LG LG-B525 User manual

LG-B525 User Guide - ENGLISH
This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you with
useful explanations of features on your phone.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the
software of the phone or your service provider.

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Phone Components...................................5
Using your touch screen...........................7
Touch screen tips.....................................7
Control the touch screen.......................7
Installing the SIM Card ..........................8
Installing a Memory card.......................8
Formatting the Memory card...............8
Calls.............................................................9
Making a Call ........................................9
Making a call from your contacts .......9
Answering and rejecting a call ..........10
Cost save mode .....................................10
Contacts....................................................10
Searching for a contact........................10
Adding a new contact..........................10
Messaging..................................................11
Entering Text ............................................12
Setting up your email .............................13
Camera......................................................13
Taking a quick photo ............................ 13
After taking a photo..............................13
Using the advanced settings ............. 14
Video camera ...........................................14
Making a quick video............................ 14
After making a video ............................ 15
Using the advanced settings ............. 15
Music ......................................................... 15
Managing files..........................................16
QuickMemo ..............................................16
Contents

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Banner.......................................................16
Safety Care............................................... 17
Games and apps...................................... 17
Setting your alarm ..................................17
Voice recorder ..........................................17
Using your calculator .............................17
Converting a unit ....................................17
Installing LG PC Suite on your computer
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The web.....................................................18
Accessing the web ................................18
Dual SIM setting......................................18
Settings.....................................................19
Changing your phone settings ..........19
SOS Service settings............................ 19
Changing your connectivity settings20
Sending and receiving your files using
Bluetooth .................................................20
Wi-Fi..........................................................21
Phone Software update.........................22
LG Mobile Phone Software update
from internet .........................................22
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use 23
Exposure to radio frequency energy23
Product care and maintenance........ 24
Efficient phone operation...................26
Road safety.............................................26
Avoid damage to your hearing......... 27
Glass Parts ..............................................28

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Blasting area...........................................28
Potentially explosive atmospheres...28
In aircraft..................................................28
Children....................................................28
Emergency calls ....................................29
Battery information and care ............29
Accessories...............................................31
Technical Data......................................... 32
Troubleshooting ...................................... 33

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Phone Components
Earpiece
Back Key
Return to the previous
screen.
Home Key
Return to the Home
screen from any screen.
Menu Key
Display the available
options.
QuickButton Key
Select apps you wish to
get quick access to using
QuickButton.
Handsfree or Stereo earphone
connector
TOP
BOTTOM
Charger/
USB port

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Volume keys
• In the Home screen: Ring tone
and touch tone volume.
• During a call: Earpiece volume.
• Down volume key: Press and
hold to activate/ deactivate
Silent mode.
• How to start QuickMemo:
Press Volume up and down key
simultaneously. QuickMemo
allows you to write a memo on a
captured image
Power/Lock key
• Short press to turn on/off the
screen.
• Long press for power on/off.

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Using your touch screen
Touch screen tips
• To select an item, touch the centre of the icon.
• Do not press too hard; the touch screen is
sensitive enough to pick up a light, yet firm
touch.
• Use the tip of your finger to touch the option
you require. Be careful not to touch any other
keys.
• Whenever your LG-B525 is not in use, it will
return to the lock screen.
Control the touch screen
The controls on the LG-B525 touch screen
change dynamically depending on the task you
are carrying out.
Opening Applications
To open any application, simply touch its icon.
Scrolling
Drag from side to side to scroll. On some
screens, such as the Logs list, you can also
scroll up or down.

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Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you
are provided with a SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN, any
optional services available and many others.
Important!
› The SIM card can be easily damaged by
scratches or bending, so be careful when
handling, inserting or removing the card.
Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small
children.
› Only 2G/2.5G SIM cards are supported.
Installing a Memory card
Remove the Back cover and insert a micro
SD card with the golden contact area facing
downwards as shown in the diagram. To remove
the Memory card, gently pull it.
NOTE: Memory card is an optional accessory.
Formatting the Memory card
Select Settings from Menu, go to Device
settings Choose Memory info, then select
External memory and tap Format. Enter phone
password when prompted to formatting the
Memory card.
WARNING: When you format your Memory
card, all the content will be Erased. If you do not
want to lose the data on your Memory card, take
a backup first.

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Calls
Making a Call
1. Touch to open the keypad.
2. Enter the number using the keypad.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
TIP! To enter + for making an international call,
touch and hold “0”.
Press the power key to lock the touch screen to
prevent calls being made by mistake.
Making a call from your contacts
1. From the home screen touch to open
the Contacts.
2. Tap the search field box on the top of the
screen and enter the first few letters of the
contact you would like to call using the
keypad.
3. From the filtered list, touch the contact ,then
touch Call icon to make a call. The call will
use the default number if there is more than
one number for that contact.
4. Or you can touch the contact name and
touch the number to call,if there is more
than one number for that contact. You can
also touch key to initiate the call to the
default number.
NOTE:
Self call - Self call imitates a real incoming call.
Enter ‘#*#’ on the Dialpad to activate a self call.
This doesn’t charge any fee.

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Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, touch key to
answer the call.
To mute the ringing, touch on Silent tab in
alerting screen. This is useful if you forgot to
change your profile to Silent for a meeting.
Touch on Reject tab to reject an incoming call
in alerting screen.
Cost save mode
Every contact is added along with assigned SIM
when adding in phone book. During Calling,
matching operator SIM is identified and the
operation is completed using the matching
operator SIM. This makes possible to use
benefit from using same operator.
To use Cost save mode feature,make sure
the feature is On [Settings > Call settings >
Common settings > Cost save mode]
NOTE: Cost save mode doesn’t work during in-call.
Contacts
Searching for a contact
1. Touch Contacts.
2. Enter the first few letters of the contact’s
name you want to call by touching Search
Adding a new contact
1. Touch Contacts and touch Add.
2. Choose whether to save the contact to your
Internal memory ,SIM1 or SIM2.
3. Enter your First and Last name.

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4. You can enter up to five different numbers
per contact.
5. Add an email addresses. You can enter up to
two different email addresses per contact.
6. Assign the contact to one or more groups.
7. Touch Save to save the contact.
Messaging
Your LG-B525 combines SMS and MMS into
one intuitive and easy-to-use menu.
Sending a message
1. Touch Messages in menu and touch
Write message to begin composing a new
message.
2. Touch Insert to add an Image, Video, Sound,
Template and so on.
3. Touch To: field at the top of the screen to
enter the recipients, then enter the number
or touch to select a contact. You can
even add multiple contacts.
4. Touch when ready.
NOTE: To send a message from SIM2 touch the
forward arrow mark on icon.
WARNING: If an image, video, sound, New
slide and so on is added to an SMS it will be
automatically converted to an MMS and you will be
charged accordingly.

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TIP: User can copy a selected text from any editor
and can paste the same in any other editor
Ex: Go to Message editor, type some text. Now
select the text you want to copy by scrolling over
the text and go to Option and tap on Copy . Now
place the cursor at a point you want to paste the
text. Go to Option and tap on Paste, so that copied
text will get pasted.
NOTE: Spam message - You can block the
unwanted messages by giving Spam numbers or
Spam words. Those messages will get stored in
Spam message Folder.
Entering Text
You can choose your input method by tapping
and Input method.
Touch to turn on T9 mode. This icon is
only shown when you choose Keypad as the
input method. Touch to change between
numbers, symbols and text input. Use Shift key
to change between capital or lowercase input.
TIP: You can send SMS to many contacts at a time.
User can select/deselect contacts for sending the
message. Only 20 contacts can be marked and
if user choose Select all only first 20 contacts will
be marked.
To send the SMS to a particular group of contacts
select Groups and select particular group.

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NOTE: Excuse message - During Incoming call
alert, a preset message can be send by taping on
Excuse msg.
NOTE: SMS Sorting - Inbox Messages can be
sorted with the given sorting options for an easy
access of messages. (Date, Sender, Read and
unread)
Setting up your email
Touch E-mail from Apps Menu Screen 2.
If the email account is not set up, start the
email set up wizard and finish it. You can
check and edit settings also you can check
the additional settings that were filled in
automatically when you created the account.
Camera
Taking a quick photo
1. Touch Camera icon.
2. When the camera has focused on your
subject, touch to take a photo.
TIP: To switch to the camera mode or video mode,
slide up/down the camera or video icon on the
centre-right of the viewfinder.
After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear on the screen.
The following options are available.
Touch .
Upload - Touch to upload the photo.

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Send Via - Touch to send the photo as a
Message, E-mail or via Bluetooth.
Set as - Touch to set as Home screen wallpaper,
Lock screen wallpaper, Contacts image.
Touch to delete the image.
Touch to take another photo immediately.
Touch to view a gallery of your saved
photos.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch to open all
advanced settings options.
After selecting the option, touch the OK button.
Video camera
Making a quick video
To switch to the camera mode or video mode,
slide up/down the camera or video icon on the
right centre of the viewfinder.
1. Holding the phone horizontally, point the
lens towards the subject of the video.
2. Touch the red dot .
3. REC will appear at the bottom of the
viewfinder with a timer at the bottom
showing the length of the video.
4. To pause the video, touch and resume
by selecting .
5. Touch on screen to stop video recording.

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After making a video
A still image representing your captured video
will appear on the screen. The name of the
video is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The following options are available.
Touch to play the video.
Touch to
Send Via - To send the video as a Message,
E-mail or via Bluetooth.
Touch to delete the video you have just
made and confirm by touching Yes. The
viewfinder will reappear.
Touch to shoot another video immediately.
Your current video will be saved.
Touch to view a gallery of saved videos and
images.
Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch to open all
advanced settings options. You can change the
video camera setting after selecting the option,
touch the OK button.
Music
To access the music player, touch Music. From
here, you can access a number of folders:
Recently played - List of songs that you have
played recently.
All tracks - Contains the songs you have on
your phone except the pre-loaded default
music.
Artists - Browse through your music collection
by artist.

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Albums - Browse through your music collection
by album.
Genres - Browse through your music collection
by genre.
Folders - Contains all the folders you have
created.
Playlists - Contains all the playlists you have
created.
Shuffle tracks - Play your tracks in a random
order.
Managing files
You can store multimedia files in your phone’s
memory so you have easy access to all your
images, sounds, videos, documents and other
content. You can also save your files to a
memory card. Using a memory card allows you
to free up space in your phone’s memory.
By touching My stuff, you can open a list of the
folders that store all your multimedia files.
QuickMemo
The QuickMemo allows you to create memos
and capture screen shots. Capture screens,
draw on them, and share them with family and
friends with QuickMemo.
To start QuickMemo press Volume up & down
keys simultaneously.
Banner
You can use it as a cheering tool in the concert
hall or performance theatre.

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Safety Care
Go to Menu > Settings > Device settings >
Safety Care.
Safety care let people around you know your
emergency situations.
Safety care provides services as follow:
• Emergency call forwarding
• Phone non-usage notice
Games and apps
You can install new games and applications on
your phone to keep you amused when you have
spare time. Touch Games and apps and choose
Games, Applications, Phantom browser.
Setting your alarm
1. Touch Alarms.
2. Touch Add, then you can set and save your
alarm in this menu.
Voice recorder
Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos
or other audio files.
Using your calculator
1. Touch Calculator.
2. Touch the number keys to enter numbers.
Converting a unit
1. Touch Unit converter.
2. Choose whether you want to convert
Currency, Area, Length, Weight,

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Temperature, Volume or Velocity.
3. Then select the unit and enter the value you
would like to convert from.
Installing LG PC Suite on
your computer
1. Go to www.lg.com and choose your country.
2. Select Support and Go to Mobile Support.
3. Follow the instructions on screen to complete
the LG PC Suite Installation on your PC.
The web
Internet gives you a fast, colourful world of
games, music, news, sport, entertainment and
loads more, straight to your mobile phone.
Wherever you are and whatever you’re into.
Accessing the web
1. Touch the Internet.
2. To go straight to the internet home page
touch Yes. In the page tap on option button
present at the right bottom corner for more
options.
NOTE: You will incur extra cost by connecting to
these services and downloading content. Check data
charges with your network provider.
Dual SIM setting
You can see two Network Signal icons on the
left-top of the screen when you insert two
SIM-Card.

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To Activate/Deactivate the SIM card, Touch Dual
SIM settings from Menu.
Settings
Changing your phone settings
Use the freedom of adapting the LG-B525 to
your own preferences.
Touch Settings then select Device settings.
Anti-theft mobile tracker -When the handset is
stolen, handset sends the SMS to the numbers
configured by real owner. To activate the ATMT
feature, you will need to set ATMT on, and
configure the ATMT settings with Sender name
and Sending number list. Default ATMT Code
is “0000”.
NOTE: Anti Theft Mobile Tracker -
(Settings > Device settings > Security > Anti-
theft Mobile tracker) When the handset is
stolen, handset sends the SMS to the predefined
numbers configured by real owner.
ATMT SMS will contain information about the
stolen phone IMEI, Owner name & phone number
of the person who is using that handset.
SOS Service settings
• SOS Service - Enable “SOS service” at SOS
Service settings. After enabling, press down
volume key 4 times when screen is locked, the
SOS message is sent and the phone stays in
SOS Mode.
In the emergency situation SOS message
will be sent to the assigned receivers and
incoming calls by them will be automatically

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accepted. All notification sound will be muted.
To exit the SOS mode, press the End key in
Homescreen.
Changing your connectivity settings
Your connectivity settings have already been set
up by your network operator, so you can enjoy
your new phone immediately. To change any
settings, use
Settings > Connectivity.
Sending and receiving your files using
Bluetooth
To send a file:
1. Open the file you want to send, typically this
will be a photo, video or music file.
2. Choose Send via. Choose Bluetooth.
3. If you have already paired the Bluetooth
device, your LG-B525 will not automatically
search for other Bluetooth devices. If not,
your LG-B525 will search for other Bluetooth
enabled devices within range.
4. Choose the device you want to send the
file to.
5. Your file will be sent.
To receive a file:
1. To receive files, your Bluetooth must be both
ON and Visible. See Bluetooth settings for
more information.
2. A message will prompt you to accept the
file from the sender. Touch Yes to receive
the file.
3. You will see where the file has been saved.
For image files, you can choose to View