LG GB230 User manual

GB230 User Guide
Some of the features described in this
manual may differ from those available
on your phone depending on its
software and on your service provider.

Part 15.21 statement
" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment. “
Part 15.105 statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance
This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Body-worn Operation
This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations
with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance
of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.
Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain
metallic components.

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Setup
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.
Clear key
Deletes a character with
each press.
Main screen
Call key
Dials a number or
answers an incoming
call.
Volume
Capture button
Charger, USB Cable,
Handsfree connector
MicroSD card
Front
Front

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Battery cover
SIM card
Battery
Camera lens

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Setup
Inserting the SIM and Battery
1 Remove the battery cover
Slide the battery cover towards the bottom
of the phone and away from it.
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.
2 Remove the battery
Lever the bottom edge of the battery
and remove it carefully from the battery
compartment.
3 Insert the SIM card
Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder.
Make sure that the gold contact area on
the card is facing downwards.
To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in
the reverse direction.

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4 Insert the battery
Insert the top of the battery into the
top edge of the battery compartment.
Ensure the battery contacts align with
the terminals on the phone. Press down
the bottom of the battery until it clips into
place.
5 Replace the battery cover
Slide the battery cover towards the top of
the phone until it clicks into place.
6 Charging your phone
Pull open the cover of the charger socket
on the side of your GB230. Insert the
connector on your charger, and plug into
a mains electricity socket. Your GB230
will need to be charged until the message
"Battery full" appears on the screen.

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Memory card
Inserting a memory card
You can expand the memory space available
on your phone using a memory card.
The GB230 will support a memory card of
up to 4 GB.
TIP! A memory card is an optional accessory.
To insert the memory card, slide it into the
slot at the top until it clicks into place, making
sure that the gold contact area is facing
upwards.

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Menu map
GAMES & APPS
1 My games & apps
2 Settings
CALLING
1 Make video call
2 Call logs
3 Call durations
4 Data volume
5 Call costs
6 Call divert
7 Call barring
8
Fixed dial numbers
9 Call waiting
0 Common settings
* Video call settings
ORGANISER
1 Calendar
2 To do
3 Memo
4 Secret memo
5 Date finder
6 Settings
MULTIMEDIA
1 Camera
2 Video camera
3 Music
4 Voice recorder
MESSAGING
1 Create new message
2 Inbox
3 Mailbox
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sent items
7 My folders
8 Templates
9 Emoticons
0 Settings
MY STUFF
1 My images
2 My sounds
3 My videos
4 My games & apps
5 SVG contents
6 Others
7 My memory card
YAHOO!
1 Yahoo! Go
CONTACTS
1 Add new
2 Search
3 Speed dials
4 Groups
5
Service dial numbers
6 Own number
7 My business card
8 Settings
TOOLS
1 Quick menu
2 Alarms
3 Calculator
4 Stopwatch
5 Converter
6 World time
BROWSER
1 Home
2 Enter address
3 Bookmarks
4 RSS reader
5 Saved pages
6 History
7 Settings
CONNECTIVITY
1 Bluetooth
2 Server sync
3 USB connection
SETTINGS
1 Profiles
2 Phone
3 Screen
4 Date & Time
5 Network
6 Internet profiles
7 Access points
8 Packet data conn.
9 Security
0 Memory manager
*
Streaming settings
# Reset settings

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Your standby screen
Your standby screen
From here you can access menu options,
make a quick call or change your profile - as
well as many other things.
Optical sensor
Your GB230 has a special feature; an optical
sensor. You can use this to navigate menus
as well as your web browser. Use the optical
sensor by rubbing the panel with your thumb
to drag the cursor around the screen. There's
no need to press too hard as the optical
sensor is sensitive enough to pick up on a
light touch.
From the main menu, select Settings,
Phone, then Optical sensor settings. From
here you can choose All to enable its use in
the browser and the menus, Browser only,
or you can turn it Off.
WARNING: When the optical
sensor is directly exposed to the sun, its
function can be malfunctioned.
sStandby screen
sOptical sensor panel

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Your standby screen
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The main menu
The main menu provides twelve menu
options.
1Select Menu.
2Use the arrow keys to select the required
menu option.
3When the option you require is selected,
press OK to open.

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Your standby screen
Your standby screen
Icon Description
Multitasking
Network signal strength
(number of bars will vary)
No network signal
Remaining battery life
Battery empty
New text message
New voice message
New email
New multimedia message
An alarm is set
Icon Description
Normal profile in use
Outdoor profile in use
Silent profile in use
External memory
Calls are diverted
GPRS available
EDGE in use
Roaming
Bluetooth is active
Calls are rejected
HSDPA available
3G available
Flight mode is selected
The status bar
The status bar displays various icons to indicate, amongst other things,
signal strength, remaining battery life and new messages.

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Calls
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Calls
Making a call
1Enter the number using the keypad.
To delete a digit press .
2Press the green key to dial the
entered number.
3To end the call, press the red key.
TIP! To enter + for making an international
call, press and hold 0.
Making a call from your contacts
1From the main menu, press the down-
arrow to open your contacts.
2Using the keypad, enter the first letter
of the contact you want to call. So, for
'Office', press 6(MNO) three times.
3Use the arrow keys to scroll through your
contacts.
4Press the green key to call the
selected contact.
Answering or rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press the green
key to answer the call.
Press the red key to reject the
incoming call.
TIP! You can change the settings on your phone
to change how you answer a call.
From the main menu, select Calling, then
Common settings, and select Answer mode.
You can choose from Press send key, Slide
up and Press any key.

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Calls
Calls
Speed dialing
You can assign a frequently-called contact to
a speed dial number.
1From the main menu, select , then
Speed dials.
2Your voicemail is set to speed dial 1.
Choose any other number to assign to a
contact.
3Your address book will open. Select the
contact you’d like to assign that number to
and press OK.
To call a speed dial number, press and
hold the assigned number until the contact
appears on screen. The call will initiate
automatically.
Viewing your call logs
From the main menu, select and choose
Call logs.
All calls - View the complete list of all of your
dialled, received and missed calls.
Dialled calls - View the list of all the
numbers you have called.
Received calls - View the list of all the
numbers that have called you.
Missed calls - View the list of any calls you
have missed.
To view other information on your calls, select
the following in the menu:
Call duration - View details of how long you
have spent on your calls.
Call costs - View the charges applied to your
dialled numbers (this service is network-
dependent, some operators are unable to
support it) and the duration of all your calls;
received and dialled.
Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes
of all your received and sent data.
TIP! From any call log, select Options to delete
selected or all logged items.

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Using call divert
1From the main menu, select .
2Select Call divert.
3Choose whether you would like to divert all
calls when the line is busy, when there is
no answer or when you are not reachable.
4Choose whether to divert to your voicemail
or to another number.
5Enter your divert number or select Search
to browse for your divert number.
Note: Charges may be incurred for diverting
calls. Please contact your network provider
for details.
TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose
Deactivate all from the Call divert menu.
Using call barring
1From the main menu, select .
2Select Call barring.
3Choose any or all of the following options
for Voice calls or Video calls:
All outgoing
Outgoing international
O/G international calls except home
country
All incoming
Incoming when abroad
4Select Activate and enter the call barring
password. Please check with your network
operator for this service.
TIP! If you only want to allow calls to specific
numbers from your phone, you can turn on the
Fixed dial numbers feature. To do so, select
Fixed dial numbers from the Calling menu
and then choose Turn on. Please note, you'll
need your PIN2 code from your operator.

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Calls
Calls
Changing the common settings
1From the main menu, select and then
choose Common settings.
2From here you can amend the settings for:
Call reject - You can set which incoming
calls to reject.
Send my number - Choose whether your
number will be displayed when you call
someone.
Auto redial - Choose On or Off.
Answer mode - Choose whether to
answer the phone using the accept key,
any key or by sliding your handset open.
Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone
every minute during a call.
BT answer mode - You can choose
whether calls should be answered by the
handset or by a Bluetooth headset, if one
is connected.
Save new number -Choose whether to
save the phone number when ending a
call, if the phone number is not already
saved in your phonebook.
Slide close setting - Choose whether or
not to end the active call when the slide is
closed.
Searching for a contact
1From the main menu, select and
choose Search.
2Using the keypad enter the first letter
of the contact you want to call. So, for
'Office', press 6(MNO) three times.
3Scroll through the contacts and their
different numbers using the arrow keys.

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Adding a new contact
1From the main menu, select and
choose Add new.
2Choose whether to store your new contact
on your Handset or USIM.
3Enter the information you would like to
store about the contact and select Done.
Or, use the following shortcut:
1Enter the number you wish to store and
select Options.
2Choose Save number and then select
whether you would like to create a
new contact or update an existing one
by choosing New contact or Update
contact.
3Enter the relevant information as above
and select Done.
Note: When it comes to storing a contact’s
email address, press the key on the
keypad to get access to symbols such as '@'.
Contact options
There are many things you can do when
viewing a contact. Here's how to access and
use those features:
1Open the contact you’d like to use.
See Searching for a contact above.
2Select Options to open the list of options.
From here you can:
Send message - Send a message to
the contact. If the contact has an email
address, you can send them an email from
here, too.
Send business card - Send the contact's
details as a business card.
Make voice call - Make a voice call to
the contact.
Make video call - Make a video call to
the contact.
Add new contact - Add a new contact.
Edit - Change the contact’s details.
Mark/unmark - Mark/unmark the
selected contact.

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Calls
Search by - Search a contact by name,
number or group.
Save to USIM/Handset - Choose to
move or copy to the SIM card or phone
(depending on where you originally saved
the contact).
Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes to
confirm.
Text input - Options for Insert symbol,
Input method, Writing language and
Add to dictionary.
Adding a contact to a group
You can collect your contacts into groups,
keeping your work colleagues and family
members separate, for example. There are a
number of groups including Family; Friends
and Colleagues; School; and VIP already set
up on the phone.
1From the main menu, select and
choose Groups.
2Scroll to the group you wish to add a
contact to, select it and choose Add.
3Your contact list will open. Scroll to the
contacts you would like to add to the group
and select Mark, then Done.
TIP! You can assign a ringtone to a group.
Select the group you wish to assign the ringtone
to and select Options.
Adding a picture to a contact
You can change the appearance of your
contacts in your address book to include a
picture.
1From the main menu, select and
choose Settings.
2Select Contact list settings and select
Off or On from the Show picture tab.
3Return to the address book and select the
contact to which you want to add a picture.
4Choose Options and select Edit.
5Scroll down to the Image section.
Choose Edit and select an option.
If you select Take a picture, your camera
viewfinder will open, so you can take a
picture of your contact.

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Copying your contacts to your SIM
You can copy your contacts from your SIM
to your handset or from your handset to
your SIM.
1From the main menu, select and
choose Settings and then Copy.
2Choose between Handset to USIM or
USIM to handset.
3Choose whether to copy all the contacts
together or one at a time.
Deleting all of your contacts
1From the main menu, select and
choose Settings and then Clear
contacts.
2Select to delete contacts from USIM or
Handset.
3Select Yes to confirm your selection.
Viewing information
1From the main menu, select and
choose one of the options to view your
Service dial numbers, your Own
number or your own business card.
TIP! If you haven’t yet created a business card,
the My business card screen will give you
the option to create one. Select Add and enter
your details as you would for any other contact.
Select Done when you are finished.

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Messaging
Messaging
Your GB230 combines SMS, MMS and email
into one intuitive and easy-to-use feature.
Sending a message
1From the main menu, select and then
Create new message.
2Choose to send a Message or Email.
3A new, blank message will open.
4Enter your message using T9 predictive or
Abc manual.
See Entering text below to see how to
switch between the different text entry
modes.
5From the Options menu, select Insert to
add an image, video, sound or symbol.
6Select Send.
7Enter the phone number or select
Contacts to open your contacts list.
You can add multiple contacts.
8Select Send.
Entering text
There are two ways to enter text:
T9 predictive and Abc manual.
To turn on T9 predictive text, begin a new
message, choose Options, select Input
method and choose T9 mode.
With T9 on, you can only switch between T9
and Abc mode by pressing Options, Input
method and then select Abc mode.
T9 predictive
T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to
recognise the words you are writing based on
the key sequences you enter. Simply touch
the number key associated with the letter
you want to enter, and the dictionary will
recognise the word once all the letters are
entered. For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6,
6, 3 to write ‘telephone’.
If the word you want doesn’t appear, choose
Options and select Add to dictionary. Enter
the word using Abc manual mode and your
word or name will be added to the dictionary.
Messaging