KP500 User Guide P/N : MMBB0307439 (1.1) ELECTRONICS INC. www.lgmobile.
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Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.
Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KP500 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.
Set up 01 Your standby screen 02 The basics 03 Get creative 04 Get organised 05 The web 06 Settings 07 Accessories 08
Contents Set up Getting to know your phone ��������������� 8 Open view �������������������������������������������������10 Installing the USIM and battery ��������11 Memory card ��������������������������������������������14 Menu map �������������������������������������������������16 Your standby screen Touch screen tips �������������������������������������17 The basics Calls �������������������������������������������������������������22 Making a call ���������������������������������������������22
After you’ve taken your photo ������������51 Getting to know the viewfinder ���������52 Choosing a shot type �����������������������������53 Adjusting the exposure �������������������������53 Using continuous shot mode �������������54 Using the advanced settings ���������������54 Changing the image size ����������������������56 Choosing a colour effect �����������������������56 Viewing your saved photos �����������������57 Video camera �������������������������������������������58 Shooting a quick video ��
Contents Games and Applications ����������������������85 Installing a game/application via local install �������������������������������������������������86 Playing a game �����������������������������������������86 Using the games options menu ���������86 Documents ������������������������������������������������87 Transferring a file to your phone �������87 Viewing a file ���������������������������������������������87 Others ����������������������������������������������������������88 Creating a movie �
The web Browser ���������������������������������������������������� 106 Accessing the web ������������������������������� 106 Adding and accessing your bookmarks ���������������������������������������������� 106 Using RSS reader ����������������������������������� 107 Saving a page ���������������������������������������� 107 Accessing a saved page ��������������������� 108 Viewing your browser history ���������� 108 Changing the web browser settings �����������������������������������������������������
Getting to know your phone End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby 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. Side keys • When the screen is idle: volume of key tone. • During a call: volume of the earpiece. • When playing a BGM track - Short press: controls the volume.
Open view Battery cover Battery Camera lens Set up 10 LG KP500 | User Guide USIM Card Socket
Installing the USIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the phone and away from it. 01 02 03 04 2 Remove the battery Using the cut-out at the bottom lift it from the battery compartment. WARNING: Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery. 05 WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.
Installing the USIM and battery 3 I nstall the USIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder making 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 KP500 | 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 Lift and twist the charger socket cover of the on the side of your KP500. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your KP500 needs to be charged until “Battery full” appears on screen.
Memory card Installing a memory card You can expand the memory space on your phone by using a MicroSD memory card. The KP500 will support up to a 8GB memory card. NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory. 1O pen the memory card slot cover on the right hand edge of the phone. 2 Slide the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If your card isn’t formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it.
NOTE: If your memory card already has content, 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 and choose Settings. 2 Touch Copy. 3 Choose Handset to SIM. 4 Choose all or choose names one by one and touch Copy.
Menu map Touch in the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings.
Your standby screen Whenever your KP500 is not in use it will return to your home screen. From here you can access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone as well as many other things. Touch screen tips 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Your standby 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 KP500 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you’ve touched an option.
Your standby screen Widget idle Quick keys Mobile widget Speed dial idle Your standby screen 18 Speed dial list LG KP500 | User Guide
The quick keys The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions. 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 Calls or press the hard key. Touch to open the full Top menu which is divided into four vertical sub-menus. Touch each sub-menu’s tab to view further options. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Your standby screen Touch to access the Messaging options menu.
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 T ouch 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 or touch 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. The basics 22 LG KP500 | 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 Press the Hard key or touch to initiate the call. When your phone rings press the hard key or touch to answer the call. Tap to mute the ringing.
Calls In-call options The basics 24 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. LG KP500 | 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. 1D uring 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 Using call barring 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the six options: All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad Deactivate all 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 1 Touch , select and choose .
Calls 4 E nter the call barring password. Please check with your network operator for this service. 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.
BT answer mode - Select Handsfree 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 T ouch or press the key to initiate the call. hard From the main menu 1 Touch , select . 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 Y ou 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 T ouch 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. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Settings.
Contacts Send all contacts via Bluetooth - Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option. Backup and Restore contacts - Backup and restore contacts to the Memory Card. Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your address book. The basics 34 LG KP500 | User Guide Viewing information 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Information.
Messaging Messaging Your KP500 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 . Sending a message WARNING: You will be charged per 1 page text message for each person that you send the message to. WARNING: If an image, video or sound is added to an SMS it will be automatically convert to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly.
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 The basics 38 Handwriting recognition Alphabet In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your KP500 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 KP500. 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 . 2 S elect then scroll menu 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 Y ou 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. The basics 42 LG KP500 | 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 KP500 will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages. Sending an email using your new account 1 T ouch 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 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your KP500, 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 KP500 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. The basics 48 Touch then choose Settings on the Communicate menu. Select Text message.
Changing your multimedia message settings Your KP500 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 / , select , choose Settings on the Messaging menu then: Voicemail - Touch to add a new Voicemail service or tap on “Add voice mail”. 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 P ress 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. 01 02 03 P210208_00.13.
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 Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the side volume keys.
Choosing a shot type Adjusting the exposure 1 T ouch 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 F rom the viewfinder touch in the top left corner.
Viewing your saved photos 1 Y ou 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 P ress the camera key on the right side of the phone. 2 On the Camera preview mode touch the Video 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 and images. Touch to delete the video you have just captured and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear. Touch to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 V120108_06.37.
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 Exposure - See Adjusting the exposure on page 61. Video size Recording stop Recording start Zoom - Touch zoom out. Get creative 60 TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfinder screen.
Adjusting the Exposure Using the advanced settings Exposure defines the difference From the viewfinder touch Settings between light and dark (contrast) to open all the advanced settings in an video. A low contrast image options. will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast video will appear much sharper. 1 Touch . 2 Slide the exposure indicator along the bar, left for a lower exposure, hazier video, or right for a higher contrast, sharper video.
Video camera Get creative 62 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 TIP! For video format conversion software, see the CD you received with your KP500. 01 02 03 04 Choosing a colour tone 05 1 F rom the viewfinder touch in the top left corner. 2 Select Colour Effect from the settings menu. 3 There are five colour tone options, Off (Normal), Black & White, Negative, Sepia. 4 Touch the colour tone you’d like to use.
Video camera Watching your saved videos 1 I n 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 1 T ouch 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 . TIP! To delete a photo or video, open it and select Touch Yes to confirm. . Using zoom when viewing a photo 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 S elect 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 show random. 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 T ouch 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.
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.
Your photos and videos Adding an effect to a photo Get creative 70 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 T o 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. 3M ove 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 1O pen 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 1O pen the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.
Your photos and videos 6 P ress 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 Get creative 74 1O pen 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).
Adding text to a video 1O pen 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 T ouch 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 1O pen 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 T ouch to view your video. When you get to the part you’d like to record your voice over, press . 1O pen the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Audio dubbing. 3 The My stuff folder will open select either My sounds or My memory card (if fitted). Choose the track you would like to add to your video and touch Select. 4 The original audio of your video will be erased. Touch Yes to continue.
Your photos and videos Changing the speed of your video 1O pen 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 Get creative 80 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.
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 T ouch 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 edit 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 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 T ouch 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. Transferring a file to your phone Bluetooth is probably the easiest way to transfer a file from your computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable, see page 102 for details.
Multimedia Get creative 88 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 T ouch then Save Location to choose where to save the movie. Music 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Get creative Your LG KP500 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.
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 the Title, size, date, type, duration, protect and forward. Send - Send the song as a message or via Bluetooth. Use as - Use the song as Ringtone, Message tone, Start-up or Shut down. Creating a playlist You can create your own playlists by choosing a selection of songs from the All tracks folder. 1 Touch then .
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 status - 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.
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.
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. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose .
Organiser 7A dd 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. 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 1O nce 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 Get organised 102 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 1C onnect 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. 1C onnect your phone to your PC as outlined previously. 2 Click on the Contents icon.
PC Sync Synchronising your contacts Synchronising your messages 1C onnect 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.
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 will 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 KP500 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 KP500 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.
The web 5C hoose 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 KP500. NOTE: For more information on Bluetooth see page 116.
Settings Within this folder you can adapt your settings to make your KP500 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 KP500 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 KP500. Changing your connectivity settings Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. Touch then . Select . Network settings Select network - If you set to Automatic, KP500 automatically searches for the network and registers the handset to the network.
Settings Preferred lists - If the network is searching automatically, you can add a preferred 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 KP500 has three memories available: the phone, the SIM 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 KP500 for Pictures, Sounds, Video, Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications and others.
Settings Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth Settings 116 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 KP500 will not automatically search for other Bluetooth devices.
Changing your bluetooth 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 KP500. 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 1C heck 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 KP500 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.
Accessories These accessories are supplied with KP500. Charger Battery 01 Data cable and CD Connect and synchronise your KP500 and PC. 02 03 04 05 06 07 Stereo headset User Guide Learn more about your KP500. 08 KP500 User Guide Protection Film WARNING: When the protection film is attached on touch window, touch sensitivity might be decreased. Accessories NOTE: • Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty.
Network service Technical data The wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use on the GSM 900, DCS 1800, GSM 850 and, PCS 1900 network. A number of features included in this guide are called Network Services. These are special services that you arrange through your wireless service provider. Before you can take advantage of any of these Network Services, you must subscribe to them through your service provider and obtain instructions for their use from your service provider.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use Please read these simple guidelines. Not following these guidelines may be dangerous or illegal. Exposure to radio frequency energy Guidelines Radio wave exposure and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information This mobile phone model KP500 has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves.
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. Guidelines • 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.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use • 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 the accessories like earphones cautiously. Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.
• Use a hands-free kit, if available. • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. • RF energy may affect some electronic systems in your vehicle such as car stereos and safety equipment. • 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.
Guidelines for safe and efficient use Blasting area Children Do not use the phone where blasting is in progress. Observe restrictions, and follow any regulations or rules. Keep the phone in a safe place out of the reach of small children. It includes small parts which may cause a choking hazard if detached. Potentially explosive atmospheres Emergency calls • Do not use the phone at a refueling point. • Do not use near fuel or chemicals.
• Do not disassemble or short-circuit the battery pack. • Keep the metal contacts of the battery pack clean. • Replace the battery when it no longer provides acceptable performance. The battery pack maybe recharged hundreds of times until it needs replacing. • Recharge the battery if it has not been used for a long time to maximize usability. • Do not expose the battery charger to direct sunlight or use it in high humidity, such as in the bathroom.
Trouble Shooting This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require that you call your service provider, but most of problems you encounter are easy to correct yourself. Trouble shooting 128 Message Possible causes Possible Corrective measures SIM error There is no SIM card in the phone or you may have inserted it incorrectly. Make sure that the SIM card is correctly inserted.
Message Possible causes Battery totally empty Temperature out of range Contact problem Charging error No mains voltage Charger defective Wrong charger Battery defective Possible Corrective measures Charge battery. Make sure the ambient temperature is right, wait for a while, and then charge again. Check power supply and connection to the phone. Check the battery contacts, clean them if necessary. Plug in to a different socket or check voltage. If the charger does not warm up, replace it.
