Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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. Body-worn Operation This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
Your Home screen The status bar The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life, as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth connection is active. TIP! You can quickly access chosen menus using your Favourites list. In standby mode press the left soft key. Select , and then Add to add a menu as a favourite. The table below explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.
Calls Making a call Answering and rejecting a call 1 Make sure your phone is on. When your phone rings, press Accept or press to answer the call. 2 You can use the keypad after opening the slide. To delete a digit press back arrow. 3 Press or the to begin the call. 4 To end the call, press or slide the cover closed. TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0. Making a call from your contacts 1 Select Contacts in the menu and then Contacts list.
Viewing your call logs 4 Choose Activate and select whether to Press Calls. 5 Enter your divert number or select Search and select Contacts. Choose All calls - View a complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls. Dialled calls - View a list of all the numbers you have called. Received calls - View a list of all the numbers that have called you. Missed calls - View a list of any calls you have missed. TIP! From any call log select Options and then Delete to delete selected items.
Calls TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from the Call settings menu to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone. Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls. Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting. Voicemail - You can add or modify a voicemail centre.
BT answer mode Hands-free - You can answer a call using a Bluetooth headset. Handset - Press O on the handset to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset. Save new number - Selecting this option will save numbers that are not already in your contacts upon ending the call. Slide close setting - Set whether or not a call is ended upon closing the slide.
Contacts Searching for a contact Contact options 1 Select Contacts from the main menu, and There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here’s how to access and use the Options menu: choose Contacts list. 2 Using the keypad enter the first letter of the name of the contact you want to call. 3 To scroll through the contacts and their different numbers use the navigation keys. Adding a new contact 1 Select Contacts and choose Add new.
Save to USIM - Choose to move or copy to the SIM card or phone (depending on where you originally saved the contact). Renaming a group You can rename any of the groups to fit your lifestyle. Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes only if you are sure. 1 Select Contacts and choose Groups. Text input-You can insert symbol a contact, change writing method or language and add a word to dictionary 3 Choose Options, select Rename and Adding a contact to a group You can save your contacts into groups.
Contacts 5 Scroll down to the Image section. Choose Edit and select No image, Avatar, Take a picture or Use existing image. If you select Use existing image, you can choose an image that is saved in your phone memory. If you select Take a picture, your camera viewfinder will open, so you can take a picture of your contact. Take the picture then press OK. 6 Select Done.
Messaging Messaging Your GB255g includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service) and email, as well as the network’s service messages. To and select use these functions press Messaging. Sending a message 1 Create a new message press , select Messaging and choose Create new. business card). 6 Choose Send. 7 Choose a contact from the list of contacts or enter the phone number from Options. 8 Select Send.
Messaging Text input mode using the keypad When you want to enter text, for example when writing a message, the keypad will default to T9 mode. If you are entering a number, for example when making a call, the keypad number keys will default to numbers. Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GB255g. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account. 1 Press , select Email and choose Email settings. 2 Select Email accounts. 3 Select Add.
Templates - A list of pre written useful messages, useful for a quick reply. Filter - Displays messages by desired message types. Managing your messages Message info - You can check the message type, subject, from, date, time, size and where it is saved. You can use your Inbox to manage your messages. 1 Press , select Messaging and choose Inbox. 2 Select Options and then choose to: Reply - Send a reply to the selected message. Forward - Send the selected message on to another person.
Messaging 3 To send a template, select Messaging and choose Create new. Choose Message 4 Choose Options and select Insert, choose Template. 5 Choose template you want to send and select Send. Changing your text message settings Your GB255g message settings are predefined so that you can send messages immediately. If you would like to change the settings, you can do this using the Message settings options. Press , select Messaging, then choose Messaging settings and SMS.
Read report - Choose to allow and/or send a read report. 2 Select Email then you can adapt the following settings: Priority - Choose the priority level of your multimedia message. Email accounts - You can set up an email account. Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre. Retrieve interval - Choose how often your GB255g checks for new email messages. Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on screen.
Messaging Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages. Changing your other settings Press , select Messaging, choose Messaging settings then: Service message - Here you can switch off Service message, which means your messages will no longer be pushed directly to your device as they are received, only when you check for new messages. You can also change your service message security. Info. service - Choose the reception status, alerts and language of your info messages.
Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Press and select Camera. Select Still camera to open the viewfinder. 2 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo. 3 Position the phone so you can see the subject of your photo. 4 Press to take a photo. Before you take your photo Press Settings for the following options: Some of those settings will be shown at Video Camera Settings , too. Image size- See Changing the image size on page 34 Brightness - From –2.0 to +2.0 at 0.5 intervals.
Camera Send - Select this send the photo as a Multimedia message or Email. See page 28 for Sending a message. Camera - Use this to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved. Use as - Select to open a sub menu to use your image as Wallpaper, a Contacts image, Start up image or Power off image. Delete - Deletes the photo you have just taken. Confirm this by selecting Yes. The viewfinder will reappear. Changing the image size You can change the size of the photo to save memory space.
Video camera Shooting a quick video displayed at the bottom of the screen. 1 Press OK and select Camera. Album - Select to look at the other video clips in your album. Your current video clip will be saved. See page 35 for Watching your saved videos. 2 Choose Video camera. 3 Point the camera lens towards the subject of the video. Play - Select to play the video you have just recorded. 4 Press OK to start recording.
Music Music 3 When the file is sent you should to accept Your LG GB255g has a built-in MP3 player so you can play all your favourite music. 4 The file should appear in All tracks. and To access the MP3 player, press select Music then My music. From here you have access to: All tracks - Contains all of the songs you have on your phone. Artists - Browse through your music collection by artist. Albums - Browse through your music collection by album. Genres - Browse through your music collection by genre.
Shuffle - Plays tracks in random order Playing a playlist Equalizer - Choose music mode from No style,Classic, Jazz,Pop, Rock and Concert hall 1 Press Visualization - Switch visual mode between Animated player and Single track view File info - You can view information about the music file you are listening to.
Music Deleting a playlist 1 Press and select Music. 2 Choose My music, then select Playlists. 3 Scroll to the playlist you want to delete and select Options. 4 Select Delete and select Yes to confirm. Note : As a result of the Digital Rights Management (DRM) system, some of the media items you download from the Internet or receive by MMS may have a “Purchase right” menu to access them. You can acquire the key to purchase the right from the website which owns the rights to the contents.
My files You can store any multimedia files in your phone memory so that you have easy access to all of your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone memory. All your multimedia files are saved in My files. Press then select My files to open a list of folders.
My files Sending a photo Creating a slide show 1 Press If you want to look at all of the images on your phone, or scan through what you’ve got, you can create a slide show to save having to open and close each individual image. then select My files. 2 Select Pictures. 3 Select a photo and choose Options. 4 Select Send and choose from Message, Email, Bluetooth. 5 If you choose Message or Email, your photo will be attached to the message and you can write and send your message as normal.
Using a sound File info - View details of the video 1 Press Send - Send via Message, Email, Bluetooth, Media Album then select My files. 2 Scroll to and select Sounds. 3 Select Default sounds or choose from the list of voice recording files. Delete - Delete the video Sending a video clip 4 Select a sound and press OK to listen to it. 1 Press 5 Select Options, select Use as and choose 2 Scroll to and select Videos. from Voice ringtone, Message tone, Start-up and Shut down.
My files Video options menu Games In the Videos folder highlight a video and press Options to bring up the following list of options. You can easily download games and play the default games. If you want to download games select Download games in this menu. Send - Send the selected video to a friend via Multimedia message, Email or Bluetooth.
Use as wallpaper - Set the SVG file as a wallpaper. Delete - Delete an SVG file. Others From the Others menu, you can view the files which are not saved in the Pictures, Sounds, or Videos. External memory If you’ve inserted a memory card it will be displayed as a folder within My files. Your external memory folder will be divided into six further folders: SVG contents. Games & Applications,Others.
Entertainment Entertainment Your GB255g comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. If you choose to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder. Playing a game 1 Press and select Entertainment and then Games. 2 You can use this menu to download new games and play the demo games already on your phone. Note: An additional cost is incurred when connecting to the game download service. Check your data charges with your network provider.
Organiser & Tools Adding an event to your calendar 1 From the Home screen press , and select Organiser & Tools, then Calendar. 2 Select the date you would like to add an event to. You can choose a date either by scrolling to it using the navigation keys or by selecting Options and Go to date in order to enter a date. 3 Select Add new event and scroll down to enter the time you would like your event to begin. Scroll down and enter the end time of your event.
Organiser & Tools Sharing a calendar event Setting your alarm 1 From the Home screen press 1 From the Home screen press 2 Choose the event you would like to share 2 Press Options and select Add new. , and select Organiser & Tools, then Calendar. and select Options. 3 Choose Send and select from Text message, Mutimedia message, Email or Bluetooth. 4 Press Send and search a contact, press Send Adding a memo 1 From the Home screen press , and select Organiser & Tools, then Memo.
Using the Voice recorder Using your calculator Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds. 1 From the standby screen press Recording your voice memo 2 Press the numeric keys to input numbers. 1 Press and select Organiser & Tools, then choose Voice recorder. 2 Press OK key to begin recording. 3 Choose Stop to end the recording. 4 Press Options and select Play to listen to the recording.
Organiser & Tools Converting a unit Adding a city to your World time 1 From the Home screen press 1 From the Home screen press 2 Choose whether you would like to convert 2 To find out the time of specific city, press Currency, Surface, Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume or Velocity. 3 Scroll down the list or enter the first letter , and select Organiser & Tools, then Converter. 3 Scroll left and right to select a unit, then scroll down and enter the unit quantity.
Settings Within this folder you can adapt your settings to make your GB255g personal to you. Note: For information on call settings see page 23. Changing your profiles You can quickly change your profile from the Home screen. Simply press then the profile you would like to activate. Choose from Normal, Silent, Outdoor and Flight mode. Tip! Use this function to switch the flight mode On or Off. You will not be able to make calls, connect to the internet or send messages when Flight mode is switched On.
Settings Changing your security settings Change your security settings to keep your GB255g and the important information it holds protected. 1 Press and open Settings, then select Phone settings. 2 Select Security and choose from the list below: PIN code request - Choose a PIN code to be requested when you turn your phone on. Handset lock - Choose a security code to lock your phone When switching on, If SIM changed, Immediate, None. Change codes - Change your PIN code, PIN2 code or Security code.
Viewing memory status Your GB255g has three memories available: the phone, the USIM card and an external memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately). You can use the memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available. Press Settings and select Phone settings. Choose Memory manager and you will then see the current status of the memories (User memory, User reserved memory, SIM memory and External memory) in your GB255g.
Settings Appearance settings - Here, you can set character encoding and scroll speed, or turn images and java script on or off. Cache - Enabling Cache allows you to store accessed pages to your phone. Once a page has been stored in the Cache it will greatly enhance the page loading speed on subsequent browsing of the same page. Cookies - Enabling Cookies allows you to store cookies sent from the server. Disabling this function will prevent cookies from being stored on your phone.
Pairing with another Bluetooth device Using a Bluetooth headset By pairing your GB255g and another device, you can set up a passcode protected connection. This means your pairing is more secure. 2 Follow the instructions that came with your 1 Check your Bluetooth is On and Visible. connect to your Bluetooth headset and switch to headset profile. You can change your visibility in the Settings menu, by selecting My device visibility, then Visible.
Settings Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth Bluetooth is a great way to send and receive files as no wires are needed and connection is quick and easy. You can also connect to a Bluetooth headset to make and receive calls. Before you can start sharing files using Bluetooth, you will need to pair your phone with another Bluetooth device. For information on pairing devices, see Pairing with another Bluetooth device.
USB connection mode You can select the USB connecton mode on your phone for several uses. Always ask mode If you set the “Always ask mode” as default, the phone will always prompt you to select a type of USB connection mode each time you connect the phone to a PC via the data cable. If you disable the “Always ask mode”, the connection mode will be the one you have manually set in Menu - Settings - Connectivity - USB Mode and one of the options Internet, Mass Storage or PC Suite.
USB connection mode 6 When you want to then access a photo, for example, press , then select My files followed by External memory then Pictures. All the photos you transfer will be contained in this file. Connecting your phone and PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your phone and your PC. 2 Select PC Internet from the popup menu in the device.
3 All of the documents, flash contents, images, sounds and videos you have saved onto your phone will be displayed on the screen in the LG Phone folder. TIP! Viewing the contents of your phone on your PC helps you to arrange files, organise documents and remove contents you no longer need. Synchronising your messages 1 Attach the USB cable to the device and select the PC Suite on the screen. 2 Click on the Messages icon. 3 All of your PC and phone messages will be displayed in folders on your screen.
