FCC ID: BEJGB250G Cellular/PCS WCDMA/GSM/EDGE Phone with Bluetooth

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. GB25o5g User Guide ENGLISH Part 15.21 statement

" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance 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 following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Body-worn Operation This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the users 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-worn accessories may not contain metallic components. Your Home screen The status bar The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life, as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth connection is active. The table below explains the meaning of icons youre likely to see in the status bar. TIP! You can quickly access chosen menus using your Favourites list. In standby mode press the left soft key. Select <Empty>, and then Add to add a menu as a favourite. Icon Description Network signal strength

(number of bars will vary) No network signal GPRS available EDGE available Flight mode is activated Calls are diverted Roaming service Bluetooth is activated WAP service is connected An alarm is set Icon Description Schedule New message New voice message Normal pro le in use Silent pro le in use Outdoor pro le in use Headset pro le in use Remaining battery life Battery empty 9 Calls Making a call 1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 You can use the keypad after opening the slide. To delete a digit press back arrow. or the 3 Press 4 To end the call, press to begin the call. or slide the cover closed. TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0. Making a call from your contacts 1 Select Contacts in the menu and then Contacts list. 2 Using the keypad, enter the rst letter of the contact you want to call and scroll to the contact. 3 Press to begin the call. 10 LG GB255g | User Guide to answer the call. Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings, press Accept or press While your phone is ringing you can press Silent to mute the ringing. This is useful if you have forgotten to change your pro le to Silent for a meeting. Press an incoming call. or select Reject in order to reject Speed dialling You can assign a speed dial number to a contact you call frequently. 1 Press to open the main menu. Select Contacts, then select Speed dials. 2 Your voicemail is preset to speed dial 1 and you cannot change this. Select any other number either by using the navigation keys and selecting Add or by pressing the hard key number. 3 Your address book will open. Select the contact youd like to assign to that number using the navigation keys then select OK. To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will begin automatically and there is no need to press

. and select Contacts. Choose Viewing your call logs Press Calls. All calls - View a complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls. Dialled calls - View a list of all the numbers you have called. Received calls - View a list of all the numbers that have called you. Missed calls - View a list of any calls you have missed. TIP! From any call log select Options and then Delete to delete selected items. TIP! Use the navigation keys to highlight any single call entry in order to to view the date and time of the call. To view the call duration select View. Using call divert 1 Press

, select Settings and choose Call settings. 2 Select Call divert. 3 Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no reply, when you are out of reach, or deactivate all. 4 Choose Activate and select whether to divert to voice mail, or to other number. 5 Enter your divert number or select Search to browse Contacts for your divert number. Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details. TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu. Using call barring 1 Press

, select Settings and choose Call settings. Outgoing international calls except 2 Select Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the six options:

All outgoing Outgoing international All incoming Deactivate all 4 Select Activate and enter the call barring password. Please check with your network operator for this service. Incoming when abroad 11 Calls TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from the Call settings menu to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. Youll need your PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers included in the xed dial list can be called from your phone. Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls. Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting. Voicemail - You can add or modify a voicemail centre. Changing the call settings 1 Press

, select Settings and choose Call settings. 2 From here you can amend the settings for:

Call durations - View details of how long you have spent on your calls both received and dialled. Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be barred. Fixed dial number - Choose a list of numbers that can be called from your phone. Data volume - View the amount of all your received and sent data for Web, Data or All, measured in kilobytes. Call costs - View the charges applied to your Last call or All calls. This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this. Common settings Call reject - You can set whether to reject incoming calls. Send my number Set by network - Con gures with the default settings determined by the service provider. On - Your number will be sent when making an outgoing call. Off - Your number will be withheld when making an outgoing call. Auto redial - Allows you to set the auto redial function when a call attempt has failed. Answer mode - Allows you to set the answering method.You can choose between Press send key, Slide up and Press any key. Minute minder - Determines whether to sound a tone every 1 minute when you are on the phone. 12 LG GB255g | User Guide BT answer mode Hands-free - You can answer a call using a Bluetooth headset. Handset - Press O on the handset to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset. Save new number - Selecting this option will save numbers that are not already in your contacts upon ending the call. Slide close setting - Set whether or not a call is ended upon closing the slide. 13 Contacts Searching for a contact 1 Select Contacts from the main menu, and choose Contacts list. 2 Using the keypad enter the rst letter of the name of the contact you want to call. 3 To scroll through the contacts and their different numbers use the navigation keys. Adding a new contact 1 Select Contacts and choose Add new. 2 Choose whether to store your new contact on your Handset or USIM card. 3 Enter the information you want in the elds provided and select Done. Or to use a slightly quicker method 1 Enter the number you wish to store and press Options. 2 Choose Save number, and choose either New contact or Update contact. 3 Enter the relevant information and select Done. 14 LG GB255g | User Guide Contact options There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Heres how to access and use the Options menu:

1 Select Contacts from the main menu, and choose Contacts list. 2 Select Options to open the list of options. From here you can:

Send message - Send a message to the contact. If the contact has an email address, select whether youd like to send a Message or Email. Send business card - Send the contacts details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message, Multimedia message, via Email or Bluetooth. Make voice call- Directly make voice call to a contact you choose. Add new contact - Add a new contact. Edit - To Change any of the contacts details. Add to group - Move a contact to a group Mark/Unmark - Mark a caontact or all Search by - Search a contact by Number or Group Save to USIM - Choose to move or copy to the SIM card or phone (depending on where you originally saved the contact). Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes only if you are sure. Text input-You can insert symbol a contact, change writing method or language and add a word to dictionary Adding a contact to a group You can save your contacts into groups. This is useful for keeping your work colleagues and family separate, for example. There are a number of groups including Family, Friends, Colleagues, VIP and School already set up on your phone. 1 Select Contacts and choose Groups. 2 Scroll to the group you wish to add a contact to and select Open then select Add. 3 Your contacts list will open. Scroll to any contacts you would like to add to the group and press

, then select Done. 4 Select Yes if you are sure. TIP! You can assign a ringtone to a group. Select the group you wish to assign the ringtone to, select Options and choose the item you want. Renaming a group You can rename any of the groups to t your lifestyle. 1 Select Contacts and choose Groups. 2 Select the group you want to rename. 3 Choose Options, select Rename and enter your new group name. 4 Select Done. Note: You can only assign a contact to a group or add a picture to a contact that is saved in your phone (not SIM) memory. Adding a picture to a contact You can change the appearance of your contacts in your address book to include a picture. 1 Select Contacts and choose Contact settings. 2 Select Contact list settings and choose Show picture and select On. 3 Then return to the address book and select the contact you want to add a picture to. 4 Choose Options and select Edit. 15 Contacts 5 Scroll down to the Image section. Choose Edit and select No image, Avatar, Take a picture or Use existing image. If you select Use existing image, you can choose an image that is saved in your phone memory. If you select Take a picture, your camera view nder will open, so you can take a picture of your contact. Take the picture then press OK. 6 Select Done. Copying your contacts to your USIM You can also choose to copy your contacts from your USIM to your handset or from your handset to your SIM. 1 Select Contacts, choose Contact settings and select Copy. 2 Select to copy the contacts from USIM to Handset or Handset to USIM. 3 Choose whether to All together or One by one. 4 Select Done if you are sure. Viewing information Select Contacts. From here you can view your Service dial numbers, your Own number and My business card. TIP! If you havent yet created a business card, the Business card screen will give you the option to create one. Select Add and enter your details as you would for any contact. Choose Done when nished. 16 LG GB255g | User Guide Messaging Messaging Your GB255g includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS

(Multimedia Message Service) and email, as well as the networks service messages. To use these functions press and select Messaging. Sending a message 1 Create a new message press

, select Messaging and choose Create new. 2 Choose Message to send an SMS or MMS. (If you want to send an Email see page 28.) 3 A new message editor will open. Message editor combines SMS and MMS in one intuitive mode that is easy to switch between. The default setting of the message editor is SMS mode. 4 Enter your message using the keypad. See Entering text right for more information on how to enter text. 5 Select Options and choose Insert to add an Image, Video, Sound, Symbols, Template, Emoticon, Name & Number, New slide, Subject or More (Business card/Schedule/Memo/Tasks/My business card). 6 Choose Send. 7 Choose a contact from the list of contacts or enter the phone number from Options. 8 Select Send. WARNING: If an Image, Sound, Video, New slide or Subject is added to the message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly. Entering text You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phones keypad. For example, storing names in Contacts, writing a message and creating scheduling events in the calendar all require entering text. The following text input methods are available in the phone: T9 mode, Abc mode, and 123 mode. Note: Some elds may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone number in address book elds). 17 Messaging Text input mode using the keypad When you want to enter text, for example when writing a message, the keypad will default to T9 mode. If you are entering a number, for example when making a call, the keypad number keys will default to numbers. Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GB255g. Its quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account.

, select Email and choose 1 Press Email settings. 2 Select Email accounts. 3 Select Add. Sending an email using your new account To send/receive an email, you should set up an email account (see above). 1 Press

, select Email and choose Create new. 2 Choose Email and a new email window will open. 3 Write a subject line then press OK. 4 Enter your message using the keypad. 18 LG GB255g | User Guide MailBox - This contains all your email messages. Select the account you want to use then select Retrieve. Your GB255g will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages.

, then select Messaging. The Message folders Press folder structure used on your GB255g should be self-explanatory. Create new - Create your new message Inbox - All the messages you receive are placed into your Inbox. From here you can reply, forward and more. See Managing your messages. Drafts - If you dont have time to nish writing a message, you can save what you have written so far in here. Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder used while messages are being sent. Sent messages - Copies of all the messages you send are kept into your Sent folder. My folders - You can move messages of Inbox or Sent messages into My folders. Also you can move those messages of My folders into the original message box. Templates - A list of pre written useful messages, useful for a quick reply. Managing your messages You can use your Inbox to manage your messages. 1 Press Inbox.

, select Messaging and choose 2 Select Options and then choose to:

Reply - Send a reply to the selected message. Forward - Send the selected message on to another person. Make call - Call the person who sent you the message. Save number - Save the number of the message. Delete - Delete the selected message. Create new message - Write a new Message, Email or Voice message regardless who sent you message. Copy&Move - Choose to copy or move the selected message to the SIM card or phone. Filter - Displays messages by desired message types. Message info - You can check the message type, subject, from, date, time, size and where it is saved. If you see the message No space for SIM message, you should delete some messages from your inbox to create space. If you see the message No space for messages, you can delete either messages or saved les to create more space. Using templates You can create templates for the Text and Multimedia messages you send most frequently. There are some templates already on your phone, which can be edited if you wish. 1 Press

, select Messaging and choose Templates. 2 Choose Text or Multimedia templates. In text template menu, you can then select Options and choose Edit to change existing templates, or Add new to create new template. 19 Messaging 3 To send a template, select Messaging and choose Create new. Choose Message 4 Choose Options and select Insert, choose Template. 5 Choose template you want to send and select Send.

, select Messaging, then choose Changing your text message settings Your GB255g message settings are pre-

de ned so that you can send messages immediately. If you would like to change the settings, you can do this using the Message settings options. Press Messaging settings and SMS. You can make changes to:

Text Message centre - Enter the details for your message centre. Delivery report - Choose to receive con rmation that your message was delivered. Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre. Message types - Convert your text into Voice, Fax, X.400 or Email. Character encoding - Choose how your characters are encoded. This affects the size of your message and therefore data costs. Send long text as - Choose whether to send your message as SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 2 pages in the message eld. Changing your multimedia message settings Your GB255g message settings are pre-

de ned so that you can send messages immediately. If you would like to change the settings, you can do so using the Message Settings options. Press Messaging settings and Multimedia message. You can make changes to:

Retrieval mode - Choose to automatically or manually download multimedia messages depending on whether you are at home or roaming. Delivery report - Choose to allow and/or request a delivery report.

, select Messaging, then choose 20 LG GB255g | User Guide 2 Select Email then you can adapt the following settings:

Email accounts - You can set up an email account. Retrieve interval - Choose how often your GB255g checks for new email messages. Include original message - Choose whether or not to include the original message. Include attachment - Choose whether or not to include the original attachment. Auto retrieval in roaming - Choose whether or not to automatically retrieve your messages when abroad. New email notification - Choose whether or not to be alerted to new emails. Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on. Read report - Choose to allow and/or send a read report. Priority - Choose the priority level of your multimedia message. Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre. Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on screen. Creation mode - Allows you to select the contents type supported by MMS.

(Restricted, Warning and Free) Delivery time - Con gures the delivery time of message to the recipient. The Multimedia message centre will deliver the message after the delivery time Multimedia msg centre - Allows you to con gure network information such as the MMSC and the Internet pro le, to send a multimedia message. Changing your email settings You can adapt your email settings to your own preferences. 1 Press

, select Email and choose Email settings. 21 Messaging Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages.

, select Messaging, choose Changing your other settings Press Messaging settings then:

Service message - Here you can switch off Service message, which means your messages will no longer be pushed directly to your device as they are received, only when you check for new messages. You can also change your service message security. Info. service - Choose the reception status, alerts and language of your info messages. 22 LG GB255g | User Guide Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Press and select Camera. Select Still camera to open the view nder. 2 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the photo. 3 Position the phone so you can see the subject of your photo. 4 Press to take a photo. Before you take your photo Press Settings for the following options:

Some of those settings will be shown at Video Camera Settings , too. Image size- See Changing the image size on page 34 Brightness - From 2.0 to +2.0 at 0.5 intervals. The higher the level, the brighter the screen. Colour effect - Choose from four colour tone options: Off (normal/colour), Sepia, Mono (black and white) or Negative. White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your photo is realistic. In order for your camera to correctly adjust the white balance you may need to determine the light conditions. Choose from Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Fluorescent or Cloudy. Night mode - You can take better pictures at night by selecting On. Timer - The timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed before the camera fires. Choose from 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for when you want to include yourself in the photo. Shot Mode - Continuous shot lets you to take up to 3,6 or 9 shots automatically in very quick succession, great for taking photos of moving objects or at sporting events. Image Quality - Choose between Normal, Fine and Super fine. The ner the quality, the sharper a photo will be. The le size will increase as a result, which means you will be able to store fewer photos in your memory. After youve taken your photo Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The name of the image is shown at the top of the screen and you will see ve options displayed on the left side of the screen. Album - Choose this to look at the other photos in your album. Your current photo will be saved. See page 36 for Viewing your saved photos. 23 Camera Send - Select this send the photo as a Multimedia message or Email. See page 28 for Sending a message. Camera - Use this to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved. Use as - Select to open a sub menu to use your image as Wallpaper, a Contacts image, Start up image or Power off image. Delete - Deletes the photo you have just taken. Con rm this by selecting Yes. The view nder will reappear. Changing the image size You can change the size of the photo to save memory space. The more pixels means the larger the le size, this in turn means they take up more of your memory. If you want to t more pictures on your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the le size smaller. 1 Press Settings and select Image size from the toolbar. 2 Select a pixel value from the four numerical options (320x240, 640x480, 1280x960). 3 Press OK to save your changes. 24 LG GB255g | User Guide Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photos from within the camera mode and also from the Home screen. From the view nder, simply press Album. From the Home screen

, then select My files and press Pictures. 2 Your gallery , Download image and Default images folder will appear on screen. 3 Use the navigation keys to select the photo you want to view and select View to open it. Setting a photo as Wallpaper or Contacts image From your image gallery, use the navigation keys to select an image and choose Options and Use as to use the selected image as Wallpaper, Contacts image, Start up image or Shut down image. When you set the photo as Picture ID you can choose which part of the photo to use. Note: Picture ID can only be added to contacts saved to your phone, not your SIM. Video camera Shooting a quick video 1 Press OK and select Camera. 2 Choose Video camera. 3 Point the camera lens towards the subject of the video. 4 Press OK to start recording. 5 REC will appear in the bottom right corner of the view nder and a timer will show the length of your video. 6 To pause the video select Pause and resume by selecting Resume. 7 Select Stop to stop recording. Before you take your video Album - Select to look at the other video clips in your album Camera - Convert from video camera mode to still camera mode. Rec - Start video recording Brightness - From -2.0 to +2.0 at 0.5 intervals. The higher the level, the brighter the screen. Zoom - Adjust the zoom using After youve shot your video The name of the video is shown along the bottom of the screen and ve options will be or displayed at the bottom of the screen. Album - Select to look at the other video clips in your album. Your current video clip will be saved. See page 35 for Watching your saved videos. Play - Select to play the video you have just recorded. New - Select to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved. Send - Select to send the video as a Multimedia message, Email or Bluetooth. See page 28 for Sending a message. Delete - Delete the video you have just recorded and con rm by selecting Yes. The view nder will reappear. Watching your saved videos 1 You can access your saved videos either from within video camera mode or from the Home screen. Simply select Album. From the Home screen you should press

, then select My files and Videos. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Use the navigation keys to select the video you want to view and press watch it. key to 25 Music and Music Your LG GB255g has a built-in MP3 player so you can play all your favourite music. To access the MP3 player, press select Music then My music. From here you have access to:

All tracks - Contains all of the songs you have on your phone. Artists - Browse through your music collection by artist. Albums - Browse through your music collection by album. Genres - Browse through your music collection by genre. Playlist - Contains any playlists you have created. Shuffle tracks - Plays tracks in random order Transferring music onto your phone The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via Bluetooth or your sync cable. To transfer music using Bluetooth:

1 Make sure both devices have Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another. 2 Select the music le on the other device and choose to send it via Bluetooth. LG GB255g | User Guide 26 3 When the le is sent you should to accept it on your phone by selecting Yes. 4 The le should appear in All tracks. Playing a song 1 Press and select Music, then choose My music. 2 Choose All tracks then select the song you want to play. Select Play. to pause the song. to skip to the next song. to skip to the previous song. Select Select Select Select Back to stop the music and return to the All tracks menu. TIP! To change the volume while listening to music, use the up and down navigation keys. Using options while playing music Select Options and choose from:

Minimize - Hide the music player screen so that you can continue using your phone as normal while music is playing. Go to my music - Return to the My Music menu Repeat - Repeat a song or all songs in the list Shuffle - Plays tracks in random order Equalizer - Choose music mode from No style,Classic, Jazz,Pop, Rock and Concert hall Visualization - Switch visual mode between Animated player and Single track view File info - You can view information about the music le you are listening to. Send - You can send Message/email or use Bluetooth/Media Album Use as - Set the current track as your Ringtone, Message tone, Start up or Shut down Creating a playlist You can create your own playlists by choosing a selection of songs from the All tracks folder. 1 Press 2 Choose My music, then select Playlists. 3 Press Add enter the playlist name and and select Music. press Save. 4 The New playlist folder will show. Select all of the songs that you would like to include in your playlist by scrolling to them and selecting

. 5 Select Save to store the playlist. and select Music. Playing a playlist 1 Press 2 Choose My music, then select Playlist. 3 Select the playlist you would like to play. Select Play. Editing a playlist From time to time, you may want to add new songs or delete songs from a playlist. To organise your playlists, simply edit them using the Options menu. 1 Press 2 Choose My music, then select Playlist. 3 Scroll to the playlist you want to edit and select Music. and select Select, then select Options. Choose from:

Add new song - You can add songs to the playlist. Move down - move down on the playlists. Send - Send Message, Email or Bluetooth Remove from list- Remove a song from the playlist. Select Yes to con rm. Mark/Unmark - Mark a song one by one or all 27 Music and select Music. Deleting a playlist 1 Press 2 Choose My music, then select Playlists. 3 Scroll to the playlist you want to delete and select Options. 4 Select Delete and select Yes to con rm. Note : As a result of the Digital Rights Management (DRM) system, some of the media items you download from the Internet or receive by MMS may have a Purchase right menu to access them. You can acquire the key to purchase the right from the website which owns the rights to the contents. Music is copyright protected in international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or a licence to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material. 28 LG GB255g | User Guide My les You can store any multimedia les in your phone memory so that you have easy access to all of your pictures, sounds, videos and games. You can also save your les to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone memory. All your multimedia les are saved in My files. Press a list of folders. then select My files to open Pictures Pictures contains a folder of default images and default ash les pre-loaded onto your phone, images downloaded by you and images taken on your phone camera. Pictures options menu The options which are available to you in Pictures depend on what type of image you have selected. In the Pictures folder, select Options to bring up the following options. Send - Send the selected image to a friend via Message. Email, Bluetooth, Postcard and live! Studio. Use as - Set the selected image as your Wallpaper, Contacts image, Start-up and Shut down. Move - To move image to a different folder. Copy - To copy image to a different folder. Delete - Delete the selected image. Mark/Unmark - Select one or more image(s) to delete. Print via Bluetooth - Print an image le via Bluetooth or Pictbridge. File - Rename, Edit and view the File info (Name, Size, Date, Resolution, Type, Protect and Install) of the selected image. If you have an external memory card inserted, two additional options will show: Move to external memory and Copy to external memory. Create New folder - Create a new folder within the main Images folder. Slide show - Watch a slide show of your images. See Creating a slide show on page 41 for more information. Sort by - Arrange your images by Date, Type or Name. Grid view - Change the way you view your photos. Memory manager - You can view the memory status (handset or external memory card). 29 My les then select My files. Sending a photo 1 Press 2 Select Pictures. 3 Select a photo and choose Options. 4 Select Send and choose from Message, Email, Bluetooth. 5 If you choose Message or Email, your photo will be attached to the message and you can write and send your message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on and your phone will search for a device to send the picture to. then select My files. Organising your images 1 Press 2 Select Pictures. 3 Choose Options then select Sort by. 4 Choose from Date, Type or Name. then select My files. Deleting an image 1 Press 2 Select Pictures. 3 Select an image and press Options. 4 Select Delete and con rm by pressing Yes. 30 LG GB255g | User Guide Creating a slide show If you want to look at all of the images on your phone, or scan through what youve got, you can create a slide show to save having to open and close each individual image. 1 Press 2 Select Pictures. 3 Choose the photo you would like to begin then select My files. the slide show and select Options. 4 Choose Slide show and it will begin. 5 Press Stop to stop the slide show and Back to end the slide show and return to the Pictures folder. During the slide show, press Options to choose Full screen and Landscape. Select Landscape to change the orientation of the Pictures. Sounds The Sounds folder contains the Default sounds, your Voice recordings and sound les downloaded by you. From here you can manage, send or set sounds as ringtones. File info - View details of the video Send - Send via Message, Email, Bluetooth, Media Album Delete - Delete the video then select My files. Sending a video clip 1 Press 2 Scroll to and select Videos. 3 Select the video clip you want and press Options. 4 Press Send and choose from Send - Send via Message, Email, Bluetooth, live! Studio. 5 If you choose Message or Email, your video clip will be attached to the message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on and your phone will search for a device to send the video to. Note: The video may need to be resized before it can be sent by MMS. Some videos may be too large to send by MMS at all. then select My files. Using a sound 1 Press 2 Scroll to and select Sounds. 3 Select Default sounds or choose from the list of voice recording les. 4 Select a sound and press OK to listen to it. 5 Select Options, select Use as and choose from Voice ringtone, Message tone, Start-up and Shut down. Videos The Videos folder shows the list of downloaded videos and videos you have recorded on your phone. then select My files. Watching a video 1 Press 2 Scroll to and select Videos. 3 Select a video and press OK. Using options while video is paused By selecting Options, the video you are playing will be in pause mode and you can choose from:

Landscape view - Reorientate the video Mute - Mute the sound Repeat - Repeat the video 31 My les Video options menu In the Videos folder highlight a video and press Options to bring up the following list of options. Send - Send the selected video to a friend via Multimedia message, Email or Bluetooth. Use as - Use as Voice ringtone Move - Move to Handset memory or External memory Copy - Copy to Handset memory or External memory Delete - Delete the video clip Mark/Unmark - Select more than one video clip before selecting Delete. File - Rename the video or view the information (Name, Size, Date, Time, Type and Copyright). Create new folder - Create a new folder within the main Videos folder. Sort by - Arrange your videos by Date, Type or Name. Grid view/ List view - Change the way you view your videos. Memory manager - You can view the memory status (handset or external memory card). 32 LG GB255g | User Guide Games You can easily download games and play the default games. If you want to download games select Download games in this menu. Applications You can easily download other applications when you select the embedded link in this menu. SVG contents The SVG contents folder contains all of your default and downloaded SVG and SVGZ les. When a le is selected, the following options will be displayed by pressing the left soft key

[Options]. Play/Pause - Pause or resume playback. Send - Send the le as a message or via Bluetooth. Go to list - Return to your list of SVG les. Landscape view - View your SVG in landscape view mode. (This only appears if you select Options without pausing). Mute/Unmute - Switch the sound on/off. File info - View brief information about the le. Use as wallpaper - Set the SVG le as a wallpaper. Delete - Delete an SVG le. Others From the Others menu, you can view the les which are not saved in the Pictures, Sounds, or Videos. External memory If youve inserted a memory card it will be displayed as a folder within My files. Your external memory folder will be divided into six further folders: SVG contents. Games

& Applications,Others. Pictures, Sounds and Videos Each folder will contain all the les of that type which are saved to your memory card rather than your handset. 33 Entertainment Entertainment Your GB255g comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. If you choose to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder. Playing a game 1 Press and select Entertainment and then Games. 2 You can use this menu to download new games and play the demo games already on your phone. Note: An additional cost is incurred when connecting to the game download service. Check your data charges with your network provider. 34 LG GB255g | User Guide Organiser & Tools Adding an event to your calendar 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Calendar. 2 Select the date you would like to add an event to. You can choose a date either by scrolling to it using the navigation keys or by selecting Options and Go to date in order to enter a date. 3 Select Add new event and scroll down to enter the time you would like your event to begin. Scroll down and enter the end time of your event. 4 Scroll down again and choose whether you would like to set an Alarm for the event. Scroll left or right to see the available options. You can set the alarm to go off at the starting time of the event or at a set period of time before the event starts to remind you the event is coming up. 5 Scroll down and enter a Subject for the event. Use the keypad to type letters and numbers. 6 Scroll down once more to select whether the event is occurring Once or repeated at Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly intervals. If the event is repeated, you can also scroll down to enter an Expiration date for when the events will stop completely. 7 Select Save and your event will be saved in the calendar. A square cursor will mark the days of any saved events. Editing a calendar event 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Calendar. 2 You can see a list of all your events. Scroll to the event you would like to edit and select View. 3 Press Options and Select Edit and scroll to the event detail you want to change. Make your modi cations and select Done to store the edited event. Note: You can delete an event from your calendar by viewing the event and then pressing Options and Delete. 35 Organiser & Tools Sharing a calendar event 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Calendar. 2 Choose the event you would like to share and select Options. Setting your alarm 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Alarms. 2 Press Options and select Add new. 3 Scroll down and enter the time you would 3 Choose Send and select from Text like the alarm to sound at. message, Mutimedia message, Email or Bluetooth. 4 Press Send and search a contact, press Send Adding a memo 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Memo. 2 Select Add and type your memo. 3 Select Save. 4 Your memo will appear on screen the next time you open the memo application. TIP! You can edit an existing memo. Select the one you want to edit, press Options and select Edit. 4 Choose the repeat type to indicate whether you would like your alarm to sound Not repeated, Daily, Mon - Fri, Mon - Sat, Except holiday, or Choose weekday. 5 Scroll down and choose whether you would like the alarm to Alarm Ring, Vibration, Ring&vibration or Follow profile. 6 Scroll down to choose the alarm tone. Press OK key and choose a sound from Voice recordings or Default sounds. 7 Scroll down and enter a name for the alarm or keep the suggested name. 8 Select Done. Note: You can set up to 5 alarms. 36 LG GB255g | User Guide Using the Voice recorder Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds. Recording your voice memo 1 Press and select Organiser & Tools, then choose Voice recorder. 2 Press OK key to begin recording. 3 Choose Stop to end the recording. 4 Press Options and select Play to listen to the recording. Note: You can listen to all of the voice recordings you have saved by selecting Go to Voice recordings. Sending a voice recording 1 Once you have nished recording, select Options. 2 Select Send and choose from Message, Email, Bluetooth or Media Album. If you choose Message or Email, the recording will be added to the message and you can write and send it as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on. Using your calculator 1 From the standby screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Calculator. 2 Press the numeric keys to input numbers. 3 For simple calculations, select the function you require (+, , , ) using the navigation keys followed by =. 4 For more complex calculations, select Options to choose a command. 5 Select C hard key to clear the screen and start a new calculation. Using the stopwatch 1 From the standby screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Stopwatch. 2 Select Start to begin the timer. 3 Choose Lap if want to record a lap time. Up to 20 lap times can be saved. 4 Select Stop to end the timer. 5 Choose Resume to restart the stopwatch at the time you stopped it at or select Reset to return to zero. 37 Organiser & Tools Converting a unit 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then Converter. Adding a city to your World time 1 From the Home screen press

, and select Organiser & Tools, then World time. 2 Choose whether you would like to convert 2 To nd out the time of speci c city, press Currency, Surface, Length, Weight, Temperature, Volume or Velocity. 3 Scroll left and right to select a unit, then scroll down and enter the unit quantity. 4 Scroll down to the unit conversion box and choose the unit measurement you want to convert into. The conversion will show automatically in the line below. Note: For Currency convert, you need to set Rate according to current Exchange rate rst. Options and select Add city. 3 Scroll down the list or enter the rst letter of the city. Also you can select Map and choose a city. 4 Press Select. TIP! You can select the rst letter of the city required from the keypad to speed up the process 38 LG GB255g | User Guide Settings Within this folder you can adapt your settings to make your GB255g personal to you. Note: For information on call settings see page 23. Changing your pro les You can quickly change your pro le from the Home screen. Simply press pro le you would like to activate. Choose from Normal, Silent, Outdoor and Flight mode. then the Tip! Use this function to switch the ight mode On or Off. You will not be able to make calls, connect to the internet or send messages when Flight mode is switched On. Customising your pro les You can customise each pro le setting. 1 Press Settings and select Profiles. 2 Choose the pro le you want, select Options and choose Edit. 3 You can change all of the tones, its volumes and alert options from here. (Message, Vibrate, Key, Slide, Con rmation,Start up and Shut down). Changing your date & time You can set functions relating to the date and time. 1 Press and open Settings, then select Phone settings. 2 Select Date & Time and choose from the list below:

Time - You can enter the current time. You can set the time format to either 24 hours or 12 hours. You can select a city as time zone. Date - You can enter the current date. You can set the date format (YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY). Auto update date/time - Select On, and the phone will automatically update the date and time. Changing the language Go to Phone settings and select Languages to change the language for any text in your phone. Any change will also alter the language input mode. 39 Settings Changing your security settings Change your security settings to keep your GB255g and the important information it holds protected. 1 Press and open Settings, then select Phone settings. 2 Select Security and choose from the list below:

PIN code request - Choose a PIN code to be requested when you turn your phone on. Handset lock - Choose a security code to lock your phone When switching on, If SIM changed, Immediate, None. Change codes - Change your PIN code, PIN2 code or Security code. and select Settings. Changing your display settings 1 Press 2 Select Display settings and choose from:

Main Display - Select Home screen and choose a wallpaper to appear on your screen, Display items, Clock type and Clock font colour. Menu style - Change the menu view from List style to Grid style. Dialling - Adjust the font style for when you are dialling a phone number. Font - Change the font size from Small, Normal and Large Backlight - Choose how long the backlight remains on. Also, Use the navigation keys to adjust the Main screen brightness. Choose from 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% or 100%, then select Done to save your change. TIP! The longer the backlight is on for, the more battery power is used and you may need to charge your phone more often. Handset theme - Quickly change the whole look of your screen. Welcome Message - After selecting On, you can write a welcome message. The message will appear on screen whenever you start-up the phone Resetting your phone Use Reset settings in Phone settings to reset all the settings to the factory de nitions. You need the security code to activate this function. 40 LG GB255g | User Guide Viewing memory status Your GB255g has three memories available:

the phone, the USIM card and an external memory card (you may need to purchase the memory card separately). You can use the memory manager to determine how each memory is used and see how much space is available. Press Settings and select Phone settings. Choose Memory manager and you will then see the current status of the memories (User memory, User reserved memory, SIM memory and External memory) in your GB255g. TIP! See page 18 for information on Installing a memory card. Changing your connectivity settings Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone straightaway. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. Open Settings and select Connectivity. Your options are:

Bluetooth - Set up your GB255g for Bluetooth use. You can adapt your visibility to other devices or search through devices your phone is paired with. Synchronisation - If Sync service is supported by your network operator, this service function synchronises the data in a phone and the data on a server such as Contacts, Calendar, To do, and Memo via a wireless network. Internet profiles - This menu shows the Internet pro les. You can create new pro les, delete or edit them using the Options menu. However, you cannot delete or edit default con gurations. Access points - This menu shows the access points list. You can create new pro les, delete or edit them by using the Options menu. However, you cannot delete or edit default con gurations. Packet Data Conn. - If you select the When available option, your phone is automatically registered to a GPRS network when you switch the phone on. If you select When needed, the GPRS connection is established for the duration of a WAP or application connection. Browser settings - You can change the settings for browser connectivity and display. Profiles - Select the appropriate pro le by pressing

. 41 Settings Appearance settings - Here, you can set character encoding and scroll speed, or turn images and java script on or off. Cache - Enabling Cache allows you to store accessed pages to your phone. Once a page has been stored in the Cache it will greatly enhance the page loading speed on subsequent browsing of the same page. Cookies - Enabling Cookies allows you to store cookies sent from the server. Disabling this function will prevent cookies from being stored on your phone. Security - Choose Certificates list or Session clear Certi cates can be viewed from the list. Secure (WTLS/TLS) session data can be cleared using this option. Session data should be cleared to establish a new secure session Reset settings - Select this to reset your phone to its default browser con guration. Streaming settings - If you want to set different network setting to play streaming content, you can set different network settings. Changing your Bluetooth settings 1 Open Settings and select Connectivity, then choose Bluetooth. 42 LG GB255g | User Guide 2 Choose Settings. Make your changes to:

My device visibility - Set [My device visibility] [Visible] so that other devices can detect your phone when they are searching for a Bluetooth device. If you select Hidden, other devices will not be able to detect your phone when they are searching for a Bluetooth device. My device name - You can name or rename your phone as it will appear on other devices. Your phones name will be shown on other devices only when My device visibility is set to Visible. Supported services - You can view the list of devices such as headsets and handsfree kits supported by this Bluetooth enabled phone. My address - Check your Bluetooth address here. Note : To improve security, we recommend that once you have con gured or paired with a device, Visibility be set to Hidden. For incoming connections, regardless of whether or not the other device has been paired with your phone, you can choose to accept or reject the connection Pairing with another Bluetooth device By pairing your GB255g and another device, you can set up a passcode protected connection. This means your pairing is more secure. 1 Check your Bluetooth is On and Visible. You can change your visibility in the Settings menu, by selecting My device visibility, then Visible. 2 From Bluetooth, choose Turn on and Select Search new device 3 Your GB255g will search for devices. When the search is completed Add and Refresh will appear on screen. Using a Bluetooth headset 1 Check your Bluetooth is On and Visible. 2 Follow the instructions that came with your headset to place it in pairing mode and pair your devices. 3 Your GB255g will then automatically connect to your Bluetooth headset and switch to headset pro le. Transferring a le to your phone You can also transfer les from your computer to your phone using Bluetooth. 1 Make sure your phone and computer have Bluetooth switched on and are visible to one another. 4 Choose the device you want to pair with, 2 Use your computer to send the le via select Add and enter a passcode then choose OK. 5 Your phone will then connect to the other device, on which you should enter the same passcode. 6 Your passcode protected Bluetooth connection is now ready. Bluetooth. 3 When the le is sent you will have to accept it on your phone by selecting Yes. 4 The le will be saved within the appropriate folder depending on type. So for example, photographs will be saved in the Pictures folder and music in the Sounds folder. If your phone cannot identify the le type, the le will be saved in the Others folder. Note: Files sent using Bluetooth will be saved to the phone memory. 43 Settings Sending and receiving your les using Bluetooth Bluetooth is a great way to send and receive les as no wires are needed and connection is quick and easy. You can also connect to a Bluetooth headset to make and receive calls. Before you can start sharing les using Bluetooth, you will need to pair your phone with another Bluetooth device. For information on pairing devices, see Pairing with another Bluetooth device. 5 Choose the device you want to send the le to and select Send. To receive a file:

1 To receive les, your Bluetooth must be both On and Visible. 2 A message will prompt you to accept the le from the sender. Select Yes to receive the le. TIP! Keep an eye on the progress bar to make sure your le is sent. Note The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under licence. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. To switch Bluetooth on:

1 Open Settings and select Connectivity, then choose Bluetooth. 2 Select Turn on and choose On. 3 Select Off to switch Bluetooth off. To send a file:

1 Open the le you want to send, typically this will be a photo, video or music le. 2 Select Options and choose Send via, then Bluetooth. 3 Select Yes to turn Bluetooth on if it is not already activated. 4 Your GB255g will automatically search for other Bluetooth enabled devices within range. LG GB255g | User Guide 44 USB connection mode You can select the USB connecton mode on your phone for several uses. Always ask mode If you set the Always ask mode as default, the phone will always prompt you to select a type of USB connection mode each time you connect the phone to a PC via the data cable. If you disable the Always ask mode, the connection mode will be the one you have manually set in Menu - Settings - Connectivity

- USB Mode and one of the options Internet, Mass Storage or PC Suite. PC Internet-Use your phone as a modem WARNING! First make sure you have a suitable tariff! Otherwise if you download large amounts of data such as music or video you may incur high charges. 1 Attach the USB cable to the device. 2 Select PC Internet from the popup menu in the device. 3 You can now use your web browser and email programs as normal. When youve nished, click Disconnect 4 To connect to the internet the next time, just plug in the cable, the software will start automatically, and youll be ready to go. Mass storage-Use your phone as a mass storage device Your GB255g can be used as a mass storage device, just like a USB stick. This is a great way of moving your les from your computer to your phone. If youve inserted a memory card, when connecting as Mass storage, the phone will be displayed as two drives on your computer: the handset memory and external memory. 1 Attach the USB cable to the device. 2 Select Mass storage from the popup menu in the device. 3 A removable disk folder will open automatically on your computer, two if you have a memory card inserted, showing all the folders on your phone or memory card. 4 Drag and drop your photos, videos, music or documents into the correct folders. 5 Safely remove your phone by clicking on the Safely remove hardware icon in your desktop toolbar. 45 USB connection mode 6 When you want to then access a photo,

, then select My for example, press files followed by External memory then Pictures. All the photos you transfer will be contained in this le. Note : This function is not available for Macintosh computer PC suite-Synchronise your phone with your PC You can synchronise your phone with your PC to make sure all your important details and dates match, but also to backup your les to put your mind at ease. Installing LG PC Suite on your computer 1 Go to www.lgmobile.com and choose Europe rst and then your country. 2 Choose Products menu, select Manual &

Software and click Go to Manual & S/W download section. Click Yes andLG PC Suite installer will then appear. (Windows XP, Windows Media Player and more). 3 Select the language you would like the installer to run in and click OK. 4 Follow the instructions on screen to complete the LG PC Suite Installer wizard. 5 Once installation is complete, the LG PC Suite icon will appear on your desktop. LG GB255g | User Guide 46 Connecting your phone and PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your phone and your PC. 2 Select PC Internet from the popup menu in the device. 3 Double click on the LG PC Suite icon on your desktop. 4 Click on Connection Wizard, then USB. 5 Click on Next, then Next again, then Finish. Your phone and PC are now connected. Backing up and restoring your phones information 1 Attach the USB cable to the device and select the PC Suite on the screen. 2 Click on the Backup icon, and select Backup or Restore. 3 Mark the contents you would like to back up or restore. Select the location you would like to backup information to, or restore information from. Click OK. 4 Your information will be backed up. Viewing your phone files on your PC 1 Attach the USB cable to the device and select the PC Suite on the screen. 2 Click on the Contents icon. 3 All of the documents, ash contents, images, sounds and videos you have saved onto your phone will be displayed on the screen in the LG Phone folder. TIP! Viewing the contents of your phone on your PC helps you to arrange les, organise documents and remove contents you no longer need. Synchronising your messages 1 Attach the USB cable to the device and select the PC Suite on the screen. 2 Click on the Messages icon. 3 All of your PC and phone messages will be displayed in folders on your screen. 4 Use the tool bar at the top of your screen to edit and rearrange messages. Synchronising your contacts 1 Attach the USB cable to the device and select the PC Suite on the phone screen. 2 Click on the Contacts icon. 3 Your PC will now import and display all contacts saved to your USIM card and handset. 4 Click on File and select Save. You can now select where you would like to save your contacts to. Note To backup contacts saved to your USIM card, click on the SIM card folder on the left side of your PC screen. Select Edit at the top of the screen, then Select all. Right-click your contacts and select Copy to contact. Now click on the Handset folder on the left of your screen and all your numbers will be displayed. 47