LG GD910 User manual

User Guide
Table of Contents
GD910

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Content
1. User Safety nformation ............................................................1
2．Getting Started........................................................................3
2.1 Inserting SIM card...............................................................3
2.2 Charging the battery............................................................3
2.3 Switching the phone on or off.............................................3
2.4 Setting up voice mail...........................................................3
2.5 Setting up WAP and Data Account......................................3
3. Phone Layout.............................................................................3
3.1 Icons overview ....................................................................3
3.2 Keypad overview.................................................................3
4. Tools box ...................................................................................3
4.1 Calendar...............................................................................3
4.2 To do list..............................................................................3
4.3 Alarm...................................................................................3
4.4 World clock..........................................................................3
4.5 Stopwatch ............................................................................3
4.6 Health ..................................................................................3
5. Settings ......................................................................................3
5.1 Phone setup..........................................................................3
5.2 Call Setup ............................................................................3
5.3 Network setup......................................................................3
5.4 Security setup......................................................................3
5.5 Restore factory settings.......................................................3
5.6 User profiles setting.............................................................3
6. Bluetooth ...................................................................................3
7. Phone Book ...............................................................................3
8．Messages..................................................................................3
8.1 Text messages (SMS)..........................................................3
8.2 Multimedia message (MMS)...............................................3
8.3 Chat......................................................................................3
8.4 Broadcast message ..............................................................3
9. Calls...........................................................................................3

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9.1 Making a call.......................................................................3
9.2 Answering a call..................................................................3
9.3 Call history ..........................................................................3
10. File Manager............................................................................3
11. Audio player ............................................................................3
12. Video player.............................................................................3
13. Video recorder .........................................................................3
14. Camera.....................................................................................3
15. Games......................................................................................3
16. Connectivity ............................................................................3
16.1 Connecting to the Internet.................................................3
16.2 Transferring files ...............................................................3
17. Multimedia ..............................................................................3
17.1 Image viewer .....................................................................3
17.2 Sound recorder ..................................................................3
17.3 Distinguishable sound .......................................................3
18. Additional functions ................................................................3
18.1 Calculator ..........................................................................3
18.2 Units converter..................................................................3
18.3 Currency converter............................................................3
19. Troubleshooting.......................................................................3

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1. User Safety nformation
Please read the following guidelines to ensure safe usage of the device
and its accessories.
Do not switch the device on where the use of mobile phones is prohibited
or when it may cause interference or danger.
Keep the device away from dust, excessive moisture and humidity,
extreme high or low temperatures, open flames or lit tobacco products.
Keep the device out of reach of small children.
Do not use the device near fuel, chemicals or any potential explosives.
Switch the device off in hospitals or near medical equipment.
Switch the device off in aircraft, as wireless devices can cause
interference with the aircraft system.
For road safety, use the device with its hands-free while driving to keep
your hands free to operate the vehicle.
Keep the device away from the car airbag.
Only qualified personnel may install, repair or disassemble the device.
Follow any local regulations for disposal of the device, its battery and
accessories.
Use only original batteries and chargers approved for this device. Do not
connect the device with incompatible products.
Note: Failure to comply with these safety instructions may be dangerous, and
will invalidate the product warranty.
2．Getting Started
To begin using the phone, a SIM card must be inserted into the phone and
the battery has to be fully charged. The following section provides instructions
on how to insert SIM card and charge the battery.
2.1 Inserting SIM

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card
Warning: must be turned off in order to exchange for the SIM card.
Note: Before removing the back cover and battery from the phone, always
switch off the power and disconnect the phone from the charger or any other
connecting device. Always store and use the phone with the back cover attached.
To insert the SIM card into the phone:
1. Remove the back cover by pushing it upwards to detach it from the
phone.
2. Remove the battery from the phone.

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3. Insert the SIM card:
Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot until the base
of the card fits in the base of the slot.
Check to ensure that the bevelled corner of the SIM card is on top
of the slot and that the gold-coloured area of the card is facing the
inside of the phone.
4. Insert the battery:
Align the gold-coloured contacts of the battery with the
corresponding connectors in the battery slot.
Push the opposite end of the battery until it fits into the battery
slot.
5. Place the back cover onto the phone:
With the extruding piece of the cover facing down, slide the cover
until you hear it click into place.
2.2 Charging the
battery

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Note: Use only original chargers approved for use with this particular
model. The use of any other types may be dangerous, and will invalidate the
product warranty.
To charge the phone battery:
1. Connect the charger to an AC wall outlet.
2. Open the I/O slot cover of the phone.
3. With the triangle symbol on the charger plug facing upwards, connect the
power cord from the charger to the I/O slot.
4. The battery indicator bar on the phone starts scrolling and the red light on
the charger is lit. It may take several minutes before the battery indicator
bar appears on the screen. Note that you can use the phone while it is
charging.
5. When the battery is fully charged, the bar stops scrolling. To stop
charging the phone, disconnect the charger from the phone, and then
from the AC outlet.
Note: Charge the battery for at least 12 hours before using the phone for the first
time.
2.3 Switching the phone on or off
To switch the phone on or off, press and hold the Power key.
After it is switched on, the phone goes through various start-up stages while
it is loading software.
During the start-up, you may need to enter a PIN (Personal Identity
Number) to activate the services in your phone:

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Your PIN is usually provided by your network provider.
If you make a mistake while entering you PIN, press Clear to delete the
number.
Press OK to confirm PIN.
2.4 Setting up voice mail
To set up voice mail on your phone:
1. Select Menu > Messages.
2. Scroll down to select Voice Mail Server.
3. Select Option > Edit.
4. Press Edit to enter a name for the voice mail server.
5. Select Option > Done.
6. Scroll down to Number. Enter the voice mail server number provided by
your network provider and press OK to confirm.
2.5 Setting up WAP and Data Account
If WAP and Data Account are not already set up in your phone, contact
your network provider to obtain setting information. Then:
1. Select Menu > NETWORK Services > Browser to enter or edit the
WAP setting manually.
2. Select Menu > NETWORK Services > Browser >Input network
address to enter or edit the Data Account setting manually.
3. Phone Layout

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3.1 Icons overview
The table below describes the icons which appear on your phone.
Network signal strength indicator
Battery level indicator
Roam indicator
Bluetooth connection indicator
GPRS session indicator
Alarm clock indicator
Chat indicator
Call forward indicator
Stopwatch indicator
Missed calls
Messages
Service mail
Voice mail
MMS status indicator
3.2 Keypad overview

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1. The left up key
Press the send key to make or answer a call.
In idle mode, use this key to retrieve Call Logs.
2. The left middle key (OK key)
The OK key operates the function as indicated on the lower left corner of
the screen, and to confirm selection of highlighted items or entered text
and numbers.
In idle mode, use this key to retrieve Main menu.
3. The left down key(Power key)
Press the power key to end or reject a call.
Press and hold the key to switch the phone on or off.
When in other modes, press this key to go back to idle mode.
4. The right up and down keys (+ and - navigation keys)
In editing mode, use the + and - keys to scroll highlight to up and down
respectively.
In menu mode, use these keys to move between menu options.
In camera mode, press the + and - keys to adjust camera focus.
In calling mode, use the keys to adjust sound volume.
In idle mode, press the + key to go to Distinguishable sound and the -
key to go to Photography.
You may also set the shortcuts options for these keys in idle mode
according to your preference.
5. The right middle key
The right middle key operates the function as indicated on the lower right
corner of the screen,
Or exit the menu.
In idle mode, use this key to retrieve phone book.
4. Tools box
4.1 Calendar
Select Calendar to view the calendar and one of these options:
View Tasks to view task notes on a particular date. To add task notes to a
date:
1. Select Add, and then enter the date to add task notes.

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2. Enter the time duration for the task.
3. Select Note > Edit > enter the task notes details > Option > Save.
4. Use the left and right navigation keys to switch on or off the alarm
reminder for the task you enter.
5. Select Repeat > Once for tasks that occur only once. For
repetitive tasks, use the left and right navigation keys to set task
occurrences to every day, certain days of the week, weekly or
monthly.
6. Select Done and Yes to Save? To save the task.
Jump To Date to go to a particular date in the calendar. Use the keypad
to enter the specific year, month and day.
4.2 To do list
Select To Do List to view the tasks list for the day and one of these options:
View to view details of a task.
Add to add another task to the task list.
Edit Task to modify task details.
Delete Task to delete a task from the task list.
Delete All to delete all tasks from the task list.
Send Calendar to send the task details to a recipient via SMS, MMS or
Bluetooth. You may also save the task details to a file.
4.3 Alarm
Select Alarm to set an alarm reminder.
To edit the set time for the alarm reminder, select Edit > Edit Alarm >
Done and Yes to Save?
4.4 World clock
Select World Clock to view various time zones around the world. Use the
navigation keys to move to other locations to see their time zones.
Select Option > Daylight Saving Time for Foreign City to set daylight
saving time to on or off.
4.5 Stopwatch
Select Menu >Tools box> Stopwatch and select Typical Stopwatch or
nWay Stopwatch.
If you select Typical Stopwatch:
Select Split Timing to record time by splits. Select Start to the begin

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time count, Split to record a split time, and Stop to stop the time count.
Select Lap Timing to record time by laps. Select Start to begin the time
count, Lap to record a lap time, and Stop to stop the time count.
Select Resume resuming the time count after stop.
Select Yes to save the time record, and No not to save the time record.
Select View record to view all recorded time counts.
4.6 Health
Select Menu > Tools box > Health to access to health applications
installed on the phone.
Select BMI > OK to calculate Body Mass Index for a given gender, body
weight and body height:
1. Use the navigation keys to select gender.
2. Enter body weight and height.
3. Select OK to retrieve the BMI result.
Select Menstrual > OK to calculate a menstrual cycle:
1. Enter the last menstruation date.
2. Enter average period. Note that the average period differs from one
individual to another. It is usually in the range of 14 to 99 days.
3. Select OK to retrieve the estimated next menstruation date.
The dates highlighted in yellow indicate Pregnancy Period (P.P).
The dates highlighted in orange indicate the ovulation period.
The date highlighted in green indicates the current date.
5. Settings
5.1 Phone setup
The phone is preset with default phone settings. Change the default setup,
select Menu > Settings > Phone Setup.
Select Time and Date to set your home city time zone, define the date
and time used in your phone, and to set the time and date format and
separators.
Select Schedule Power On/Off to set a schedule to automatically switch
the phone on or off.
Select Language to select the language for the display texts in your
phone.

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Select Preferred Input Methods to select the preferred text input
method. When in editing mode, press # to switch between input methods.
Select Display Characteristic to set the wallpaper, screen saver, power
on and off display, date and time display, owner number and operator
name.
Select Greeting Text to customize the greeting text that is displayed
when the phone is switched on and off.
Select Speed Dial to activate or deactivate the speed dial function. To
activate Speed Dial:
1. Select Enable Speed Dial.
2. Set the mode to On.
3. Select Set Number > Option > Edit.
4. Scroll through the contact entries in the Phone Book List to select
which contact to assign to the corresponding speed dial key.
Select Dedicated key to set shortcuts for the navigation keys to
frequently used functions.
Select Auto Update of date and time to activate or deactivate automatic
update of the phone date and time.
Select Flight Mode to switch between several phone modes when you
are in an aircraft.
Select LCD Backlight to adjust the brightness level of the screen using
the left and right navigation keys.
5.2 Call Setup
The phone is preset with default call settings. Change the default setup,
select Menu > Settings > Call Setup.
Caller ID allows you to display or hide the caller’s identity for incoming
and outgoing calls:
Select Set By Network to display the caller’s identity when you receive
incoming calls.
Select Send ID to send your caller’s identity when making outgoing
calls.
To hide your number, select Hide ID.
Call Waiting notifies you of a new incoming call while you have a call in
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Select Activate to request the network to activate call waiting.
Select Deactivate to request the network to deactivate call waiting.
Select Query Status to check if the function is active or not.
Call Divert allows you to direct your incoming calls to another number.
Select one of the call diverts options from the Call Divert list. Select
Cancel All Divert to cancel all active forwarding.
Call Barring allows you to restrict outgoing and incoming calls with
your phone:
The default password for this function is 0000.
Select Outgoing Calls to set restriction on for outgoing calls.
Select Incoming Calls to set restriction on for incoming calls.
Select Cancel All to cancel all active call restrictions.
To change the password for this function, select Change Barring PW.
Note: Only use the Call barring service if your network provider has
provided it.
Line Switching allows you to switch between different network service
lines. This function is only available if the SIM card supports it and has
two subscriber numbers on it. Select the phone line you want to use for
making calls and sending short messages.
Call Time Reminder notifies you of the end of a set call duration:
Select Single to set a single beep tone reminder. Enter the duration in the
range of 1 to 3000 seconds.
Select Periodic to set a periodical beep tone reminder. Enter the duration
in the range of 30 to 60 seconds. If you have entered 40 seconds, the call
time reminder will sound a beep after 40 seconds of the call, and
subsequently at every one minute interval – 1 minute and 40 seconds, 2
minutes and 40 seconds, and so on.
Select Call Time Display to view the duration of your incoming and
outgoing calls.
Auto Redial sets the phone to redial after an unsuccessful call attempt.
Closed User Group allows you to specify a group of people whom you
can call and who can call you. Each group is identified by a unique
five-digit number known as the CUG Index. You can save up to ten
groups.

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To add a group:
1. Select Closed User Group > Add > enter a group name > Option
> Done.
2. Enter an index number, and then select OK. The index number is
provided by your network provider.
3. Select the newly created group name to highlight it, and then
select Activate. This will activate the group. To cancel the group,
select Deactivate. To delete a group, select Delete.
5.3 Network setup
Select Menu > Settings > Network Setup and one of these options:
Select Network Selection > Automatic to set the phone to automatically
search for and select one of the cellular networks available in your area.
Select Network Selection > Manual to select the desired network
manually from a list of networks.
Select Preferred Networks to set and modify your preferred networks:
oSelect Option > Add From List to add a network to the list of
preferred networks.
oSelect Option > Create New to create a new network profile to
the preferred list.
oSelect Option > Change Priority to change the order in which
networks are selected during an automatic search.
oSelect Option > Delete to delete a network from the list of
preferred networks.
Select Band Selection to set an available band.
Select GPRS Connection to define the phone GPRS connection settings.
If you select Always and your network supports packet data, the phone
will register to the GPRS network and starts active packet data
connections when sending and receiving data. If you select When
Needed, the phone will use a packet data connection only when you start
an application that needs it.
5.4 Security setup
Select Menu > Settings > Security Setup and one of these options:
Select SIM Lock to lock a SIM card to the phone and prevent its use on
other phones unless a correct PIN is provided by the user. To switch SIM

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Lock on or off, you will be asked to enter the correct PIN for the SIM card.
SIM Lock protects your network subscription from unauthorized usage.
After you lock a SIM card to the phone, you will need to provide a
password when you use a new SIM card with the phone.
Select Phone Lock to lock the phone and keypad to avoid unauthorized
use. The preset password for phone lock is 1122.
Select Auto Keypad Lock to set an auto lock period, a time-out after
which the keypad is automatically locked and can be used only after it is
unlocked. To unlock the keypad, press Unlock > OK. To deactivate this
function, select Auto Keypad Lock > None.
Fixed Dial allows you to restrict outgoing calls to selected phone
numbers, if this service is supported by your SIM card. You need the
PIN2 code for this function. To activate, select Fixed Dial > Mode > On.
When this function is active, you can only call those phone numbers that
are included in the fixed dial list. To add numbers to the Fixed Dial
Numbers (FDN) list, select Fixed Dial List > Add > Edit and enter the
phone numbers to include in the list.
Barred Dial allows you to restrict outgoing calls to selected phone
numbers, if this service is supported by your SIM card. You need the
PIN2 code for this function. To activate, select Barred Dial > Mode >
On. When this function is active, you will not be able to make calls to
those phone numbers that are included in the barred dial list. To add
numbers to the barred dial list, select Barred Dial List > Add > Edit and
enter the phone numbers to include in the list.
Select Change Password to change PIN code, PIN2 code and phone lock
password. You will need to enter the current passwords before setting
new passwords.
5.5 Restore factory settings
Select Menu > Settings > Restore Factory Settings to restore all settings
to their original factory settings. You need a password for this function. The
default password is 1122.
5.6 User profiles setting
To set user profiles on the phone. Select Menu > Settings > User Profiles.
The phone has six predefined profiles that are preset to suit certain environments.

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You can change or rename these profiles to adjust and customise sound tones,
volume and alert types for different events, environments or caller groups.
To activate a selected user profile, scroll to the selected profile and select
Option > Activate.
To modify a preset user profile, scroll to the selected profile and select
Option > Customize:
Select Tone Setup to set the ringing tone for incoming calls, and the
tones for power on and off, cover open and close, messages and keypad.
Select Volume to set the volume level for the ringing tones.
Select Alert Type to set the phone alert type to Ring, Vibration Only,
Vibrate and Ring, Vibrate Then Ring, or Light Only (silent). To
switch between silent and general alert when the phone is in idle mode,
press and hold the * key.
Select Ring Type to set the ringing type to Single, Repeat or Ascending.
When Ascending is selected, the ringing tone volume starts from level
one and increases level by level to the set volume level.
Select Extra Tone to set the ringing tone for Warning, Error, Camp on
and Connect.
Select Answer Mode to activate Cover Answer or Any Key answer
mode. When Any Key answer mode is selected, you can answer an
incoming call by briefly pressing any key except the right soft keyand the
power key.
6. Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology enables wireless connections between electronic
devices within a maximum range of 10 meters. A Bluetooth connection can be
used to send images, videos, texts and business cards, or it can be used to
connect wirelessly to compatible devices supporting the same Bluetooth
protocols.
Activate Bluetooth on the phone. Select Menu > Bluetooth > Power > On.
To deactivate Bluetooth, set the Power to Off.
To use Bluetooth connection for wireless voice conversation, select
Inquiry Audio Device to install the Bluetooth headset. The Bluetooth headset is
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Select My Device to specify your Bluetooth device information.
Select Active Device to view a list of devices that are having active
connections. To disconnect a device, press the left soft key and select
Disconnect.
Select Setting to specify the Bluetooth device settings.
7. Phone Book
To search for an entry in the phone book:
1. Select Name to view the Phone Book List.
2. Using the up and down navigation keys, scroll through the Phone Book
List to search for a contact. Alternatively, enter the contact name in the
Search box.
Note: If there is no contact entry stored in the phone book, the phone will display
a message that says “Phone Book Empty”. Create a new contact entry in the
phone book in order to access the phone book list.
To create the first contact entry in the phone book:
1. Press the Power key to go to the phone idle mode.
2. Enter the phone number using the touch screen
3. Select Save > To SIM or To Phone to save the contact entry to the SIM
card or phone memory.
4. Select Name > Edit to enter the contact’s name, then select Option >
Done.
To create subsequent contact entries in the phone book, Select Name >
Option > Add New Entry
Options in the phone book are:
Send SMS to send SMS to a contact.
View to view contact information.
Edit to edit contact information.
Delete to delete a contact entry.
Copy to copy contact entries from the SIM card to the phone memory or
from the phone memory to the SIM card.
Move to move contact entries from the SIM card to the phone memory or
from the phone memory to the SIM card.
Duplicate to duplicate contact entries to both the SIM card and the phone
memory.

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Send vCard to save a contact entry to a file or send contact information
via SMS, MMS or Bluetooth.
Copy All to copy all SIM card contact entries to the phone memory and
vice versa.
Delete All to delete all contact entries stored in the phone memory.
Caller Group to categorise contact entries stored in the phone memory
into distinct groups.
Extra Number to store own, service dial and emergency (SOS)
numbers.
To change the phone book settings:
1. Select Name > Option > Settings.
2. Select Memory Status to view the phone book memory status.
3. Select Preferred Storage to specify your preferred storage location for
contact entries.
4. Select Fields to specify which contact details to include in a contact
entry.
5. Select My vCard to edit or send your own contact information.
8．Messages
Select Menu > Messages. In Messages, you can create, send, receive, view,
edit and organize:
Text messages (SMS)
Multimedia messages (MMS)
Chat
Broadcast messages
8.1 Text messages (SMS)
Inbox
To read a text message (SMS), select Menu > Messages > SMS > Inbox
and use the navigation keys to select and open the text message. You may also
select one of these options:
oReply to reply to the sender with a text message.
oDelete to delete the text message.
oEdit to edit the text message.
oForward to forward the text message to another recipient.
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the SIM card.
oMove to SIM to move the text message from the phone memory
to the SIM card.
oChat to begin a chat session with the sender.
oDelete All to delete all text messages in the Inbox folder.
oCopy All to copy all text messages from the phone memory to the
SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory.
oMove All to move all text messages from the phone memory to
the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory.
oUse Number to dial or save the sender’s phone number to the
phone book.
oUse URL to visit the message sender’s URL.
oSave Objects to save picture, animation or sound contents in the
text message.
Outbox is a temporary storage folder for messages that are waiting to be
sent.
Write Message
To write a text message:
1. Select Write Message.
2. Enter the message text using the keypad. Press # to switch
between text and number input modes. To insert symbols, press *.
Select Clear to delete text.
3. Select Insert Object to insert picture, animation or sound content
into the text message.
4. Select Format Text to specify your preferred text size, style and
alignment, and to set a new paragraph.
5. Select Option > OK to send the message with one of these
options:
oSend Only to send the text message to the recipient.
oSave and Send to store the message and send it to the
recipient.
oSave to store the message without sending it to the
recipient.
oSend To Many to send the message to multiple recipients.
oSend By Group to send the message to all recipients
within a caller group.