LG GR500f User manual

GR500f User Guide ENGLISH
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Making an Emergency call when there is
no USIM card present in the handset:
1. Enter emergency number 000 or 112
2. Press key to activate Emergency call.

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GR500f
User Guide
f

C
ongratulations on
y
our purchase of the
a
dvanced and compact GR500f phone by LG,
d
esi
g
ne
d
to operate wit
h
t
h
e
l
atest
d
i
g
ita
l
mo
b
i
l
e
c
ommunication technolog
y
.

Contents
Guidelines for safe and
ecient use .....................................6
Your Phone ...................................14
P
h
one Com
p
onent
s
.............................
1
4
S
lide Open Vie
w
.....................................
1
5
Rear Vie
w
..................................................
1
6
Getting Started............................17
Insta
ll
ing t
h
e SIM Car
d
an
d
Batter
y
.......................................................
1
7
Installing a Memory Card
...................
2
0
Touch Calibration .......................22
Start Up Guide.............................23
General Functions......................24
M
akin
g
a Call
...........................................
2
4
Answering a Ca
ll
....................................
2
6
A
dj
usting t
h
e Vo
l
um
e
..........................
2
7
S
ettin
g
Pro

le
s
.......................................
2
7
Enter
i
ng Tex
t
...........................................
2
9
Qwerty Keypa
d
......................................
3
2
Address Book ...............................35
Co
n
tact
Li
st
..............................................
3
5
New
C
ontac
t
............................................
3
6
Ca
ll
er Grou
p
s
...........................................
3
7
S
peed Dial
................................................
3
7
M
anagement
..........................................
3
8
Se
rvi
ce
N
u
m
be
r
s
...................................
3
8
My
Num
b
er
s
............................................
3
8
In-Call Menu.................................39
During a Ca
ll
............................................
3
9
Co
n
fe
r
e
n
ce
Ca
ll
s
....................................
4
1
Your Standby Screen.................43
Menu Tree .....................................49
Messaging.....................................50
New Messa
ge
..........................................
5
0
In
b
o
x
..........................................................
5
4
Dr
a
f
ts
.........................................................
5
5
Out
b
o
x
......................................................
5
6
Voicemai
l
..................................................
5
7
Vi
deo
m
a
i
l
.................................................
5
7
M
essage Settings
..................................
5
7

Web .................................................62
Music...............................................64
Music Playe
r
.............................................
6
4
Add
i
t
i
o
n
a
l M
us
i
c
Se
rvi
ces
..................
7
0
Games.............................................71
Multimedia ...................................72
C
amera
......................................................
7
2
W
e
b
Pa
g
e
s
................................................
7
7
My Stu..........................................79
Aud
i
o
.........................................................
7
9
P
icture
s
......................................................
7
9
V
i
deo
..........................................................
8
0
Too
l
s
...........................................................
8
0
M
or
e
...........................................................
8
8
Settings..........................................90
Ca
l
l
..............................................................
9
0
D
ate
&
Tim
e
.............................................
9
3
Sou
n
d
........................................................
9
3
D
ispla
y
.......................................................
9
4
T
ouc
h
.........................................................
9
6
P
h
o
n
e
.........................................................
9
6
Bl
uetoot
h
®
..............................................
1
0
0
M
o
r
e
.........................................................
1
0
3
Accessories .................................110
Network service ........................111
Technical data............................112
Trouble Shooting......................114

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P
lease read these simple
g
uidelines.
N
ot
f
ollowing these guidelines ma
y
b
e
d
angerous or i
ll
ega
l
.
Exposure to radio
f
requenc
y
energ
y
R
adio wave exposure and Speci
f
ic
Absor
p
tion Rate (SAR) information
This mobile phone model GR500
f
has been designed to compl
y
with
a
pplicable safety requirements for
exposure to radio waves. These
r
equirements are based on scienti
f
ic
guidelines that include safety
m
ar
g
ins desi
g
ned to assure the
sa
f
et
y
o
f
all persons, regardless o
f
a
ge an
d
h
ea
l
t
h.
•The radio wave exposure
guidelines emplo
y
a unit o
f
measurement
k
nown as t
h
e
S
peci
f
ic Absorption Rate, or SAR.
T
ests
f
or SAR are conducted using
s
tan
d
ar
d
ise
d
met
h
o
d
s wit
h
t
h
e
phone transmittin
g
at its hi
g
hest
certi
f
ied power level in all used
f
requency bands.
•While there ma
y
be di
ff
erences
b
etween the SAR levels o
f
various
L
G p
h
one mo
d
e
l
s, t
h
ey are a
ll
desi
g
ned to meet the relevant
guidelines
f
or exposure to radio
w
a
v
es.
•The SAR limit recommended b
y
t
h
e Internationa
l
Commission on
Non-Ionizin
g
Ra
d
iation Protection
(ICNIRP) is 2W/k
g
avera
g
ed over
10g of tissue.
•The hi
g
hest SAR value for this
m
odel phone tested b
y
DASY4
f
or
use at t
h
e ear is 0.625 W/
k
g (10g)
a
n
d
w
h
en worn on t
h
e
b
o
d
y is
0.559 W/K
g
(10
g
).
•SAR data information for
residents in countries/re
g
ions
t
hat have adopted the SAR limit
recommended b
y
the Institute o
f
Electrical and Electronics En
g
ineers
(IEEE), which is 1.6 W/k
g
avera
g
ed
o
ver 1g of tissue
.
Guidelines for safe and ecient use

7
P
r
oduct
ca
r
e
a
n
d
ma
in
te
n
a
n
ce
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.
•D
o
n
ot
d
i
sasse
m
b
l
e
t
hi
s
u
ni
t.
T
a
k
e
i
t to a quali
f
ied service technician
w
h
en re
p
air wor
k
is re
q
uire
d.
•Keep away from electrical
a
ppliances such as TVs, radios, and
p
ersona
l
com
p
uters.
•The unit should be kept away from
h
eat
sou
r
ces
suc
h
as
r
ad
i
ato
r
s
o
r
c
oo
k
ers.
•Do not dro
p.
•Do not sub
j
ect this unit to
m
ec
h
anica
l
vi
b
ration or s
h
oc
k.
•Switch off the phone in any area
w
here
y
ou are required b
y
special
r
egu
l
ations. For examp
l
e,
d
o not
u
se your p
h
one in
h
ospita
l
s as
i
t ma
y
a
ff
ect sensitive medical
eq
u
ip
ment
.
•Do not
h
an
dl
e t
h
e
ph
one wit
h
wet
hands while it is bein
g
char
g
ed. It
m
a
y
cause an e
l
ectric s
h
oc
k
an
d
c
an serious
l
y
d
amage your p
h
one
.
•Do not to char
g
e a handset near
flammable material as the handset
ca
n
beco
m
e
h
ot
a
n
d
c
r
eate
a
fir
e
h
a
z
a
r
d.
•Use a
d
r
y
c
l
ot
h
to c
l
ean t
h
e
e
xterior of the unit
(
do not use
solvents such as benzene, thinner
o
r a
l
co
h
o
l
).
•Do not char
g
e the phone when it
i
s on so
f
t
f
urnishin
g
s
.
•T
h
e p
h
one s
h
ou
ld
b
e c
h
arge
d
in a
we
ll v
e
n
t
il
ated
a
r
ea.

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•Do not sub
j
ect this unit to
e
xcessive smo
k
e or
d
ust
.
•Do not
k
ee
p
t
h
e
ph
one next to
c
redit cards or transport tickets; it
c
an affect the information on the
ma
g
net
i
c str
i
ps
.
•Do not tap the screen with a
sh
arp o
b
ject as it ma
y
d
amage t
h
e
ph
one
.
•Do not expose the phone to liquid
o
r mo
i
sture
.
•Use the accessories like earphones
c
autiousl
y
. Do not touch the
antenna unnecessari
ly.
E
ff
icient phone operatio
n
E
l
ect
r
o
ni
cs
de
vi
ces
All mobile phones may get
i
nter
f
erence, which could a
ff
ect
p
erformance.
•Do not use your mobile phone
near medical equipment
w
it
h
out requesting permission.
A
void placin
g
the phone over
pacemakers,
f
or example, in
y
our
b
reast
p
oc
k
et.
•Some hearin
g
aids mi
g
ht be
d
isturbed b
y
mobile phones.
•Minor interference may affect TVs,
radios
,
PCs
,
etc.

9
R
oad sa
f
et
y
C
h
ec
k
t
h
e
l
aws an
d
regu
l
ations on
t
he use of mobile
p
hones in the
area when
y
ou drive
.
•Do not use a
h
an
d
-
h
e
ld
ph
one
w
h
i
l
e
d
rivin
g.
•Give
f
ull attention to drivin
g.
•Use a hands-free kit, if available.
•Pull off the road and
p
ark before
m
akin
g
or answerin
g
a call i
f
d
riving con
d
itions so require.
•RF energy may affect some
electronic s
y
stems in
y
our vehicle
such as car stereos and safet
y
equipment
.
•When
y
our vehicle is equipped
w
it
h
an air
b
ag,
d
o not o
b
struct
w
ith installed or portable wireless
e
quipment. It can cause the air ba
g
t
o fail or cause serious injur
y
due
t
o im
p
ro
p
er
p
erformance
.
•I
f
you are listening to music whilst
o
ut an
d
a
b
out,
pl
ease ensure t
h
at
th
e vo
l
ume is at a reasona
bl
e
level so that you are aware o
f
your
surroun
d
ings. T
h
is is particu
l
ar
ly
i
m
p
erative w
h
en near roa
d
s
.
A
voi
d
d
amage to
y
our
h
earin
g
Damage to
y
our hearing can occur
if
y
ou are exposed to loud sound for
l
on
g
periods of time. We therefore
recommend that
y
ou do not turn on
or off the handset close to
y
our ear.
W
e
a
l
so
r
eco
mm
e
n
d
t
h
at
m
us
i
c
a
n
d
ca
ll v
o
l
u
m
es
a
r
e
set
to
a
r
easo
n
ab
l
e
l
eve
l.

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G
lass
P
a
r
ts
S
ome parts of
y
our mobile device
a
re made of
g
lass. This
g
lass
could break i
f
y
our mobile device
i
s dro
pp
ed on a hard surface or
r
eceives a substantial im
p
act. If
the
g
lass breaks, do not touch or
a
ttempt to remove. Stop using
y
our
m
o
b
i
l
e
d
evice unti
l
t
h
e
gl
ass is
r
eplaced b
y
an authorized service
p
rovi
d
er
.
Blastin
g
are
a
D
o not use the phone where
bl
asting is in progress. O
b
serve
r
estrictions, and follow any
r
e
g
ulations or rules
.
Potentia
lly
exp
l
osive
atmos
p
here
s
•Do not use the phone at a
refueling point
.
•D
o
n
ot
use
n
ea
r f
ue
l
o
r
c
h
e
mi
ca
l
s.
•Do not transport or store
f
lammable gas, liquid, or
e
x
p
losives in the same
c
ompartment o
f
y
our vehicle
as
y
our mo
b
i
l
e p
h
one an
d
accesso
ri
es.
In aircraf
t
W
ire
l
ess
d
evices can cause
i
n
te
r
fe
r
e
n
ce
in
a
ir
c
r
aft.
•Turn
y
our mobile phone o
ff
or
a
ctivate flight mode before
b
oarding any aircra
f
t
.
•Do not use it on the ground
w
ithout
p
ermission from the crew.

1
1
Ch
i
ld
r
e
n
Kee
p
the
p
hone in a safe
p
lace
out
o
f
t
h
e
r
eac
h
o
f
s
m
a
ll
c
hil
d
r
e
n
.
It includes small parts which ma
y
c
ause a choking hazard if detached
.
E
mergency calls
Emergenc
y
calls ma
y
not be available
under all mobile networks. Therefore,
you should never depend solely on
the phone
f
or emergenc
y
calls. Check
wit
h
y
our
l
oca
l
service provi
d
er.
B
attery in
f
ormation and car
e
•You do not need to completel
y
discharge the batter
y
before
r
echarging. Unlike other battery
s
y
stems, there is no memor
y
effect that could com
p
romise the
b
attery’s performance.
•Use onl
y
LG batteries and chargers.
L
G c
h
argers are
d
esigne
d
to
m
aximize the battery life
.
•Do not disassemble or short-circuit
t
h
e
b
attery pac
k.
•Keep the metal contacts o
f
the
b
atter
y
pac
k
c
l
ean
.
•Rep
l
ace t
h
e
b
attery w
h
en it
n
o lon
g
er provides acceptable
p
erformance. The batter
y
pac
k
m
aybe recharged hundreds o
f
t
imes until it needs replacin
g.
•Recharge the batter
y
if it has
n
ot been used for a lon
g
time to
m
aximize usabilit
y.
•Do not expose t
h
e
b
atter
y
c
h
arger
t
o
d
irect sun
l
i
gh
t or use it in
h
i
gh
humidit
y
, such as in the bathroom
.
•Do not
l
eave t
h
e
b
atter
y
in
h
ot or
c
old places, this may deteriorate
t
he batter
y
per
f
ormance
.
•There is risk of ex
p
losion if the
battery is replaced by an incorrect
ty
pe
.
•Dis
p
ose of used batteries
a
ccordin
g
to the manufacturer’s
i
nstructions. Please rec
y
cle when
p
ossi
bl
e. Do not
d
is
p
ose as
h
ouse
h
o
l
d
w
aste.

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•I
f
you need to replace the battery,
t
a
k
e it to t
h
e nearest aut
h
orize
d
LG
E
l
ectronics service
p
oint or
d
ea
l
er
fo
r
ass
i
sta
n
ce.
•Alwa
y
s unplug the charger from
t
he wall socket after the
p
hone is
f
ull
y
charged to save unnecessar
y
p
ower consum
p
tion of the
ch
ar
g
er.
•Actual batter
y
li
f
e will depend on
network configuration, product
s
ettings, usage patterns,
b
attery
a
n
d
e
nvir
o
nm
e
n
ta
l
co
n
d
i
t
i
o
n
s.
Driver Safety Tip
s
Your wireless telephone gives you
the power
f
ul abilit
y
to communicate
by
voice - a
l
most an
y
w
h
ere,
a
nytime.
B
ut an important
r
esponsibilit
y
accompanies the
b
enefits of wireless
p
hones, one
that every user must uphold.
W
hen driving a car, driving is your
f
irst responsibilit
y
. When using
y
our
w
ireless
p
hone behind the wheel of
a
car, practice
g
ood common sense
a
nd remember the
f
ollowing tips:
•
Use
a
h
a
n
ds
fr
ee
de
vi
ce.
I
f
possible, add an additional la
y
er
o
f convenience and safet
y
to
your wireless phone with one o
f
t
he man
y
hands
f
ree accessories
avai
l
a
bl
e to
d
a
y.
•Let t
h
e person you are spea
k
ing
w
ith know
y
ou are driving; i
f
necessar
y
, suspen
d
t
h
e ca
ll
in
h
eavy traffic or hazardous weather
c
onditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice
and even heav
y
traffic can be
ha
z
a
r
dous.
•Use
y
our wireless phone to call
e
mergenc
y
services for
y
ourself
o
r others. In the case of fire
,
traffic
accident or medical emer
g
encies
;

13
• Australia: Dial 0-0-0
,
• New Zea
l
an
d
: Dia
l
1-1-1
,
• Internationa
l
: Dia
l
1-1-2
,
• other local emergenc
y
number.
Remember, it is a free call on
y
our
w
ireless phone for emergency
se
rvi
ces.
•Use
y
our wire
l
ess p
h
one to
h
e
l
p
others in emergencies, if you see
a
n auto accident crime in pro
g
ress
or ot
h
er serious emergenc
y
where lives are in dan
g
er, call the
emergenc
y
number, as
y
ou would
want others to do for
y
ou
.
•Do not take notes or look up
p
hone numbers while drivin
g
.
J
otting
d
own a “to
d
o”
l
ist or
flipping through your address
b
ook takes attention awa
y
f
rom
y
our primar
y
responsi
b
i
l
it
y
,
d
riving
safely.
•I
f
possible, place calls when you
a
re not moving or be
f
ore pulling
i
nto traffic. Try to plan calls when
y
ou will not be driving
.
•Do not engage in stressful or
e
motiona
l
conversations t
h
at may
b
e distracting. Make people
y
ou
a
re ta
lk
ing wit
h
aware
y
ou are
d
rivin
g
an
d
suspen
d
conversations
t
hat have the potential to divert
y
our attention from the road.

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Your Phone
Ph
one Component
s
Ma
i
n LCD
Multi-tasking ke
y
SEND key
Press this key in
stan
db
y mo
d
e
t
o quic
kl
y access
th
e most recent,
m
isse
d
,
d
ia
l
e
d
an
d
rece
iv
ed
ca
ll
s.
microSD™ memor
y
card socket
Side volume ke
y
s
• When on the Standby screen: Allows you to set the
Ringtone and Touchtone volume. Hold the Down key to
t
oggle the Vibration Mode On and O
ff.
• During a ca
ll
: A
ll
ows you to c
h
ange t
h
e Earpiece vo
l
ume
.
• W
h
en p
l
a
y
ing
b
ac
k
groun
d
music: A
ll
ows
y
ou to c
h
ange
the
m
us
i
c
v
olu
m
e.
Char
g
er/USB Por
t
E
arp
i
ece
Lets you hear
th
e ca
ll
er an
d
automate
d
p
rom
p
ts
.
E
ND
/
Powe
r
Ends or re
j
ects a call.
Turns the phone on/o
ff
.
P
ress once to return to
th
e stan
dby
screen.
L
oc
k
/
Un
l
oc
k
k
e
y
Camera ke
y
Pr
ess
to
sta
r
t
t
h
e
Ca
m
e
r
a
f
u
n
ct
i
o
n
.
Pr
ess
and hold to start the Video record
f
unction.

15
Sl
i
d
e Open View
M
o
b
i
l
e Emai
l
VideoCall Ke
y
T
ext Ms
g
Co
n
tact
li
st
C
a
p
s
P
ress to chan
g
e between
U
pper Case and Lower Case.
Fn
P
ress to input sym
b
o
l
s an
d
num
b
ers on Qwert
y
k
e
y
pa
d.
S
pac
e
Press to create a space
b
etween wor
d
s
.
S
y
m
Press to open t
h
e menu wit
h
S
y
m
b
o
l
e
ntr
y
opt
i
ons
.
De
l
D
e
l
etes
d
igits
a
n
d
lette
r
s.
P
ress to input
“
@
”.
P
ress to input
“. c o m”.
P
ress to
m
o
v
e
to
the
n
e
x
t
r
o
w
.
Le
f
t
D
own
R
i
gh
t
Up
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y

LG GR500f
f
|
Use
r G
u
i
de
16
Rea
r V
ie
w
B
attery cover
Externa
l
ca
m
e
r
a
le
n
s
m
icroSD™ memory
c
ar
d
soc
k
e
t
B
atter
y
F
l
as
h
SIM card socket
Your Phone

1
7
Getting Started
Insta
ll
in
g
t
h
e SIM Car
d
an
d
B
attery
1Remove the batter
y
cover
Press t
h
e
b
atter
y
cover re
l
ease
latch. The battery cover should lift
o
ff
easil
y.
2Remove the batter
y
Lever the bottom edge o
f
the
b
attery and remove it carefully
f
rom the battery compartment
.
WARNING: Do not remove
t
he battery when the phone
i
s switched on, as this ma
y
d
amage t
h
e p
h
one
.

LG GR500f
f
|
Use
r G
u
i
de
18
3In
sta
ll
t
h
e
S
IM
ca
r
d
S
l
i
d
e t
h
e SIM car
d
into t
h
e SIM
c
ar
d
h
o
ld
er. Ma
k
e sure t
h
at t
h
e
g
old contact area on the card
is
f
acing downward. To remove
th
e SIM car
d
, pu
ll
it gent
l
y in t
h
e
o
pposite direction
.
4Install the batter
y
Insert the top o
f
the batter
y
f
irst
into the top edge of the battery
c
ompartment. Ensure that the
b
atter
y
contacts a
l
ign wit
h
t
h
e
t
ermina
l
s on t
h
e
ph
one. Press t
h
e
bottom o
f
the battery down until
it c
l
i
p
s into
pl
ace
.
Getting Started