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GW525

User Guide

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Page 1: ...GW525 User Guide Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider GW525f ...

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: ...nce to return to the standby screen WARNING Putting a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone s LCD and touch screen functionality Side keys When the screen is idle volume of ring and touch tone During a call earpiece volume TIP To connect the USB cable wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network Micro SD memory card sock...

Page 5: ...de capital small Alpha numeric keys Space key Use to enter a space when editing Clear key Clears a character each time it is pressed Hold the key down to clear all input Enter key Symbol key Enters symbolic character Open view ...

Page 6: ...10 LG GW525 User Guide Open view Battery SIM card socket Camera lens Battery cover ...

Page 7: ...ver towards the top and away from the phone 2 Remove the battery Using the cut out at the bottom lift it from the battery compartment WARNING Do not use your fingernail to remove the battery WARNING Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on as this may damage the phone ...

Page 8: ...at the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards To remove the SIM card gently pull it outwards 4 Install the battery First insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment Ensure that the battery contacts align with the phone s terminals Press the bottom of the battery down until it clicks into place ...

Page 9: ...ng your phone Lift and twist the charger socket cover on the top of your GW525 Insert the charger and plug it into a mains socket Your GW525 needs to be charged until the Battery full message appears on the screen ...

Page 10: ...ng downwards 3 Close the cover Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted If it isn t you will need to format it before you can start to use it 1 From the standby screen select then touch and choose Phone settings 2 Touch Memory manager then choose External memory 3 Touch Format and then confirm your choice 4 Enter the password if one has been set The card will then be fo...

Page 11: ...older for example videos will be stored in the My Videos folder Transferring your contacts To transfer your contacts from your SIM to your phone 1 From the Communication menu select and choose Settings 2 Touch Copy 3 Choose SIM to handset 4 Choose Select all or choose names one by one and touch Copy ...

Page 12: ... 1 Contacts 2 Recent history 3 Messaging 4 Email 5 Dialling 6 Windows Live Messenger Entertainment 1 Camera 2 Video camera 3 Gallery 4 My stuff 5 Music 6 Muvee studio 7 Games Apps 8 FM radio Utilities 1 Browser 2 Google 3 Alarm 4 Organiser 5 Memo 6 Voice recorder 7 Tools Settings 1 Profiles 2 Screen settings 3 Phone settings 4 Call settings 5 Bluetooth 6 Touch settings 7 Connectivity ...

Page 13: ...tip of your finger to touch the option you require Be careful not to touch any other options around it When the screen back light is off press the Unlock Lock key on the right hand side to bring back the home screen Don t cover the phone with a case or cover The touchscreen won t work if any material is covering it There are two types of idle screen Flick left or right to change your idle screen t...

Page 14: ...press the hard key Touch to open your Contacts To search for the number you want to call enter the name of the contact at the top of the screen using the touchpad You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones Touch to access the Messaging options menu From here you can create a new SMS or MMS or view your message folder Touch to open the full main menu which is divided into four vertical...

Page 15: ... Icon Description Multi tasking Network signal strength number of bars will vary No network signal Remaining battery life Battery flat New text message New voice message Message inbox is full Icon Description Message sending failed An alarm is set Customised profile in use number in the icon will vary Normal profile in use Outdoor profile in use Silent profile in use Headset profile in use Calls a...

Page 16: ...ry profile MP3 and Bluetooth status Here you can set the Profile type play pause MP3s and activate deactivate Bluetooth Using the Multi tasking function Press the Multi tasking hard key to open the Multi tasking menu From here you can view all applications that are running and access them with one touch When an application is running in the background e g a game or the FM radio will appear on the ...

Page 17: ...ard key to lock the touchscreen and prevent calls being made by mistake TIP To bring up the keypad during a call press TIP Touch to unlock You can unlock the phone by holding down the button until the screen is able to work or pressing the Unlock hard key TIP You can send a message save a number and search contacts by tapping Changing the dialling keypad display settings 1 Touch to open the keypad...

Page 18: ...ilent for a meeting Press the hard key or touch to reject an incoming call Adjusting call volume To adjust the volume during a call use the up and down button on the left edge of the phone Speed dialling You can assign a frequently called contact to a speed dial number 1 From the standby screen touch and select Contacts in the Communication menu and then tap Speed dials 2 Your voicemail is already...

Page 19: ...ccept then Join Check that your network provider supports conference calling NOTE You will be charged for each call you make Turning off DTMF DTMF lets you use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls DTMF is switched on by default To turn it off during a call to make a note of a number for example touch and select DTMF off Viewing your call logs TIP To scroll through a list of ...

Page 20: ...here is no answer or when you cannot be contacted 4 Enter the number you want to divert to 5 Touch Request to activate NOTE Diverting calls will incur charges Please contact your network provider for details TIP To turn off all call diverts select Deactivate all from the Call divert menu Call waiting If call waiting is activated the handset is also able to warn you about an incoming call when you ...

Page 21: ...se message before you reject an incoming call Call costs View the charges applied to your dialled numbers this service is network dependant and some operators are unable to support it Call durations View the duration of all your dialled and received calls or both Data volume View the amount in kilobytes of all received data sent data or both TIP Select Fixed dial number to turn on and compile a li...

Page 22: ...uto redial Slide the switch left for On or right for Off Answer mode Choose whether to answer the phone using the send key or any key Minute minder Slide the switch left to On to hear a tone every minute during a call BT answer mode Select Hands free to be able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset or select Handset to press a handset key to answer a call Save new number Select Yes to save a ...

Page 23: ...ouch and touch Add contact 2 Choose whether to save the contact to your Handset or SIM 3 Enter the first and last name of your new contact You do not have to enter both but you must enter at least one 4 You can enter up to five different numbers per contact Each entry is assigned a preset type Mobile Home Office Pager Fax VT or General When you have finished touch Close 5 Add an email address 6 As...

Page 24: ...inally saved the contact Send business card Send the contact s details to another person as a business card Choose to send as aText message Multimedia msg Email or via Bluetooth TIP Send message Send a message to the contact If the contact has an email address select whether you d like to send an email or SMS MMS Creating a group 1 Touch 2 Touch in the Communication menu then Groups 3 Touch 4 Sele...

Page 25: ...ur handset You can choose all contacts by touching Select all or select each contact to copy one by one Move This works in the same way as Copy but the contact will only be saved to the location you ve moved it to So if you move a contact from the SIM to the handset it will be deleted from the SIM memory Send all contacts via Bluetooth Send all your contacts to another device using Bluetooth Bluet...

Page 26: ...view your Service dial numbers your Own number your Memory info how much memory space you ve got left and My business card TIP To add your own business card select My business card and enter your details as you would for any contact Touch Save to finish ...

Page 27: ... touch from the standby screen then in the Communication menu 3 To send an SMS or MMS touch New message In case of Email Touch New Email 4 Touch Insert to add an image video sound template etc 5 Touch To 1 at the top of the screen to enter the recipient s number or touch the search icon to open your contacts You can add multiple contacts Touch Send when ready WARNING If an image video or sound is ...

Page 28: ...Landscape mode To enter a space touch To delete a character or remove the sentence touch clear TIP Simply touch each letter to write your message and press to switch to upper case to add a space T9 predictive In T9 mode you will see T9 uses a built in dictionary to recognise your words based on the key sequences you touch Simply touch the number key associated with the letter you want to enter and...

Page 29: ...o enter text The following text nput methods are available on the phone ABC manual mode and 123 mode TIP Some fields may allow only one text input mode e g telephone number in contacts fields To enter a symbol in the text entry field press the key and select a symbol then select OK Scroll using the navigation keys to show more symbol options Separate each word with a space by pressing To delete a ...

Page 30: ...If no email account is set you can set one up by using the email set up wizard 5 You can now choose how to set up your account Email address Enter email address Server address Enter server address Microsoft Exchange only Domain Enter domain Microsoft Exchange only Username Enter the account username Password Enter the account password Mailbox type Enter mailbox type POP3 or IMAP4 Incoming server E...

Page 31: ...r message You can also attach images videos sounds or other file types 3 Touch Send and your email will be sent Changing your email settings You can change your email settings based on your own preferences 1 Touch then select and 2 Tap and select Settings to change the following settings Email accounts Set up the Email account Preferred Email Select the email account you want to use Allow reply em...

Page 32: ... priority level of your email messages Mail sending size Select the size limit of your emails Email counter view email information Message folders You ll recognise the folder structure used on your GW525 and it is fairly self explanatory Inbox All the messsages you receive are placed into your inbox From here you can view delete and more see Managing your messages below for details Outbox This is ...

Page 33: ...n the SIM If you see the message No space for messages you should delete some messages to free up memory space Using templates Create templates for the SMS and MMS messages you send most often There are already some templates on the phone which you can edit 1 Touch then choose Templates from the Communication menu 2 Choose Text templates or Multimedia templates You can then touch to Add templates ...

Page 34: ...ou can make change the following Text message centre Enter the details of your message centre Delivery report Slide the switch left to receive confirmation that your messages have been delivered Validity period Choose how long your messages are stored at the message centre Message types Convert your text into Text Voice Fax X 400 or Email Character encoding Choose how your characters are encoded T...

Page 35: ... centre Slide duration Choose how long slides appear on screen Creation mode Choose your message mode Delivery time Choose how long to wait before a message is delivered Multi msg centre Enter the details of your message centre Changing your other settings Touch in the Communication menu and choose Settings then Voicemail Touch to add a new Voicemail service Contact your network operator for more ...

Page 36: ...ssager NOTE This service is not available in all countries Please contact your service provider for further information You can have a chat with other peoples using this menu Windows Live Messager can only be used with a supporting of SIM and country ...

Page 37: ...er right of the screen to take the photo The sending options then appear on the screen After taking a photo Your captured photo will appear on screen The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen along with six icons on the right hand side P210208_00 13 jgp Touch to move to your gallery Touch to send the photo as a message email or via Bluetooth Touch to edit Picture Touch to set the p...

Page 38: ...the screen They automatically turn off after a few seconds Settings Touch this icon to open the settings menu Camera mode Camera mode is selected Video camera mode Touch this icon to switch to video mode Back Touch here to return to the standby screen Gallery Exposure Shot mode Take a picture Camera ...

Page 39: ...eas a high contrast image will appear much sharper 1 Touch 2 Slide the contrast indicator along the bar left for a lower exposure and hazier image or right for a higher exposure and sharper image Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder touch to open all advanced settings options Preview settings Size Change the size of the photo to save memory space or take a picture of the correct size fo...

Page 40: ...os to the Handset memory or to the External memory Shutter sound Select one of the three shutter sounds Grid screen Choose from Off Simple cross or Trisection Reset settings Reset all the camera settings TIP When you exit the camera all settings will return to their defaults except image size and image quality Any non default settings will need to be reset for example colour tone Check these befor...

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