Some of 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.
Getting to know your phone Power key Turns the phone on/off. Earpiece Proximity Sensor WARNING: Moisture on the proximity sensor may cause it to malfunction. Please wipe any moisture off the sensor surface. End key • Rejects a call. • Press once to return to the home screen. Call key Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. Multitasking key WARNING: Putting a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen functionality.
Getting to know your phone Music key Camera key • Go to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key. 8 LG GT550 | User Guide Volume keys • When the screen is idle: key tone volume. • During a call: earpiece volume. • When playing a track: controls volume continuously. Charger, Data cable (USB cable) TIP: Before connecting the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered on the network.
Open view Battery cover SIM card socket Battery Camera lens Memory card socket 9
Installing the SIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Press and hold down the battery release button on the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover. 2 Remove the battery Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it away from the battery compartment. WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. 10 LG GT550 | User Guide 3 Install the SIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder.
4 Install the battery First insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the phone’s terminals. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clips into place.
Charging your phone Memory card 1 Ensure the battery is fully charged before using the phone for the first time. 2 With the arrow facing you as shown in the diagram push the plug on the travel adapter into the socket on the side of the phone until it clicks into place. 3 Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the main socket. Use only the charger included in the box. 4 The moving bars of battery icon will stop after charging is complete.
Menu map Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus by scrolling through the icons: Communication, Multimedia, Utilities and Settings.
Your home screen From this screen you can access menu options, make a call, view the status of your phone and much more. Touch screen tips The home screen is also a great place to get used to using the touch screen. To select an item, touch the centre of the icon. • Do not to press too hard; the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, firm touch. • Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you require. Be careful not to touch any other keys.
Customising the home screen 1. Shortcut home screen 2. Widget home screen (active) 3. Contact home screen 4. Multimedia home screen Quick keys The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most. Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad, which lets you make a call. Enter the number using the normal key pad and touch Voice call. Touch to open your contacts. To search for the number you want to call: Enter the name of the contact using the touchpad.
Your standby 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 or GPRS is active. Below is a table which explains the meaning of the icons you’re most likely to see in the status bar.
Changing your Status from the status bar Using the Multitasking function Touch the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3 and Bluetooth status. Here you can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/deactivate Bluetooth. Press the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running and access them with one touch.
Calls Making a call 1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit touch the clear key. 3 Press the hard key to initiate the call. 4 To end the call press the hard key. TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and hold . TIP! Press the lock/ unlock hard key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. 18 LG GT550 | User Guide TIP! To bring up the keypad during a call, press the . TIP! Touch to unlock.
Making a call from your contacts Answering and rejecting a call 1 From the standby screen touch to open the address book. 2 Enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call. 3 From the filtered list, touch the contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved. 4 Touch . When your phone rings press the hard key or touch 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.
Calls In-call options 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 become visible. 20 LG GT550 | User Guide 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.
Adjusting the call volume Making a second call To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the left edge of the phone. 1 During your initial call, touch and select the number you want to call. 2 Dial the number or search your contacts (see Making a call on page 22 for details). 3 Press to connect the call. 4 Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold.
Calls TIP! You can combine your calls by selecting Accept 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.
TIP! From any call log touch and Delete all to delete all the recorded items. TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call. Using call divert 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Call divert. 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.
Calls TIP! Select Fixed dial number 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. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone. Changing the common call setting 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Common settings. From here you can amend the settings for: 24 LG GT550 | User Guide Call reject - Slide the switch to On to highlight the Reject list.
BT answer mode - Select Hands-free to be able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset, or select Handset to press a key on the handset to answer a call. Save new number - Select Yes to save a new number. 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.
Contacts Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the standby screen 1 From the standby screen touch to open the address book. Select the contact from the list that you want to make a call. 2 Touch or press the hard key to initiate the call. From the main menu , select . 1 Touch 2 Touch and select Search. 3 You see a list of contacts, typing in the first letter of a contact’s name will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list.
4 You can enter up to five different numbers per contact. Each entry has a preset type Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax, and General. When you have finished, touch Close. 5 Add an email address. 6 Assign 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.
Contacts 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! Send message - Send a message to the contact. If the contact has an email address, select whether you’d like to send an email or SMS/MMS. See page 35 for details on how to send messages. Creating a group 1 2 3 4 5 Touch and select . Touch then Groups. Touch . Select Add group. Enter a name for your new group.
Changing your contact settings You can adapt your contact settings so that your address book suits your own preferences. 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. 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Settings.
Contacts Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your address book. Viewing information 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Information. 3 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. TIP! If you’ve yet to add a business card for yourself, select My business card and enter all your details as you would for any contact.
Messaging Messaging Your GT550 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu. There are two ways to enter the messaging centre: 1 Touch from the standby screen. 2 Touch from the standby screen, then select and choose . 5 Touch T(1) at the top of the screen to enter the recipient’s number, or touch the search icon to open your address book. You can add multiple contacts. Touch Send when ready.
Messaging Entering text T9 predictive There are five ways to enter text: Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, Handwriting-Double Box. You can chose your input method by tapping and Input method. Tap the screen once, the keyboard appears. In T9 mode you will see . T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you’re writing based on the key sequences you touch.
Abc manual In Abc mode you will see . In Abc mode you must touch the key repeatedly to enter a letter. For example, to write ‘hello’, touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three times again, then 6 three times. Keyboard 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 TIP! Keyboard mode predicts and shows what you will type in next.
Messaging Handwriting recognition Alphabet In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your GT550 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Screen or Box depending on your preferred view. If you select capital letter mode (ABC), letters you type will be inserted as capital letters even if you write in small letters, and vice versa. TIP! You may find it easier to use the stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage.
Letter M Strokes Numbers Numbers are written above the arrow.
Messaging Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GT550. 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 finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 Touch then tap . then scroll menu 2 Select to Settings. 3 Touch Email then Email accounts. 4 Touch Add Account. 5 Setup Wizard will help you set up your email settings.
SMTP authentication - Turn on SMTP authentication if the outgoing server requires user name and password to send email. Account name - Enter the mailbox name that you wish to appear as the account name for the Mailbox. Now your account is set up, it will appear in the list of accounts in your Email folder. 6 You can check and edit settings by selecting the account in the list. You can also check the additional settings that were filled in automatically when you created the account.
Messaging Access points - Choose your Internet access point. Auto retrieve - Choose whether to retrieve your new emails automatically. Advanced settings - Choose whether to use the advanced settings. SMTP port number - Normally, this will be 25. SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether to use SSL for outgoing server. Incoming server port Normally, this is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for IMAP4 accounts. 38 LG GT550 | User Guide Incoming TLS/SSL - Choose whether to use SSL for incoming server.
Retrieving your email You can automatically or manually check your account for new emails. See ‘Changing your email settings’ on page 44 to check automatically. To check manually: 1 Touch then select and . 2 Touch Mailbox. 3 Touch the account you want to use then . 4 Choose Retrieve and your GT550 will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages. Sending an email using your new account 1 Touch New Email in the Communicate menu and a new email will open.
Messaging Changing your email settings You can change your email settings according to your own preferences. 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. 1 Touch then select and . 2 Touch Settings and Email and then you can adapt the following settings: Allow reply Email - Choose to allow the sending of ‘read, confirmation’ messages.
New email notification Choose whether to be alerted to new emails. Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on. Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages. Message folders You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your GT550, which is fairly self-explanatory. Inbox - All the messsages you receive are placed into your inbox From here you can view, delete and more, see Managing your messages below for details.
Messaging Managing your messages You can use your Inbox to manage your messages. 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. 1 Touch then select and . 2 Select Inbox. 3 Touch and then choose to: Delete - Delete marked messages. Create new message - Open a new blank message or email. Move to My folders - Move the marked messages to My folders.
Using templates Using emoticons Create templates for the SMS and MMS messages you send most frequently. You’ll find some templates already on your phone, you can edit these if you wish. 1 Touch then choose Templates on the Communicate menu. 2 Choose Text templates or Multimedia templates. You can then touch to Add new, Delete or Delete all templates. 3 Touch Add template to create a new template. 4 You can view the template by selecting it on the list and edit it by touching on the view screen.
Messaging Changing your text message settings Your GT550 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your preferences. 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. Touch then choose Settings on the Communicate menu. Select Text message. You can make changes to: Text message centre - Enter the details of your message centre.
Changing your multimedia message settings Your GT550 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your preferences. Touch , select then . Chose Settings and Multimedia message. You can make changes to: Retrieval mode - Choose Home or Roaming network. If you then choose Manual you will receive only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to download them in full.
Messaging Changing your other settings Touch , choose Settings on the Communicate menu then: Voicemail - Touch to add a new Voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information on the service they provide. 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.
Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Press the key on the right side of the phone briefly. 2 The viewfinder will appear on screen. 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo. 4 Position the phone so you can see the subject of your photo in the preview screen. 5 When the camera has focused on your subject, either press the on the side of the phone firmly or press the red box on the lower right of the screen to take the photo.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings on page 61 for details. Camera mode - Camera mode is selected. Video camera mode - Touch this icon to switch to video mode. Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen. Gallery Brightness - See Adjusting the Exposure on page 61. Shot mode - See Choosing a shot type on page 53. Take a picture to zoom in or Zoom - Touch to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys.
Choosing a shot type Adjusting the exposure 1 Touch to open the available shot types. 2 Choose from two options: Normal shot -This is the default shot type, the photo will be taken in the normal way, as outlined in taking a quick photo. Burst shot - This enables you to take 3/6/9 shots automatically in very quick succession. Exposure defines the difference between light and dark (contrast) in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.
Camera Using continuous shot mode Using the advanced settings Continuous shot mode is great for taking photos of moving objects or at sporting events. 1 Touch to open the available shot types and select Burst shot. 2 Select the shot count that you would like to take continuously. 3 Position the subject in the viewfinder and press the capture button as you would to take a normal photo. 4 The camera will take 3/6/9 pictures in quick sequence.
White balance - Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy. Night mode - Useful to use at dark place. Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed before the camera takes the picture. Choose from 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for that group photo you want to be part of. Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality the sharper a photo will be, but the file size will increase.
Camera TIP! The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you’ll be able to see the image change in preview behind the settings menu. Changing the image size The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more of your memory. If you want to fit more pictures on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller. 1 From the viewfinder touch in the top left corner.
TIP! You can change a photo taken in colour to black and white or sepia after it’s taken, but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia back to colour. Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photo’s from within the camera mode. Simply touch and your gallery will appear on screen.
Video camera Shooting a quick video 1 Press the camera key on the right side of the phone. 2 On the Camera preview mode touch the camera icon in the view finder to switch to video mode. The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen. 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video. 4 Press the capture button once to start recording. Or press the red dot at the bottom right of the screen.
After you’ve shot your video A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The name of the video runs along the bottom of the screen together with five icons down the right side . Touch to view a gallery of saved videos . Touch to delete the video you have just made and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear. Touch to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved. V120108_06.37.3gp Touch to play the video.
Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings on page 61 for details. Video mode - Video mode is selected. Image size Saving to handset memory/external memory Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen. Gallery Brightness - See Adjusting the exposure on page 61. Video size Recording stop Recording start Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to zoom out. Camera mode - Touch this icon to switch to camera mode.
Adjusting the Exposure Using the advanced settings Exposure defines the difference between light and dark (contrast) in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper. 1 Touch . 2 Slide the exposure indicator along the bar, left for a lower exposure, hazier image, or right for a higher contrast, sharper image. From the viewfinder touch Settings to open all the advanced settings options.
Video camera White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your videos is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy. Quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality the sharper a video will be, but the file size will increase as a result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer videos in the phone’s memory.
Changing the video image size The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more memory. If you want to fit more videos on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller. 1 From the viewfinder touch in the top left corner. 2 Select Video size from the Preview menu. 3 Select a pixel value from the two options: 320x240 - Large image size, therefore larger file size.
Video camera Watching your saved videos 1 In the viewfinder touch . 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Touch the video you want to view once to bring it to the front of the gallery. 4 Touch the video a second time to open it fully.
Your photos and videos Viewing your photos and videos Using zoom when viewing a photo 1 Touch on your camera preview screen. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Touch the video or photo twice to open it fully. 4 To play the video touch . To pause playback touch . To zoom in press repeatedly. To zoom out press . Use the thumbnail in the bottom right corner to move the focus area.
Your photos and videos Capturing an image from a video 1 Select the video you would like to capture an image from. 2 Touch to pause the video on the frame you’d like to convert to an image and touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu. 3 From the options menu select . 4 The image will appear on screen, with its assigned image name. 5 Touch the image then to return to the gallery. 6 The image will be saved in your Media Album folder and appear in the gallery.
There are options within slideshows: Touch to skip to the next photo. Touch to pause the slideshow on a particular photo. Touch again to resume playback. Touch to increase or decrease the speed of the slideshow. Setting a photo as wallpaper 1 Touch the photo you would like to set as wallpaper twice to open it. Turn the phone to landscape. 2 Touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu. 3 Touch . 4 The screen will switch to portrait mode. You can then change the size of the picture.
Your photos and videos Editing your photos There are loads of great things you can do to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up a little. 1 Open the photo you’d like to edit and touch to bring up the options. 2 Touch the icons to adapt your photo: Crop your photo. Choose a square or circular crop area and move your finger across the screen to select the area. Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the thickness of the line from the four options and the colour you would like use.
Touch to open further effect options including Rotate. There are also more advanced editing options. See Resize, Morphing, Colour Accent, Add images etc. See Adding an effect to a photo on page 70. Adding text to a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Select Signature to add unframed text or choose one of the speech bubble shapes. 3 Enter your text using the keypad and touch Save. 4 Move the text by touching it and sliding it to the place you’d like it to be. Touch to return to the gallery.
Your photos and videos Adding an effect to a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Choose to apply any of the six options to the photo: Face beautify - Automatically detect a face in the image and brighten it up. Tunnel effect - Lomo camera effect. Colour negative - Colour negative effect. Black and white - Black and white colour effect. Sepia - Sepia effect. Blur - Apply a blurred effect. Sharpen - Move the marker along the bar to sharpen the focus of the photo.
3 To undo an effect simply touch Undo. TIP! You can add more than one effect to a photo, except for a colour effect. Morphing a photo Morphing a photo is great for changing the facial expressions of friends, or just for distorting a photo for artistic effect. 1 From the editing screen touch . 2 Choose Morphing and four crosses will appear on the photo. 3 Move the crosses around the photo so they are on the part you’d like to morph.
Your photos and videos Adding a colour accent to a photo Swapping the colours in a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Choose Colour Accent. 3 Select part of the photo. A traced line will appear around everything in that area which is of the same or similar colour. For example, someone’s hair or the colour of their jumper. 4 Touch OK. 5 All colour will be removed from the photo, apart from the section marked for colour accenting.
Trimming the length of your video 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Trim. 3 Touch and mark the new start and end points using . 4 Touch Play cropped to ensure you are happy with the new cut. 5 Touch Save or, alternatively, touch to return to the gallery and discard the changes. Merging two videos together 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Video merge.
Your photos and videos 6 Press Save followed by Yes to save the new merged video. Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. 7 Repeat these steps to merge more videos. Merging a photo with a video 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Image merge. 3 The My stuff folder will open select either My Images or My memory card (if fitted). Choose the photo you would like to merge into your video and touch Select.
Adding text to a video 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Text overlay. 3 Enter your text using the keypad and select Done. 4 Touch and mark when you’d like the text to appear using . 5 Touch the area of the screen you’d like the text to appear in. 6 Touch to mark when you’d like the text to disappear. 7 Touch Preview to ensure you are happy with the text overlay. 8 Touch Save followed by Yes.
Your photos and videos Overlaying a photo 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Image overlay. 3 The My stuff folder will open select either My images or My memory card (if fitted). Choose the photo you would like to overlay your video and touch Select. 4 Touch and mark when you’d like the photo to appear using . 5 Touch the area of the screen you’d like the photo to appear in.
4 Touch to view your video. When you get to the part you’d like to record your voice over, press . 5 Press or to stop recording and playback. 6 Touch Preview to ensure you are happy with the voice recording. 7 Touch Save followed by Yes to save. Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. 8 Repeat these steps to add more voice recordings to the video. Adding a soundtrack to your video 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.
Your photos and videos Changing the speed of your video 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Time scaling. 3 Select one of the four speed options: x4, x2, x1/4, x1/2. 4 Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. NOTE: Only 3gp Video file can be edited.
Multimedia You can store any multimedia files 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 files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory. To access the Multimedia menu, touch then . Touch to open a list of folders storing all of your multimedia files.
Multimedia Send - Send the image to a friend. Move - Move an image from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Copy - Copy an image from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Delete - Delete an image. Rename - Rename an image. Print - Print the selected image using a printer. Create new folder - Create a new folder within the My images folder. Slide show - Start a slide show. List/Grid view - Grid view to List view or vice versa. Folder info.
Using an image Printing an image You can choose images to use as wallpapers and screensavers or even to identify a caller. 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then My images. 3 Select an image and touch . 4 Touch Use as and choose from: Wallpaper - Set a wallpaper for the standby screen. Contacts image - Allocate an image to a particular person in your contacts list so that their picture shows when they call you. Start-up image - Set an image to appear when you switch the phone on.
Multimedia Moving or copying an image Creating a slide show You can move or copy an image between the phone memory and the memory card. You might want to do this to either free up some space in one of the memory banks or to safeguard your images from being lost. 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then My images. 3 Touch and select Move or Copy. 4 You can mark/unmark the images by tapping it sequentially. Mark the image that you want to move or copy and touch Copy/Move.
Using a sound 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then My sounds. 3 Select Default sounds or Voice recordings. 4 Select a sound and and it will begin to play. 5 Touch and select Use as. 6 Choose from Ringtone, Message tone, Start-up or Shut down. Videos The My videos folder shows a list of downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on your phone. Watching a video 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then My videos. 3 Select a video to play.
Multimedia Editing a video clip While your video is being played and is in pause mode you can choose from a number of options to edit the video clip. 1 Select a video and touch Play. 2 Touch then . 3 Touch Video editor and choose from: Trim - Cut the video down to only the part you want. Video merge - Merge the video with another video clip. Image merge - Merge the video with an image from your Images folder. Text overlay - Add text to the video. Image overlay - Add an image to the video.
Using the video options menu Folder info - View the Name, Size, From the My videos folder, you can choose from the following options: Send - Send a video to a friend. Move - Move a video clip from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Copy - Copy a video clip from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Delete - Delete a video. Rename - Rename a video. Create new folder - Create a new folder within the My videos folder. Sort by - Sort videos into order by Date, Type or Name.
Multimedia Installing a game/application via local install Using the games options menu 1 Touch then . 2 Touch and Others or My memory card if external memory is inserted. 3 Select the file(*.jad or *.jar) to install and press Install command. An application will be installed. NOTE: The jad should contain its own jar. From the Games folder, the following options are available when you touch : Delete – Delete a file. Create new folder – Create a folder within My games & Apps. Rename – Rename a file.
Sort by - Sort the games and applications by Date, Size or Name. Memory manager - View the memory status. Delete all - Delete all files. Documents From the Documents menu, you can view all of your document files. From here you can view Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Text and pdf files. To transfer using Bluetooth: 1 Make sure your phone and computer have Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another. 2 Use your computer to send the file via Bluetooth.
Multimedia Others Creating a movie The Others folder is used to store files which are not pictures, sounds, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way as the Documents folder. You may find that when you transfer files from your computer to your phone that they appear in the Others folder rather than the Documents folder. If this happens you can move them. To move a file from Others to Documents: 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then Others. 3 Select a file and touch .
8 Touch then Save Location to choose where to save the movie. Music Your LG GT550 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then then . From here you can access a number of folders: Recently played - View all of the songs you have played recently. 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.
Multimedia Transferring music onto your phone The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via Bluetooth or your sync cable. You can also use LG PC Suite, see page 102 for details. To transfer using Bluetooth: 1 Make sure both devices have Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another. 2 Select the music file on the other device and choose to send it via Bluetooth. 3 When the file is ready to be sent you should accept it on your phone by touching Yes.
Using options while playing music Touch and choose from: Minimise - Make the music player screen disappear so that you can continue using your phone as normal. File info. - View information including the Name, Size, Date, Time, Type, Duration, Protection and Copyright of the song. Send - Send the song as a message or via Bluetooth. Use as - Use the song as Ringtone, Message tone, Start-up or Shut down.
Multimedia Editing a playlist Deleting a playlist From time to time, you may want to add new songs or delete songs from a playlist. When you want to do this, you can edit the playlist. 1 Touch then . 2 Touch , then Playlists. 3 Select the playlist. 4 Touch and select: Add new songs – To add more songs to the playlist. Mark the ones you want and touch Done. Remove – Remove a song from the playlist. Touch Yes to confirm. Memory staus - View the memory status.
Searching for stations Resetting channels You can tune radio stations into your phone by searching for them either manually or automatically. They will then be saved to specific channel numbers so you don’t have to keep re-tuning. You can save up to 50 channels in your phone. You must first attach the headset to the phone as this acts as the antenna. To auto tune: 1 Touch then . 2 Touch then . 3 Touch Auto scan. Then the stations will be automatically found and allocated to a channel in your phone.
Organiser Adding an event to your calendar 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . Select Calendar. 2 Select the date you would like to add an event to. 3 Touch then Add event. 4 Touch Category then choose from Appointment, Anniversary or Birthday. Check the date and enter the time you would like your event to begin. 5 For appointments and anniversaries enter the time and date your event finishes in the lower two time and date boxes.
Changing your default calendar view Adding an item to your to do list 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . Select Settings. 2 Touch Calendar and choose either Monthly view or Week view. 3 Set week starts on. 4 Touch Save to confirm your choice. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select To do and touch Add to do. 3 Set the date for the to do item, add notes and select a priority level: High, Medium or Low. 4 Save your to do list item by selecting Save.
Organiser Sharing a to do item Adding a memo 1 From the standby screen select , then and choose . Select To do. 2 Select the to do item you would like to share, then touch . 3 Select Send. You can choose to share your to do item by Text message, Multimedia msg., Email or Bluetooth. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . Select Memo. 2 Touch Add memo. 3 Type your memo, followed by Save. 4 Your memo will appear on screen next time you open the Memo application.
Using date finder Setting your alarm Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of days has passed. For example, 60 days from 10.10.07 will be 09.12.2007. This is great for keeping tabs on deadlines. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select Date finder. 3 In the From tab set your required date. 4 In the After tab set the number of days. 5 The Target date will be shown below.
Organiser 7 Add a memo for the alarm. Touch Save when you have finished typing the memo. 8 Finally you can set the snooze interval at 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes, 1hour or off. 9 Once you have set your alarm, touch Save. NOTE: You can set up to 5 alarms. TIP! Touch on/off icon on the right hand side of the alarm to set. 94 LG GT550 | User Guide Adding a memo with drawing panel 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Touch Add drawing. 3 Draw your memo on the touch screen LCD followed by .
Recording a sound or voice Sending the voice recording 1 2 3 4 5 1 Once you have finished recording, touch . 2 Touch Send via and choose from Message, Email or Bluetooth. If you choose Message or Email, the recording will be added to the message and you can write and send it as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on.
Organiser Using your calculator Converting a unit 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select Calculator. 3 Touch the numeric keys to input numbers. 4 For simple calculations, touch the function you require (+, –, *, /), followed by =. 5 For more complex calculations, touch and choose from sin, cos, tan, log, ln, exp, sqrt, deg or rad etc.. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select Converter.
Using the stopwatch 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select Stopwatch. 3 Touch Start to begin the timer. 4 Touch Lap if you want to record a lap time. 5 Touch Stop to end the timer. 6 Touch Resume to restart the stopwatch at the time you stopped it at, or touch Reset to begin the time again. Adding a city to your world time 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select World time. 3 Touch the , followed by Add city.
PC Sync You can synchronise your PC with your phone to make sure all your important details and dates match, and also to backup your files to put your mind at ease. Installing LG PC Suite on your computer 1 From the standby screen press and select and choose . 2 Select USB connection mode and choose. PC internet Mass storage PC suite Music sync Always ask 3 Insert the supplied CD into your PC. Click on the LG PC Suite Installer which will appear on your screen.
Backing up and restoring your phone’s information Viewing your phone files on your PC 1 Connect your phone to your PC as outlined above. 2 Click on the Backup icon, and select Backup or Restore. 3 Mark the contents you would like to back up or restore. Select the location you would like to backup information to, or restore information from. Click OK. 4 Your information will be backed up or restored. 1 Connect your phone to your PC as outlined previously. 2 Click on the Contents icon.
PC Sync Synchronising your contacts 1 Connect your phone to your PC. 2 Click on the Contacts icon. 3 Your PC will now import and display all contacts saved to your USIM card and handset. 4 Click on File and select Save. You can now select where you would like to save your contacts to. NOTE: To backup contacts saved to your USIM card, click on the SIM card folder on the left side of your PC screen. Select Edit at the top of the screen, then Select all. Right-click your contacts and select Copy to contact.
Using your phone as a mass storage device Using your phone as Music Sync device Your phone can be used as a mass storage device. 1 Disconnect your phone from your PC. 2 From the standby screen select , then touch . 3 Select , then USB connection mode. 4 Touch Mass storage. 5 Connect your phone to your PC. Your phone will read: Connected. 6 All of your phone files will automatically be stored onto your PC hard drive. NOTE: Your phone must be unplugged from your PC to initiate Mass Storage.
The web Browser Browser gives you a fast, full colour world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and loads more, straight to your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into. Accessing the web 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 To access the browser homepage directly, select Home. Alternately select Enter address and type in your desired URL, followed by Connect. NOTE: An additional cost is incurred when connecting to this service and downloading content.
Using RSS reader Saving a page RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a feed, web feed, or channel, contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favourite web sites in an automated manner that is easier than checking them manually.
The web Accessing a saved page 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . 2 Select Saved pages. 3 Select the required page and it wil open. Viewing your browser history 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose . Select History. 2 A list of web page titles you have accessed recently will be displayed. To access one of these pages, simply select the required page.
Using your phone as a modem Your GT550 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. Using the USB cable: 1 Ensure you have the LG PC Suite installed on your PC. 2 Connect your GT550 and your PC using the USB cable and launch the LG PC Suite software. 3 Click Internet Kit on your PC. Then click New button and select Modem. 4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem and select OK. It will now appear on screen.
The web 5 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem and select OK. It will now appear on screen. 6 Write the Profile that can connect to the Internet and save the values. 7 The profile that you create will appear on your PC screen. Select it and click Connect. Your PC will connect through your GT550. NOTE: For more information on Bluetooth see page 116.
Settings Within this folder you can adapt your settings to make your GT550 personal to you. NOTE: For information on call settings see page 28. Personalising your profiles You can quickly change your profile on the standby screen. Simply touch the status summary bar on the top and touch the profile tab. Using the settings menu you can personalise each profile setting. 1 Press and then choose . 2 Touch Profiles and then choose the profile you want to edit.
Settings Brightness - Adjust the screen brightness. Greeting message - Choose on or off and fill in the greeting message. Start-up/Shut down - Choose the theme for your start-up/ shut down screen. 2 Touch Save to save your settings. Changing your phone settings Enjoy the freedom of adapting how your GT550 works to your own style. 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.
Reset settings - Reset all the settings to their factory definitions. Handset information - View the technical information for your GT550. Changing your connectivity settings Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone from the off. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. Touch then . Select .
Settings Preferred lists - If the network is searching automatically, you can add a prefer red network to be connected to. The following options are available. Internet profiles - This menu shows the Internet profiles. You can create new profiles, delete or edit them by using the Option Menu. However, you cannot delete or edit default configurations depending on country variant. Access points - Your network operator has already saved this information. You can add new access points using this menu.
Using memory manager Your GT550 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 memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available. Touch followed by . Select then Memory Manager. Handset common memory - View the memory available on your GT550 for Pictures, Sounds, Video, Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications and others.
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. To send a file: 1 Open the file you want to send, typically this will be a photo, video or music file. 2 Choose Send. Choose Bluetooth. 3 If you have already paired the Bluetooth device, your GT550 will not automatically search for other Bluetooth devices.
Changing your bluebooth settings: 1 Touch and choose . 2 Choose then touch and choose Settings. Make your changes to: My device visibility - Choose to be Visible or Hidden or Visible for 1 min. My device name - Enter a name for your GT550. Supported services - Choose how to use Bluetooth in association with different services. See Using your phone as a modem on page 109 or Using a Bluetooth headset on page 118. Remote SIM Mode - Turn on or off. My address - Show your Bluetooth address.
Settings Using a Bluetooth headset 1 Check your Bluetooth is On and Visible. 2 Follow the instructions that came with your headset to place your headset in pairing mode and pair your devices. 3 Touch Ask before connect or Always connect and touch Yes to Connect now. Your GT550 will automatically switch to Headset profile. TIP! See page 29 for details on BT answer mode so that you can control how you answer calls when your Bluetooth headset is connected.
