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Welcome to your KU990i handset User guides can be daunting things, can’t they? But don’t worry, we’ve made this one as simple as possible. KU990i User Guide Your guide is designed to do two things. First, there’s an explanation on how to use your new KU990i, so finding your way around the handset will soon become the second nature. Then there’s an introduction to the wide range of services offered, to make sure you get the best from them. If all you want to do is power up and get going, that’s fine.
Table of Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the USIM and battery . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Remove the battery cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Remove the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Install the USIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Install the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging your phone . .
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create new message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sent items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 World clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Call settings . . . . . .
Guidelines for safe and efficient use Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. Further detailed information is given in this manual.
Getting Started Getting to know your phone Camera mode Holes for a carring strap Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector TIP! To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network. Lock/ Unlock key Inner camera lens End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Clear key Deletes a character with each press. Send key Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls.
Open view Jog wheel Zooms in or out when in camera or video mode. Scrolls through menus. TIP! You can adjust volume level when enjoying music, game and during a call. Warning! Close contact with a magnetic object may cause a malfunction of the wheel key.
Getting Started Installing the USIM and battery 2 Remove the battery 1 Remove the battery cover Press and hold down the battery release button and lift off the battery cover. Hold the top edge of the battery and lift the battery from the battery compartment by using the battery cover. WARNING! Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery. WARNING! Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.
3 Install the USIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction. TIP! The metal contact of the USIM card can be easily damaged by scratches. Pay special attention to the USIM card while handling. Follow the instructions supplied with the USIM card. 4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery fi rst into the top edge of the battery compartment.
Getting Started CAUTION! • Do not force the connector as this may damage the phone and/or the charger. 5 Charging your phone Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your KU990i. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KU990i will need to be charged until a message reading Fully Charged appears on screen. • If you use the charger out of your own country, use an attachment plug adaptor for the proper configuration.
Memory card TIP! Installing a memory card • The memory card must be removed or inserted only when necessary as its removal/insertion may lead to failure. Expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KU990i will support up to a 2GB memory card. TIP! Memory card is an optional accessory. 1 Remove the battery and battery cover as before. 2 Insert memory card. Slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place.
Getting Started • It is recommended the card be initialised within the mobile phone. The memory card includes some system space for any external memory file so some capacity may survive the initialisation of the memory card. • It is always advised to make a backup of any data stored on your memory card. • A few memory cards cannot be compatible with a phone, so please contact manufacuture for details.
Getting to know your KU990i The icon indicator bar The icon indicator bar shows what operations are currently taking place, it also the displays the status of the battery and signal strength. This appears through all activities. The table beiow gives a brief explanation of the icons and their function. Instant Launcher Tap the icon, you can view some graphic information supplied by the network provider in the idle screen.
Getting to know your KU990i Menu map T T Dailing Contacts My stuff Camera Browser Google Screen Profiles Call logs Messaging Muvee studio Music Organiser Alarms Phone settings Call settings Memo Tools Video playlists Voice recorder Flight mode Bluetooth FM radio Games & Apps 14
Your standby screen Whenever your KU990i isn’t in use it’ll return to your home screen. From here you access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone - as well as many other things. Touchscreen tips The home screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen. No need to press too hard, the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light yet firm touch. Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you require.
Getting to know your KU990i The quick keys T The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions. T Touch to open the full menu which is separated into four submenus. Touch each sub-menu’s vertical tab to view further options. Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or email, or view your message folder. Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad to make a call.
The status bar Icon Description The status bar indicates, using various icons, things like signal strength, new messages and battery life as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth or GPRS is active. Message sending failed Below is a table which explains the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar.
Getting to know your KU990i Icon Description Description Indicates that BGM (Background Music) is playing. You can move to player by clicking this icon. While a bluetooth headset is connected, listening a music is possible with stereo functions enabled. Indicates that BGM (Background Music) is being paused. You can move to player by clicking this icon. Call reject - Indicates call reject option has been selected.
Changing your profile from the status bar Touch the icon that represents your current profile setting in the status bar. Select a profile type, for example Silent, and touch OK to save and close. Using the Multitasking function Touch to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running and access them with one touch. From any application, touch and select Home screen to return to the standby screen without exiting or closing the application.
Getting to know your KU990i TIP! The quality of the conversation may change depending on network coverage. When the signal strength is below 2 bars, you may experience muting, call drop and poor audio. Please take the network bars as an indicator for your calls. When there are no bars, that means that there is no network coverage: in this case, you won’t be able to access the network for any service (call, messages and so on).
General Functions Making a Call 4. Press the 1. Make sure your phone is powered on. 2. In standby mode, tap the icon. 3. Enter a phone number including the area code. To edit a number on the display screen, simply press the key to erase one digit at a time. If you tap the , you can go back to previous menu. 4. Press the to call. key or tap the 5. When you want to finish, press the key. Making a voice/video call 1. Make sure your handset is powered on. 2.
General Functions Adjusting the Volume Lock Touchscreen and Keypad Use the wheel on the backside of the phone to adjust the volume during a call. Keypad Lock Mode can be activated by pressing the key. Answering a Call Signal Strength When you receive a call, the phone rings and the animated phone icon appears on the screen. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name/picture if stored in your Contact list) is displayed.
Changing the Text Input Mode 1. When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator in the upper right corner of the display. The word changes as letters are typedignore what’s on the screen until the word is typed completely. Example 2. If you want to change modes, tap to step through the available modes. You can go back to previous letter mode by long press .
General Functions 2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting any key strokes. 3. Complete each word with a space by tapping the key. To delete letters, press . Press and hold down to erase the letters continuously. TIP! To exit the text input mode without saving your input, press . The phone returns to the idle screen. Using the ABC Mode Use the text. to keys to enter your 1. Tap the key labelled with the required letter: Once for the first letter.
Menu tree Icon Description Used to enter menu directly. Used to make a call or send text/multimedia message. Used to send text/ multimedia message and to view the messages in the inbox. You can activate various functions related to messages. Used to access the phonebook list. If there is a bar on the right side of menu, you can press and hold a menu and scroll up/down in order to see hidden menus.
Call menu
Call menu 2 Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the first letter of the contact you’d like to call. So, for ‘Home’, select E-H. Dailing Making a call or video call 1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the C hard key. 3 From the list, touch the contact you’d like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved. 3 Touch or the call. Touch 4 Touch Call. hard key to initiate to make a video call.
In-call options Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you. Speaker - Touch speaker phone. to turn on the Hold - Touch to put a caller on hold. Touch Resume to continue your conversation. Keypad - Touch to open a numerical keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services.
Call menu Speed dialling 3 Press You can assign a frequently-called contact a speed dial number. 4 Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold. 1 Touch and select Contacts. 2 Touch Speed dials. 3 Your Voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact. 4 Your address book will open.
Viewing your call logs Touch and select Call logs. Choose to view: TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call. All calls - View the complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls. Using call divert Dialled calls - View the list of all the numbers you have called. 1 Touch , select settings. Received calls - View the list of all the numbers that have called you. 2 Touch Call divert and choose Video calls or Voice calls.
Call menu 3 Choose any or all of the six options: All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad 4 Enter the call barring password, which is set to 0000 as default. 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 security code which is factory set to 0000. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.
Changing your video call settings 1 Touch , select settings. Contacts and choose Call 2 Touch Video call settings. 3 Choose the settings of your video calling. Determine whether to Use private image and select one, switch on the Mirror (so you can see yourself on screen) and select an Image size. Search Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the standby screen 1 From the standby screen touch open the address book.
Call menu From the main menu 1 Select Contacts. 2 Touch and enter the first few letters of the contact you’d like to find using the keypad. Or select to switch to address book view and select the tab corresponding to the first letter of the name. 3 Your address book will bring up a list of the contacts corresponding to the letters you’ve entered. TIP! You can switch between the keypad search screen and the alphabetical address book screen by touching the or icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Speed dials This menu allows you to configure speed dial numbers. You can select a number as a speed dial from 3 to 9. You can configure speed dial numbers for any of the 7 numbers for a specific contact address so that a contact address may have multiple speed dial numbers. Settings Display data You can set View contacts from/Name display. (Default setting is Handset & USIM/First name first.) Synchronise contacts Groups This menu allows you to manage group information.
Call menu Restore contacts Memory info. Allows you to restore contacts. You can check the status of USIM or phone memory. Clear contacts This menu deletes contact address information. You can delete contact addresses saved in the handset memory and you can delete the numbers saved on the USIM card. My business card You can compose a business card. If you select Edit, you can make a new business card.
You can send a message to the number in the call record. You can view detailed information about the call records such as the date, time and call duration. You can clear call records. All calls This menu allows you to view all of the missed, received, and dialled call records. You can make a call, or send a message to the number you have selected from the records. You can also save the number in the Contacts.
Call menu Call info Messaging Call durations Your KU990i combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu. Shows call duration time by type. Tap the and select the [Clear] to reset. A security code will be requested. All calls: Displays overall call duration. Dialled calls: Displays dialled call duration. Received calls: Displays received call duration. Last call: Displays the duration of the last call made in hours/minutes/ seconds.
WARNING! You will be charged per 160 character text message for each person that you send the message to. Entering text There are four ways to enter text: T9 predictive, Abc manual, Keyboard and Handwriting recognition. To switch between text entry methods touch the corresponding icon at the top of the screen. Handwriting recognition - Choose Handwriting-Screen or HandwritingBox T9 predictive text - Touch to turn on T9 predictive text then select T9 abc, T9 Abc or 123.
Call menu Abc manual In Abc mode you will see Handwriting recognition . 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 qwerty keyboard appears on screen.
Alphabet K If you select capital letter mode (ABC), letters you type will be inserted by capital letters even if you write in small letters, vice versa. M ex) It would be inserted as capital letter of ‘F’ on capital letter mode even if you write in small letter of ‘f’. Letter A Strokes L N O P Q R S B T C U D V E W F X G Y H Z I J .
Call menu Accented characters Accent Numbers Strokes Numbers are written above the arrow. Space Number 0 Backspace 1 2 3 Enter 4 Switching the text mode 5 6 7 Punctuation marks Mark Period . At @ 8 Strokes Note: Start each stroke at the dotted end.
Create new message Email Sending a message To send an email, you should first set up an email account. You can write and edit text message, checking the number of message pages. 1. To make text input easier, use T9. icon, you can view 2. If you tap submenus as follow: Insert: You can insert images, video, sounds, symbols, template, emoticon, name & number, new slide or subject. Save to drafts: You can save the message in drafts. Input method: Select the desired dictionary mode.
Call menu Inbox Reply to: You can reply to the sender. You will be alerted when you have received messages. They will be stored in the Inbox. Forward: You can forward the selected In the Inbox, you can identify each message by icons. If the phone shows ‘No space for USIM message’, you have to delete some messages from the Inbox. If the phone displays ‘No space for message’, you can make space of each repository by deleting messages, media and applications.
Email When you access this menu, you can either connect to your remote mailbox to retrieve your new email messages, or you can view the previously retrieved email messages without logging in to the email server. You can check the saved emails, drafts, outbox, and sent emails. In the mailbox, up to 300 emails are stored. Viewing email message list Set as read/unread: You can set the selected email to read or unread. Message info.
Call menu View to address: Shows the email addresses of the recipients and reference (Cc). Message information: Brief information on the message including size, type, date, time and filenames. Drafts Using this menu, you can preset up to five multimedia messages that you use most frequently. This menu shows the preset multimedia message list. Message information: To view the information of the message. Outbox The Outbox is a temporary storage place for messages waiting to be sent.
Delete: Deletes the current message. Multimedia templates Save to drafts: You can move the You can create, edit and view available templates when creating multimedia messages. Five types of template (Birthday, Greeting, Holiday, Thanks, Sorry) are saved by default. selected message to Drafts. Create new message: You can write a new message or an Email. Message information: You can check the message type, date and time and where it’s saved.
Call menu Emoticons Validity period You can add, edit, and delete frequently used emoticons. Allows you to set the length of time for which your text messages will be stored at the Text message centre while attempts are made to deliver them to the recipient. You can save emoticons that are frequently used in the input window in advance. Message types Settings Text message Text message centre The number of the Text message gateway is pre-loaded in your 3 handset and you should not change this.
Unicode: Message is encoded in double byte. Please note that you may be charged double. Send long test as Select a long text message as Multiple SMS or MMS. - Request report: Determines whether to request a delivery confirmation mail for a Multimedia message. - Allow report: Determines whether to allow sending a delivery confirmation mail for a delivery confirmation mail request.
Call menu Validity period This menu allows you to configure the term of validity for a message when transmitting a Multimedia message. The message will be saved in the Multimedia server only for the configured term. Slide duration This menu allows you to configure the duration of each page when writing the message. Creation mode Allows you to configure the message mode. Delivery time Configures the delivery time of message to the recipient.
Email You can configure settings for receiving and transmitting emails. 1. Email accounts: You can create or configure an email account including the email server and user ID. You can edit a selected email account by icon and select the tapping the [Edit]. icon, you can view submenus Tap the as follow: Add new: Create a new email account. Edit: To edit the selected email account. View: You can see the Email. Creating a new email account 1. Select Add new from the Email account menu options. 2.
Call menu Access point - Choose your Internet access point. Press to use a preset access point. Auto retrieve - Choose whether to fetch your new emails automatically. Advanced settings - Choose whether to use the advanced settings. SMTP port number - Normally, this will be 25. Incoming server port - Normally, this is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for IMAP4 accounts. SMTP authentication - Choose the security settings for the outgoing mail server. SMTP username - Enter the SMTP username.
5. Include message in Fwd. & Reply: Determines whether to include the received message when you forward the message or reply to it. 6. Include attachment: Determines whether to include attachment. 7. Auto Retrieval in Roaming: You can configure auto retrieval in roaming. 8. New Email noti. Info: When a new email arrives, an icon appears at the top of the screen. 9. Signature: You can configure a text signature to be attached to the end of an email.
Call menu Info. Service Info service messages are text messages sent by the network to GSM phone users. They provide general information such as weather reports, traffic news, taxis, pharmacies, and stock prices. Each type of information is associated with a number, which can be obtained from the service provider. When you receive an info service message, a popup message will indicate a new message receipt or the info service message will be displayed directly.
Multimedia menu
Multimedia menu My stuff My images 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 My stuff to open a list of folders storing all of your multimedia files.
Sort by - Sort images into a specific order. Memory manager - View the memory status. TIP! You can store .JPG (.JPEG) files in both the phone and memory card in the Photos folder. In the Images folder in both the phone and external memory you may store JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, WBMP and other image format files. To setup a JPG/BMP/GIF/PNG file from the Photo folder as wallpaper, go to Menu-Multimedia-Photo album and then select Set as wallpaper in Options menu.
Multimedia menu If you tap the icon in a list, you can view the submenus as follows (in Thumbnail view): Memory manager: Displays the memory status(handset or external memory card). Use as: Use the video as a ringtone. Send: You can send the selected video clip via Message, Email, Bluetooth or Youtube if not protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). Move: Moves the file into handset memory or external memory.
Others Any type of file can be stored here. This folder is mainly used for transporting files from one PC to another. Blogger / Youtube posting Blogger: You can upload your image to Blogger even if you do not have an account. After inputting the title and description, you can upload this to a temporary blogger URL. After uploading is finished, you have 3 options : Go to URL, Send message and Add to bookmark. You will also get an automatic SMS message containing a temporary URL and a claim token.
Multimedia menu 7 Press the capture button fully. era module built in your phone, you can take pictures or record videos. Additionally, you can send photos to other people and select photos as wallpaper. Camera Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Move the camera mode switch to . 2 Press the capture button. The camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen. 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo.
After you’ve taken your photo Your captured photo will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with four icons down the right side. Touch to send the photo as an MMS, Email or via Bluetooth. See Sending a message or Bluetooth, for details. TIP! Move the camera mode switch to to open the photo gallery. See Viewing your saved photos, for details. Touch to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved.
Multimedia menu Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - Slide the marker up the bar to zoom in or down to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the jog dial around the lens. Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings for details. Camera mode - Camera mode is selected. Flash status Macro on/off Flash - See Using the flash. Quick settings Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast. Shot type - See Choosing a shot type. Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen.
Using the flash The flash is set to off as default, but there are other options. 1 Select from the top right corner of the viewfinder to enter the flash sub-menu. 2 There are three flash options: Auto - Your camera will assess the lighting needed to take a good picture and use the flash as necessary. 4 When you’ve made your selection the flash menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. 5 The flash icon in the viewfinder will change according to your new flash mode.
Multimedia menu Using the quick settings Choosing a shot type 1 Touch to open the quick settings options. These include various options for taking photos at night (e.g. Night or Party), for landscape or portrait photography or to photograph moving subjects (e.g. Sport mode). Select High Sensitive for a more luminescent photo. 1 Touch types. 2 Touch the preset quick setting which best suits the conditions. 3 Take your photo.
Taking a panoramic shot Using the advanced settings Capture life as it appears using panoramic shot. The camera will let you take three photo’s, all aligned, and combine them into one image so that your wide angle view becomes a panoramic photo. From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options. 1 Touch to open the available shot types and select Panorama. Image quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal.
Multimedia menu ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity of the camera’s light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when the flash can’t be used. Choose an ISO value from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 or ISO 800. Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking. See Choosing a colour tone. Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed.
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. Remember to touch Save before exiting to apply any changes. 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.
Multimedia menu Choosing a colour tone 1 From the viewfinder touch bottom left corner. 2 Select Using the inner camera in the from the settings menu. 3 There are five colour tone options, Normal (colour), Black & White, Negative, Sepia or Vivid. 4 Touch the colour tone you’d like to use and select Save. 5 When you’ve made your selection the colour tone menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture.
Viewing your saved photos Viewing the details of a photo 1 You can access your saved photo’s from within the camera mode and from the standby screen. From within the camera you simply move the camera mode switch to , whilst from the standby screen you should move the and then camera mode switch to press the capture button. 1 Touch the photo to bring it to the front of the gallery screen. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
Multimedia menu Video camera After you’ve shot your video Shooting a quick video A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with three icons down the right side. 1 Move the camera mode switch to . 2 Press the capture button. 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.
Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the jog wheel around the lens. Video mode - Video mode is selected. Image size Saving to handset memory/External memory 120fps - Smaller image size with Quad Speed Playback, capturing the action at an impressive 120 frames per second. Playback is at 15 frames per second for the best view in the house. Great for capturing high speed action. Camera mode Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast.
Multimedia menu Adjusting the contrast Contrast defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper. 1 Touch . 2 Slide the contrast indicator along the bar, towards for a lower contrast, hazier image, or towards for a higher contrast, sharper image. Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options.
Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the video you’re taking. See Choosing a colour tone. Switch camera - Switch to your LG KU990i’s inner camera to record a video of yourself. See Using the inner video camera for details. Memory in use - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory. Note: Always touch Save after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you’ve made.
Multimedia menu 640x480 - Standard sized VGA. This option is of the highest resolution but not widescreen. 320x240 - Smaller image size, therefore smaller file size. Great for saving on memory space. The stored file types vary depending on the size or the pixel value of the stored video clip. See the table below. Camera type 176x144 - Smallest image size and therefore smaller file size. 4 Select the size option you’d like to use and touch Save to implement your changes.
Choosing a colour tone 1 From the viewfinder touch bottom left corner. 2 Select Using the inner video camera in the from the settings menu. 3 There are five colour tone options, Normal (colour), Black & White, Negative, Sepia, Emboss. 4 Touch the colour tone you’d like to use and select Save. 5 When you’ve made your selection the colour tone menu will automatically close, ready for you to shoot your video.
Multimedia menu Gallery Viewing the details of a video Watching your saved videos Videos and photos are grouped together in the gallery. If you have trouble telling which are photos and which are video, check the detail. Videos can be AVI file types and photos are JPEG file types. 1 Move the camera mode switch to and press the capture button. 1 Touch the video still to bring it to the front of the gallery screen. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
Watching your videos on your TV Connect your KU990i to your TV using the TV cable. Open the video you’d like to watch on TV, press and select . Note: The TV cable is available for purchase separately. WARNING! All formats except 320x240 and 176x144 are compatible with watching on TV. Your photos and videos Viewing your photos and videos 1 From the standby screen, move the camera mode switch to and press the capture button. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen.
Multimedia menu Adjusting the volume when viewing a video To adjust the volume of the audio on a video whilst it is playing, slide the marker up and down the volume bar on the left side of the screen. Alternatively, use the jog wheel around the lens. Capturing an image from a video 1 Select the video you would like to capture an image from. 2 Touch to pause the video on the frame you’d like to convert to an image and touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu.
4 The chosen messaging application will open so you can send the video or photo. 4 Touch to close the details and view the video still or photo. Sending a photo or video from the gallery 1 Touch a photo or video twice to open it. If you select a video, press when it starts to play. TIP! You can rename a photo or video in My stuff. Select the photo or video, then touch and choose Rename. Enter the new name for your photo or video. 2 Touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu.
Multimedia menu Setting a photo as wallpaper 1 Touch the photo you would like to set as wallpaper twice to open it. 2 Touch the right side of the screen to open the options menu. 3 Touch There are five options within slideshow: Touch to increase or decrease the speed of the slideshow. Touch here to view the photos in a random order (i.e. not the chronological order they appear in your gallery). Touch to skip to the next photo. Touch to return to the last photo shown.
Change the colour of a stamp, line or some text. You must select the colour before you draw, write or stamp the photo. Select the thickness and draw over your image to remove any stamps, lines or text. 3 Touch the icons to adapt your photo: Crop your photo. Choose a square or circular crop area and touch the screen to select the area. Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the thickness of the line from the four options.
Multimedia menu Adding text to a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Select Signature to add unframed text or choose either of the speech bubble shapes. 3 Enter your text using the keypad and touch Done. 4 Move the text by touching it and sliding it to the place you’d like it to be. Adding an effect to a photo 1 From the editing screen, touch . 2 Choose to apply any of the six options to the photo: Soften - Move the marker along the bar to soften the focus of the photo.
Morphing a photo Adding a colour accent to 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 1 From the editing screen touch . 2 Choose Morphing and four crosses will appear on the photo. 3 Move the crosses around the photo so they are on the part you’d like to morph. For example, if you are morphing a face, place a cross on the outside corner of each eye and one each side of the lips.
Multimedia menu Swapping the colours in a photo Trimming the length of your video 1 From the editing screen, touch 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. . 2 Choose Colour swapping. 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 2 Select and choose Trim. 3 Touch and mark the new start and and .
2 Select and choose Video merge. 3 The My videos folder will open. Choose the video you would like to merge and touch Select. 4 Touch Effect to choose how the videos merge together: None, Fade out, Pan zoom, Oval, Uncover, Blind, Checker board or Dissolve. 5 Press Save followed by Yes to save the new merged video. Choose to save over the original file or as a new file.
Multimedia menu 4 Touch and mark when you’d like and the photo to appear using . 5 Touch the area of the screen you’d like the photo to appear in. 6 Touch to mark when you’d like the photo to disappear. 6 Touch to mark when you’d like the text to disappear. 7 Touch Preview to ensure you are happy with the photo overlay. 7 Touch Preview to ensure you are happy with the text overlay. 8 Touch Save followed by Yes. Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. 8 Touch Save followed by Yes.
4 Touch to view your video. When you get to the part you’d like to record . your voice over, press 2 Select and choose Audio dubbing. 3 The My sounds folder will open. 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. 5 If the audio is shorter than the video choose whether to play Once or to Repeat it. 5 Press to stop recording and playback. 6 Choose to save over the original file or as a new file.
Multimedia menu Adding a dimming effect 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select effect. and choose Dimming 3 Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. 4 Your video will now fade in at the start and fade out at the end. Images Muvee Style Creating a movie 1 Touch Muvee studio Muvee studio Muvee Studio ables you to create MPEG file in music video format by applying Muvee Style.
5 Touch Play to see what you’ve created. 6 Touch then Save Location to choose where to save the movie. Music Your LG KU990i has built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then then Music. From here you can access to 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. Playlists - Contains any playlists you have created.
Multimedia menu Playing a song 1 Touch then Using options while playing music . Touch and choose from: 3 Select the song you want to play and touch Play. Minimize - Make the music player screen disappear so that you can continue using your phone as normal. 4 Touch to pause the song. Visualisation - Select the visual effects. 5 Touch to skip to the next song. 6 Touch to skip to the previous song. File info. - View the Name, Size, Date, Time, Type, Duration, Protection and Copyright of the song.
4 The All tracks folder will show. Touch all of the songs that you would like to include in your playlist; a tick will show next to their name. Send – Send a song as a message or via Bluetooth. 5 Touch Done. Mark/Unmark – Select multiple files. To play a playlist, select it and touch Play. Use as – You can set the song as a effect sound. Note: To add a second playlist, touch then Add new playlist. Remove from list – Remove a song from the playlist. Touch Yes to confirm.
Multimedia menu Video playlists Voice recorder Video playlists Voice recorder All of your videos are stored in the Video playlists menu. Use your voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds. 1 Touch 1 Touch then . 2 Touch Video playlists, then All videos. A list of all your video clips will appear. 3 Touch Play to watch a video. You can manage your video clips by creating playlists. then . 2 Touch Voice recorder then choose from: and Duration – Set the recording duration.
FM radio Using the radio Your LG KU990i has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations to listen to on the move. Sending the voice recording 1 Once you have finished recording, touch . 2 Touch Send 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.
Multimedia menu To manually tune: 1 Touch then 5 Touch Save. . 2 Touch FM radio then . 3 Touch Manual tuning and enter the station frequency. Resetting channels 1 Touch then . 2 Touch FM radio then . 4 Touch OK, then Save. 3 Touch Edit channels then . 5 Select the channel number you want to save the station to and touch OK. 4 Choose Reset to reset the current channel or choose Reset all to reset all of the channels. Each channel will return to the starting 87.5Mhz frequency.
Games & Apps My games & apps This Handset supports JavaTM so that you can download games from Planet 3, and play them on your handset. TIP! Please note that downloading a game usually requires additional charge. This menu is used to locate and run downloaded applications, e.g. games. Select Download to view the list of applications that have been downloaded to the handset. It takes you straight to 3’s Games portal.
Tool menu
Tool menu Browser 3 brings you a whole world of communications, information and entertainment services. You can ask for directions within major cities, get the latest news, keep up to date with sports action and much, much more. The browser is available in the 3G coverage area. Adding and accessing your bookmarks For easy and fast access to your favourite websites, you can add bookmarks and save web pages. 1 From the standby screen select , and choose Browser. then touch 2 Select Bookmarks.
Saving a page 1 Access your required webpage as described above. 2 Touch and select Save this page. 3 Enter a name for the webpage so you can easily recognise it. 4 Touch Save. TIP! This menu will also allow you to edit titles of saved pages, protect or unprotect the screen memo, and delete saved pages. 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 and touch Connect.
Tool menu Cache Session clear Enabling Cache allows you to store accessed pages to your phone. Once a page has been stored in cache it will greatly enhance the page loading speed on subsequent browsing of the same page. Secure (WTLS/TLS) session data can be cleared using this option. Session data should be cleared to establish a new secure session. Cookies Enabling Cookies allows you to store cookies sent from the server. Disabling this function will prevent cookies from being stored on your phone.
3 Click Communication on your PC. Then click Settings and select Modem. 4 Choose LG Mobile USB Modem and select OK. It will now appear on screen. 5 Click Connect and your PC will connect through your KU990i. Using Bluetooth: 1 Ensure Bluetooth is switched On and Visible for both your PC and KU990i. Google You can access Google and use the followings; Search, Maps, Blogger and YouTube. Search You can search the web-pages in this menu.
Tool menu Directs Help You can set your location when you start searching the map. You can read Help menu to view the explanation in each function of map in details. PAN Around You can move the place you want by navigation keys. Show traffic You can view the information of traffic in selected current map. Satellite View You can convert the menu from map to satellite view. Hide Traffic You can hide the information related to the traffic status.
Organiser Calendar Adding an event to your Calendar 1 From the standby screen select then touch and choose Organiser. Select Calendar. 2 Select the date you would like to add an event to. 3 Touch then Add new event. 4 Select whether you would like to add an Appointment, Anniversary or Birthday and touch OK. 5 Check the date and enter time you would like your event to begin. 6 For appointments and anniversaries enter the time and date your event finishes in the lower two time and date boxes.
Tool menu To do Sharing a to do item Adding an item to your to do list 1 From the standby screen select , then and choose Organiser. Select To do. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose Organiser. 2 Select To do and touch Add. 2 Select the to do item you would like to share, then touch . 3 Set the date for the to do item, add notes and select a priority level: High, Medium or Low. 3 Select Send. You can choose to share your to do item by Text message, Multimedia msg.
1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose Organiser. 2 Select Date finder. Clear all Allows you to delete all the saved items, you need to input the security code. 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. Settings Alarms Setting your alarm Calendar You can set the view option and start day related calendar. Backup calendar & to do This function allows you to back up calendar and to do data.
Tool menu 6 Add a memo for the alarm. Touch OK when you have finished typing the memo. When the alarm sounds the memo will be displayed. 7 Finally you can set the snooze interval at 5, 10, 20, 30minutes, 1hour or off. Press OK to confirm your choice. 4 Your memo will appear on screen next time you open the Memo application. TIP! You can edit an existing memo. Select the one you want to edit and touch Edit. 8 Once you have set your alarm, touch Save. Note: You can set up to 5 alarms.
World clock Converter Adding a city to your world clock Converting a unit 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose Tools. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose Tools. 2 Select World clock. 2 Select Converter. 3 Touch the icon, followed by Add city. Start typing the name of the city you require and it will show at the top of the screen. Alternately touch Map, and select your chosen city from the map.
Setting menu
Setting menu Screen Clock & Calendar Screen theme Using this function, you can see the clock and calendar in the idle window. You can also move the clock by dragging. This menu allows you to personalise the display options of the screens and of the menus’ entire graphic interface. Brightness Home screen You can set the brightness of the LCD: 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%, 20% Set a wallpaper for the standby screen. Flick or drag left or right to scroll.
Backlight Handset theme Allows you to set backlight duration, selecting from the following options. You can set the theme of display. Item Main screen duration Default Value 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Note: The longer the backlight is on for, the more battery power is used and you may need to charge your phone more often.
Setting menu Font Profiles Dialing font colour: Allows you The profiles menu allows you to personalise and set call tones, message tones, and videophone event tones. to select from among 16 available character colours. The Normal, Outdoor and Headset profiles are preset by the manufacturer, but may be personalised. The Silent and Vibrate only profiles are preset and CANNOT be personalised by the User. User define menus 1,2, and 3 are completely available to users for all their needs.
Alert by Touch type This option determines the incoming call notification mode. You can set the touch type for tapping menu. Voice ringtone Touch tone You can select the ringtone for incoming voice calls. You can set the touch tone to be played when tapping the screen. Video ringtone Touch tone volume You can select the ringtone for incoming video calls. You can set the volume of the touch tone, choosing from 7 available levels. Volume Touch vibration Set the ringtone volume.
Setting menu Switch on file You can select which file will be played when the phone is switched on. Switch off sound You can set the effect to be played when the phone is switched off. Switch off file You can select which file will be played when the videophone is switched off. Phone settings Date & Time Date You can set the current date and date format. Time You can set the time, time format, time zone and daylight saving.
Daylight saving This function enables Summer time. Configuring Daylight saving to On immediately applies summer time for the cities which observe daylight saving and currently daylight saving period is running. (For example, if the current time is 04:53 and daylight saving is running in the currently selected home city in World time then time will change to 05:53). Power save If you set On, you can save the power when you don’t use the phone.
Setting menu Handset lock Change codes You can lock your phone. The following 4 lock functions are available. You can change PIN, PIN2 and the security code. When switching on: Locks the handset whenever the handset is switched on. If USIM changed: Locks the handset when the phone’s USIM card has been changed. Immediate: Locks the handset immediately. None: Deactivates the lock function. You are requested to enter the security code to confirm the selection.
Connectivity - Search: You can select one from the network list stored in the phone. Network settings - Enter new network: You can enter the country code (MCC) and the network code (MNC) to add. After setting, tap [OK] icon. the Select network Automatic: This function automatically searches for the network and registers the handset to the network. Manual: This function enables you to search the network list and specify which network to attempt registration with.
Setting menu Connection title - Access Point profile name. Bearer - Choose the bearer from the list. (Default is UMTS.) Authentication - Choose the authentication from the list. (Default is No auth) User name - Information provided by service provider. Password - Information provided by service provider. APN - APN name to access network. Information provided by service provider. Tap [Save] to save any configuration changes. USB connection mode You can choose one mode of Data service and Mass storage.
Synch service Host address: Contact your service (Note: This service is not available in all countries. Please contact your service provider for further information.) SyncML proxy: Contact your service If Sync service is supported by your network operator, this service function synchronizes the data in a phone and the data on a server such as Contacts, Calendar and Tasks via a wireless network.
Setting menu Memo name: Input the Memo database name for server access. Sync type: Select the synchronization Access point: Select an access point to use for the data connection. Sync mode: Select the synchronization type below. mode below. - Normal The phone and the server are required to exchange information about the modified data. - Manunal The synchronisation will only occur when explicitly initiated by the user. - Backup The phone sends all the data from a database to the server.
Memory manager Primary storage settings - Choose the location you prefer items to be saved to. Using memory manager Your KU990i has three memories available: the phone, the USIM Card and an external memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately). Touchpad calibration Reset your screen for ease of use. You can use memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available.
Setting menu Handset information View the technical information for your KU990i. Not reachable: Diverts incoming voice calls when the handset is turned off or the handset is out of the network service coverage Video calls Call settings Call divert Call divert menus for voice and video calls are provided. The menu consists of Voice calls, Video calls and Deactivate all. Voice calls All voice calls: Diverts all incoming voice calls unconditionally.
Call barring Video calls Call barring allows you to restrict from making and receiving calls with your handset. For this function, you need the barring password, which you can obtain from 3 Customer Service. The following options are available: Voice calls The following options are available: All outgoing: Calls cannot be made. Outgoing international: International calls cannot be made.
Setting menu Fixed dial numbers You can fix dialling to specified phone numbers only. This information is saved on the USIM card. You must enter your PIN2 code for authentication. On: Enables Fixed Dial Numbers. View status: Displays activated Call waiting service group item of the network. Selecting this item displays requesting message and animation. When the network answers, the result of the operation is displayed. Off: Disables Fixed Dial Numbers.
- Groups: If this category is selected, all numbers belonging to the selected groups will be rejected. Press send key: You can answer an - Unregistered: If this category is selected, all un-registered numbers will be rejected. Press any key: You can answer an - No caller ID: Reject calls which do not have CLI information. Send my number This network service allows you to set your phone number to be displayed On or hidden Off from the person whom you are calling.
Setting menu Save new number Whenever the connected call is terminated, this menu allows you to determine whether you are going to save the number (unregistered) in your phone book. Video call setting Flight mode Using flight mode Turn on flight mode by selecting . Touch Flight mode and select then On. Flight mode will not allow you to make calls, connect to the Internet, send messages or use Bluetooth. You can set the screen display when making/receiving a video call.
2 Touch and choose Send. Choose Bluetooth. 3 Touch Yes to turn Bluetooth on. 4 Your KU990i will automatically search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range. To change your bluebooth settings: 1 Touch and choose Settings. 2 Choose Bluetooth then Settings. Make your changes to: My device visibility - Choose to be Visible or Hidden. 5 Choose the device you want to send the file to and touch Select. My device name - Enter a name for your KU990i. 6 Your file will be sent.
Setting menu 1 Check your Bluetooth is On and Visible. You can change your visibility in the Settings menu. 2 Touch Paired Devices then New. 3 Your KU990i will search for devices. When the search is completed Refresh and Add will appear on screen. 4 Choose the device you want to pair with and enter the passcode then touch OK. 5 Your phone will then connect to the other device, on which you should enter the same passcode. 6 You passcode protected Bluetooth connection is now ready.
Software Upgrade LG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade Program For more information on installing and using this program, please visit http://update.lgmobile.com. This feature allows you to upgrade your software to the latest version quickly and conveniently on the Internet without needing to visit our service centre.
Setting menu PC Sync You can synchronise your PC with your phone to make sure all your important details and dates match, but also as a backup to put your mind at ease. Connecting your phone and PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your phone and your PC. 2 Double click on the LG PC Suite Icon on your desktop. 3 Click on Connection Wizard, then USB. 4 Click on Next, then Next again, then Finish. Your phone and PC are now connected.
Synchronising your contacts 1 Connect your phone to your PC. 2 Click on the Contacts icon. 3 Select Transfer, then Import from mobile handset. 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.
Setting menu Note: Mass storage backs up content saved on your memory card only, not your handset memory. To transfer the content of your handset memory (e.g. contacts) you’ll need to synchronise using PC Sync. DivX Converter Once installed select DivX from the Program Files on your PC, then DivX converter followed by Converter. This will open the Converter application. Use the arrows in the application to change the conversion format to Mobile.
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Accessories There are a variety of accessories available for your mobile phone, which may be sold separately. You can select these options according to your personal communication requirements. Consult your local dealer for availability. Basic Accessories: Travel Charger Battery Optional Accessories: • USB Cable • Stereo Headset • Car charger • Stereo Headset with remote control • Mono Headset • Memory Card NOTE: • This list of Accessories is not complete.
ETSI EN 301 489-01 V1.6.1, ETSI EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1 ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1, ETSI EN 301 489-24 V1.3.1 ETSI TS 151 010-1 V5.9.0 specified by ETSI EN 301 511 V9.0.2 ETSI TS 134 121 V5.5.0 specified by ETSI EN 301 908-1 V3.2.1 ETSI EN 301 908-2 V3.2.1, ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.
Ambient Temperatures Normal ( 55°C ), charging ( 45°C )
Emergency Services and Safety Precautions Do not allow battery to come into direct contact with an electric outlet or car cigarette lighter socket Do not pierce battery with sharp objects Do not drop or subject the phone to physical shock When the battery has reached the end of its life, dispose of it in accordance with local environmental regulations. Do not dispose of your battery in household rubbish.
Emergency Services and Safety Precautions Aircraft safety In accordance with CAA regulations, you must switch off your phone on aircraft. Mobile phone signals can interfere with aircraft equipment. Follow the instructions given by airline staff at all times Hospital safety Switch off your phone in areas where the use of handsets is prohibited.
Road safety You MUST exercise the proper control of your vehicle at all times. Give your full attention to driving Observe all laws in respect to the use of The manufacturers of such equipment can advise if it is adequately shielded from radio transmissions. Consult your dealer and do not switch on the handset until it has been checked by qualified installers mobile phones when driving Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call where it is safe to do so.
Emergency Services and Safety Precautions Service Further detailed information is given in this manual. The handset, batteries and charger contain no user-serviceable parts. LG recommend that your LG KU990i handset is serviced or repaired by an LG authorised service centre Exposure to radio frequency energy Efficient use Radio wave exposure and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information The handset has an antenna.
While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various LG phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves The SAR limit recommended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is 1.6 W/kg averaged over one (1) gramme of tissue.
Caring for your KU990i Your KU990i is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips when using your handheld: Take care not to scratch the screen of your handheld. Keep the screen clean. When working with your KU990i, use the supplied stylus or plastic-tipped pens intended for use with a touchsensitive screen. Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the surface of the handheld screen.
