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.
Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GT500/GT505 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Disposal of your old appliance 1 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.
Getting to know your phone Inner camera lens Proximity Sensor End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the home screen. Multitasking key Call key Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. Set up WARNING: Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality.
01 Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector TIP: To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network. Micro SD memory card socket Side keys • When the screen is idle: volume of key tone. • During a call: volume of the earpiece. • When playing a BGM track: controls volume continuously.
Open view Battery cover Battery USIM Card Socket Light sensor Camera lens Flash Set up 10 LG GT500 | User Guide
Installing the USIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Press and hold down the battery release button at the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover. WARNING: Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery. WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 2 Remove the battery Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it from the battery compartment.
Installing the USIM and battery 3 I nstall the USIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction. Set up 12 LG GT500 | User Guide 4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone.
5 Charging your phone Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your GT500. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your GT500 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full” appears on screen.
Memory card Installing a memory card You can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory. 1O pen the memory card cover. 2 Slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards. 3 Close the memory card cover. Set up 14 LG GT500 | User Guide Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted.
NOTE: If your memory card has existing content on, it will automatically be filed in the correct folder, for example, videos will be stored in the My Videos folder. Transferring your contacts To transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone: 1 From the Communicate tab, select Contacts and choose Contact settings. 2 Touch Copy. 3 Choose Handset to USIM and touch Done. 4 Choose Select all or choose names one by one and touch OK.
Menu map Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.
Your home screen Whenever your GT500 is not in use it will return to your home screen. From here you can access all menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone - as well as many other things. Touch screen tips Quick keys 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Your home screen The home screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen. To select an item, touch the icon accurately. Your GT500 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.
Your home screen The quick keys The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions. Your home screen 18 Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad to make a call. Input the number as you would using a normal key pad and touch Call or press the hard key. To initiate a video call with the number, press after inputting the number and choose Make Video call. See page 21 for details. Touch to open your contacts. To search for the number you want to call.
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 or GPRS is active. Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.
Your home screen Changing your status from the status bar Using the Multitasking function Touch the current status icon that represents your current setting in the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3, Bluetooth and Wifi status. You can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth and Wifi. Press the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu.
Calls Making a call or video call 1 T ouch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the clear key. 3 Touch the hard key to initiate the call. 4 To end the call press the hard key. TIP! To enter + for making an international call, touch twice. TIP! Press the lock/unlock button on the right side of the handset to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.
Calls TIP! You can search your contacts from the call screen. Touch and touch in right lower column of screen Scroll through your contacts or enter the first few letters of a name to filter the list. Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press the hard key to answer the call. Tap to mute the ringing. This is great if you’ve forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. Press the hard key to reject an incoming call.
In-call options 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Speaker - Touch to turn on the speaker phone. Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.
Calls Adjusting the call volume To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the right side of the phone. Speed dialling The basics 24 You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number. 1 From the home screen touch to open Contacts. 2 Touch and choose Speed dials. 3 Your voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact. 4 Your contacts will open.
TIP! You can combine your calls by touching “Join icon” then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling. NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make. Turning off DTMF DTMF allows you to use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls. DTMF is switched on as default. To turn it off during a call (to make a note of a number for example) touch and select DTMF off. Touch and select Communicate and tap Call history.
Calls Using call divert Using call barring 1 T ouch , select Settings and choose Call settings. 2 Touch Call divert and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls. 3 Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable. 4 Input the number you’d like to divert to. 5 Touch Request to activate. NOTE: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details. 1 T ouch , select Settings and choose Call settings.
Changing the common call setting TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 1 T ouch , select Settings and choose Call settings. 2 Touch Common settings. From here you can amend the settings for: Call reject - Slide the switch left to highlight the Reject list.
Calls Changing your video call settings 1 T ouch , select Settings and choose Video call settings. 2 Choose the settings for your video calling. Determine whether to Use private picture and select one, and/or switch on the mirror to see yourself on screen when making a video call.
Contacts Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the home screen 1 From the home screen touch to open Contacts. Touch Name and enter the name of the contact using the key pad. 2 Touch Call or the hard key to initiate the call. TIP! You can search by group by touching and selecting Search by group. This will bring up a list of all your groups. From the main menu 1 Touch , select Communicate. 2 Touch Contacts and Search.
Contacts 6A ssign the contact to one or more groups. Choose from No group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP. 7 You can also add a Ringtone, Birthday, Anniversary, Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address and a Memo. 8 Touch Save to save the contact. TIP! You can create customised groups for your contacts, see Creating a group on page 31. The basics 30 LG GT500 | User Guide Contact options There are many things you can do when viewing a contact.
Send business card - Send the contact’s details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message, Multimedia message, Email or via Bluetooth. TIP! Message - Send a message to the contact. See page 34 for details on how to send messages. Creating a group 1 F rom the home screen touch and select the Communicate tab. Touch Contacts and select Groups. 2 Touch . 3 Select Add group. 4 Enter a name for your new group. 5 Touch Save.
Contacts The basics 32 1 F rom the Communicate tab touch Contacts and select Contacts settings. 2 From here you can adjust the following settings: Contact list settings - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & USIM, Handset only or USIM only. You can also choose to show the first name or last name of a contact first. You can display with quick command key among Make voice call, Make video call or Send a message. In contact list touch to call directly. You can change this setting.
Restore contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone’s information on page 97. Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your contacts. 01 02 03 04 Viewing information 05 1 F rom the Communicate tab touch Contacts and Information. 2 From here you can view your Service dial numbers, your Own number, your Memory info. (how much memory space you’ve got left) and My business card.
Messaging Messaging Your GT500 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu. There are two ways to enter the messaging centre: 1 From the home screen, touch or touch , then select Communicate and choose New message. Sending a message The basics 34 1 T ouch then Create new message to open a blank message. 2 From here you can choose Message to send an SMS or MMS, or choose Email to send an email. See page 41 for details.
Entering text There are five ways to enter text: Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, Handwriting-Double Box. Tap the screen once, then the keyboard shows up. Touch to turn on T9 predictive text. You can change the writing languages. Tap to change between the numbers, symbols and texts keypads. Use to scroll through the different keyboard types in each text entry mode (for example, capitals or lowercase). To enter a space touch .
Messaging Keyboard Handwriting recognition In Keyboard mode the screen flips to landscape and a full keyboard appears on screen. Simply touch each letter to write your message and press: to switch to upper case to add a space In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GT500 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Screen or Box depending on your preferred view. (Handwriting- Screen, HandwritingBox, Handwriting-Double Box.
Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into letters, numbers or other character, and displays these characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only active where text can be entered. Note: Most letters can be written using different stroke styles. See the tables below. The arrow selects whether the letter is upper or lower case, not the style of writing.
