ENGLISH User Guide GT540 P/N : MMBB0381606 (1.0) WR GT540_ZAF_VDC_South Africa_Cover1 1 www.lg.com 2010.7.
Bluetooth QD ID B016480 GT540_ZAF_VDC_South Africa_Cover2 2 2010.7.
GT540 User Guide • Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider. • This handset has a touch screen keypad and is not recommended for people with impaired vision. • Copyright ©2010 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact GT540 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_072 2 2010.7.
Contents Guidelines for safe and efficient use...........................................7 Important notice....................13 1. Phone memory.................13 2. Optimising Battery Life......13 3. I nstalling an Open Source OS...................................14 4. Using Unlock pattern ........15 5. U sing Safe Mode and Hard Reset.......................15 6. C onnecting to Wi-Fi networks..........................16 7. Using a microSD card........17 8. O pening and Switching Applications.........
Contents Contacts.................................40 Searching for a contact.........40 Adding a new contact............40 Favourite Contacts................41 Creating a group...................41 Messaging/E-mail..................42 Messaging............................42 Sending a message...............42 Entering text.........................43 T9 mode..............................43 Abc mode.............................44 123 Mode............................44 Entering accented letters.......
Editing your photos...............58 Rotating your photo...............59 Adding text to a photo...........59 Adding an effect to a photo....59 Cropping a photo .................60 Tuning your photo.................60 Adding frames......................60 Adding clipart.......................60 Using the drawpad................61 Adding stamps......................61 Resizing...............................61 Editing your videos................61 Trimming the length of the video..............................
Contents Voice recorder......................75 Recording a sound or voice....75 Sending the voice recording...75 Browser (OPEN).....................76 Browser................................76 Accessing the Web................76 Using the Web tool bar..........76 Using options........................76 Adding and accessing bookmarks...........................77 Changing Web browser settings................................77 Browser (Vodacom)...............78 Vodafone Live!......................78 Settings.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use Please read these simple guidelines. Not following these guidelines may be dangerous or illegal. SAR limit recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is 2W/kg averaged over 10 g Exposure to radio of tissue. frequency energy • The highest SAR value for this Radio wave exposure and model phone tested by DASY4 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for use at the ear is 1.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use Product care and maintenance WARNING Only use batteries, chargers, and accessories approved for use with this particular phone model. The use of any other types may invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the phone, and may be dangerous. • Do not disassemble this unit. Take it to a qualified service technician when repair work is required. • Keep away from electrical appliances, such as TVs, radios, and personal computers.
• Do not subject this unit to excessive smoke or dust. • Do not keep the phone next to credit cards or transport tickets; it can affect the information on the magnetic strips. • Do not tap the screen with a sharp object, as it may damage the phone. • Do not expose the phone to liquid or moisture. • Use accessories like earphones cautiously. Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use • When your vehicle is equipped with an air bag, do not obstruct with installed or portable wireless equipment. It can cause the air bag to fail or cause serious injury due to improper performance. • If you are listening to music while on the go, please make sure the volume is at a reasonable level so you are aware of your surroundings. This is particularly important when near roads.
• Do not transport or store flammable gas, liquid, or explosives in the same compartment of your vehicle as your mobile phone and accessories. In aircraft Wireless devices can cause interference in aircraft. • Turn your mobile phone off, or activate flight mode before boarding any aircraft. • Do not use it on the ground without permission from the crew. Emergency calls Emergency calls may not be available in all mobile networks.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use • Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance. The battery pack may be recharged hundreds of times until it needs replacing. • Recharge the battery if it has not been used for a long time to maximise usability. • Do not expose the battery charger to direct sunlight or use it in high humidity, such as in the bathroom. • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places, this may deteriorate battery performance.
Important notice Please check to see if any problems you have encountered with your phone are described in this section, before taking the phone in for service or calling a service representative. 2. Optimising Battery Life You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features that you don't need to run constantly in the background. You can also monitor how applications and 1. Phone memory system resources consume battery power.
Important notice To check the battery charge level 1. On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> About phone> Status. 2. The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. To monitor and control what uses the battery 1. On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings > About phone > Battery use. 2. The top of the screen displays battery usage time.
4. Using Unlock pattern 5. Using Safe Mode and If you do not have Google account, you don't create the Google account on the phone, or you forget it, you can use Hard Reset. * Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset) If it does not restore to the original condition, use Hard Reset to initialise your phone. Hard Reset Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. Opens a set of screens Using Safe mode that guide you through drawing a * To recover from malfunction screen unlock pattern. state of your phone 1.
Important notice When your phone turns on and the lock screen displays, press and hold the volume up + Home + Search keys all at the same time (for five seconds). When the pop up screen is shown, choose OK to reset your phone. Please note, after you perform Hard Reset, all your data and applications on your phone will be erased and cannot be reversed. WARNING! If you perform Hard Reset, all user applications and user data will be deleted.
- If the network is secured, you're prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.) 4. The Status bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status. 7. Using a microSD card Pictures, along with Music and Video files, can only be saved to external memory. Before using the built-in camera, you need to insert a micro SD memory card to your phone first. Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save pictures and video you had taken.
Important notice starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily. To stop the application you use 1. On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings> Applications> Manage applications. 2. Scroll to the desire application and touch Force stop to stop using it. 9. Connecting your phone to a computer via USB NOTE: You need LG PC Suite to use GT540 via USB cable with PC.
NOTE: Unlock screen when using data connection Your display will go dark if untouched for a period of time when using data connection. To turn on your LCD screen, just touch it. Tip! To use a microSD card on you phone again, you need to open the Notification drawer and touch "Turn off USB storage". 1. Unmount the microSD card on your computer. 2. Open the Notification drawer and touch Turn off USB storage. 3. Touch Turn off in the dialog that opens.
Getting to know your phone Menu key - Opens options menu and check what options are available. Earpiece Send key - Access to call logs and answers incoming calls. End/Power/Lock key - Ends or rejects a call. - Power ON / OFF Your phone by pressing and holding the key. - Turns off the screen and locks. Back key - Returns to the previous screen. Home key - Returns to home screen from any screen. Microphone 20 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0720 20 2010.7.
Volume keys - On the home screen: controls ringer volume. - During a call: controls your earpiece volume. - When playing a track: controls volume continuously. Charger, micro USB cable connector Search key - Search the web and contents in your phone. Camera key - Go to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key. Stereo earphone connector Back cover Camera lens microSD memory card slot Charger, micro USB cable connector T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.
Getting to know your phone Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring your new phone, you’ll need to set It up. To insert the SIM card and battery: 1 With the back of the phone facing you, remove the back cover. To remove the back cover, firmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover, and slide the cover up the camera lens. 2 Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. 22 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.
3 I nsert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery, then gently press the battery until it snaps into space. NOTE: If your phone does not connect to a network when you insert a SIM card and turn it on, please contact your service carrier to obtain the details of its access point name. Charging your phone 4 R eplace the back cover of the phone and slide it down into place until the latch clicks. T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.
Getting to know your phone NOTE: The GT540 has an internal antenna. Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area, as that will cause loss of performance. Installing the memory card 2 O pen the slot protection and insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. To store additional multimedia files such as captured images by using a built-in camera, you must insert a memory card to your phone.
WARNING! Do not insert or remove the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may damage the memory card as well as your phone, and the data stored on the memory card may be corrupted. Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If it isn’t, you must format it before you can use it. NOTE: All files on the card are deleted when you format the card. 6 I f you set the pattern lock, input the pattern lock and select Erase Everything.
Your Home screen Touch-screen tips Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone. Touch - To choose a menu/ option or open an application, touch it. Touch and hold - To open an options menu or grab an object you want to move, touch and hold it. Drag - To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touch screen. Flick - To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touch screen (drag quickly and release). Note •T o select an item, touch the centre of the icon.
Lock and unlock screen Whenever your GT540 is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. If you do not use the phone for a while, the home screen or other screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the battery. To wake up your phone, press Send, Home, or Power. The lock screen will appear and drag your finger to the right to unlock your home screen. The last screen you were working on opens. T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0727 27 27 2010.7.
Your Home screen Using your home screen Touch the Applications tab at the bottom of the screen. You can then view all your installed applications. < OPEN > < VODACOM > Applications NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider. Select your default home screen The user interface is based on two types of home screens: LG Home and Android Home. You can set your favourite home screen as the default.
LG Home Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts, folders, wallpapers, which are shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers. < OPEN > Left panel Centre panel Right panel < VODACOM > Tip! Small dots at the application tab on the bottom of the screen indicate which panel you’re viewing. 29 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0729 29 2010.7.
Your Home screen In your LG home screen, you can view quick keys on the bottom of the screen. The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most. < OPEN > ① ④ < VODACOM > ② ① ④ ③ ① Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch-dialling pad to make a call. ② Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu. Here, you can create a new message. ③ Touch the Vodafone Live! icon to access the Vodafone Live service.
Android Home Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts, folders, wallpapers, which are shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers. < OPEN > Left panel Centre panel Right panel < VODACOM > T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0731 31 31 2010.7.
Your Home screen Touch the Applications icon to open the applications menu. Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications. < OPEN > < VODACOM > Applications Adding widgets to your home screen You can customise your home screen by by adding shortcuts, widgets, folders or Wallpapers to it. For more convenience using your phone, add your favourite widgets on the home screen. NOTE: LG Home and Android Home provide this function.
5 Y ou will see a new folder’s icon on the home screen. Drag it to the desired locations on the desired panel and release your finger from the screen. To remove an application icon from the home screen: 1 Touch and hold that icon. The Applications icon will be change as the Trash icon. 2 Drag and draw an application icon to the Trash icon. Getting back to a recently used application 1 T ouch and hold the Home key. The screen will show you a pop up with icons of applications that you've used recently.
Your Home screen Icon Description Icon Description No SIM card Silent No signal Vibrate Wi-Fi is on and connected to an AP No SD card Wired headset Call forward Call hold Speakerphone Battery fully charged Battery is charging Data in Data out Call mute Data in and out Missed call USB to PC Bluetooth on Download Bluetooth connected Upload System warning GPS is acquiring Alarm GPS is on New voicemail Service message Flight mode Setting message 34 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.
Google Account Set-up The first time you open the 4 When you’re finished to Google application on your input name and username, phone, you will be required to tap Next. Your phone is sign in with your existing Google communicating with Google account. If you do not have a servers and checking Google account, you’re prompted username availability. to create one. 5 Enter and re-enter your password.
Google Account Set-up 3 O nce you have set up your Google account on your phone, your phone will be automatically synchronised with your Google account on the web. (It depends on your synchronization settings.) After sign in, you can use Google Mail, Google Calendar, Android Market and Google Map; download applications from Android Market; back up your settings to Google servers; and take advantage of other Google services on your phone. 36 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0736 36 2010.7.
Calls Making a call 1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Enter the number on the keypad. To delete a digit, touch the Clear icon . 3 Touch the Call icon to make a call. 4 To end a call, touch End. TIP! To enter “+” to make international calls, touch and hold down . Calling your contacts 1 T ouch to open your contacts. 2 Scroll through the contact list or enter the first letter(s) of the contact you want to call by touching Search.
Calls 2 C all the number, or search your contacts. 3 Touch the Call icon to connect the call. 4 Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and put on hold. 5 Touch to toggle between calls. Or touch to make a conference call. 6 To end active calls, touch End call. If there is no active call, it will end the Hold call. To end all calls at the same time, touch the Menu key and select End call. NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make.
Fixed Dialing Numbers – Select Fixed Dialing Numbers to turn on and compile a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN 2 code, which is available from your operator. Only numbers within the fixed dial list can be called from your phone. Voicemail – Set up your voicemail number. Call forwarding – You can configure how your calls are forwarded when you’re on the phone, when you don’t answer, and so on.
Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support syncing contacts. Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: On the Home screen 1 O n the home screen, touch Contacts to open your contacts. 2 Touch Search and enter the contact name using the keypad. TIP! To search by group, touch the Contacts tab at the top of the screen and select Groups. This will display a list of all your groups.
Favourite Contacts Creating a group You can classify frequently called contacts as favourites. To add a contact to your favourites 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts to open your contacts. 2 Touch a contact to view its details. 3 Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gold. To remove a contact from your favourites list 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts to open your contacts. 2 Touch the Favourites tab and choose a contact to view its details.
Messaging/E-mail Messaging Your GT540 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive, easy-touse menu. Sending a message 1 T ouch Messaging icon on the home screen, and touch New message to open a blank message. 2 Enter a mobile phone number in the To field. As you enter the phone number, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number. You can add multiple contacts. NOTE: You will be charged for a text message for every person you send the message to.
NOTE: When you get an SMS message during a call, there is no alert, but you will seen it on the indicator bar. Entering text Keypad T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0743 43 Touch to turn on T9 predictive text. Tap to change between the number, symbol, and text keypads. Touch and hold to view the Editor Settings, Keypad types, Writing Language, Input Method, and User Dictionary. Use to scroll through the different keyboards in each text entry mode (e.g., uppercase or lowercase letters).
Messaging/E-mail Abc mode Example This mode allows you to enter letters by touching the key labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed. To input “ä”, press and hold the “a” key. After the letter “a” disappears, press the “a” key repeatedly until “ä” is displayed on the screen. Enter special characters by pressing the letter continuously. 123 Mode This mode allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly.
Sending an email using your new account 1 T ouch Email icon on the home screen, and then touch Compose icon to open a new blank message. 2 Enter the recipient’s address, then write your message. You can also attach images, videos, audio files, and various document file formats. 3 Touch Send icon to send your email. TIP! During an active Wi-Fi connection, emails are sent and received using Wi-Fi. Retrieving your email You can automatically or manually check your account for new email.
Messaging/E-mail Threaded box Messages (SMS, MMS) exchanged with another party can be displayed in chronological order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversation. NOTE: When you send an MMS message, there will be no delivery report, but you will see the icon. Using smilies Liven up your messages using smilies. When writing a new message, touch the Menu key, then choose Insert Smiley.
Roaming auto-retrieve – Activate to retrieve messages while roaming. Set priority – Choose the priority level of your MMS. Validity period – Choose how long your message is stored in the message centre. Creation mode Restricted: In this mode, the MMS Client device only creates and sends messages with content belonging to the Core MM Content Domain. WARNING! In this mode, the MMS Client device guides the user in creating and sending messages with content belonging to the Core MM Content Domain.
Messaging/E-mail Social Networking With your phone, you can enjoy the social networking and manage your micro-blog in on-line communities. You can update your current status and view your friends’ status updates real-time. You can add your Facebook, Twitter or Bebo accounts to your phone. If you don’t have an account, you can visit their sites to set it up. NOTE! An additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check your data charges with your network provider.
Viewing and updating your status 1 C hoose a community you want to access. 2 The community home will be appear. You can see the current status of your social community. 3 If you want to update your status, tap Status and write the current status, then touch Share. Note: This is dependent on network services. Removing accounts on your phone 1 I n the list of SN (Social Networking) manager, touch Menu key and touch Remove account.
Camera Getting to know the viewfinder rightness – This defines and controls of the amount of sunlight B entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness image, or towards “+” for a higher brightness image. Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. Gallery – This enables you to access your saved photos from within the camera mode. Simply touch, and your gallery will appear on the screen.
TIP! You can close all the shortcut options to give a clearer viewfinder screen. Just touch the centre of the viewfinder once. To recall the options, touch the screen again. Using the focus mode You can select the focus mode as following options; Auto Focus – Set the camera to focus automatically. Macro – Macro mode allows you to take extreme close-ups. If you are trying to take a close-up shot but the focus box remains red, try turning the macro mode on.
Camera Once you’ve taken the photo Your captured photo will appear on the screen. Share Touch to share your photo as Bluetooth, Email, Google Mail, Messaging, Picasa or SNS. NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming. Touch to use the image as Contact icon, Lock screen or Wallpaper. Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected picture. Edit Touch to edit the image using various tools. Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos. Touch to delete the image.
Timer – The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the shutter is pressed. Select Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds. This is ideal if you want to be included in a photo. ISO – The ISO rating determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful under darker conditions when you cannot use the flash. Select from ISO values of Auto, 100, 200, and 400.
Camera Hide icons – Choose the camera setting icons to hide manually or automatically. Blink detection – Choose On to check the closed eyes at the after capture. Reset – Restore all camera default settings. Viewing your saved photos 1 Y ou can access your saved photos from within the camera mode. Just touch and your gallery will appear on the screen. TIP! When you exit the camera, all settings will return to their defaults, except image size and image quality.
Video camera Getting to know the viewfinder Brightness – This defines and controls of the amount of sunlight entering the Video. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar, towards “-” for a lower brightness Video, or towards “+” for a higher brightness Video. Zoom – Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys. Before starting record a video, you can use the zoom function. You can not control the zoom function during recording. Settings – Touch this icon to open the settings menu.
Video camera Shooting a quick video NOTE: Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are 1 P ress and hold the camera downloaded while roaming. key on the right side of the Play Touch to play the video. phone. Touch to edit the name Rename 2 Then, switch to . of the selected video. 3 The video camera’s viewfinder Edit Touch to use the video will appear on the screen. as wallpaper.
Colour effect – Choose a colour tone to use for your new view. White balance – The white balance ensures any the white areas in your video are realistic. To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly, you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and Cloudy. Duration – Set a duration limit for your video. Choose between Normal and MMS to limit the maximum size to send as an MMS message.
Your photos and videos Viewing your photos and videos 1 T ouch on the camera preview screen. 2 Your gallery will appear on the screen. 3 Touch the video or photo to open it fully. TIP! Flick left or right to view other photos or videos. Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of a video while it is playing, use the volume keys on the left side of the phone. Setting a photo as wallpaper 1 T ouch the photo you want to set as wallpaper to open it.
T ext – Add text to a picture. C lipart – Add clipart to a photo. D rawpad – Draw on your photo, freehand. Select the line thickness from the four options, then choose the colour you want. S tamp – Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the different stamps, then touch your photo where you want to place them. R esize – Resize your photo. Save the changes you made to the photos. Delete your photo edits.
Your photos and videos Cropping a photo 1 On the editing screen, touch . 2 Choose the shape you want to use to crop the picture. 3 Drag the box over the area you want to crop. Move the selected area by dragging. 4 When you are finished with your selection, touch Done. Tuning your photo 1 On the editing screen, touch . Use the tuning toolbar to adjust your photo’s tuning as you like. 2 Choose to adjust the tuning settings automatically. 3 Choose to compare before and after tuning.
Using the drawpad Editing your videos 1 T ouch on the editing screen. 2 Touch to select the shape. 3 Also, set the colour and thickness. 4 You can delete the drawing you added using . The video editing features are available for the MPEG-4 format. Adding stamps 1 T ouch on the editing screen. 2 Touch to see which stamps are available. 3 Touch the screen where you want to add the stamp to the photo. 4 Adjust the colour using . Resizing 1 T ouch on the editing screen.
Your photos and videos Adding subtitles Adding edit effects 1 O pen the video you want to edit. 2 Select Edit , then select to add subtitles to the video. 3 Touch , then pause playback to set the start point for text appearance. 4 Touch Start, then choose the text style. Enter your text using the keypad, then select Done. 5 Touch the area of the screen where you want the text to appear, then touch OK. 6 Replace the existing file, or save as a new file. 7 Repeat these steps to add more text.
Adding dubbing to your video 1 O pen the video you want to edit. 2 Select Edit , then choose . 3 Touch . The My Sounds folder will open. Choose the track you want to add to your video. 4 The original audio track on your video will be deleted. 5 If the audio is shorter than the video, choose whether to play it Once or to Repeat it. 6 Replace the existing file, or save as a new file. 7 Or you can record a new file and insert live dubbing by touching . 8 Touch OK to save the current dubbing.
Multimedia You can store multimedia files to a memory card to have easy access to all your image and video files. Touch Applications tab, then select Gallery. You can open a list of catalogue bars that store all your multimedia files. Note: Make sure you install a memory card into the phone to save photos and access all your pictures. Without a memory card, the phone will not display any photos or videos. There are seven catalogue bars as shown below. All : Displays all your pictures and videos.
My Images options menu Select a photo, then touch and hold to see the available options. Sending a photo 1 T o send a photo, touch and hold the photo you want. 2 Select Share. Choose from Bluetooth, Email, Google Mail, Messaging, Picasa or SNS. 3 When you choose Email or Messaging, your photo will be attached to a message, then you write and send the message normally. TIP! If you have a SNS account and set it up on your phone, you can share your photo to SNS community.
Multimedia 1 T ouch and hold a photo, then select Detail. Media Player The Media Player folder displays a list of videos you downloaded to or recorded on your phone. Watching a video 1 Select Media Player on the Applications tab. 2 Touch Video and select a video to play. TIP! The GT540 supports DivX video playback to ensure greater content availability. Touch Music and select a music to play. You can play songs, categorise songs by Album and Artist, or create a Playlist.
– Touch to deselect all the files. 25/32 – This shows the selected file number. Touch to go to the next step. 6 T ouch to play the complete video file. 7 Touch to save the video file you created. Music Movie There are three style templates: Portrait, Landscape, and Motion objects. 1 Touch , then select a video. Go to the next step. 2 Touch to preview the video file. 3 Touch to save the file. 1 F lip left and right to check the various styles. For Music Movie, you can select only photos.
Multimedia Transferring files using USB mass storage devices To transfer files using USB devices: 1 Connect the GT540 to a PC using a USB cable. 2 Choose Settings > SD Card & Phone Storage > Activate Mass Storage Only. 3 In the status bar, drag the USB icon. 4 Choose USB Connected and Mount. 5 You can view the mass storage contents on your PC and transfer the files. NOTE: You need to install and SD card first. Without an SD card, you cannot use USB mass storage.
To change the volume while listening to music, press the up and down volume keys on the left side of the phone. Touch and hold any song in the list. It will display Play, Add To Playlist, Use As Phone Ringtone, Delete, and Search as options. NOTE: You must attach your headphones to listen to the radio. Insert them into the headphone jack. Searching for stations Using the radio You can tune in to radio stations by searching for them manually or automatically.
Multimedia Resetting channels 1 O n the home screen, touch Applications tab and select FM radio. 2 Choose Reset Channel to reset the current channel, or choose Reset All Channels to reset all the channels. Listening to the radio 1 O n the home screen, touch Applications tab and select FM radio. 2 Touch the channel number of the station you want to listen to. TIP! To improve radio reception, extend the headset cord, which functions as the radio antenna.
Google applications 1 F irst, set up a Google account. Enter your user name and password. 2 A fter signing in, your contacts, email, and calendar in your Google account will automatically synchronise with your GT540. Tip! If you change your Google account after signing in, or you want to log out, please use the below step: Applications > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Google Apps > Clear data. Google Maps Check your current location and traffic and receive directions to your destination.
Google applications Google Mail Google Mail is configured when you first set up your phone. Depending on your synchronisation settings, Google Mail on your phone is automatically synchronised with your Google account on the web. The inbox conversations list is your default Google Mail view. Touch the Menu key, then touch Refresh to send or receive new emails and to synchronise your emails with your Google account on the web. Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program.
Utilities Setting your alarm 1 O n the home screen, touch Applications tab, Alarm Clock and select New alarm. 2 If you want to add a new alarm, touch New Alarm. There are preset alarms you can activate. 3 Touch to checkmark to turn on the alarm, and set the time you want the alarm to sound. After you set the time, the GT540 will let you know how much time is left before the alarm sounds. 4 Choose a ringtone, and turn on Vibrate, if you want. Set the repeat. The icons indicate the weekday you select.
Utilities Adding an event to your calendar 1 O n the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Calendar. 2 First, you must create a Google account to use Calendar. 3 Select the date you want to add an event to. 4 Touch the Menu key, then touch New event. 5 Touch What, then enter the event name. Check the date and enter the time you want your event to begin. Enter the time and date the event finishes in the lower date and time boxes. 6 Also, touch Where, then enter the location.
1 C hoose Memory Card. You can see the files and folder list. 2 If you choose Recent Documents, files you recently viewed will be displayed. 3 Touch and hold any file, and the options Rename, Properties, and Delete will appear. 4 Choose a file, then touch the Menu key to view the Open, Register, Update, Properties, and About options. There are additional options, depending on the file type. PDF: Go To Page, Fit Page, Fit Width DOC/TXT: Search XLS: Worksheet – Choose Summary View or Full View.
Browser (OPEN) Browser Browser gives you a fast, fullcolour world of games, music, news, sports, entertainment, and much more, right on your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into. Accessing the Web 1 O n the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Browser. 2 You will move to the website. NOTE: Additional charges apply when connecting to these services and downloading content. Check data charges with your network provider. Using the Web tool bar Touch to open the toolbar.
S hare Page – Send page by Email or Messaging. • Downloads – Show download history. • Setting – Set browser settings. • Adding and accessing bookmarks For easy and fast access to your favourite websites, you can add bookmarks and save Web pages. 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Browser. 2 Touch the Menu key then select More > Bookmarks. Or touch . A list of your bookmarks will appear on the screen. 3 Select Add Bookmarks, then enter a name for the bookmark followed by its URL.
Browser (Vodacom) Vodafone Live! You can access Vodafone Live!. Touch Vlive! icon on the home screen. NOTE: This is dependent on network services. You may be unable to access Vodafone Live! in some countries. 78 T540_ZAF_VDC_SouthAfrica_1.0_0778 78 2010.7.
Settings On the home screen, touch Applications tab then scroll and touch Settings. Airplane mode – After setting Airplane mode, all wireless connections will be disabled. Wireless controls Sound settings Here, you can manage Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Also, you can set mobile networks, airplane mode. Wi-Fi – Touch to checkmark: Turns on Wi-Fi to connect to available Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi settings – Set network notification, or add a Wi-Fi network.
Settings SD Card notifications – Disable SD card notification sounds. Display settings Orientation – Set to switch orientation automatically when you rotate the phone. Animation – Set to display an animation when you open or close windows. Brightness – Adjust the brightness of the screen. Screen timeout – Set the time for screen timeout. Touch settings Touch calibration – Reset your screen for ease of use. Data synchronization Select which applications are synchronised.
Screen unlock pattern – Set unlock pattern to secure your phone. Opens a set of screens that guide you through drawing a screen unlock pattern. SIM card lock – Set up SIM card lock or change SIM PIN. Passwords – Displays the password while you type. Credential storage To lock your screen by using the Pattern Lock 1 On the home screen, touch Applications tab and select Settings. 2 T ouch Security & location, and select Set unlock pattern.
Settings SD card & phone storage Accessibility SD Card – Check total space and available space. Touch Unmount SD card for safe removal. Format the SD card, if necessary. Internal phone storage – Check the Available space. Choose Factory Data Reset if you want to delete all data from the phone. You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone.
Wi-Fi Wireless Manager allows you to manage Internet connections your phone’s Wi-Fi (a wireless LAN). It allows the phone to connect to local wireless networks or access the Internet wirelessly. Wi-Fi is faster and has a greater range than Bluetooth wireless technology. It allows fast emailing and Internet browsing. NOTE: The GT540 supports WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK security. If your Wi-Fi service provider or network administrator sets encryption for network security, fill in the key in the pop-up window.
Wi-Fi 2) Saving a frequently used AP as a profile makes it easier to enter the security key when connecting to an AP with that security type. 3) If the AP does not support DHCP, you can connect to the AP using a static IP address. 2 Description of each field in the Wi-Fi profile. 1) Network Name: SSID (ID) 2) Security Type: WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK support. 3) Security Key: Saves the security key. 4) IP/DNS Setting: This allows you to set to Automatic or Static, depending on whether the AP supports DHCP.
Software update Phone Software update LG Mobile Phone Software update from internet For more information on using this function, please visit the http://update.lgmobile.com or http://www.lg.com/common/ index.jsp → select country → Support. This Feature allows you to update the firmware of your phone to the latest version conveniently from the internet without the need to visit a service centre.
Accessories There are a variety of accessories available for your mobile phone, which may be sold separately. Select these options according to your personal communication needs. Consult your local dealer for availability. (Items described below may be optional.) Charger Data cable Connect your GT540 and PC. Battery User Guide Learn more about your GT540. Stereo headset NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty.
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Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your service provider, but most are easy to correct yourself. Message Possible causes Possible solutions SIM error There is no SIM card in the phone or it is inserted incorrectly. Make sure the SIM card is correctly inserted. No network connection Signal weak. Outside GSM network area. Move closer to a window or into an open area. Check the service provider coverage map.
Message Possible causes Possible solutions Press the On/Off key for at least two seconds. Phone cannot be turned on. On/Off key not pressed long enough. Battery empty. Battery contacts dirty. Battery totally empty. Charge battery. Temperature out of range. Make sure the ambient temperature is right, wait a few moments, then charge again. Contact problem. Check the power supply and connection to the phone. Check the battery contacts, and clean them if necessary. No outlet voltage.
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