60: Editing Your Videos

    When you are finished with your Swapping colours in a photo selection, touch Save From the editing screen, touch Image Adding a colour accent to a Choose Colour swapping. photo Select part of the photo. A From the editing screen, touch traced line will appear around Image everything in that area which is...

  • Page 61: Trimming The Length Of The Video

    File name 4 Effect Trim Duration : 00:00:40 Duration : 00:00:40 Preview Preview Total : 00:01:20 Press Save then New file to save the new merged video. Replace the existing file or save as a new file. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 62 Repeat these steps to merge Adding text to a video more videos. Open the video you want to edit, touch option key. Merging a photo with a video Select and select Text Edit Open the video you want to edit, overlay.

  • Page 63: Overlaying A Photo

    If the photo is too big it will overlay the whole screen, not just the selected area. Touch Save. Replace the existing file or save as a new file. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 64: Changing The Video Speed

    Adding live sound to your Changing the video speed video Open the video you want to edit, touch option key. Open the video you want to edit, touch option key. Select and choose Time Edit scaling. Select and choose Live Edit dubbling.

  • Page 65: My Images Options Menu

    If you choose Bluetooth, your and those taken on your phone’s phone will search for a device to camera. send the picture to. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 66: Printing An Image

    Using an image Shut down image - Set an image to appear when you switch the You can choose images to use as phone off. wallpapers and screensavers, or Outgoing call image - Set an even to identify a caller. image to appear during outgoing Touch then select My stuff...

  • Page 67: Moving Or Copying An Image

    Touch then select My stuff image. from Multimedia tab. Touch then select My stuff Touch My sounds. from Multimedia tab. Select Default sounds or Voice Touch My images. recordings. Touch then Slide show. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 68: Games And Applications

    You can download new games and Select a video to play. applications to your phone to keep you enjoy. TIP! GD900F supports both DivX & Xvid video format playback to ensure greater content availability. Refer to page 88 for detail.
  • Page 69 Viewing an SWF/ SVG file memory status handset or external memory. Touch then select My stuff from Multimedia tab. • Folder info.:View the folder information. Touch Flash contents. Select the file you want to view. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 70: Creating A Movie

    Others folder. computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync If this happens, you can move them. cable, see page 84 for details.
  • Page 71 Multimedia Touch the Sound tab on the Music screen to change the sound, e.g. Your LG GD900F has a built-in music for a voice recording. player that lets you play all your Touch the Preview button to see favourite tracks. To access the music the results.

  • Page 72: Transferring Music Onto Your Phone

    Bluetooth or Touch All tracks. the data cable. Select the song you want to play You can also use LG PC Suite, see then touch page 84 for details. To transfer music Touch to pause the song.

  • Page 73: Creating A Playlist

    Touch the option icon. Using the radio Touch New playlist, enter the Your LG GD900F has an built-in FM playlist name and touch radio feature so you can tune into The All tracks folder will be your favourite stations and listen on displayed.

  • Page 74: Searching For Stations

    Touch Auto scan then Yes. The stations found will be allocated to channel numbers in your phone by selecting Set, Skip and Stop. NOTE: You can also manually tune to a station by using the wheel displayed next to the radio frequency.
  • Page 75 TIP! To improve radio reception, extend the headset cord, which functions as the radio aerial. Warning! If you connect the headset not specifically made for it to the phone, the radio reception can be interfered. LG GD900F | User Guide...
  • Page 76 Organiser Adding an event to your Touch to save the event in the calendar. A coloured square calendar in the calendar will mark all days From the home screen select that have saved events, and an then scroll to Organiser on the alarm will sound at the event Utilities tab.
  • Page 77 Set the required date in the From synchronise your calendar with tab. your computer. See PC Sync on In the After tab set the number page 84. of days. The Target date will be shown below. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 78: Setting Your Alarm

    Setting your alarm Adding a memo From the home screen select From the home screen select then scroll to Alarms on the then scroll to Memo on the Utilities tab. Utilities tab. If you want add a new alarm, Touch New memo. touch New alarm.

  • Page 79: Sending The Voice Recording

    , then scroll to Calculator on the Utilities tab. Touch the number keys to enter numbers. For simple calculations, touch the function you require (+, –, x or ÷), followed by =. If you want to re-record the voice, touch LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 80: Converting A Unit

    For more complex calculations, Touch Lap if you want to record touch and choose between a lap time. sin, cos, tan, deg, log, etc.. Touch Stop to end the timer. Touch Reset to start the time Converting a unit again. From the home screen select , then scroll to Tools on the Adding a city to your world...

  • Page 81: Installing The Lg Pc Suite On Your Computer

    PC Suite application download LG PC Suite program provided on the CD-ROM from website. or available as a download Click on the LG PC Suite Installer from http://update.lgmobile. com. (From www.lgmobile. which will appear on your screen. com PRODUCTS > Manual &...

  • Page 82: Backing Up And Restoring Your Phone's Information

    Backing up and restoring will be displayed on the screen in your phone‘s information the LG Phone folder. Connect your phone to your PC TIP! Viewing the contents of as outlined above.

  • Page 83: Synchronising Your Messages

    Music Sync click it to select Remove in the This menu allows to add music to context menu. GD900F. Before you start to transfer 5. Disconnect the USB cable from music from your PC to your device, the mobile phone.

  • Page 84: Transferring Music Using Windows Media Player

    6. Install Windows Media Player Go to the Sync Tab, then drag version 11(WMP 11). and drop the music you wish to transfer to your handset into the 7. When WMP is successfully Sync List pane. installed, connect the mobile phone to your PC.

  • Page 85: Divx Converter

    Mobile. If you right click on registration process and learn more the application box and select about DivX VOD. Preferences, you can change the location where the converted files are saved. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 86: Adding And Accessing Bookmarks

    The web Browser Adding and accessing bookmarks Browser gives you a fast, full-colour world of games, music, news, sport, For easy and fast access to your entertainment and loads more, favourite websites, you can add straight to your mobile phone. bookmarks and save web pages.

  • Page 87: Viewing Your Browser History

    RSS icon in a pages, simply select it. browser that starts the subscription process. The reader checks the user’s subscribed feeds regularly for new content and downloads any updates that it finds. LG GD900F | User Guide...

  • Page 88: Changing Web Browser Settings

    Using your phone as a connect via your GD900F. modem NOTE: For more information on Your GD900F can be used as a synchronising using the LG PC modem for your PC, giving you Suite see page 84. email and internet access even when you don’t have any wired...
  • Page 89 Communication GD900F. tab. Select the Google Maps menu in Google to launch the application. Pair your PC and GD900F so that Note that additional cost may occur a passcode is required to connect when using this service.

  • Page 90: Changing Your Screen Settings

    Settings This folder lets you adapt your Backlight - Choose how long the backlight stays on. settings to personalise your GD900F. NOTE: The longer the backlight NOTE: For information on call stays on, the more battery power settings see page 34.

  • Page 91: Changing Your Phone Settings

    Touch settings - Change the settings touchpad value settings. Use the freedom of adapting the Memory manager - See Using GD900F to your own preferences. memory manager on page 96 From the home screen, select for more information. then scroll to Phone Reset settings - Restores all settings on the Settings tab.

  • Page 92: Changing Your Touch Settings

    USB connection mode - Sound - Sound 1/2/3 Synchronise your GD900F using Volume - Controls the volume of the LG PC Suite software to copy tone. files from your phone. See page Changing your connectivity 84 for more information on synchronisation.

  • Page 93: Using Memory Manager

    Handset common memory 1/2 - View the memory available on Browser setting - Set the values your GD900F for MMS, Email, Java related to the browser. applications and others. Streaming settings - Your network Handset multimedia memory -...

  • Page 94: Using Flight Mode

    Sending and receiving files other Bluetooth devices. If not, using Bluetooth your GD900F will search for other Bluetooth is a great way to send Bluetooth enabled devices within and receive files as it uses no wires range.

  • Page 95: Changing Your Bluetooth Settings

    Touch Yes to receive the file. My device information - Enter a You will see where the file has name for your GD900F. been saved and choose to View My device visibility - Choose to the file or Use as. Files will usually...

  • Page 96: Pairing With Another Bluetooth Device

    Pairing with another Using a Bluetooth headset Bluetooth device Check that your Bluetooth is On. By pairing your GD900F with Follow the instructions that another device, you can set up a came with your headset to put passcode-protected connection. it in pairing mode and pair your This makes pairing more secure.

  • Page 97: Wi-Fi Network Profile Support

    AP search list. Internet browsing. – If the AP is security type NOTE: The GD900F supports WEP or WPA-PSK/2, enter the WEP, WPA-PSK/2 encryption, and security key. not EAP, WPS encryption. If your Wi-Fi service provider or network 2.
  • Page 98 MAC filter to set to Automatic or Static you may need to enter the MAC depending on whether the AP address of your GD900F into the supports DHCP. router. For Static, enter the field value Touch Wi-Fi from the settings tab, of the IP address and DNS then open the options menu.
  • Page 99 Software Update Software Update during the update process, you are advised to back up any important LG Mobile Phone Software information in advance for Update Program safekeeping. For more information on installing and using this program, please visit http://update.lgmobile.com. This feature allows you to update...

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