LG GT540 User manual

GT540 User Guide
Some of the contents of this
manual may not apply to your
phone depending on your
phone’s software or your service
provider.
This handset is not
recommended for the visually
impaired because of its touch-
screen keypad.

Congratulations on your purchase of the
advanced and compact GT540 phone by
LG, designed to operate with the latest
digital mobile communication technology.
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Contents
Getting to know your phone ����7
Installing the SIM card and bat-
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Charging your phone ��������������11
Installing the memory card ����12
Formatting the memory card .13
Your Home screen��������������������14
Touch-screen tips ........................14
Personalize home screen..........15
Using your home screen...........15
LG Home ........................................16
Android Home .............................18
Communication...........................20
Multimedia ....................................21
Utilities ............................................22
Google.............................................23
Downloads.....................................23
Calls ������������������������������������������26
Making a call .................................26
Calling your contacts .................26
Answering and rejecting a call26
Adjusting call volume................27
Making a second call..................27
Turning on DTMF.........................27
Viewing your call logs................27
Call settings ...................................28
Fixed Dial Numbers ....................28
Voicemail........................................28
Using call forwarding.................28
Using call barring ........................28
Additional call settings..............29
Select line ......................................29
Network operators......................29
Contacts������������������������������������30
Searching for a contact .............30
Adding a new contact ...............30
Favorite Contacts.........................31
Creating a group..........................31
Messaging ��������������������������������32
Messaging......................................32
Sending a message.....................32
Entering text..................................33
T9 predictive text.........................33
ABC manual text..........................33
Entering accented letters .........34
Example ..........................................34
To input “ä”, press and hold the
“a” key...............................................34
Setting up your email ................34
Sending an email using your
new account..................................34
Retrieving your email.................35
Changing your email settings .....35
Threaded box ...............................36
Using smilies .................................36
Changing your SMS settings...36
Changing your MMS settings..37
Changing your other settings.38

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Moxier Sync ...................................38
Camera �������������������������������������39
Taking a quick photo .................39
Once you’ve taken the photo .39
Using the ash..............................40
Adjusting the exposure.............40
Taking a continuous shot .........41
Using the advanced settings...41
Changing the image size..........43
Choosing a color eect .............43
Viewing your saved photos .....43
Video camera ���������������������������44
Shooting a quick video .............44
After shooting a video...............44
Adjusting the exposure.............45
Using the advanced settings...45
Changing the video image size
............................................................46
Choosing a color eect .............46
Watching your saved videos ...47
Your photos and videos ����������48
Viewing your photos and videos
............................................................48
Using zoom when viewing a
video or photo..............................48
Adjusting the volume when
viewing a video............................48
Setting a photo as wallpaper..48
Editing your photos....................48
Rotating your photo...................49
Adding text to a photo..............50
Adding an eect to a photo ....50
Cropping a photo .......................50
Tuning your photo......................50
Adding frames..............................51
Adding clipart...............................51
Using the drawpad .....................51
Adding stamps.............................51
Resizing...........................................51
Editing your videos.....................52
Trimming the length of the
video ................................................52
Selecting transition style..........52
Adding subtitles...........................52
Adding edit eects .....................53
Grabbing a frame ........................53
Adding dubbing to your video
............................................................53
Multimedia�������������������������������54
Timeline view................................54
My Images options menu.........55
Sending a photo..........................55
Sending a video ...........................55
Using an image ............................55
Creating a slideshow..................55
Checking your photo.................55
You can view a photo’s detailed
information, such as Name,
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Date, Time, Resolution, Size,
Type, and Tag. ...............................55
Media Player .................................56
Press the Menu key, then select
Music. You can play songs,
categorize songs by Album and
Artist, or create a Playlist...........56
Setting a ringtone .......................56
Video editor...................................56
Storyboard.....................................56
Music Movie .................................57
Auto cut ..........................................58
Playing a game.............................58
Transferring les using USB
mass storage devices.................58
Music................................................59
Playing a song ..............................59
Using the radio.............................60
Searching for stations................60
Resetting channels .....................60
Listening to the radio.................61
Google applications ����������������62
Google Maps.................................62
Market .............................................62
Gmail................................................62
Google Talk ....................................63
Adding an event to your calen-
dar.....................................................63
Changing your default calendar
view..................................................63
Utilities �������������������������������������64
Setting your alarm ......................64
Using your calculator.................64
Quickoce.....................................65
Voice recorder...............................65
Recording a sound or voice.....65
Sending the voice recording...65
The Web ������������������������������������66
Browser ...........................................66
Accessing the Web......................66
Using the Web tool bar..............66
Using options................................66
Adding and accessing book-
marks ...............................................67
Changing Web browser settings
............................................................67
Select Menu, then select More >
Settings. Or press.........................67
Settings ������������������������������������68
Wireless controls..........................68
Call settings ...................................68
Sound and display ......................68
Sound settings .............................68
Display settings............................69
Data synchronization ................69
Backup & Restore.........................69
Security & location .....................69
Applications ..................................70