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LG GT540G User Manual

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  • Page 1 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. GT540g User Guide...
  • Page 2 This device is not intended for sale in the USA. Part 15.21 statement " Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. “ Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 3 Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 4: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Earpiece Volume keys - On the home Charger, mi- screen: controls cro USB cable ringer volume. connector - During a call: Search key controls your - Search the earpiece volume. web and con- - When playing a tents in your track: controls phone.
  • Page 5 Getting to know your phone Stereo earphone connector Back cover Camera lens Battery microSD memory card slot SIM card slot Charger, micro USB cable connector Camera key Search key LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 6 Installing the SIM card and battery Before you can start exploring Slide the SIM card into the your new phone, you’ll need to SIM card holder. Make sure set It up. the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To insert the SIM card and battery With the back of the phone...

  • Page 7: Installing The Sim Card And Battery

    NOTE! If your phone does not connect to a network when you insert a SIM card and turn it on, please contact your service carrier to obtain the details of its access point name. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 8: Charging Your Phone

    Charging your phone NOTE: The GT540g has an Slide back the cover of the charger connector on the side of internal antenna. Be careful not your GT540g. Insert the charger, to scratch or damage this rear and plug it into an electrical area, as that will cause loss of outlet.

  • Page 9: Installing The Memory Card

    Remove the back cover. Close the slot protection. Open the slot protection and insert the memory card into the slot. Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards. LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 10 Enter the password, if you WARNING! have set one. The card will then be formatted and ready Do not insert or remove to use. the memory card when the phone is on. Otherwise, it may NOTE: If there is content on damage the memory card as your memory card, the folder well as your phone, and the...

  • Page 11: Your Home Screen

    When the screen light is off, notifications. either press the power key or press and hold the Menu key. • Whenever your GT540g is not in use, it will return to the lock screen. Get in touch with your GT540g...

  • Page 12: Personalize Home Screen

    Personalize home screen The GT540g includes LG Home and Android Home. You can set your favorite home screen as the default. If you want to change the default home settings, choose Home screen selector from the applications menu. NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider.
  • Page 13 Your Home screen LG Home Your LG home screen has five panels. Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customize each panel with widgets, which are shortcuts to your favorite applications and folders.
  • Page 14 In your LG home screen, you can view quick keys on the bottom of the screen. The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most. Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu. Here, you can...

  • Page 15: Android Home

    Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customize each panel with widgets, which are shortcuts to your favorite applications and folders. Center panel Left panel Left panel LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 16 Touch the Applications icon to open the applications menu. Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications.

  • Page 17: Icon Description

    SMS or MMS message. Easily check and manage your social network communities. Touch to conveniently access Exchange protocol features. Provides 2-way sync with Exchange Server. Check your detailed tasks. Manage your calendar-enabled, 2-way sync with Exchange Calendar. LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 18 Multimedia Icon Description Touch to open your camera viewfinder. Touch to listen to the radio. To collect, organize and sort picture and video files on a memory card. Touch to open Media Player. Touch to enter the Music menu directly. Touch to edit your video files.
  • Page 19 Touch to perform basic arithmetic calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Touch to access Quickoffice. Touch to record voice memos and other audio files. Touch to adjust the general settings of your GT540g. Touch to choose your default Home setting. LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 20 Google Icon Description To keep track of your appointments and create meeting requests. Use Google’s Web-based email service on your phone. Touch to access Google Maps, where you can search for locations and directions. Use Google Talk to communicate with other people through instant messaging.
  • Page 21 System warning Alarm [Status bar] New voicemail Icon Description Flight mode No SIM card Silent No signal Vibrate Wi-Fi is on No SD card Wired headset Battery fully charged Call forward Battery is charging Call hold LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 22 Icon Description Data in Data out Data in and out USB to PC Download Upload GPS is acquiring GPS is on Service message Setting message...

  • Page 23: Calling Your Contacts

    Accept to answer. Touch Reject to reject an incoming call. TIP! When the phone rings, press the Volume Up & Down key if you want to switch to silent ringer mode. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 24: Adjusting Call Volume

    Adjusting call volume NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make. To adjust the volume during a call, use volume up & down key Turning on DTMF on the left side of the phone. DTMF lets you use numerical Making a second call commands to navigate within automated calls.

  • Page 25: Using Call Barring

    Forward Call Cost And Limit. when unreachable. Call Duration – Check the Enter the number to forward duration of your call. NOTE: Diverting calls will incur charges. Please contact your network operator for details. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 26: Additional Call Settings

    Additional call settings Choose Settings. Choose Call Settings. Touch Additional call settings. This lets you change the following settings: Caller ID – Use default operator settings to display my number in outgoing calls. Call Waiting – During a call, notify me of incoming calls. Select line Network operators Search networks, and select one...

  • Page 27: Adding A New Contact

    Communication tab. and organizations. Touch Search Contacts. Mark the contact as Starred In Android, or set as New Group. Enter Group name, for example, No Group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School, or VIP. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 28: Favorite Contacts

    You can also add a Birthday, Calls will start automatically; you don’t have to touch Voice Call. Notes, and a Ringtone. And if you choose Incoming Calls, Creating a group the call will be sent directly to On the Home screen, touch voicemail.
  • Page 29 Messaging Messaging Press the Menu key for Add Subject, Attach, Send, Insert Your GT540g combines SMS and Smiley, Discard, and All MMS into one intuitive, easy-to- Threads. use menu. On the Home screen, touch WARNING: , then scroll to Messaging 160-character limit may vary on the Communication tab.

  • Page 30: Entering Text

    Entering text to scroll through the Keypad different keyboards in each text entry mode (e.g., uppercase or lowercase letters). To enter a space, touch T9 predictive text In T9 mode, you will see T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the words you want to enter based on the key sequences you touch.

  • Page 31: Setting Up Your Email

    Setting up your email document file formats. Touch Send to send your Keep in touch while on the move by using your GT540g to send email. emails. It’s quick and simple to TIP! During an active Wi-Fi...

  • Page 32: Retrieving Your Email

    Choose Refresh, and your Truncate Messages At – GT540g will then connect Download options for email to your email account and retrieval. retrieve your new messages. Number Of Emails To Display –...

  • Page 33: Threaded Box

    POP4/ Insert Smiley. IMAP4 server. Outgoing settings – Server Changing your SMS settings information for the SMTP Your GT540g message settings server. are predefined, so you can send messages immediately. You can change the settings based on your preferences.
  • Page 34 Changing your MMS Creation mode settings RESTRICTED: In this mode, the Your GT540g message settings MMS Client device only creates are predefined, so you can send and sends messages with messages immediately. You can content belonging to the Core change the settings based on MM Content Domain.

  • Page 35: Changing Your Other Settings

    Takes you to the www. in the status bar. Also select a moxier.com FAQ website. ringtone and activate vibrate to • About alert you of new messages. Displays information on the currently installed Moxier Mail. LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 36 Camera Taking a quick photo Once you’ve taken the photo Press and hold the camera key on the right side of the Your captured photo will appear phone. on the screen. Holding the phone Touch to send the photo Send horizontally, point the lens as an Email, by Gmail, towards the subject you want...

  • Page 37: Adjusting The Exposure

    Touch to adjust the zoom. you want, the flash menu will automatically close, allowing you to take a picture immediately. The flash status icon in the viewfinder will change, based on the new flash mode. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 38: Taking A Continuous Shot

    Taking a continuous shot result, which means you’ll be able to store fewer photos in the In the viewfinder, touch memory. to open all advanced options, then select Shot Mode and White Balance – Choose Continuous Shot. between Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent, and Position the subject in the Cloudy.
  • Page 39 Choose On to check the picture as color tone and ISO. Check you took right away. these before you take your Grid Screen – Choose between next photo. Off, 2x2 Grid, or 3x3 Grid. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 40: Viewing Your Saved Photos

    Choosing a color effect TIP! The settings menu is Using the viewfinder, touch superimposed over the in the upper-left corner. viewfinder, so when you Select Color Effect from the change elements of the image color or quality, you will see a Preview menu.

  • Page 41: Video Camera

    A still image representing your video will appear on the screen. Touch to send the photo Send as an Email, by Gmail, or using Messaging, My E-mail, YouTube, and so on. LG GT540g | User Guide...
  • Page 42 Adjusting the exposure Size – Change the size of the video to save memory. See The exposure defines the “Changing the Video Image difference between light and dark Size” on page 64. areas in an image. A low contrast Scene – Choose between image will appear foggy, whereas Normal and Night.

  • Page 43: Changing The Video Image Size

    Select a pixel value: change a black-and-white or 320 x 240 – Smaller image sepia video to color. size, and therefore a smaller file size. This is ideal for saving memory. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 44: Watching Your Saved Videos

    Watching your saved videos In the viewfinder, touch Your gallery will appear on the screen. Touch a video once to bring it to the front of the gallery. It starts to play automatically.

  • Page 45: Viewing Your Photos And Videos

    Rotate & Flip – Rotate or To adjust the volume of a video flip your photo for fun or while it is playing, use the a better view. volume keys on the left side of the phone. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 46: Rotating Your Photo

    Crop – Crop your photo. Stamp – Decorate your Choose a square or photo with stamps. circular crop area, then Choose from the different move your finger across stamps, then touch your the screen to select the photo where you want to area.

  • Page 47: Adding Text To A Photo

    Choose to adjust the To undo an effect, simply tuning settings automatically. touch Choose to compare before and after tuning. Adjust the brightness and contrast of the photo. Adjust highlights and shadows. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 48: Adding Frames

    Using the drawpad Balance your photo’s Touch on the editing color. screen. Adjust the saturation of Touch to select the your photo. shape. Adjust your photo’s Also, set the color and sharpness. thickness. Denoise. You can delete the drawing Adding frames you added using On the editing screen, touch Adding stamps...

  • Page 49: Editing Your Videos

    Touch Done to save the transition. Touch Apply only to apply the currently selected transition. Choose Apply To All to apply the currently selected transition to all video files in the storyboard. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 50: Adding Edit Effects

    Adding edit effects Adding dubbing to your video Open the video you want to edit. Open the video you want to edit. Select , then select Edit � Select , then choose Edit Select an effect to add to the photo.

  • Page 51: Timeline View

    Timeline view GT540g Gallery provides a There are five catalog bars as timeline view of your photos and shown below. videos. On the left side of the...

  • Page 52: My Images Options Menu

    My Images options menu Using an image Select a photo, then touch and Choose images to use as hold to see the available options. wallpaper or identify callers. Touch and hold a photo, then Sending a photo select Set As. To send a photo, touch and Choose Wallpaper or Picture hold the photo you want.

  • Page 53: Media Player

    Multimedia tab. Storyboard Select a video to play. Set BGM – Add background music to the TIP! The GT540g supports storyboard, or change DivX video playback to ensure the sound. greater content availability. Import Files – Add media Press the Menu key, then select files to the storyboard.

  • Page 54: Music Movie

    After you select photos, touch You must touch first to edit to proceed to the next the video. step. – Touch to select all the – Touch to toggle to files, but the maximum is random mode. 32 files. – Touch to toggle to –...
  • Page 55 Portrait, Landscape, and Motion To transfer files using USB objects. devices: Touch , then select a Connect the GT540g to a PC video. Go to the next step. using a USB cable. Touch to preview the Choose Settings > SD Card video file.
  • Page 56 Music Touch to go back to Your LG GT540g has a built-in the first part of the song. music player that lets you play all Touch to go back to the your favorite tracks. To access the previous song. music player, touch .

  • Page 57: Using The Radio

    Multimedia Using the radio Touch Auto Scan, then touch Yes. Assign the stations Your LG GT540g has a built-in found to channel numbers by FM radio so you can tune in to selecting Set, Skip, or Stop. your favorite stations and listen NOTE: You can also manually on the go.

  • Page 58: Listening To The Radio

    Listening to the radio Select FM Radio. Touch the channel number of the station you want to listen to. TIP! To improve radio reception, extend the headset cord, which functions as the radio antenna. Warning! If you connect a headset not specifically made for radio reception, radio reception may be poor.

  • Page 59: Google Applications

    Check your current location and the game, use the Home or traffic and receive directions to Back key. You will return to the your destination. The GT540g standby screen. Or use the Menu must be connected to Wi-Fi or key of the game.

  • Page 60: Adding An Event To Your Calendar

    Press the Menu key, then touch finishes in the lower date and Refresh to send or receive new time boxes. emails and to synchronize your Also, touch Where, then enter emails with your Gmail account the location. on the Web. If you would like to add a note to your event, touch Google Talk...

  • Page 61: Setting Your Alarm

    Using your calculator alarm to sound. After you set Select Calculator on the the time, the GT540g will let Utilities tab. you know how much time is Touch the number keys to left before the alarm sounds.

  • Page 62: Voice Recorder

    Quickoffice Voice recorder You can manage and view Use the voice recorder to record document files. The supported voice memos or other audio files. file types are PDF, DOC, TXT, XLS, Recording a sound or voice and ZIP. Touch Voice Recorder. Choose Memory Card.

  • Page 63: Using Options

    Web Downloads – Show page. download history Touch to go forward More one page. • Bookmarks – Add/Show Touch to go backward Bookmark, Show History, and one page. Show Most Visited Site. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 64: Adding And Accessing Bookmarks

    • Window Overview – Show To access the bookmark, all your open windows. simply touch the bookmark, then touch Connect. You • Page Info – Show page will be connected to the information. bookmarked page. • Share Page – Send page by Email or Messaging.
  • Page 65 Bluetooth – Turn on Bluetooth. Ringer Volume – Set volume Bluetooth settings – Set device for incoming calls and other name & discoverable, scan for notifications. Other Devices. Media Volume – Set volume for LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 66: Data Synchronization

    music and videos. Mode. Phone Ringtone – Set default Screen Timeout – Set the time ringtone. for screen timeout. Phone Vibrate – Set to vibrate Data synchronization for incoming calls. Select which applications are Notification Ringtone – Set synchronized. default notification ringtone. Audible Touch Tones –...
  • Page 67 Locale and text Choose to view default quick launch applications and set other Set local language and region, quick launch applications. text input, and autocorrect options. Manage Applications – Manage and remove installed applications. LG GT540g | User Guide...

  • Page 68: About Phone

    About phone View legal information, and check phone status and software version. DivX VOD registration Generate a DivX VOD registration code. Please visit http://vod.divx.com/ for registration and technical support.
  • Page 69 It allows fast Connects to the desired AP from the AP search list. emailing and Internet browsing. – NOTE: The GT540g supports If the AP is security type WEP or WPA-PSK/2, enter WEP and WPA-PSK/2 security. If your Wi-Fi service provider the security key.

  • Page 70: How To Obtain The Mac Address

    MAC Security Key: Saves the filters, you may need to enter security key. the MAC address of your GT540g IP/DNS Setting: This allows into the router. you to set to Automatic You can find the MAC address...

  • Page 71: Software Update

    Software update Software update you are advised to back up any important information in LG Mobile Phone Software advance for safekeeping. Update Program DivX Mobile For more information on installing and using this program, ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a please visit http://update.

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