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
18
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.