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User Guide

GT540

P/N : MFL67008338 (1.0) WR

ENGL I SH

www.lg.com

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Bluetooth QD ID B016480

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GT540User Guide

Some of the contents of this

manual may not apply to yourphone depending on your phonessoftware or your service provider.

This handset is not recommendedfor the visually impaired becauseof its touch-screen keypad.

Copyright 2010 LG Electronics,Inc. All rights reserved. LGand the LG logo are registeredtrademarks of LG Group andits related entities. All othertrademarks are the property of

their respective owners. Google, Google Maps,

Google Mail, YouTube,Google Talk and AndroidMarket are trademarks ofGoogle, Inc.

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Congratulations on your purchase of the

advanced and compact GT540 phone by LG,designed to operate with the latest digitalmobile communication technology.

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ContentsGuidelines for safe and efficientuse ..........................................7

Important notice ...................131. Phone memory ................132. Optimising your battery's life133. Installing an open source OS144. Using unlock pattern.........155. Using safe mode and

hard reset ........................156. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks167. Using a microSD card .......178. Opening and switching

applications .....................179. LG PC SUITE ...................1810. To transfer files using

USB devices ...................1911. Unlock screen when

using data connection ....2012. When screen freezes ......20

Getting to know your phone...21

Installing the SIM card andbattery ................................23Charging your phone ............24Installing the memory card ...25Formatting the memory card ...26

Your Home screen ................27

Touch-screen tips ................27

Touch calibration ..................27Lock and unlock screen ........28Using your home screen .......28Select your default home screen 28

Adding widgets to yourhome screen .......................29Getting back to a recently

used application ...................30Onscreen keyboard ..............32Using the keypad &Entering text .......................32

XT9 predictive mode ............33123 Mode ...........................33

Menu map .............................34

Google Account Set-up .........36

Creating your Google account ...36Signing in your Google account..36

Calls ......................................38

Making a call .......................38Calling your contacts ............38Answering and rejecting a call..38Adjusting call volume ...........38Making a second call ...........39Viewing your call logs ...........39

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Call settings .........................39

Contacts ................................42

Searching for a contact ........42Adding a new contact ...........42Speed dialling ......................42Favourite contacts ................43

Messaging/E-mail .................44

Messaging ...........................44

Sending a message ..............44Changing your messagesettings ...............................45Setting up your email ...........46Sending an email using yournew account ........................47

Retrieving your email ............47Changing your emailaccount's settings ................47

Social Networking ................48

Adding your account toyour phone ..........................48

Viewing and updating yourstatus .................................48Removing accounts on yourphone .................................49

Camera .................................50

Getting to know the viewfinder 50

Using the focus mode ...........51Taking a quick photo ...........51Once youve taken the photo 52Using the advanced settings ..52Viewing your saved photos ...54

Video camera ........................55

Getting to know the viewfinder..55Shooting a quick video .........56

After shooting a video ...........56Using the advanced settings ..56Watching your saved videos ..57

Your photos and videos ........58

Viewing your photos and videos..58Adjusting the volume when

viewing a video ....................58Setting a photo as wallpaper ...58Editing your photos ..............58Rotating your photo ..............59

Adding text to a photo ..........59Adding an effect to a photo ...60

Cropping a photo ................60Tuning your photo ................60Adding frames .....................60Adding clipart ......................60Using the drawpad ...............61

Adding stamps .....................61Resizing ..............................61

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Editing your videos ...............61Trimming the length of the video 61Selecting transition style .......61

Adding subtitles ...................62Adding edit effects ...............62Grabbing a frame .................62

Adding dubbing to your video ..63

Multimedia ............................64

Timeline view .......................64My images options menu ......64Sending a photo ...................64Sending a video ...................65Using an image ....................65Creating a slideshow ............65Checking your photo ............65Media Player .......................66Video editor .........................66Storyboard ...........................66Music movie .......................67

Auto cut ..............................67Playing a game ....................67

Transferring files using USBmass storage devices ...........68Music ..................................68Playing a song .....................69Using the radio ....................69Searching for stations ..........70

Resetting channels ...............70Listening to the radio ............70

Google applications ..............71Google Maps .......................71

Android Market ....................71Google Mail .........................72Google Talk ..........................72

Additional Applications .........73

LG app advisor .....................73Taskiller ...............................73PicSay .................................74Foursquare ..........................74Ol file Manager ....................75Layar...................................75

Wapedia ..............................75Wikitude ..............................76Shop Savvy ..........................76QiK......................................76Shazam ...............................77Ndrive .................................77

Dictionary ............................78CardioTrainer ......................78Movie Finder .......................78

Utilities ..................................79

Setting your alarm ................79Using your calculator ............79

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Adding an event to yourcalendar ..............................79Changing your calendar view 80Quickoffice ..........................80Voice recorder .....................81Recording a sound or voice ...81Sending the voice recording ..81

The Web ................................82

Browser...............................82Accessing the web ...............82Using options .......................82

Adding and accessingbookmarks ..........................83Changing the web browsersettings ...............................83

Settings ................................84

Wireless & networks.............84Sound & display ...................84Location & security ..............86

Applications .........................87

Accounts & sync .................88Privacy ................................88SD card & phone storage ......89Search ................................89Language & keyboard ..........89

Accessibility .........................89Text-to-speech .....................90

Date & time .........................90About phone ........................90

Wi-Fi .....................................911. How to set up Wi-Fi .........912. Wi-Fi network profile support 913. How to obtain the MAC

address .......................92

Software update ...................93

Phone Software update ........93DivX Mobile ........................93

Accessories ..........................94

Technical data.......................95

Troubleshooting ....................96

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Please read these simpleguidelines. Not following these

guidelines may be dangerousor illegal.

Exposure to radiofrequency energy

Radio wave exposure andSpecific Absorption Rate (SAR)

informationThis mobile phone modelGT540 has been designed tocomply with applicable safetyrequirements for exposure toradio waves. These requirements

are based on scientific guidelinesthat include safety marginsdesigned to assure the safety ofall persons, regardless of ageand health.

While there may be differences

between the SAR levels ofvarious LG phone models,they are all designed to meetthe relevant guidelines forexposure to radio waves.

The SAR limit recommendedby the International

Commission on Non-IonizingRadiation Protection (ICNIRP)is 2 W/kg averaged over 10 gof tissue.

SAR data information forresidents in countries/regionsthat have adopted the SARlimit recommended by theInstitute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE),which is 1.6 W/kg averagedover 1 g of tissue.

The highest SAR value for this

model phone tested by DASY4for use at the ear is 1.23 W/kg(10 g) and when worn on thebody is 1.39 W/kg (10 g).

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Product care andmaintenance

WARNING

Only use batteries, chargers,and accessories approvedfor use with this particularphone model. The use of anyother types may invalidate anyapproval or warranty applyingto the phone, and may bedangerous.

Do not disassemble this unit.

Take it to a qualified servicetechnician when repair work isrequired.

Keep away from electricalappliances, such as TVs,radios, and personalcomputers.

The unit should be kept awayfrom heat sources, such asradiators or cookers.

Do not drop.

Do not subject this unit tomechanical vibration or shock.

Turn off the phone in anyarea where you are requiredby special regulations. Forexample, do not use yourphone in hospitals as it mayaffect sensitive medicalequipment.

Do not handle the phonewith wet hands while it isbeing charged. It may causean electric shock and canseriously damage your phone.

Do not to charge a handsetnear flammable material, asthe handset can become hotand create a fire hazard.

Use a dry cloth to clean theexterior of the unit (do not usesolvents such as benzene,

thinner, or alcohol).Do not charge the phone when

it is on soft furnishings.

Charge the phone in a well-ventilated area.

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Do not subject this unit toexcessive smoke or dust.

Do not keep the phone nextto credit cards or transporttickets; it can affect theinformation on the magneticstrips.

Do not tap the screen with

a sharp object, as it maydamage the phone.

Do not expose the phone toliquid or moisture.

Use accessories like earphonescautiously. Do not touch the

antenna unnecessarily.Efficient phone operation

Electronic devices

All mobile phones mayexperience interference, whichcould affect performance.

Do not use your mobile phonenear medical equipmentwithout requesting permission.Avoid placing the phone overpacemakers, for example, inyour breast pocket.

Some hearing aids might bedisturbed by mobile phones.

Minor interference may affectTVs, radios, PCs, etc.

Road safety

Check the laws and regulationson the use of mobile phoneswhile driving in the area.

Do not use a hand-held phonewhile driving.

Pay full attention to driving.

Use a hands-free kit, ifavailable.

Pull off the road and parkbefore making or answeringa call if driving conditions sorequire.

RF energy may affect someelectronic systems in yourvehicle, such as car stereosand safety equipment.

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When your vehicle is equippedwith an air bag, do not obstruct

with installed or portablewireless equipment. It cancause the air bag to fail orcause serious injury due toimproper performance.

If you are listening to musicwhile on the go, pleasemake sure the volume is at areasonable level so you areaware of your surroundings.This is particularly importantwhen near roads.

Avoid damage to yourhearing

Damage to your hearing canoccur if you are exposed to loudsound for long periods of time.We therefore recommend that

you do not turn the handset onor off while close to your ear.We also recommend that musicand call volumes are set toreasonable levels.

NOTE! Excessive soundpressure from earphones can

cause hearing loss.

Glass parts

Some parts of your mobiledevice are made of glass. Thisglass could break if your mobiledevice is dropped on a hardsurface or receives a substantialimpact. If the glass breaks, donot touch or attempt to remove.Stop using your mobile deviceuntil an authorised service

provider replaces the glass.

Blasting area

Do not use the phone whereblasting is in progress. Observerestrictions, and follow any

regulations or rules.Potentially explosiveatmospheres

Do not use the phone at arefueling point.

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Do not use near fuel orchemicals.

Do not transport or storeflammable gas, liquid, orexplosives in the samecompartment of your vehicleas your mobile phone andaccessories.

In aircraftWireless devices can causeinterference in aircraft.

Turn your mobile phone off,or activate flight mode beforeboarding any aircraft.

Do not use it on the groundwithout permission from thecrew.

Children

Keep the phone in a safe

place out of the reach of smallchildren. It includes small partsthat may cause a choking hazardif detached.

Emergency calls

Emergency calls may not be

available in all mobile networks.Therefore, you should neverdepend solely on the phone foremergency calls. Check withyour local service provider.

Battery information and

careYou do not need to completely

discharge the battery beforerecharging. Unlike other batterysystems, there is no memoryeffect that could compromise

the batterys performance. Use only LG batteries and

chargers. LG chargers aredesigned to maximise batterylife.

Do not disassemble or short-

circuit the battery pack.Keep the metal contacts of the

battery pack clean.

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Replace the battery when itno longer provides acceptable

performance. The battery packmay be recharged hundreds oftimes until it needs replacing.

Recharge the battery if it hasnot been used for a long timeto maximise usability.

Do not expose the batterycharger to direct sunlight oruse it in high humidity, such asin the bathroom.

Do not leave the batteryin hot or cold places, thismay deteriorate batteryperformance.

There is risk of explosion ifthe battery is replaced with anincorrect type.

Dispose of used batteriesaccording to themanufacturers instructions.Please recycle when possible.Do not dispose of in householdwaste.

If you must replace thebattery, take it to the nearest

authorised LG Electronicsservice point or dealer forassistance.

Always unplug the chargerfrom the wall socket afterthe phone is fully chargedto save unnecessary powerconsumption by the charger.

Actual battery life depends onnetwork configuration, productsettings, usage patterns,battery, and environmentalconditions.

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Important noticePlease check to see if anyproblems you have encountered

with your phone are describedin this section, before taking thephone in for service or calling aservice representative.

1. Phone memory

When available space on your

phone memory is less than 10%,your phone can not receivea new message. You need tocheck your phone memoryand delete some data such asapplications or messages to

make more memory available.To manage the application

1. On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectSettings > Applications >Manage applications.

2. When all applications appear,scroll and select the applicationyou want to uninstall.

3. Tap Uninstall and touch OKto uninstall application youdesired.

2. Optimising yourbattery's life

You can extend your battery'slife between charges by turningoff features that you don'tneed to run constantly in thebackground. You can alsomonitor how applications andsystem resources consumebattery power.

To extend the life of yourbattery

- Turn off radio communicationsthat you aren't using. If you

aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, orGPS, turn them off.

- Turn down screen brightnessand set a shorter screentimeout.

- Turn off automatic syncing for

Google Mail, calendar, contacts,and other applications.

- Some applications youvedownloaded may cause yourbatterys life to be reduced.

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Important noticeTo check the battery chargelevel

1. On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectSettings >About phone >Status.

2. The battery status (charging,discharging) and level (as a

percentage of fully charged)are displayed at the top of thescreen.

To monitor and control whatuses the battery

1. On the home screen, touch

Applications tab and selectSettings > About phone >Battery use.

2. The top of the screen displaysbattery usage time. Either howlong since last connected to apower source or, if connectedto a power source, how longyou were last running onbattery power. The body of thescreen lists applications orservices using battery powerfrom greatest amount to least.

3. Installing an opensource OS

If you install an open sourceOS on your phone, and do notuse the OS provided by themanufacturer, this may causeyour phone to malfunction.

WARNING: If you install anduse an OS other than the oneprovided by the manufacturer,your phone is no longercovered by the warranty.

WARNING: To protect your

phone and personal data,download applications onlyfrom trusted sources, suchas Android Market. If someapplications are not properlyinstalled on your phone, yourphone may not work normallyor a serious error can beoccurred. You will need touninstall those applicationsand all of its data and settingsfrom the phone.

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4. Using unlock pattern

Set unlock pattern to secure your

phone. Opens a set of screensthat guide you through drawing ascreen unlock pattern.

WARNINGPrecautions to take whenusing the Pattern LockIt is very important that youremember the unlock patternyou set. You will not be ableto access your phone if youuse an incorrect pattern 5times. After attempting the

unlock pattern 5 times, youcan touch the Forget PatternOption and use your Googleaccount information to unlockyour phone.

If you do not have Google

account, you don't create theGoogle account on the phone, oryou forget it, you can use HardReset.

5. Using safe mode andhard reset

Using safe mode* To recover from malfunction

state of your phone

1. Turn off your phone andreboot. While your phone ispowering back on, press and

hold the Home key duringAndroid Logo is displayed.Your phone will boot all theway to the main screen anddisplay "safe mode" in lowerleft corner.

2. Select Settings>Applications>Manageapplications, and choose theapplication then select anUninstall icon.

3.After uninstalling the

application, turn off andreboot your phone.

* Using Hard Reset (FactoryReset)If it does not restore to theoriginal condition, use HardReset to initialise your phone.

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When your phone turns on andthe lock screen displays, press

and hold theVolume

up +Home + Search keys all at thesame time (for five seconds).When the pop up screen isshown, choose OK to resetyour phone.Please note, after you perform

Hard Reset, all your data andapplications on your phonewill be erased and cannot bereversed.

WARNING:

If you perform Hard Reset,all user applications anduser data will be deleted.Please remember to backup any important data beforeperforming Hard Reset.

6. Connecting to Wi-Finetworks

To use Wi-Fi on your phone,you access a wireless accesspoint, or hotspot. Some accesspoints are open and you cansimply connect to them. Othersare hidden or implement othersecurity features, so you mustconfigure your phone so it canconnect to them.

Turn off Wi-Fi when you're notusing it, to extend the life of yourbattery.

To turn Wi-Fi on and connect toa Wi-Fi network

1. On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectSettings > Wireless &networks > Wi-Fi settings.

2.Touch

Wi-Fito turn it on andbegin scan for available Wi-Fi

networks.

- List of available Wi-Finetworks is displayed.Secured networks areindicated by a lock icon.

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3. Touch a network to connectto it.

- If the network is open, youare prompted to confirmthat you want to connectto that network by touchingConnect.

- If the network is secured,

you're prompted to entera password or othercredentials. (Ask yournetwork administrator fordetails.)

4. The status bar displays iconsthat indicate Wi-Fi status.

7. Using a microSD card

Pictures, along with music andvideo files, can only be saved toexternal memory.

Before using the built-in camera,

you need to insert a microSDmemory card to your phone first.

Without inserting a memorycard, you will not be able tosave pictures and video you hadtaken.

NOTE: Applications can only besaved to the phone's internal

memory.WARNING:

Do not insert or remove thememory card when the phoneis on. Otherwise, it may damagethe memory card as well as

your phone, and the datastored on the memory cardmay be corrupted. To removethe memory card safely, pleaseselect Applications > Settings> SD Card & phone storage >Unmount SD card.

8. Opening and switchingapplications

Multi-tasking is easy withAndroid because openapplications keep runningeven when you open anotherapplication. Theres no needto quit an application beforeopening another. Use andswitch among several openapplications. Android manages

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each application, stopping andstarting them as needed, toensure that idle applicationsdont consume resourcesunnecessarily.

To stop the application you use

1. On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectSettings >Applications >

Manage applications.2.Scroll to the desire application and

touch Force stop to stop using it.

9. LG PC SUITENOTE:Install LG PC Suite from

your memory card1 Install your microSD

memory card on yourphone.

2 Connect your phonethrough USB data cable

to your System.

3 1. In the status bar, dragthe USB icon.

2. Choose USBConnected and Mount.

3.You can view themass storage contenton your PC andtransfer the files.

4 1. Copy the folder nameLGPCSuiteIV onyour PC.

2. Run LGInstaller.exe file on yourPC and follow theinstructions.

Note*Please do not remove or delete otherprogram file install on your memory card.This may cause to damage your pre-installed application on the phone. Toinstall the pre-bundled application on yourSD card, select OI File manager from mainmenu and select the respective applica-tions, then install them on your phone.

LG PC SUITE

The LG PC Suite IV is aprogram that helps youconnect your mobile phoneto a PC using a USB datacommunication cable, so thatyou can use the functions of

the mobile phone on your PC.Major Functions of the LGPC Suite IV

- Create, edit and deletephone data conveniently

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- Synchronise data froma PC & phone (contacts,

calendar/task, Memo)- Transfer multimedia files(photo, video, music)conveniently with a simpledrag & drop between a PCand phone

- Transfer the messages froma phone to a PC

- Use your phone as a Modem

- S/W update without loosingyour data

GT540 does not support:

- PC connection via Bluetooth- LG Air Sync (Web Sync,

R-Click)

- OSP (On Screen Phone)

- To-do in Calendar

- Memo

- E-mail

- Java Application

Users guide for PC Suite IVis in Help menu after installPC Suite IV.

10. To transfer files usingUSB devices

1. Install your microSD card onyour phone. ( It may alreadybe inserted on your phone.)

2. Before connecting the USBdata cable, make sure thatthe Mass storage only mode

is enabled on your phone. (Onthe applications menu, chooseSettings > SD card & phonestorage, then select Massstorage only check box.)

3. Use the USB cable with

your phone to connect thephone to a USB port on yourcomputer. You receive anotification that the USB isconnected.

4. Open the notification drawerand touch USB connected.

5. Touch Mount to confirm thatyou want to transfer filesbetween your phones microSDcard and the computer.

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When the phone is connectedas USB storage, you receive

a notification. You phonesmicroSD card is mounted as adrive on your computer. You cannow copy files to and from themicroSD card.

NOTE: When uninstalling PCSuite IV, USB and BluetoothDrivers are not automaticallyremoved. Therefore, they mustbe uninstalled manually.

TIP! To use a microSD card onyou phone again, you need toopen the notification drawer and

touch Turn off USB storage.During this time, you cantaccess the microSD card fromyour phone, so you cant useapplications that rely on themicroSD card, such as camera,

gallery and music functions.To disconnect your phone fromthe computer, carefully followyour computers instructionsto disconnect USB devicescorrectly, to avoid losing

information on the card.

1. Safely disconnect the USB

device on your computer.2. Open the notification drawer

and touch Turn off USBstorage.

3. Touch Turn off in the dialogthat opens.

11. Unlock screenwhen using dataconnection

Your display will go dark ifuntouched for a period of timewhen using data connection. Toturn on your LCD screen, justtouch it.

12. When screen freezes

If the phone does not respond touser input or the screen freezes:

remove the battery, insert itagain and power on the phone.

If it still does not work, pleasecontact to the service centre.

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Getting to know your phone

Menu key

- Opens optionsmenu and check

what options areavailable.

Send key

- Access to calllogs and answersincoming calls.

Home key

- Returns to homescreen from anyscreen.

Microphone

Earpiece

Back key

- Returns to theprevious screen.

End/Power/Lockkey

- Ends or rejectsa call.

- Powers yourphone on/off bypressing andholding the key.

- Turns off thescreen and locksthe phone.

To turn on the phone, press and hold the Power key for 3 seconds.

To turn off the phone, press the Power key for 3 seconds and touch

Power Off.

TIP! Touch the Menu key whenever you tap an application tocheck what options are available.

TIP! If your phone has errors when you use it or you can not turn iton, remove battery, install it again and turn it on after 5 seconds.

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Back cover

Battery

SIM cardslot

Camera keySearch key

Charger, micro USBcable connector

microSDmemory

card slot

Camera lens

Stereoearphoneconnector

Volume keys

- On the home screen:

controls ringer volume.- During a call: controls your

earpiece volume.

- When playing a track:controls volume.

Charger, micro USBcable connector

Search key

- Search the web andcontents in your phone.

Camera key- Go to the camera menu

directly by pressing andholding the key.

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Installing the SIM cardand battery

Before you can start exploringyour new phone, youll need toset It up. To insert the SIM cardand battery:

1 With the back of the phonefacing you, remove the back

cover. To remove the backcover, firmly press yourthumbs on either side of theback cover, and slide thecover below the camera lens.

2 Slide the SIM card into theSIM card holder. Make surethe gold contact area on the

card is facing downwards.

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3 Insert the battery into placeby aligning the gold contacts

on the phone and the battery,then gently press the batteryuntil it snaps into space.

4 Replace the back cover of thephone and slide it down intoplace until the latch clicks.

Charging your phone

Slide back the cover of the

charger connector on the side ofyour GT540. Insert the charger,and plug it into an electricaloutlet. Your GT540 must becharged until you can see .

NOTE: The battery must be fully

charged initially to improve batterylifetime.

NOTE:The GT540 has an internalantenna. Be careful not to scratchor damage this rear area, as thatwill cause loss of performance.

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Installing the memorycard

To store multimedia files suchas captured images by using abuilt-in camera, you must inserta memory card to your phone.

To insert a memory card:

NOTE: The GT540 supports upto a

32GB memory card.1 Turn the phone off before

inserting or removing thememory card. Remove theback cover.

2 Open the slot protectionand insert the memory cardinto the slot. Make sure thegold contact area is facingdownwards.

3 Close the slot protection.

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WARNING!Do not insert or remove

the memory card when thephone is on. Otherwise, it maydamage the memory card aswell as your phone, and thedata stored on the memorycard may be corrupted.

Formatting the memorycard

Your memory card may alreadybe formatted. If it isnt, you mustformat it before you can use it.

NOTE: All fi les on the card aredeleted when you format the card.

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab to open theapplications menu.

2 Scroll and touch Settings.3 Scroll and touch SD card &

phone storage.

4 Touch Unmount SD Card.

5 Touch Format SD card, thenconfirm your choice.

6 If you set the pattern lock,input the pattern lock and

selectErase Everything.

Thecard will then be formattedand ready to use.

NOTE: If there is content on yourmemory card, the folder structuremay be different after formattingsince all the fi les will have beendeleted.

TIP!If your memory card is alreadyUnmount, you can use thefollowing step to format it.TouchApplications > Settings >

SD card & phone storage >Format SD Card.

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Touch-screen tips

Here are some tips on how to

navigate around your phone.Touch - To choose a menu/option or open an application,touch it.

Touch and hold - To open anoptions menu or grab an object

you want to move, touch andhold it.

Drag - To scroll through a listor move slowly, drag across thetouch screen.

Flick - To scroll through a list or

move quickly, flick across thetouch screen (drag quickly andrelease).

NOTE:

To select an item, touch thecentre of the icon.

Do not to press too hard;the touch screen is sensitiveenough to pick up a light, firmtouch.

Use the tip of your finger totouch the option you want. Be

careful not to touch any otherkeys.

Touch calibration

Calibrating the device screeninvolves tapping the centre ofa cross as it moves around the

screen. This process ensuresthat when you tap the screen,the tapped item is activated.

If your phone does not accuratelyrespond to screen taps, followthese steps to re-calibrate.

1. TapApplications > Settings> Sound & display, and scrollto the Touch settings.

2. Touch Touch calibration, andfollow the instructions on thescreen.

3. After calibration is completed,choose between Checkcalibration and Save withoutcheck, then completecalibration.

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Lock and unlock screen

Whenever your GT540 is not

in use, it will return to the lockscreen. If you do not use thephone for a while, the homescreen or other screen you areviewing, is replaced with the lockscreen when the screen blacksout, to conserve the battery.To wake up your phone, pressthe Send, Home, or Power key.The lock screen will appear.Touch the unlock icon anddrag your finger to the right tounlock your home screen. The

last screen you were workingon opens.

NOTE: If there are any programsrunning when you set thepattern, they may be still runningin lock mode. It is recommended

to exit all programs beforeentering the lock mode to avoidunnecessary charges. (e.g.,phone call, web access and datacommunications)

TIP! Setting unlock pattern

You can draw your own unlock

pattern by connecting four ormore dots. If you set a pattern,the phone's screen is locked.To unlock the phone, draw thepattern you set on the screen.

Using your home screen

Simply swipe your finger to theleft or right to view them. Youcan also customise each panelwith widgets, shortcuts whichare shortcuts to your favouriteapplications, folders and

wallpapers.NOTE: Some screen images maybe different depending on yourphone provider.

Select your default homescreenThe user interface is based ontwo types of home screens: LGHome andAndroid Home.

You can set your favourite homescreen as the default.

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If you want to change the defaulthome settings, choose Homeselector from the applicationsmenu.

In your LG home screen, youcan view quick keys on thebottom of the screen. Thequick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions

you use the most.Touch the Phone icon to

bring up the touch-dialling padto make a call.

Touch the Message icon toaccess the messaging menu.

Here, you can create a newmessage.

Touch theApplications tabat the bottom of the screen.You can then view all yourinstalled applications. Just

touch to scroll through yourapplications.

In your Android home screen,touch theApplications icon

to open the applicationsmenu. Just touch and slide up

or down the screen to scrollthrough your applications.

When you open and view theapplications menu, you cantouch Home icon to returnto the home screen.

Adding widgets to yourhome screen

You can customise your homescreen by adding shortcuts,widgets, or folders to it. For moreconvenience using your phone,add your favourite widgets onthe home screen.

NOTE:LG Home andAndroid Homeprovide this function. To add andesired icon to your home screen:

1 On the home screen, touchthe Menu key and selectAdd.

2 On theAdd to Home screenmenu, touch the type of itemyou want to add.

3 For example, select Foldersfrom the list and tap it.

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4 Select Contacts with phonenumbers from the list and

tap it.5 You will see a new foldersicon on the home screen.Drag it to the desired locationon the desired panel andrelease your finger from thescreen.

TIP! To add an application iconto home screen, touch and holdan application you want to addto home screen.

To remove an application iconfrom the home screen:

1 Touch and hold that icon.TheApplications icon willbe change as the Trash icon

.

2 Drag and drop an applicationicon to the Trash icon .

Getting back to arecently used application

1 Touch and hold the Home key. The screen will show

you a pop up with icons of

applications that you've usedrecently.

2 Touch an icon to open itsapplication. Or, touch Backkey to return to thecurrent application.

Notification drawerThe notification drawer runs across

the top of your screen. Touch andhold, then slide the notificationdrawer down with your finger.Or, on the home screen, touchthe Menu key and selectNotifications. Here, you can check

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS status as wellas other notifications.

Viewing the status bar

The status bar uses differenticons to display phoneinformation, such as signalstrength, new messages, batterylife, and active Bluetooth anddata connections.

Below is a table explaining themeaning of icons youre likely tosee in the status bar.

Your Home screen

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[Status bar]Icon Description

No SIM card

No signal

Connected to a Wi-Fi

network

Wired headset

Call forward

Call hold

Speakerphone is onPhone microphone ismuted

Missed call

Bluetooth is on

Connected to aBluetooth device

System warning

Icon Description

Alarm is set

New voicemail

Airplane mode

Ringer is silenced

Vibrate mode

No microSD card

Battery fully charged

Battery is charging

Data in

Data out

Data in and out

Phone is connected withPC via USB cable

Downloading dataUploading data

GPS is on

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Icon Description

Receiving location data

from GPS2 more notifications notdisplayed

Call in progress

Data is syncing

Download finished

New Google Mail

New Google talkmessage

New message

Song is playing

Upcoming event

Onscreen keyboard

You can also enter text using

the onscreen keyboard. Theonscreen keyboard displaysautomatically on the screenwhen you need to enter text. Tomanually display the keyboard,simply touch a text field whereyou want to enter text.

Using the keypad &Entering text

Tap to swap betweenlowercase and uppercase.Tap to enter an uppercase

letter. The next letter youtype will be uppercase.Tap twice to turn on capslock. The coloured circleon the button tells you ifuppercase is locked on

(green) or if it is just on forone character (orange).

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Tap to enter a space.

Tap to turn on or off XT9

predictive mode.Tap to view the settingsmenu. Choose from Editorsettings, Keypad types,Handwriting settings, Writinglanguage, User dictionary

and Input method.Tap to hide or show theonscreen keyboard.

Tap to delete the previouscharacter.

Tap to switch to the

numeric and symbolkeyboard.

Tap to create a new line inthe message field.

XT9 predictive mode

The onscreen keyboard has

predictive text to help you typequickly and accurately. XT9predictive mode uses a built-indictionary to recognise wordsbased on the key numbersequences you touch. Simplytouch the number key associatedwith the letter you want to enter,and the dictionary will predict theword you want to use.

123 Mode

This mode allows you to enter

numbers in a text message (atelephone number, for example)more quickly. Touch the keyscorresponding to the requireddigits before manually switchingback to the appropriate text

entry mode.

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Menu mapIcon Description

Touch to access the alarm

clock menu directly.Touch to access browser.

Touch to perform basicarithmetic calculations suchas addition, subtraction,multiplication and division.

To keep track of yourappointments and createsmeeting requests.

Touch to open your cameraviewfinder.

Touch to open yourcontacts. You can also

create new contacts andedit existing ones.

Touch to bring up the touchdialling pad, which lets youmake a call.

Touch to access thedictionary menu.

Touch to access the Emailmenu. You can check yourreceived email and createnew email.

Touch to listen to the radio.

Icon Description

It helps you find the new

ways to explore your city.To collect, organise andsort picture and video filesof a memory card.

Use Googles web-basedemail service on yourphone.

Use Googles IM programand communicate withother people.

Touch to choose yourdefault Home setting.

Touch to view a Java

game and application youdownloaded from Market.

Layar Reality Browser, abeautiful fun augmentedreality app that shows thethings app that shows youthe thing you cant see.

Touch to access Googlemaps, you can searchlocations and directions.

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Icon Description

Touch to access Android

Market. You can accessapplications, games, searchand my downloads folder.

Touch to open media player.

Touch to access themessage menu. From here

you can create a new SMSor MMS.

Touch to enter the musicmenu directly.

Allows you to browse yourSD card, create directories,rename, copy, move, and

delete files. It also actsas an extension to othersapplication to display openand save dialogs.

Touch to accessQuickoffice.

It checks the users

subscribed feedsregularly for new content,downloading any updatesthat it finds.

Touch to adjust generalsettings of your phone.

Icon Description

It is a tool to kill application

running's.Touch to edit your videofiles.

Touch to record voicememos or other audio files.

It is the fastest way to

access the 3 million articlesof wikipedia and manyother wikis on your phone.

Use online video streamingservice that allows you toreview videos uploaded byothers.

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The first time you open theGoogle application on your

phone, you will be required tosign in with your existing Googleaccount. If you do not have aGoogle account, youre promptedto create one.

Creating your Google

account1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab to open theapplications menu.

2 Tap Googel Mail and tap Next> Create to start the Google

Mail set up wizard.3 Touch a text field to open the

touch keyboard, and enteryour name and username foryour Google account. Whenyou entering the text, you

can move to the next textfield by touching Next on thekeyboard.

4 When youre finished toinput name and username,

tapNext

. Your phone iscommunicating with Googleservers and checkingusername availability.

5 Enter and re-enter yourpassword. Then followthe instructions and enterthe required and optionalinformation about theaccount. Wait while the servercreates your account.

Signing in your Google

account1 Enter your e-mail address and

password, then tap Sign in.Wait for signing in.

2 After sign in, you canuse Google Mail and take

advantages of Google serviceson your phone.

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3 Once you have set up yourGoogle account on your

phone, your phone will beautomatically synchronisedwith your Google account onthe web. (It depends on yoursynchronisation settings.)

After sign in, you can useGoogle Mail, Google Calendar,Android Market and Google Map;download applications fromAndroid Market; back up yoursettings to Google servers; andtake advantage of other Googleservices on your phone.

IMPORTANT Some applications, such as

Google Calendar, work onlywith the first Google accountyou add. If you plan to usemore than one Google account

with your phone, be sure tosign into the one you wantto use with such applicationsfirst. When you sign in, yourcontacts, Google Mail, calendarevents, and other information

from these applications andservices on the web are

synchronised with your phone.If you dont sign into a Googleaccount during setup, youwill be prompted to sign in orto create a Google accountthe first time you start anapplication that requires one,

such as Google Mail or AndroidMarket.

If you want to use the backupfeature to restore your settingsto this phone from anotherphone that was running

Android OS or later, you mustsign into your Google accountnow, during setup. If you waituntil after setup is complete,your settings will not berestored.

If you have an enterpriseaccount through your companyor other organisation, your ITdepartment may have specialinstructions on how to sign intothat account.

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Making a call

1 On the home screen, press

the Send key and touchthe Phone icon to openthe keyboard.

2 Enter the number on thekeyboard. To delete a digit,touch the Clear icon .

3 Touch the Call icon tomake a call.

4 To end a call, touch End orpress the End key .

TIP!To enter + to makeinternational calls, touch and

hold down .

Calling your contacts

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab to open

the applications menu. TouchContacts to open your contacts.

2 Scroll through the contact listor enter the first letter(s) ofthe contact you want to callby touching Search.

3 In the list, touch the contactyou want to call, then select

the number to use if thereis more than one for thatcontact.

Answering and rejectinga call

When your phone rings, press

the Send key to answer.You can also drag theAnswericon to the right.

Press the End key to rejectan incoming call.

TIP! When the phone rings,touch and slide the Silent icon

to the left if you want toswitch to silent mode.

Adjusting call volume

To adjust the volume during acall, use volume up & down keyon the left side of the phone.

Calls

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Making a second call

1 During your initial call, touch

.2 Dial the number, or search

your contacts to select thenumber you want to call.

3 Touch the Call icon toconnect the call.

4 Both calls will be displayedon the call screen. Your initialcall will be locked and puton hold.

5 Touch to toggle betweencalls.

NOTE:You can touch tomake a conference call.

6 To end active call, Press End. To end all calls at the

same time, touch the Menukey and select End all

calls.NOTE: You will be charged for eachcall you make.

Viewing your call logs

On the home screen, press the

Send key to view Call log.View a complete list of all dialed,received, and missed voice calls.

TIP!Touch any single calllog entry to view the date, time,and duration of the call.

TIP! Touch the Menu key

, then touch Clear call logto delete all the recorded items.

Call settings

You can configure phone callsettings, such as call forwarding,call waiting, and other specialfeatures offered by your carrier.

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab to open theapplications menu.

2 Scroll and touch Settings.

3 Tap Call settings, and chooseoptions that you want toadjust.

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< Fixed Dialing Numbers >

Select Fixed Dialling Numbers

to turn on and compile a list ofnumbers that can be called fromyour phone. Youll need your PIN2 code, which is available fromyour operator. Only numberswithin the fixed dial list can becalled from your phone.

< Voicemail >Set up your voicemail number.

Voicemail service Allows youto select your carriers voicemailservice or another service.

Voicemail settings If you are

using your carriers voicemailservice, this option allows you toenter the phone number to usefor listening to and managingyour voicemail.

< Other call settings >

Excuse Messages Whenyou reject a call, you can senda message quickly by usingthis function. This is useful ifyou need to reply the messageduring a meeting.

Call forwarding You canconfigure how your calls areforwarded when youre on thephone, when you dont answer,and so on. Choose fromAlwaysforward, Forward when busy,Forward when unanswered, orForward whenunreachable.Then enter the number to

forward to.NOTE: Diverting calls will incurcharges. Please contact yournetwork operator for details.

Call barring Select when youwould like calls to be barred.

Enter the call barring password.Please check with your networkoperator about this service.

Call costs View the chargesapplied to your calls. (Thisservice is network dependent;

some operators do not supportthis function.)

Call duration View the durationof all calls including all, dialed,received calls and the last call.

Calls

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Additional settings Thislets you change the following

settings:Caller ID : Choose whetherto display your number on anoutgoing call.

Call waiting : If call waitingis activated, the handset will

notify you of an incomingcall while you are on a call.(Depends on your networkprovider.)

Select line : Allows to selectline.

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ContactsYou can add contacts on yourphone and synchronise them

with the contacts in your GoogleAccount or other accounts thatsupport syncing contacts.

Searching for a contact

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab to open

the applications menu.Touch Contacts to open yourcontacts.

2 Touch Search and enterthe contact name using thekeypad.

Adding a new contact1 On the home screen, press

the Send key andtouch Phone to openthe keypad. Enter the newcontacts number, then touchthe Menu key , touchAddto contacts and then Createnew contact.

2 If you want to add a picture tothe new contact, touch .

You can use a saved pictureor take a new one.

3 Select the contact type andchoose from Phone, SIM andyour Google account.

4 Touch a text field to open the

touch keyboard, and enter anew contacts name.

5 Touch a category of contactinformation and enter thedetails about your contact.

6 Touch Done to save the contact.

Speed diallingYou can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dialnumber.

1 On the list of your contact,touch the Menu key andselect More > Speed Dials.

2 Your voicemail is already setto speed dial 1. You cannotchange this. Touch any othernumber to assign it a speeddial contact.

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3 Your contacts will open. Selectthe contact you want to assign

to that number by touchingtheir phone number once.

NOTE: To remove the speed dialcontact from the list, touch andhold the assigned contact. Whenthe pop up screen is shown, tapRemove then select OK.

Favourite contacts

You can classify frequently calledcontacts as favourites.

To add a contact to yourfavourites

1 On the home screen, touchto open your contacts.

2 Touch a contact to view itsdetails.

3 Touch the star to the right ofthe contacts name. The starturns gold.

To remove a contact from yourfavourites list

1 On the home screen, touchto open your contacts.

2 Touch the Favorites tab andchoose a contact to view its

details.3 Touch the gold star to theright of the contacts name.The star turns grey and thecontact is removed from yourfavourites.

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Messaging

Your GT540 combines SMS and

MMS into one intuitive, easy-to-use menu.

Sending a message1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab to open theapplications menu.Touch Messaging and touchNew message to open ablank message.

2 Enter a contact name in theTo field. As you enter thecontact name, matching

contacts appear. You cantouch a suggested recipient orcontinue entering the contactname. You can add multiplecontacts.

NOTE:You will be charged for a

text message for every personyou send the message to.

3 Touch Type to compose tostart entering your message.

4 Touch the Menu keyto open the options menu.

Choose fromAdd subject,Attach, Send, Insert smiley,Discard, and All threads.

5 Touch Send to send yourmessage.

6 The message screen opens,

with your message after yourname. Responses appear onthe screen. As you view andsend additional messages, amessage thread is created.

WARNING: The 160-

character limit may vary fromcountry to country dependingon how the SMS is coded.

WARNING: If an image,video, or audio fi le is added

to an SMS message, it will beautomatically converted intoan MMS message, and youwill be charged accordingly.

Messaging/E-mail

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Changing your messagesettings

Your GT540 message settingsare predefined, so you can sendmessages immediately. You canchange the settings based onyour preferences.Touch Messaging icon on thehome screen, then touch theMenu key . Tap Settings.

< Storage settings >

Delete old messages Touch toplace a checkmark and allow thephone to delete older messages

in a thread when theText

message limit or Multimediamessage limit is reached.Uncheck to keep all messages.

Text message limit Touch toset the number of messagesto save per thread of textmessages.

Multimedia message limit Touch to set the number ofmessages to save per thread ofmultimedia messages.

Delivery reports Activate to

receive confirmation that yourmessages have been delivered.

Manage SIM card messages Manage the messages stored onyour SIM card.

Validity period Choose howlong your messages are storedin the message centre.Text message centre Enter thedetails of your message centre.

Delivery report Choose torequest a delivery report.

Delivery report allow Chooseto allow the sending of deliveryconfirmation message.

Read reports Choose to

request a read report for eachmessage you send.

Read report allow Chooseto allow the sending of readconfirmation message.

Auto-retrieve Activate toretrieve messages automatically.

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Roaming auto-retrieve Activate to retrieve messageswhile roaming.

Set priority Choose the prioritylevel of your MMS.

Validity period Choose howlong your message is stored inthe message centre.

Creation mode

Restricted: In this mode, theMMS Client device only createsand sends messages withcontent belonging to the CoreMM Content Domain.

Warning: In this mode, the MMS

Client device guides the user increating and sending messageswith content belonging to theCore MM Content Domain. Thisguidance is provided throughwarning dialogs.

Free: In this mode, the MMSClient allows the user to add anycontent to the message.

Receive advertisement Allows receiving advertisementmessages.

< Service message >

Choose whether to receive or

block service messages.< Notification settings >

Activate to display messagenotifications in the status bar.Also select a ringtone andactivate vibrate to alert you of

new messages.< Info. Service settings >

Choose whether to receive,block, or view or edit channelsto receive information servicemessages (cell broadcast

messages). Also choose thelanguages of information servicemessages.

Setting up your email

Keep in touch while on the moveby using your GT540 to sendemails. Its quick and simple toset up a POP3 or IMAP4 emailaccount.

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab and tapEmail to view the mail boxes

Messaging/E-mail

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for each email account. Or,you can also touch Email on

the home screen to accessdirectly.

2 If the email account is not setup, start the email setup wizard.

TIP! If an email account isalready set up, the wizard is

not activated automatically.

Sending an email usingyour new account1 Touch Email icon on the

home screen, and then touch

Compose iconto open a newblank message.

2 Enter the recipients address,then write your message.You can also attach images,videos, audio files, and variousdocument file formats.

3 Touch Send icon to send youremail.

TIP! During an active Wi-Ficonnection, emails are sentand received using Wi-Fi.

Retrieving your email

You can automatically or

manually check your account fornew email.

To check manually:

1 Touch Email icon on the homescreen.

2 Then touch the account you

want to use.3 Choose Refresh and yourGT540 will then connectto your email account andretrieve your new messages.

Changing your email

account's settingsYou can change your email settingsbased on your own preferences.

1 Touch Email icon on the homescreen, and tap the desiredaccount.

2 Touch the Menu key toopen the options menu, andtap Settings.

3 You can adjust the followingoptiions:Account Setup,General Settings, DownloadOptions, and Spam message.

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With your phone, you can enjoythe social networking and

manage your micro-blog inon-line communities. You canupdate your current status andview your friends status updatesreal-time.

If you dont have an account, youcan visit their sites to set it up.

NOTE: An additional costs may beincurred when connecting and usingonline services. Check your datacharges with your network provider.

Adding your account to

your phone1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab to open theapplications menu.

2 Choose any SNS applicationyou want to use.

3 Enter your e-mail addressand password that you set upon your community, then tapLog in.

4 Wait while your details arechecked with your community.

5 If you tap your community,you can see the current status

of your social community.TIP! If you add a socialnetworking widget on your homescreen, the widget will show yourstatus when your phone updatesfrom the network.You can also access the socialcommunity directly by touchingup the widget.

Viewing and updatingyour status

1 Choose a community you

want to access.2 You can see the current status

of your social community.

3 You can update your currentstatus with comments oruploading photos.

NOTE: This is dependent onnetwork services.

TIP! You can use informationabout friends only in SNS or syncall data to Contacts.

Social Networking

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Removing accounts onyour phone

1 ChooseApplications >Settings > Accounts & sync.

2 Choose an account you wantto delete, then touch Removeaccount.

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Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the sidevolume keys.

Brightness This defines and controls of the amount of sunlight

entering the image. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar,towards - for a lower brightness image, or towards + for ahigher brightness image.

Settings Touch this icontoopen the settings menu. SeeUsing the advanced settings.

Image size Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the pictureyou take. Select a pixel value from the numerical options: 3M(2048x1536), 2M (1600x1200), 1M (1280x960), VGA (640x480),QVGA (320x240).

Focus Touch this icon to select the options menu. See Usingthe focus mode.

Gallery This enables youto access your saved photosfrom within the camera mode.Simply touch, and your gallerywill appear on the screen.Taking a photo

Video mode Slide down this

icon to switch to video mode.

NOTE: You need to insert a memory card fi rst to take a picture.Without inserting a memory card, you will not be able to save thepicture you had taken.

Camera

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TIP! You can close all the shortcutoptions to give a clearer viewfi nderscreen. Just touch the centre ofthe viewfi nder once. To recall theoptions, touch the screen again.

Using the focus mode

You can select the focus modeas following options;

AF (Auto Focus) Set thecamera to focus automatically.

Macro Macro mode allows youto take extreme close-ups. If youare trying to take a close-up shotbut the focus box remains red,

try turning the macro mode on.Face tracking If you set Facetracking and take a photo, yourcamera detects and focuses onhuman faces automatically.

NOTE: Zoom is not supported in

Face tracking mode.MF (Manual Focus) Set thecamera to focus manually.

Taking a quick photo

1 Press and hold the camera

key on the right side of thephone.

2 Holding the phone horizontally,point the lens towardsthe subject you want tophotograph.

3 Press the capture buttonlightly, and a focus box willappear in the centre of theviewfinder screen.

4 Position the phone so youcan see the subject in the

focus box.5 When the focus box turns

green, the camera hasfocused on your subject.

6 Press the capture button andhold it down.

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Once youve taken thephoto

Your captured photo will appearon the screen.

Share Touch to share yourphoto as Bluetooth,Email, Facebookfor LG, Google Mail,

Messaging, Picasa orTwitter for LG.

NOTE: Additional charges mayapply when MMS messages aredownloaded while roaming.

Set as Touch to use the image

as Contact icon orWallpaper.

Rename Touch to edit the nameof the selected picture.

Edit Touch to edit the imageusing various tools.

Touch to view a gallery ofyour saved photos.

Touch to delete the image.

Touch to take another photoimmediately. Your currentphoto will be saved.

Touch to return to theprevious menu.

Using the advancedsettings

In the viewfinder, touch toopen all advanced options.

You can change the camera

setting by scrolling the wheel.After selecting the option, touchthe Backkey .

Image quality Choose fromSuper Fine, Fine, and Normal.The finer the quality, the sharperthe photo. However, the file sizewill increase as a result, whichmeans youll be able to storefewer photos in the memory.

White balance Choose fromAuto, Incandescent, Sunny,Fluorescent, and Cloudy.

Shot mode Choose fromNormal, Continuous shot,Beauty shot, Frame shot,Panorama shot, Art shot, andSmile shot.

Camera

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Timer The self-timer allowsyou to set a delay after the

shutter is pressed. SelectOff

,3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10seconds. This is ideal if you wantto be included in a photo.

ISO The ISO rating determinesthe sensitivity of the cameraslight sensor. The higher the ISO,the more sensitive the camerawill be. This is useful underdarker conditions when youcannot use the flash. Select fromISO values ofAuto, 100, 200,and 400.

Scene mode Choose fromAuto, Portrait, Landscape,Sports, Night, and Sunset.

Color effect Choose a colourtone for your new photo.

Once youve made your

selection, use the Backkeyto close the colour tone menu.You are then ready to take apicture.

NOTE: You can change a colourpicture to black and white orsepia, but you cannot change a

black-and-white or sepia pictureto colour.

Captured image Choose fromHold, On, and Off. If you selectHold, after taken picture screenis shown for 1 second, and it

goes to the preview right away.Grid screen Choose from Off,2x2, or 3x3.

Shutter sound Select one ofthe four shutter sounds.

GEO-Tagging Activate to use

your phones location-basedservices. Take pictures whereveryou are and tag them with thelocation. If you upload taggedpictures to a blog that supportsgeotagging, you can see the

pictures displayed on a map.NOTE:This function is only availablewhen GPS is active.

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Hide icons Choose the camerasetting icons to hide manually or

automatically.Blink detection Turn this onto display a red box around theface that was blinking in thepreview image screen.

Reset Restore all camera

default settings.TIP! When you exit thecamera, all settings will returnto their defaults, except imagesize and image quality. Anynondefault settings must bereset, such as colour tone andISO. Check these before youtake your next photo.

TIP!The settings menuis superimposed over theviewfi nder, so when you

change elements of the imagecolour or quality, you will see apreview of the image changebehind the settings menu.

Viewing your savedphotos

1 You can access your savedphotos from within thecamera mode. Just touchand your gallery will appearon the screen.

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Getting to know the viewfinder

Zoom Zoom in or zoom out. Alternatively you can use the sidevolume keys. Before starting record a video, you can use thezoom function. You can not control the zoom function duringrecording.

Brightness This defines and controls of the amount of sunlightentering the Video. Slide the brightness indicator along the bar,towards - for a lower brightness Video, or towards + for ahigher brightness Video.

Settings Touch this icon toopen the settings menu. SeeUsing the advanced settings.

Video size Touch to set the size (in pixels) of the video yourecord. Choose your video image size from VGA (640x480), QVGA

(320x240) or QCIF (176x144).Scene mode Set the camera to adjust to the environment.Choose fromAuto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset andNight.

Gallery This enables you toaccess your saved photos &Videos from within the videocamera mode. Simply touch,and your gallery will appear onthe screen.

Camera mode Slide upthis icon to switch to cameramode.Start recording

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Shooting a quick video

1 Press and hold the camera key

on the right side of the phone.2 Then slide the capture button

down position, the icon willchange to .

3 The video cameras viewfinderwill appear on the screen.

4 Holding the phone horizontally,point the lens towards thesubject of the video.

5 Press the capture button onceto start recording.

6 REC will appear at the bottom

of the viewfinder with a timershowing the length of the video.

7 Touch on the screen tostop recording.

After shooting a video

A still image representing yourvideo will appear on the screen.

Share Touch to share yourvideo as Bluetooth,Email, Google Mail,Messaging orYouTube.

NOTE:Additional charges mayapply when MMS messages aredownloaded while roaming.

Play Touch to play the video.

Rename Touch to edit the nameof the selected video.

Edit Touch to enter editingmode on this video.

Touch to access the mediaplayer and view the savedvideos.

Touch to delete the videoyou just made, and confirmby touchingYes. The

viewfinder will reappear.Touch to shoot anothervideo right away. Yourcurrent video will be saved.

Touch to return to theprevious menu.

Using the advancedsettings

Using the viewfinder, touchto open all the advanced options.Adjust the video camera setting

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by scrolling the wheel. Afterselecting the option, touch theBack

key .Color effect Choose a colourtone to use for your new view.

White balance The whitebalance ensures any the whiteareas in your video are realistic.

To enable your camera to adjustthe white balance correctly,you may need to determine thelight conditions. Choose fromAuto, Incandescent, Sunny,Fluorescent, and Cloudy.

Duration Set a duration limitfor your video. Choose betweenNormal and MMS to limit themaximum size to send as anMMS message.

TIP! When choosing MMSduration, the video quality willbe set as QCIF and you canshoot longer videos.

Audio recording Choose Muteto record a video without sound.

Hide icons Select whetherto hide the icons in the video

camera menu automatically ormanually.

Recorded video Choose fromHold, On, and Off. If you selectHold, after recorded video screenis shown for 1 second, and itgoes to the preview right away.

Reset Reset all the videocamera settings.

TIP!You can change a videoshot in colour to black andwhite or sepia, but you cannot

change a black-and-white orsepia video to colour.

Watching your savedvideos

1 In the viewfinder, touch .

2 Your gallery will appear on thescreen.

3 Touch a video once to bringit to the front of the gallery. Itstarts to play automatically.

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Viewing your photos andvideos

1 Touch on the camerapreview screen.

2 Your gallery will appear on thescreen.

3 Touch the video or photo toopen it fully.

TIP! Flick left or right toview other photos or videos.

Adjusting the volumewhen viewing a video

To adjust the volume of a videowhile it is playing, use thevolume keys on the left side ofthe phone.

Setting a photo aswallpaper1 Touch the photo you want to

set as wallpaper to open it.

2 Touch the Menu key .

3 Tap on more>set as>thenselect wallpaper>select theregion in the photo which you

want to set>>then press mark below the image to setas wallpaper.

Editing your photosYou can do lots of great things toyour photos to change them, addto them, or liven them up.

1 Open the photo you want to

edit, then touch the Menukey .

2 Touch Edit to change yourphoto:

Rotate & Flip Rotateor flip your photo for fun

or a better view. Crop Crop your photo.Choose a square orcircular crop area, thenmove your finger acrossthe screen to select thearea.

Tuning This helpsyou adjust a pictureusing automatic colour,brightness, and so on.

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Effect Touch to applythe effect options to a

photo. Frame Add frames to

the photo.

Text Add text to apicture.

Clipart Add clipart to

a photo. Drawpad Draw on

your photo, freehand.Select the line thicknessfrom the four options,then choose the colour

you want. Stamp Decorate your

photo with stamps.Choose from thedifferent stamps, thentouch your photo where

you want to place them.Resize Resize yourphoto.

Save the changes youmade to the photos.

Delete your photo edits.

Rotating your photo

1 On the editing screen, touch

.2 Rotate 90

counterclockwise

3 Rotate 90 clockwise

3 Flip vertically

4 Flip horizontally

Adding text to a photo

1 On the editing screen, touch.

2 Select the colour of thetext, then choose one of the

bubble shapes.3 Enter your text using the

keypad, then touch OK.

4 Move the text by touching itand sliding it to where youwant it.

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Adding an effect to aphoto

1 On the editing screen, touch.

2 You can apply any of thevarious options to the photo.

3 To undo an effect, simplytouch .

Cropping a photo

1 On the editing screen, touch.

2 Choose the shape you want touse to crop the picture.

3 Drag the box over the areayou want to crop. Move theselected area by dragging.

4 When you are finished withyour selection, touch Doneicon in the right bottom of the

image.Tuning your photo1 On the editing screen, touch

. Use the tuning toolbarto adjust your photos tuningas you like.

2 Choose to adjust thetuning settings automatically.

3 Choose to comparebefore and after tuning.

4 Adjust the brightness andcontrast of the photo.

5 Adjust highlights andshadows.

6 Balance your photoscolour.

7 Adjust the saturation ofyour photo.

8 Adjust your photossharpness.

9 Denoise.

Adding frames1 On the editing screen, touch

.

2 Touch or to choose

a frame.3 Touch to check the whole

frame.

Adding clipart

1 Touch on the editing

screen.

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2 Touch , then select clipart.

3 Adjust the size of the clipart.

4 Rotate clipart using and.

Using the drawpad1 Touch on the editing

screen.

2 Touch to select theshape.

3 Also, set the colour andthickness.

4 You can delete the drawingyou added using .

Adding stamps1 Touch on the editing

screen.

2 Touch to see whichstamps are available and toselect the stamp.

3 Touch the screen where youwant to add the stamp to thephoto.

4 Adjust the colour using .

Resizing

1 Touch on the editing

screen.2 Scroll the bar to resize the

photo.

Editing your videos

The video editing features are

available for the MPEG-4 format.Trimming the length ofthe video1 Select Edit , then choose

.

2 Touch . Then set the newstart and end points. TouchOKand select Next Icon.

3 Touch to return to thegallery and discard thechanges.

Selecting transition style1 Select a transition style, then

touch to preview it.

2 Touch , then drag the barto adjust the duration time

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3 Touch OKto save thetransition. Touch Apply to

apply the currently selectedtransition. ChooseApply To Allto apply the currently selectedtransition to all video files inthe storyboard.

Adding subtitles

1 Open the video you want toedit.

2 Select Edit , then selectto add subtitles to the

video.

3 Touch , then pause

playback to set the start pointfor text appearance.

4 Touch Start, then choose thetext style. Enter your text usingthe keypad, then select Done.

5 Touch the area of the screen

where you want the text toappear, then touch OK.

6 Select right arrow icon thensave. This file will be saved asnew file.

7 Repeat these steps to addmore text.

Adding edit effects1 Open the video you want to

edit.

2 Select Edit , then select.

3 Select an effect to add to thephoto.

Grabbing a frame

Capture a picture from the video.

1 Open the video you want toedit.

2 Select Edit , then andselect .

3 Play the video, then touchto capture the screen

you want while the video isplaying.

4 The frame is saved to thephone as a still image file.

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Adding dubbing to yourvideo

1 Open the video you want toedit.

2 Select Edit , then choose.

3 Touch . The My Soundsfolder will open. Choose the

track you want to add to yourvideo.

4 The original audio track onyour video will be deleted.

5 select right arrow icon thensave.This file will be saved as

new file.6 Or you can record a new file

and insert live dubbing bytouching .

7 Touch OK to save the currentdubbing.

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You can store multimedia files to amemory card to have easy accessto all your image and video files.

TouchApplications tab, thenselect Gallery. You can open alist of catalogue bars that storeall your multimedia files.

NOTE: Make sure you

install a memory card into thephone to save photos andaccess all your pictures. Withouta memory card, the phone willnot display any photos or videos.

There are six catalogue bars as

shown below.All : Displays all yourpictures and videos.

Favorite : If you touch andhold a photo or video, the optionscreen will appear allowing you

to tag the photo as a favourite.This Favorite bar will show yourfavourite photos and videos.

Camera : Displays all yourphotos.

Image : Displays all yourimages.

Video : Displays all yourvideos.

Tag : Like the Favorite bar,you can tag photos. This bardisplays your tagged photos andvideos.

Timeline view

The GT540 Gallery provides atimeline view of your photos andvideos. On the left side of thescreen, the date you took yourphotos will be displayed, fromoldest to newest. If you select aspecific date, all the photos youtook on that day will be groupedover a white background.

My images options menu

Select a photo, then touch andhold to see the available options.

Sending a photo

1 To send a photo, touch andhold the photo you want.

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2 Select Share. Choose fromBluetooth, Email, Facebookfor LG, Google Mail,Messaging, Picasa or Twitterfor LG.

3 When you choose Email,Google Mail or Messaging,your photo will be attached toa message, then you write andsend the message normally.

TIP! If you have a SNS accountand set it up on your phone, youcan share your photo to SNScommunity.

Sending a video1 To send a video, touch and

hold the video you want.

2 Select Share. Choose fromBluetooth, Email, GoogleMail, Messaging, or YouTube.

3 When you choose Email,Google Mail or Messaging,your video will be attached toa message, then you write andsend the message normally.

Using an image

Choose images to use as

wallpaper or identify callers.1 Touch and hold a photo, then

select Set as.

2 Choose from Contact icon orWallpaper.

Creating a slideshowIf you want to view all the imageson your phone, you can create aslideshow so you dont have toopen and close each image.

1 Touch and hold a photo, then

select Slideshow.Checking your photo

You can view a photos detailedinformation, such as Name,Date, Time, Resolution, Size,Type, and Tag.

1 Touch and hold a photo, thenselect Detail.

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Media Player

The Media Player folder displays

a list of videos you downloadedto or recorded on your phone.

Watching a video

1 Select Media Player on theApplications tab.

2 TouchVideo and select a

video to play.TIP!The GT540 supportsDivX video playback to ensuregreater content availability.

Touch Music and select a music

to play.

Video editor1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab and selectVideo editor .

Storyboard

1 Import Files

Add media files to thestoryboard. You can addup to 32 media files.

2 Set BGM Addbackground music to thestoryboard, or change the

sound.3 Preview Preview thevideo file you created.

4 Save Save the video fileyou created.

5 Add Text Add a text

frame into storyboard.6 Clip Manager

Manage the addedmedia files. If no mediafiles were added, thebutton is disabled.

You must touch first to editthe video.

Touch to select all thefiles, but the maximum is32 files.

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Touch to deselect all thefiles.

25/32 This shows the selectedfile number.

Touch to go to the next step.

Music movie

1 Flip left and right to check

the various styles. For Musicmovie, you can select onlyphotos.

Return to theVideoeditor screen.

Display the style name

and description. Preview the style.

Touch to select photos.

2 After you select photos, touchto proceed to the next

step.

3 Touch to select all thephotos, then touch .

4 Select the music, then set itas the background music.

5 Add movie title using thekeypad, then save it.

6 Touch to play thecomplete video file.

7 Touch to save the videofile you created.

Auto cut

There are three style templates:Portrait, Landscape, and Motionobject.

1 Touch , then select avideo. Go to the next step.

2 Touch to preview thevideo file.

3 Touch to save the file.

Playing a game1 You can download a range

of games from the AndroidMarket.

2 To Launch tap on the a gameor an application.

NOTE:Additional charges mayapply when using this service todownload games or applicationsthat are not free.

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NOTE: Java game and applicationinstallation are only possiblethrough the Web.

Transferring files usingUSB mass storagedevices

To transfer files using USBdevices:

1 Connect the GT540 to a PCusing a USB cable.

2 If you didnt install LG AndroidPlatform Driver on your PC,you need to change settingsmanually. Choose Settings >

SD card & phone storage >activate Mass storage only.

3 Touch Turn on USB storage.

4 You can view the massstorage contents on your PCand transfer the files.

NOTE:You need to install yourmicroSD card fi rst. Without anmicroSD card, you cannot useUSB mass storage.

NOTE: If you installed LG AndroidPlatform Driver, you will see popup with Turn on USB storageimmediately.

NOTE: After using USB massstorage function, if you want tosynchronise your phone withyour PC using the LG PC suite,you need to touch Settings > SD

card & phone storage, then touchthe checkmark to turn offMassstorage only mode.

Music

Your GT540 has a built-in musicplayer that lets you play all yourfavourite tracks. To access themusic player, touch Music.

Artists Browse your musiccollection by artist.

Albums Browse your musiccollection by album.

Songs Contains all the songsyou have on your phone.

Playlists Contains the playlistsyou created.

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Playing a song

1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab and selectMusic.

2 Touch Songs.

3 Select the song you wantto play.

4 Touch to pause the song.

5 Touch to skip to the nextsong.

6 Touch to go back to thefirst part of the song. Touch

two times to go back tothe previous song.

To change the volume whilelistening to music, press the upand down volume keys on theleft side of the phone.

Touch and hold any song in the list.It will display Play, Add to playlist,

Delete, and Search as options.

NOTE: Music file copyrightsmay be protected by

international treaties andnational copyright laws.

Therefore, it may be necessaryto obtain permission or a licenceto reproduce or copy music.In some countries, national

laws prohibit private copyingof copyrighted material. Beforedownloading or copying the file,please check the national laws ofthe relevant country concerningthe use of such material.

Using the radio

Your GT540 has a built-in FMradio so you can tune in to yourfavourite stations and listen onthe go.

NOTE:You must attach yourheadphones to listen to the radio.Insert them into the headphonejack.

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Searching for stations

You can tune in to radio stations

by searching for them manuallyor automatically. They will thenbe saved to specific channelnumbers, so you dont have tokeep re-tuning in.You can store up to 48 channelson your phone.

To tune in automatically

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectFM radio.

2 Touch the Menu key .

3 Touch Auto scan, then touchOK.

NOTE:You can also manuallytune in to a station using thewheel displayed next to the radiofrequency.

Resetting channels

1 On the home screen, touchApplications tab and selectFM radio.

2 Choose Reset channel toreset the current channel, or

chooseReset all channels

toreset all the channels.

Listening to the radio1 On the home screen, touch

Applications tab and selectFM radio.

2 Touch the channel numberof the station you want tolisten to.

WARNINGIf you connect a headset notspecifi cally made for radioreception, radio reception may

be poor.

TIP! To improve radioreception, extend the headsetcord, which functions as the

radio antenna.

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1 First, set up a Google account.Enter your user name and

password.2 After signing in, your contacts,email, and calendar inyour Google account willautomatically synchronise withyour GT540.

Google MapsCheck your current location andtraffic and receive directions toyour destination. The GT540must be connected to Wi-Fi or3G/GPRS.

NOTE: Google Maps does notcover all cities and countries.

Touch Menu key to useoptions:

Search Enter the placeyou are looking for.

Directions This will let youfind out the route of your enteredplace. Touch to input the data.Choose from Contacts or Point onMap or My current location.

Layers You can switchvi