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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. KC550 User Guide...
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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KC550 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.
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SET UP YOUR STANDBY SCREEN THE BASICS GET CREATIVE GET ORGANISED BROWSER SETTINGS ACCESSORIES...
..........29 Viewing your call logs ......18 Changing your email settings ....30 Using call divert ........19 Changing your other settings ....30 Using call barring ........19 Changing the call settings ...... 20 LG KC550 | User Guide...
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04 GET CREATIVE FM radio ..........41 Using the FM radio ........ 41 Camera ............ 31 Searching for stations ......41 Taking a quick photo ......31 Resetting channels ........ 41 After you’ve taken your photo ....31 Listening to the radio ......41 Getting to know the viewfi...
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Changing your connectivity settings ..59 Converting a unit ........54 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ..60 Adding a city to your world clock .... 54 Using a Bluetooth headset ...... 60 SIM services.......... 54 6 LG KC550 | User Guide...
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08 ACCESSORIES Accessories ..........61 Network service ........62 Technical data ......... 62 General ..........62 Ambient Temperatures ......62 Guidelines for safe and effi cient use ..64...
Volume key previous screen. Call key Camera Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Returns to the standby screen when you use the menu. LG KC550 | User Guide...
To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction. WARNING: Do not insert the SIM card when the slide is open, as this may damage your phone and SIM card. LG KC550 | User Guide...
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4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery fi rst into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clips into place. l it...
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Slide the battery cover towards the top of Pull open the cover of the charger socket the phone until it clicks into place. on the side of your KC550. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KC550 will need to be charged until a message reading Fully Charged appears on screen.
Installing a memory card You can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KC550 will support a memory card of up to 2 GB. TIP! A memory card is an optional accessory. Open the slide covering the memory card Formatting the memory card slot.
4 Unit converter 4 Enter address connection 5 World clock 5 History 4 TV out 5 Security 6 SIM services 6 Saved pages 6 Flight mode 7 Settings 7 Reset 8 Information 8 Memory status LG KC550 | User Guide...
Select to play MP3 fi le. Advice to the customer In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as shown in the fi gure below. Please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call or when using a...
Flight mode is activated Outdoor profi le in use Calls are diverted Headset profi le in use Roaming service Remaining battery life ® Bluetooth is activated Battery empty WAP service is connected An alarm is set Schedule LG KC550 | User Guide...
Calls Making a call Answering and rejecting a call Key in the number using the keypad. To When your phone rings, touch Accept or delete a digit press press to answer the call. Press to initiate the call. While your phone is ringing, then select Silent to mute the ringing.
Delete to delete selected or all of the recorded items. TIP! Using the navigation key arrows, highlight any single call entry to view the date and time of the call. To view the call duration select View. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Using call divert Using call barring Select Menu, select Settings and choose Select Menu, select Settings and choose Call. Call. Select Call divert. Select Call barring. Choose whether to divert all calls, when Choose any or all of the seven options: the line is busy, when there is no reply, All outgoing when you are out of reach, all data calls or...
Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting. Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone every minute during a call. Auto redial - Choose On or Off. Send DTMF tones - Choose On or Off. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Contacts Searching for a contact Note: When you are storing a contact’s email address, press to enter a symbol and Select Contacts from the standby screen, scroll with the navigation arrows until you and choose Search. see @. Using the keypad enter the fi rst letter of Contact options the contact you want to call.
Then return to the address book and select ringtone or icon to and select Options and the contact you want to add a picture to. choose an item you want. Choose Options and select Edit. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Scroll down to the Photo section and Enter the password, which is set to 0000 select Edit. Choose Options and select as default, and select OK. Images or New image. If you select Viewing information Images, you can choose an image that is saved in your phone memory.
Messaging Messaging Select Options and choose Insert to add an Image, Sound, Video, Symbol, Text Your KC550 includes functions related to SMS template, Emoticon, Name & Number, (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia New slide, Subject or More (Contact/ Message Service) and email, as well as the My business card/Schedule).
Entering text T9 predictive mode T9 predictive mode uses a built-in dictionary You can enter alphanumeric characters using to recognise words you’re writing based on the phone’s keypad. For example, storing the key sequences you press. Simply press names in Contacts, writing a message and the number key associated with the letter creating scheduling events in the calendar you want to enter, and the dictionary will...
Options and select Advanced settings. You can stay in touch on the move using Protocol type - Select the mailbox type, email on your KC550. It’s quick and simple to POP3 or IMAP4. set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.
Info message - All info messages and updates received from your operator. Message folders Templates - A list of useful messages, Press Menu, select Messaging. The folder already written for a quick reply. structure used on your KC550 is fairly self- explanatory.
Delete all read - All opened messages template; as a Message, Bluetooth will be deleted. message or Email. Delete all - Delete text messages, Select a contact and select Send. multimedia messages or all messages. LG KC550 | User Guide...
SMS or MMS when settings you enter a text longer than 2 pages in the Your KC550 message settings are pre- message fi eld. defi ned so that you can send messages Bearer setting - Choose whether to send immediately.
Email account - You can set up an email account. Access point - You can set the email access point. Retrieve interval - Choose how often your KC550 checks for new email messages. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Camera Taking a quick photo After you’ve taken your photo Open the lens cover and hold the camera Your captured photo will appear on the key down on the right side of the handset. screen. The name of the image runs along The camera’s viewfi...
Continuous shot - This enables you to take up to 9 shots automatically in very quick Shutter tone - Select one of the three succession, great for taking photos of moving shutter sounds. objects or at sporting events. LG KC550 | User Guide...
ISO - Set the ISO to Auto, ISO 800, ISO 400, Select the fl ash option you’d like to use. ISO200, ISO 100 or ISO 80. When you have made your selection the Save to - Choose whether to save your fl...
Options and Set as to use the selected image as Wallpaper or Picture ID for one of your contacts. Note: Picture ID can only be added to contacts saved to your phone, not your SIM. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Video camera Shooting a quick video After you’ve shot your video Open the lens cover and hold the camera The name of the video runs along the bottom key down on the right side of the handset. of the screen and six options will be displayed The camera’s viewfi...
Resolution - If you want to fi t more videos onto your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the fi le size smaller. Choose between four options for your video, 176X144, 320X240, 640X480, 720X480. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Watching your saved videos You can access your saved videos either from within video camera mode or from the standby screen. From the Options menu select Album. From the standby screen you should touch Menu, then select My stuff and Videos. Your gallery will appear on screen.
Select the music fi le on the other device MP3 player and choose to send it via Bluetooth. Your LG KC550 has a built-in MP3 player so When the fi le is sent you will have to you can play all your favourite music.
View playlist - Look at the playlist you are Playing a playlist currently listening to. Press Menu and select Multimedia. Add to playlist - Adds the current track to Choose MP3 player, then select My a playlist. playlist. Set as - Set the current track as your Select the playlist you would like to play Ringtone or Message tone.
In some countries Select Delete all and select Yes to national law prohibits private copying of confi rm. copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material. LG KC550 | User Guide...
FM radio Using the FM radio To manually tune: Press Menu and select Multimedia, then Your LG KC550 has an FM radio feature so choose FM radio. you can tune into your favourite stations to listen on the move. Select a channel number that you want to save a station to and choose Edit.
(General or MMS) and the play order (Random the recording will be added to the message or Sequential). and you can write and send it as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on. LG KC550 | User Guide...
My stuff You can store any multimedia fi les into your In the Images folder, select Options to bring phone’s memory so that you have easy up your list of options. access to all of your pictures, sounds, videos Delete - Delete the selected image. and games.
Delete and Organising your images confi rm you want to delete all of the Press Menu then select My stuff. marked images. Select Images. Choose Options then select Sort by. Choose from Date, Type or Name. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Creating a slide show Sounds If you want to look at all of the images on The Sounds folder contains the Default your phone or scan through what you’ve got, sounds, your voice recordings and sound you can create a slide show to save you from fi...
If you choose Bluetooth, you Sort by - Arrange your videos by Date, Type will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on and or Name. your phone will search for a device to send the video to. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Select Documents. storage device Select a document and press View. Your KC550 can be used as a mass storage Others device, just like a USB stick. This is a great From the Others menu, you can view the fi les way of moving your fi...
Bluetooth switched on and are visible to into the USB cable connector on the edge one another. of the KC550. Plug the larger end into the USB port of your computer. Use your computer to send the fi le via Bluetooth.
fi le. owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under licence. Select Options and choose Send via, Other trademarks and trade names are those of then Bluetooth.
Games and Apps Games and Apps Changing the network profi le Your KC550 comes with preloaded games To download a game, you can set the value to keep you amused when you have time to connect to the network using Network to spare.
Organiser also scroll down to enter an Expiration Adding an event to your calendar date for when the events will stop From the standby screen press Menu, and completely. select Organiser, then Calendar. Select Save and your event will be saved Select the date you would like to add an in the calendar.
Select Save. Your memo will appear on screen the next time you open the memo application. TIP! You can edit an existing memo. Select the one you want to edit, press Options and select Edit. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Tools Setting your alarm For simple calculations, select the function you require (+, –, ×, ÷), followed by =. From the standby screen press Menu, and For more complex calculations, select select Tools, then Alarm clock. Function to select a command. Select New.
Tools, then World clock. Scroll up, down, left or right to navigate the globe and choose a continent. Select Zoom in to zoom into an area and choose from the cities in that area. Press OK. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Browser With a browser at the tip of your fi ngers, Adding and accessing your you can get up to date news and weather bookmarks forecasts as well as information on sports or For easy and fast access to your favourite traffi...
Press Menu and select Browser. Select History and select OK. A list of web page titles you have accessed recently will be displayed. To access one of these pages, scroll to the required page and select Connect. LG KC550 | User Guide...
Within this folder you can adapt your settings Set date - You can enter the current date. to make your KC550 personal to you. Date format - You can set the date format. Note: For information on call settings see (YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY) page 20.
Change your security settings to keep your charge your phone more often. KC550 and the important information it holds protected. Brightness - Use the navigation keys to Press Menu and select Settings.
Your KC550 has three memories available: Hide your device to others. the phone, the SIM card and an external My name - Enter a name for your KC550. memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately). My address - View your Bluetooth address.
Your phone will then connect to the other USB connection - Choose Data service device, on which you should enter the and synchronise your KC550 using the LG PC same passcode. Suite software to copy fi les from your phone.
Accessories These accessories were supplied with your KC550. Charger Data cable and CD Connect and synchronise your KC550 and PC. User Guide Battery Learn more about your KC550. Stereo headset Note • Always use genuine LG accessories. Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty.
Before you +45°C (charging) can take advantage of any of these Network Min : -10°C Services, you must subscribe to them through your service provider and obtain instructions for their use from your service provider. LG KC550 | User Guide...
DASY4 for use at the ear Absorption Rate (SAR) information • is 0.348 W/kg (10g) and when worn on the This mobile phone model KC550 has been body is 0.665 W/kg (10g). designed to comply with applicable safety SAR data information for residents in •...
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The unit should be kept away from heat Do not keep the phone next to credit • • sources such as radiators or cookers. cards or transport tickets; it can affect the information on the magnetic strips. Do not drop. •...
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Wireless devices can cause interference • imperative when near roads. in aircraft. Turn your mobile phone off before boarding • • any aircraft. Do not use it on the ground without • permission from the crew. LG KC550 | User Guide...
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Do not dispose as performance. household waste. Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG • If you need to replace the battery, take it • chargers are designed to maximize the to the nearest authorized LG Electronics battery life.
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