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LG

 

GT540g

  |  User Guide

Signature – 

Create a signature 

to add to the end of every 

email you send.

Default Account –

 Set the 

SMTP account to use for 

outgoing email messages.

Email Notification –

 Set this 

to display email alerts in the 

status bar.

Select Ringtone – 

Set the 

sound you want for email 

alerts.

Vibrate – 

This enables/

disables phone vibration as an 

email alert.

Incoming settings –

 Server 

information for the POP4/

IMAP4 server.

Outgoing settings –

 Server 

information for the SMTP 

server.

Threaded box 

Messages (SMS, MMS) 

exchanged with another 

party can be displayed in 

chronological order so that 

you can conveniently see an 

overview of your conversation.

NOTE: 

When you send an 

MMS message, there will be no 

delivery report, but you will see 

the 

 icon. 

Using smilies

Liven up your messages using 

smilies.
When writing a new message, 

press the Menu key, then choose 

Insert Smiley.

Changing your SMS settings

Your GT540g message settings 

are predefined, so you can send 

messages immediately. You can 

change the settings based on 
your preferences.
Touch 

 , then press the 

Menu 

key

.

Summary of Contents for GT540G

Page 1: ...e 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 ...

Page 2: ...ccordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followi...

Page 3: ...ny interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Body worn Operation This device has been tested for typical body worn operations with the distance of 0 79inches 2 0cm from the user s body To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements a minimum separation distance of 0 79inches 2 0cm must be maintained from the user s body Additionally Belt clips holsters other body...

Page 4: ...phone Camera key Go to the camera menu directly by pressing and holding the key Back key Returns to the previous screen End Power Lock key Ends or rejects a call Powers your phone on off by pressing and holding the key Turns off the screen and locks Menu key Opens application menu and check what options are available Unlocks when the screen is locked When the display turns on Send key Dials a phon...

Page 5: ...8 LG GT540g User Guide Back cover Battery SIM card slot Camera key Search key Charger micro USB cable connector microSD memory card slot Camera lens Stereo earphone connector Getting to know your phone ...

Page 6: ...r firmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover and slide the cover below the camera lens 2 Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder Make sure the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards 3 Insert the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery then gently press the battery until it snaps into space Installing the SIM card and battery ...

Page 7: ... and slide it down into place until the latch clicks 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 Installing the SIM card and battery ...

Page 8: ...g it into an electrical outlet Your GT540g must be charged until you can see NOTE The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime NOTE The GT540g has an internal antenna Be careful not to scratch or damage this rear area as that will cause loss of performance Charging your phone ...

Page 9: ... insert a memory card to your phone To insert a memory card 1 Turn the phone off before inserting or removing the memory card Remove the back cover 2 Open the slot protection and insert the memory card into the slot Make sure the gold contact area is facing downwards 3 Close the slot protection Installing the memory card ...

Page 10: ... format it before you can use it NOTE All files on the card are deleted when you format the card 1 Select Settings 2 Scroll to and touch SD Card Phone Storage Then scroll to and select Format SD Card 3 Touch Format SD Card then confirm your choice 4 Enter the password if you have set one The card will then be formatted and ready to use NOTE If there is content on your memory card the folder struct...

Page 11: ...e screen light is off 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 The user interface is based on two types of home screens To toggle between the home screens just swipe your finger quickly over the display from left to right or from right to left Unlocking the screen When the screen is ...

Page 12: ...he 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 Using your home screen Touch the Applications tab at the bottom of the screen You can then view all your installed applications ...

Page 13: ...wipe 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 Tip Small dots at the application tab on the bottom of the screen indicate which panel you re viewing Your Home screen ...

Page 14: ...o the functions you use the most Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch dialing pad to make a call Touch the Applications icon to open the applications menu Just touch and slide up or down the screen to scroll through your applications Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu Here you can create a new message ...

Page 15: ...d home screen has three 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 Left panel Center panel Left panel Your Home screen ...

Page 16: ...19 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: ...s the Email menu Check your email and write a new email Touch to save and manage your favorite contacts Touch to access the Message menu From here you can create a new 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...

Page 18: ...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 Your Home screen ...

Page 20: ...ions Use Google Talk to communicate with other people through instant messaging Touch to access Android Market Access Applications Games Search and your My Downloads folder Use the online video streaming service view videos uploaded by others Downloads Here the applications you downloaded from Market and other newly installed applications will be added Icon Description Touch to Install a Java game...

Page 21: ... Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you re likely to see in the status bar Status bar Icon Description No SIM card No signal Wi Fi is on Wired headset Call forward Call hold Icon Description Speakerphone Call mute Missed call Bluetooth on Bluetooth connected System warning Alarm New voicemail Flight mode Silent Vibrate No SD card Battery fully charged Battery is charging Your Home sc...

Page 22: ...25 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: ...nal calls hold down Calling your contacts 1 Touch to open your Contacts 2 Scroll through the contact list or enter the first letter s of the contact you want to call by touching 3 In the list touch the contact you want to call then select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press Accept to answer Touch Reject to reject a...

Page 24: ... make a conference call 6 To end active calls press End call If there is no active call it will end the Hold call To end all calls at the same time touch End call NOTE You will be charged for each call you make Turning on DTMF DTMF lets you use numerical commands to navigate within automated calls The DTMF default is set to off To turn it on touch Viewing your call logs On the Home screen touch or...

Page 25: ... Forward when unanswered or Forward when unreachable 4 Enter the number to forward to NOTE Diverting calls will incur charges Please contact your network operator for details Using call barring 1 Choose Settings Choose Call Settings 2 Touch Call Barring 3 Choose any or all of the five options All Outgoing Outgoing International Outgoing International Calls Except Home Country All Incoming Incoming...

Page 26: ...Additional call settings This lets you change the following settings Caller ID Use default operator settings to display my number in outgoing calls CallWaiting During a call notify me of incoming calls Select line Network operators Search networks and select one automatically ...

Page 27: ...arch Contacts Adding a new contact 1 On the Home screen touch then touch 2 If you want to add a picture to the new contact touch You can use a saved picture or take a new one 3 Enter the first and last names of your new contact 4 Enter numbers and assign a type to each choosing between Mobile Home Work and so on 5 Add email addresses Classify each email address as Home Work or Other 6 Also you can...

Page 28: ...cts from the contact list 3 You can call send a message to or edit any favorite contact Calls will start automatically you don t have to touch Voice Call Creating a group 1 On the Home screen touch then touch Groups 2 Touch then enter a name for the new group You can set a ringtone for the newly created group 3 Touch Done to save the group NOTE If you delete a group the contacts assigned to that g...

Page 29: ...xt 3 After entering the text touch the Send button on top of the message to send the SMS TIP You will be charged for a text message for every person you send the message to 4 Press the Menu key for Add Subject Attach Send Insert Smiley Discard and All Threads WARNING The 160 character limit may vary from country to country depending on how the SMS is coded WARNING If an image video or audio file i...

Page 30: ...ters 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 Simply touch the number keys associated with the letters you want to enter and the dictionary will predict the word you want to use For example press 8 3 5 3 7 4 6 6 to write telephone ABC manual text In ABC mode you...

Page 31: ...mail Keep in touch while on the move by using your GT540g to send emails It s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account 1 Touch Email on the Communication tab 2 If the email account is not set up start the email setup wizard TIP If an email account is already set up the wizard is not activated automatically Sending an email using your new account 1 Touch Email on the Communication t...

Page 32: ...nces 1 Touch Email In the menu you find the option Account Settings 2 Select Email 3 You can change the following settings Account Name Enter a name for your email account Your Name Enter the name you want displayed in outgoing mail Email Address Your email address Email Check Frequency Set how often to check for new emails Truncate Messages At Download options for email retrieval Number Of Emails...

Page 33: ...oing settings Server information for the SMTP server Threaded box Messages SMS MMS exchanged with another party can be displayed in chronological order so that you can conveniently see an overview of your conversation NOTE When you send an MMS message there will be no delivery report but you will see the icon Using smilies Liven up your messages using smilies When writing a new message press the M...

Page 34: ...e following Delivery Report Choose to request a delivery report Read Report Choose to request a read report for each message you send Auto retrieve Activate to retrieve messages automatically Roaming Auto retrieve Activate to retrieve messages while roaming Set Priority Choose the priority level of your MMS Validity Period Choose how long your message is stored in the message center Creation mode ...

Page 35: ...lock service messages Notification settings Activate to display message notifications in the status bar Also select a ringtone and activate vibrate to alert you of new messages Moxier Sync Moxier Sync is a sync manager that provides options for sync and settings for Moxier Mail Contacts Calendar and Tasks Press the Menu key then view the options Sync Now Syncs only the applications selected in Syn...

Page 36: ...racking This automatically detects and focuses on human faces to help you take clearer pictures Once you ve taken the photo Your captured photo will appear on the screen Send Touch to send the photo as an Email by Gmail or using Messaging My Email and so on NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming Set as Touch to use the image as wallpaper Rename Touch to ed...

Page 37: ... After touching the option you want the flash menu will automatically close allowing you to take a picture immediately 4 The flash status icon in the viewfinder will change based on the new flash mode 5 Adjusting the exposure The exposure defines the difference between light and dark areas in an image A low contrast image will appear foggy whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper 1 T...

Page 38: ...uper Fine Fine and Normal The finer the quality the sharper the photo However the file size will increase as a result which means you ll be able to store fewer photos in the memory White Balance Choose between Auto Incandescent Sunny Fluorescent and Cloudy Shot mode Choose from Normal shot Continuous shot or Panorama shot Timer The self timer allows you to set a delay after the shutter is pressed ...

Page 39: ...you took right away Grid Screen Choose between Off 2x2 Grid or 3x3 Grid Shutter Sound Select one of the four shutter sounds Geotagging Activate to use your phone s location based services Take pictures wherever you are and tag them with the location If you upload tagged pictures to a blog that supports geotagging you can see the pictures displayed on a map NOTE This function is only available when...

Page 40: ...alue from the six options 5 Mega 3 Mega 2 Mega 1 Mega VGA QVGA Choosing a color effect 1 Using the viewfinder touch in the upper left corner 2 Select Color Effect from the Preview menu 3 There are ten color tone options Normal Black White Sepia Negative Sketch Emboss Red Green Aqua and Solarize 4 Once you ve made your selection use the Back key to close the color tone menu You are then ready to ta...

Page 41: ...er shooting a video A still image representing your video will appear on the screen Send Touch to send the photo as an Email by Gmail or using Messaging My E mail YouTube and so on NOTE Additional charges may apply when MMS messages are downloaded while roaming Play Touch to play the video Rename Touch to edit the name of the selected picture Edit Touch to use the image as wallpaper Touch to retur...

Page 42: ...r selecting the option touch the Back key Size Change the size of the video to save memory See Changing theVideo Image Size on page 64 Scene Choose between Normal and Night Color Effect Choose a color tone to use for your new view White Balance The white balance ensures any the white areas in your video are realistic To enable your camera to adjust the white balance correctly you may need to deter...

Page 43: ...ideo Size from the Preview menu 3 Select a pixel value 320 x 240 Smaller image size and therefore a smaller file size This is ideal for saving memory 176 x 144 Smallest image size and therefore the smallest file size 4 Touch the button to return to the viewfinder Choosing a color effect 1 Using the viewfinder touch in the upper left corner 2 Select Color Effect from the Preview menu 3 Color tone o...

Page 44: ...47 Watching your saved videos 1 In the viewfinder touch 2 Your gallery will appear on the screen 3 Touch a video once to bring it to the front of the gallery It starts to play automatically ...

Page 45: ...volume of a video while it is playing use the volume keys on the left side of the phone Setting a photo as wallpaper 1 Touch the photo you want to set as wallpaper to open it 2 Touch the screen to open the Options menu 3 Touch Use as then touch Set Wallpaper 4 The screen will switch to Portrait mode Editing your photos You can do lots of great things to your photos to change them add to them or li...

Page 46: ...t Add text to a picture Clipart Add clipart to a photo Drawpad Draw on your photo freehand Select the line thickness from the four options then choose the color you want Stamp Decorate your photo with stamps Choose from the different stamps then touch your photo where you want to place them Resize Resize your photo Save the changes you made to the photos Delete your photo edits Rotating your photo...

Page 47: ...o undo an effect simply touch Cropping a photo 1 On the editing screen touch 2 Choose the shape you want to use to crop the picture 3 Drag the box over the area you want to crop Move the selected area by dragging 4 When you are finished with your selection touch Done Tuning your photo 1 On the editing screen touch Use the tuning toolbar to adjust your photo s tuning as you like 1 Choose to adjust ...

Page 48: ...lect clipart 3 Adjust the size of the clipart 4 Rotate clipart using and Using the drawpad 1 Touch on the editing screen 2 Touch to select the shape 3 Also set the color and thickness 4 You can delete the drawing you added using Adding stamps 1 Touch on the editing screen 2 Touch to see which stamps are available 3 Touch the screen where you want to add the stamp to the photo 4 Adjust the color us...

Page 49: ...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 Adding subtitles 1 Open the video you want to edit 2 Select Edit then select to add subtitles to the video 3 Touch then pause playback to set the start point for text appearance 4 Touch Start then choose the text...

Page 50: ... frame is saved to the phone as a still image file Adding dubbing to your video 1 Open the video you want to edit 2 Select Edit then choose 3 Touch The My Sounds folder will open Choose the track you want to add to your video 4 The original audio track on your video will be deleted 5 If the audio is shorter than the video choose whether to play it Once or to Repeat it 6 Replace the existing file o...

Page 51: ... the option screen will appear allowing you to tag the photo as a favorite This Favorite bar will show your favorite photos and videos Video Displays all your videos Tagging Like the Favorite bar you can tag photos This bar displays your tagged photos and videos People From camera if you set Setting Face Tracking and take a photo it will be placed on the People bar You can give a new nickname to s...

Page 52: ...ssaging When you choose Email or Messaging your video will be attached to a message then you write and send 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 Wallpaper or Picture ID Creating a slideshow If you want to view all the images on your phone you can create a slideshow so you don t have to open an...

Page 53: ... a music file from the Music list or Media Player select Use As then set as a ringtone using the pop up options 2 Record a voice memo using Voice Recorder then set it as a ringtone 3 Select from Settings Sound Display Phone Ringtone Video editor 1 Touch then select Video Editor Storyboard 1 Set BGM Add background music to the storyboard or change the sound 2 Import Files Add media files to the sto...

Page 54: ...os Return to the Video Editor screen Display the style name and description Preview the style Touch to select photos 2 After you select photos touch to proceed to the next step Touch to toggle to random mode Touch to toggle to original mode Touch to toggle to view mode 3 Touch to select all the photos then touch 4 Select the music then set it as the background music 5 Add movie title using the QWE...

Page 55: ...hen using this service to download games or applications that are not free NOTE Java game and application installation are only possible through the Web Transferring files using USB mass storage devices To transfer files using USB devices 1 Connect the GT540g to a PC using a USB cable 2 Choose Settings SD Card Phone Storage Activate Mass Storage Only 3 In the status bar drag the USB icon 4 Choose ...

Page 56: ...g 6 Touch to go back to the first part of the song Touch to go back to the previous song To change the volume while listening to music press the Up and Down volume keys on the left side of the phone Touch and hold any song in the list It will display Play Add To Playlist Use As Phone Ringtone Delete and Search as options NOTE Music file copyrights may be protected by international treaties and nat...

Page 57: ... so you don t have to keep re tuning in You can store up to 48 channels on your phone To tune in automatically 1 Select FM Radio 2 Press the Menu key 3 Touch Auto Scan then touch Yes Assign the stations found to channel numbers by selecting Set Skip or Stop NOTE You can also manually tune in to a station using the wheel displayed next to the radio frequency Resetting channels 1 Select FM Radio 2 C...

Page 58: ...h 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: ...n Market Market lets you download useful applications and games If you install applications and games from Market they appear in the GT540g menu You can post comments about an application or flag it if you find it is incompatible with the GT540g 1 Select a category to browse its contents 2 Choose an application to install NOTE When you want to finish the game use the Home or Back key You will retu...

Page 60: ...ame Check the date and enter the time you want your event to begin Enter the time and date the event finishes in the lower date and time boxes 6 Also touch Where then enter the location 7 If you would like to add a note to your event touch Description and enter the details 8 If you want to repeat the alarm set Repetition and set Reminders if necessary 9 Touch Save to save the event in the calendar...

Page 61: ...5 Choose Label to name the alarm 6 When the alarm sounds you can snooze it for 10 minutes or dismiss it 7 Touch then return to the first alarm screen 8 Touch and hold the clock on the screen and different types of clocks will be displayed Choose one of them 9 You can delete all the alarms by pressing the Menu key and choose Delete alarm Using your calculator 1 Select Calculator on the Utilities ta...

Page 62: ...erties and About options There are additional options depending on the file type PDF Go To Page Fit Page Fit Width DOC TXT Search XLS Worksheet Choose Summary View or Full View Voice recorder Use the voice recorder to record voice memos or other audio files Recording a sound or voice 1 Touch Voice Recorder 2 Touch Record 3 Touch to begin recording 4 Touch to end recording 5 Touch Use As to set as ...

Page 63: ...ool bar Touch to open the toolbar 1 Touch to refresh the Web page 2 Touch to go forward one page 3 Touch to go backward one page 4 Touch to Add Show Bookmark Show History and Show Most Visited Site 5 Touch to open another website in a new window 6 Touch to change the browser settings Using options Press the Menu key to view options Go Enter a Web address and go to that page Exit Close Browser Find...

Page 64: ... Bookmarks Or press A list of your bookmarks will appear on the screen 3 Select Add Bookmarks then enter a name for the bookmark followed by its URL 4 Press the Done button Your Bookmark will now appear in the bookmark list 5 To access the bookmark simply touch the bookmark then touch Connect You will be connected to the bookmarked page Changing Web browser settings Select Menu then select More Se...

Page 65: ...i Fi will not be turned off even after the phone screen is locked Bluetooth Turn on Bluetooth Bluetooth settings Set device name discoverable scan for Other Devices VPN settings Set up and manage VPN Virtual Private Networks Mobile Networks Set options for roaming network and APNs Airplane Mode After setting Airplane mode all wireless connections will be disabled Call settings Set up voicemail and...

Page 66: ...Set to switch orientation automatically when you rotate the phone Animation Set to display an animation when you open or close windows Brightness Adjust the brightness of the screen after you turn off Luminance Sensor Mode ScreenTimeout Set the time for screen timeout Data synchronization Select which applications are synchronized Backup Restore Orange Auto sync Contacts Calendar Set profile Setpr...

Page 67: ... set other quick launch applications Manage Applications Manage and remove installed applications Development Set options for application development such as USB Debugging Stay Awake and Allow Mock Locations SD card phone storage USB Connection Mode Mass storage only SD Card Check total space and available space Touch Unmount The SD Card for safe removal Format the SD card if necessary Internal Ph...

Page 68: ...out 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: ...security fill in the key in the pop up window If encryption is not set this pop up window will not be shown You can obtain the key from your Wi Fi service provider or network administrator 1 How to set up Wi Fi 1 Touch Wi Fi on the Settings tab then turn Wi Fi on 2 AP Access Point Search Searches for which AP it can connect to 3 AP Connect Connects to the desired AP from the AP search list If the ...

Page 70: ... AP supports DHCP For Static enter the field value of the IP address and DNS server to use with the static IP address when connecting 3 How to save the Wi Fi profile 1 Select the Add Wi Fi Network menu at the bottom of Wi Fi Networks then enter the SSID and Security Type 2 After connecting to an AP with this security type the profile will be saved automatically 3 How to obtain the MAC address To s...

Page 71: ...te process may seriously damage your mobile phone As the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for loss of data during the update process you are advised to back up any important information in advance for safekeeping DivX Mobile ABOUT DIVX VIDEO DivX is a digital video format created by DivX Inc This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video Visit www divx com for more informati...

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