User manual LG KP500

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. KP500 User Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KP500 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Disposal of your old appliance 1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. 2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities. 3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. 4 For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Set up Your standby screen The basics Get creative Get organised The web Settings Accessories 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Contents Set up Changing your contact settings.........33 Viewing information ..............................34 Getting to know your phone ............... 8 Open view .................................................10 Messaging .................................................35 Messaging ..................................................35 Installing the USIM and battery ........11 Sending a message.................................35 Memory card ............................................14 Entering text .............................................36 Menu map .................................................16 Your standby screen Touch screen tips .....................................17 The basics Calls .............................................................22 Making a call .............................................22 Making a call from your contacts ......23 Answering and rejecting a call ...........23 In-call options ...........................................24 Adjusting the call volume ....................25 Speed dialling ...........................................25 Making a second call..............................25 Turning off DTMF.....................................26 Viewing your call logs ............................26 Using call divert .......................................27 Using call barring ....................................27 Changing the common call setting ..28 Contacts .....................................................30 Searching for a contact .........................30 Adding a new contact ...........................30 Contact options .......................................31 Creating a group......................................32 T9 predictive .............................................36 Abc manual ...............................................37 Keyboard ....................................................37 Handwriting recognition ......................38 Setting up your email ............................40 Retrieving your email.............................43 Sending an email using your new account .......................................................43 Changing your email settings.............44 Message folders .......................................45 Managing your messages ....................46 Using templates .......................................47 Using emoticons ......................................47 Changing your text message settings........................................................48 Changing your multimedia message settings........................................................49 Changing your other settings .............50 Get creative Camera .......................................................51 Taking a quick photo .............................51 4 LG KP500 | User Guide After you've taken your photo............51 Getting to know the viewfinder.........52 Choosing a shot type .............................53 Adjusting the exposure.........................53 Using continuous shot mode..............54 Using the advanced settings...............54 Changing the image size ......................56 Choosing a colour effect.......................56 Viewing your saved photos .................57 Video camera ...........................................58 Shooting a quick video .........................58 After you've shot your video ...............59 Getting to know the viewfinder.........60 Adjusting the Exposure .........................61 Using the advanced settings...............61 Changing the video image size..........63 Choosing a colour tone .........................63 Watching your saved videos ...............64 Adding text to a photo ..........................69 Adding an effect to a photo ................70 Morphing a photo ...................................71 Adding a colour accent to a photo ...72 Swapping the colours in a photo ......72 Trimming the length of your video...73 Merging two videos together .............73 Merging a photo with a video ............74 Adding text to a video ...........................75 Overlaying a photo .................................76 Adding a voice recording .....................76 Adding a soundtrack to your video ..77 Changing the speed of your video ...78 Adding a dimming effect .....................78 Multimedia................................................79 Pictures........................................................79 My images option menus.....................79 Sending a photo ......................................80 Using an image ........................................81 Printing an image ....................................81 Moving or copying an image ..............82 Creating a slide show .............................82 Sounds ........................................................82 Using a sound ...........................................83 Videos ..........................................................83 Using options while video is paused83 Editing a video clip .................................84 Sending a video clip ...............................84 Your photos and videos .......................65 Viewing your photos and videos .......65 Using zoom when viewing a photo..65 Adjusting the volume when viewing a video ........................................65 Capturing an image from a video .....66 Viewing your photos as a slide show .............................................................66 Setting a photo as wallpaper ..............67 Editing your photos ................................68 5 Contents Using the video options menu ...........85 Games and Applications ......................85 Installing a game/application via local install .................................................86 Playing a game .........................................86 Using the games options menu.........86 Documents ................................................87 Transferring a file to your phone .......87 Viewing a file .............................................87 Others ..........................................................88 Creating a movie .....................................88 Music ............................................................89 Transferring music onto your phone90 Playing a song ..........................................90 Using options while playing music ...91 Creating a playlist ....................................91 Editing a playlist.......................................92 Deleting a playlist....................................92 Using the radio .........................................92 Searching for stations ............................93 Resetting channels .................................93 Listening to the radio.............................93 Adding an item to your to do list.......95 Sharing a to do item ...............................96 Adding a memo .......................................96 Using date finder .....................................97 Setting your alarm ..................................97 Adding a memo with drawing panel ............................................................98 Voice recorder...........................................98 Recording a sound or voice .................99 Sending the voice recording ...............99 Using your calculator .......................... 100 Converting a unit.................................. 100 Using the stopwatch ........................... 101 Adding a city to your world time .... 101 PC Sync.................................................... 102 Installing LG PC Suite on your computer ................................................. 102 Connecting your phone and PC...... 102 Backing up and restoring your phone's information ............................ 103 Viewing your phone files on your PC ..................................................... 103 Synchronising your contacts............ 104 Synchronising your messages ......... 104 Using your phone as a mass storage device ....................................... 105 Using your phone as Music Sync device ............................................. 105 Get organised Organiser ...................................................94 Adding an event to your calendar ....94 Changing your default calendar view ..............................................................95 6 LG KP500 | User Guide The web Browser .................................................... 106 Accessing the web ............................... 106 Adding and accessing your bookmarks .............................................. 106 Using RSS reader................................... 107 Saving a page ........................................ 107 Accessing a saved page ..................... 108 Viewing your browser history .......... 108 Changing the web browser settings..................................................... 108 Using your phone as a modem ....... 109 Accessories .................................119 Network service ........................120 Technical data ............................120 Guidelines Guidelines for safe and efficient use............................................................. 122 Trouble Shooting................................. 128 Settings Personalising your profiles................ 111 Changing your screen settings........ 111 Changing your phone settings........ 112 Changing your connectivity settings..................................................... 113 Using memory manager .................... 115 Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth ........................... 116 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ....................................................... 117 Using a Bluetooth headset................ 118 7 Getting to know your phone End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby screen. Multitasking key Call key Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. WARNING: Placing 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. Set up 8 LG KP500 | User Guide Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector TIP: To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network. Side keys · When the screen is idle: volume of key tone. · During a call: volume of the earpiece. · When playing a BGM track - Short press: controls the volume. 01 02 03 Micro SD memory card socket Lock/Unlock key Capture button Stylus 04 05 06 07 08 Set up 9 Open view Battery cover Battery Camera lens USIM Card Socket Set up 10 LG KP500 | User Guide Installing the USIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the phone and away from it. 01 02 03 04 WARNING: Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery. 2 Remove the battery Using the cut-out at the bottom lift it from the battery compartment. WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. 05 06 07 08 Set up 11 Installing the USIM and battery 3 Install the USIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder making sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction. 4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press down the bottom of the battery until it clicks into place. Set up 12 LG KP500 | User Guide 5 Charging your phone Lift and twist the charger socket cover of the on the side of your KP500. Insert the charger and plug it into a mains electricity socket. Your KP500 needs to be charged until "Battery full" appears on screen. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Set up 13 Memory card Installing a memory card You can expand the memory space on your phone by using a MicroSD memory card. The KP500 will support up to a 8GB memory card. NOTE: A memory card is an optional accessory. 1 Open the memory card slot cover on the right hand edge of the phone. 2 Slide the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards. Formatting the memory card Your memory card may already be formatted. If your card isn't formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it. 1 From the standby screen select , then touch and choose Phone settings. 2 Touch Memory manager then chose External memory. 3 Touch Format and then confirm your choice. 4 Enter the password, if one is set, and your card will then be formatted and ready to use. TIP! To change your default storage destination, open Memory manager from the Phone settings menu and select Primary storage settings. Set up 3 Replace the cover. 14 LG KP500 | User Guide NOTE: If your memory card already has content, it will automatically be filed in the correct folder; for example, videos will be stored in the My Videos folder. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Transferring your contacts To transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone: 1 From the Communicate tab, and choose Settings. select 2 Touch Copy. 3 Choose Handset to SIM. 4 Choose all or choose names one by one and touch Copy. Set up 15 Menu map Touch in the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings. Communicate Dialling Speed dials Contacts Call history New message New Email Messaging Entertainment Gallery My stuff Camera Video camera Muvee studio Music FM radio Games & Apps Utilities Browser Organizer Alarms Voice recorder Drawing Panel Tools Sim Tool Kit LG KP500 | User Guide Settings Profiles Screen settings Phone settings Call settings Touch settings Bluetooth Connectivity Set up 16 Your standby screen not to touch any other options Whenever your KP500 is not in use around it. it will return to your home screen. From here you can access all the · When the screen back light is off, menu options, make a quick call and press the Unlock/Lock key on the view the status of your phone as right hand side to bring back the well as many other things. home screen. · Don't cover the phone with a case Touch screen tips or cover. The touchscreen won't The home screen is also a great work with any material covering it. place to get accustomed to the · There are two types of idle screen. touch screen. Flick left or right to change your To select an item, touch the icon idle screen types on the standby accurately. Your KP500 will vibrate screen. slightly when it recognises you've 1 Widget idle - When you touch , touched an option. the mobile widget panel appears. To scroll through lists, touch the last 2 Speed dial idle - When you touch item visible and slide your finger up , the speed dial list appears. You the screen. The list will move up so can drag and click what you need more items are visible. right away in both idle types. · There's no need to press too hard, the touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light, yet firm, touch. · Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you want. Be careful 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Your standby screen 17 Your standby screen Widget idle Quick keys Mobile widget Speed dial idle Your standby screen Speed dial list 18 LG KP500 | User Guide The quick keys The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions. Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad to make a call. Input the number as you would using a normal key pad and touch Calls or press the hard key. Touch to open your address book. 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. See page 30 for details. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or MMS, or view your message folder. See page 35 for details. Touch to open the full Top menu which is divided into four vertical sub-menus. Touch each sub-menu's tab to view further options. Your standby screen 19 Your standby 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 or GPRS is active. Below is a table which explains the meaning of the icons you're most likely to see in the status bar. Icon Description Message sending failed An alarm is set Customised Profile in use Normal profile in use Outdoor profile in use Silent profile in use Icon Description Multitasking Network signal strength (number of bars will vary) No network signal Remaining battery life Battery empty New text message New voice message Message inbox is full LG KP500 | User Guide Your standby screen Headset profile in use Calls are diverted EDGE in use Roaming Flight mode is on Bluetooth is active BGM play BGM pause 20 Changing your Status from the status bar Touch the status bar to open the Status Summary. It shows the current Time, Network, SVC ID, Battery, Handset memory, External Memory, Profile, MP3 and Bluetooth status. Here you can set Profile type, play/pause MP3 and activate/ deactivate Bluetooth. Using the Multitasking function Press the multitasking hard key to open the Multitasking menu. From here you can view all the applications you have running and access them with one touch. From any application, press the and select Multitasking key Home to return to the standby screen without exiting or closing the application. When you have an application running in the background (e.g. will a game or the FM radio), appear in the status bar. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Your standby screen 21 Calls Making a call 1 Touch to open the keypad. 2 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit touch the clear key. 3 Press the hard key to initiate the call. 4 To end the call press the hard key. TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and hold . TIP! Press the lock/unlock to lock the hard key touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. TIP! To bring up the keypad during a call, press the . TIP! Touch to unlock. You can unlock by touching the button for a while until the screen is able to work or press the Unlock . hard key TIP! You can send a message and search contacts by . tapping The basics 22 LG KP500 | User Guide Making a call from your contacts 1 From the standby screen touch to open the address book. 2 Enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call. 3 From the filtered list, touch the contact you'd like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved. 4 Touch . Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press the hard key or touch to answer the call. Tap to mute the ringing. This is great if you've forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. hard or touch to Press the reject an incoming call. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 23 Calls In-call options Speaker - Touch to turn on the speaker phone. to turn off the Mute - Touch microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you. Options - Choose from a list of further in-call options, including Go to messages, so you can check your messages, Go to contacts to add or search contacts during a call. You can also end the call from here by touching End call. - Choose to search your contacts during a call. - Choose to add another person to the call. - Chose to open a numerical keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example, when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services. TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible. The basics 24 LG KP500 | User Guide Adjusting the call volume To adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down button on the left edge of the phone. Making a second call 1 During your initial call, touch and select the number you want to call. 2 Dial the number or search your contacts (see Making a call on page 22 for details). 3 Press to connect the call. 4 Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold. 5 To change between the calls, and choose Swap call touch or press the number of the held call. 6 To end one or both calls press and select End followed by All, Held or Active. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Speed dialling You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number. 1 From the standby screen touch and select and tap . 2 Your Voicemail is already set to speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact. 3 Your address book will open. Select the contact you'd like to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. To find a contact tap the search field box and enter the first letter of the name of the contact required. The basics 25 Calls TIP! You can combine your calls by selecting Accept then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling. NOTE: You will be charged for each call you make. Viewing your call logs TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Touch and select and tap . Choose to view: All - View a complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls. Dialled - View a list of all the numbers you have called. Received - View a list of all the numbers that have called you. Missed - View a list of all the calls you have missed. Turning off DTMF DTMF allows you to use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls. DTMF is switched on as default. To turn it off during a call (to make a note of a number for example) and select DTMF off. touch The basics 26 LG KP500 | User Guide TIP! From any call log and Delete all to touch delete all the recorded items. TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call. TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Deactivate all from the Call divert menu. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Using call barring 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the six options: All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad Deactivate all Using call divert 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Call divert. 3 Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable. 4 Input the number you'd like to divert to. 5 Touch Request to activate. NOTE: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details. The basics 27 Calls 4 Enter the call barring password. Please check with your network operator for this service. TIP! Select Fixed dial number to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You'll need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone. Call reject - Slide the switch to On to highlight the Reject list. You can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, or those from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts). Touch Save to change the setting. Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone. Auto 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. Changing the common call setting 1 Touch , select and choose . 2 Touch Common settings. From here you can amend the settings for: The basics 28 LG KP500 | User Guide BT answer mode - Select Handsfree to be able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset, or select Handset to press a key on the handset to answer a call. Save new number - Select Yes to save a new number. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 29 Contacts Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the standby screen 1 From the standby screen touch to open the address book. Select the contact from the list that you want to make a call. TIP! To scroll through your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Adding a new contact 1 From the standby screen touch 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 one or the other. 2 Touch or press the key to initiate the call. hard From the main menu 1 Touch , select . 2 Touch and select Search. 3 You see a list of contacts, typing in the first letter of a contact's name will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list. TIP! The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the blank square. The basics 30 LG KP500 | User Guide 4 You can enter up to five different numbers per contact. Each entry has a preset type Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax, and General. When you have finished, touch Close. 5 Add an email address. 6 Assign the contact to one or more groups. Choose from No group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP. 7 You can also add a Ringtone, Birthday, Anniversary, Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address and a Memo. 8 Touch Save to save the contact. TIP! You can create customised groups for your contacts, see Creating a group on page 32. Contact options There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here's how to access and use the options menu: 1 Open the contact you'd like to use. See Searching for a contact on page 30. 2 You can call or send a message directly from here. 3 Press to open the list of options. Edit - Change any of the contact's details. Delete - Delete the contact. Touch Yes if you are sure. Copy or Move to USIM/Handset - Choose to move or copy to the USIM card or handset (depending on where you originally saved the contact). 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 31 Contacts Send business card - Send the contact's details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message, Multimedia message, 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. See page 35 for details on how to send messages. Creating a group Touch and select . Touch then Groups. Touch . Select Add group. Enter a name for your new group. You can also assign a ringtone to the group. 6 Touch Save. NOTE: If you delete a group, the contacts which were assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your address book. TIP! You can edit an existing group by highlighting it . Choose Add and touching members to the group from your contacts, assign a Group ringtone, Rename the group or Delete a group. 1 2 3 4 5 The basics 32 LG KP500 | User Guide Changing your contact settings You can adapt your contact settings so that your address book suits your own preferences. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Settings. 3 From here you can adjust the following settings: Contact list settings - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & USIM, Handset only or USIM only You can also choose to show the first name or last name of a contact first. Copy - Copy your contacts from your USIM to your handset or from your handset to your USIM. Choose to do this one at a time, or all at once. If you select one at a time, you'll need to 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 USIM to the handset it will be deleted from the USIM memory. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 33 Contacts Send all contacts via Bluetooth - Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option. Backup and Restore contacts - Backup and restore contacts to the Memory Card. Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your address book. Viewing information 1 From the standby screen touch and select . 2 Touch and select Information. 3 From here you can view your Service dial numbers, your Own number, your Memory info. (how much memory space you've got left) and My business card. TIP! If you've yet to add a business card for yourself, select My business card and enter all your details as you would for any contact. Touch Save to finish. The basics 34 LG KP500 | User Guide Messaging Messaging Your KP500 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu. There are two ways to enter the messaging centre: 1 Touch from the standby screen. 2 Touch from the standby screen, then select and choose . 5 Touch T(1) at the top of the screen to enter the recipient's number, or touch the search icon to open your address book. You can add multiple contacts. Touch Send when ready. WARNING: You will be charged per per 1 page text message for each person that you send the message to. WARNING: If an image, video or sound is added to an SMS it will be automatically convert to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly. TIP! Quick reply - Send a reply promptly to the selected message using a template. The basics 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Sending a message 1 Touch to open a blank message. 2 From here you can send an SMS or MMS. To send an email, touch from the standby screen, them select and . See page 40 for details. 3 Touch Insert, to add an image, video, sound or template. 35 Messaging Entering text There are five ways to enter text: Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, Handwriting-Double Box. You can chose your input method and Input method. by tapping Tap the screen once, the keyboard appears. Touch to turn on T9 predictive text. You can choose writing languages. Tap to change numbers, symbols and text keypad. Use to scroll through the different keyboard types in each text entry mode (for example, capitals or lowercase). The basics T9 predictive In T9 mode you will see . T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you're writing based on the key sequences you touch. Simply touch the number key associated with the letter 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, 3 to write `telephone'. 36 LG KP500 | User Guide Abc manual In Abc mode you will see . In Abc mode you must touch the key repeatedly to enter a letter. For example, to write `hello', touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three times, 5 three times again, then 6 three times. Keyboard In Keyboard mode the screen flips to landscape and a full keyboard appears on screen. Simply touch each letter to write your message and press: to switch to upper case TIP! Keyboard mode predicts and shows what you will type in next. These words are predicted based on the sentences you have typed in so far. If you do not wish to use the suggested words, keep typing in new words. If you wish to use the suggested words, press the space bar to confirm them. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 37 Messaging Handwriting recognition In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and your KP500 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Screen or Box depending on your preferred view. TIP! You may find it easier to use the stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage. Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into letters, numbers or other character, and displays these characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only active where text can be entered. Note: Most letters can be written using different stroke styles. See the tables below. The position on the screen decides case, not the style. Alphabet If you select capital letter mode (ABC), letters you type will be inserted as capital letters even if you write in small letters, and vice versa. Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Strokes The basics 38 LG KP500 | User Guide Letter Q R S T U V W X Y Z ß Strokes Numbers Numbers are written above the arrow. Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Strokes 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Punctuation marks Mark Full stop . At @ Strokes Note: Start each stroke at the dot. The basics 39 Messaging Accented letters Write the character as described above, then write the accent above the arrow. Other such characters, for example, ö and ü, follow the same principle. grave Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your KP500. It's quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 Touch then tap . acute circumflex tilde ring dieresis 2 Select then scroll menu to Settings. 3 Touch Email then Email accounts. 4 Touch Add Account. 5 Setup Wizard will help you set up your email settings. cedilla The basics 40 LG KP500 | User Guide Email address - Enter your email address. Password - Enter the account password. Username - Enter your account user ID as supplied by your email provider. Mailbox type - Select the internet protocol type used to transfer your email, IMAP4 or POP3. Incoming server - Enter your incoming (POP3 or IMAP4) mail server name or IP address. Outgoing server - Enter your outgoing(SMTP) mail server name or IP address. This may be the same server as for incoming mail. SMTP authentication - Turn on SMTP authentication if the outgoing server requires user name and password to send email. Account name - Enter the mailbox name that you wish to appear as the account name for the Mailbox. Now your account is set up, it will appear in the list of accounts in your Email folder. 6 You can check and edit settings by selecting the account in the list. You can also check the additional settings that were filled in automatically when you created the account. Reply email address - Enter the `reply to' email address. Maximum receive size - Choose the size limit of your emails, the maximum is 1MB. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 41 Messaging Save sent mail into - Select whether to save sent emails (an option when the mailbox type is set to IMAP4). When the mailbox type is POP3, sent mails are always saved into handset. Access points - Choose your Internet access point. Auto retrieve - Choose whether to retrieve your new emails automatically. Advanced settings - Choose whether to use the advanced settings. SMTP port number - Normally, this will be 25. SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether to use SSL for outgoing server. Incoming server port - Normally, this is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for IMAP4 accounts. Incoming TLS/SSL - Choose whether to use SSL for incoming server. SMTP Username - Enter the SMTP username. SMTP Password - Enter the SMTP password. APOP secure login - Choose to activate APOP secure login for a POP3 account. IMAP4 accounts are always set to off. 7 You can change your default email account by touching Activate. The basics 42 LG KP500 | User Guide Retrieving your email You can automatically or manually check your account for new emails. See `Changing your email settings' on page 44 to check automatically. To check manually: 1 Touch then select and . 2 Touch Mailbox. 3 Touch the account you want to . use then 4 Choose Retrieve and your KP500 will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages. Sending an email using your new account 1 Touch New Email in the Communicate menu and a new email will open. 2 You can enter the recipient's address and write your message. You can also attach images, videos, sounds or other file types. 3 Touch Send and your email will be sent. TIP! You can upload Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents to your KP500 so you can review them on the move. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 43 Messaging Changing your email settings You can change your email settings according to your own preferences. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 Touch then select and . 2 Touch Settings and Email and then you can adapt the following settings: Allow reply Email - Choose to allow the sending of `read, confirmation' messages. Request reply Email - Choose whether to request read confirmation messages. The basics Retrieve interval - Choose how often your KP500 checks for new email messages. Retrieve amount - Choose the number of emails to be retrieved at any one time. Include message in Fwd & Reply - Choose to include the original message in your reply. Include attachment - Choose to include the original attachment in any reply. Auto Retrieval in Roaming Choose whether to retrieve your messages automatically when abroad (roaming). TIP! Costs for retrieving email may be higher when roaming. Check with your network supplier. 44 LG KP500 | User Guide New email notification - Choose whether to be alerted to new emails. Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on. Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages. Message folders You'll recognise the folder structure used on your KP500, which 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. Mailbox - All the emails you receive on your KP500 will be placed in your mailbox. Drafts - If you don't have time to finish writing a message, you can save what you've done so far here. Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder while messages are being sent. Sent items - All the messages you have sent are placed in this folder. My Folders - Create folders to store your messages. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 45 Messaging Managing your messages You can use your Inbox to manage your messages. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 Touch then select and . 2 Select Inbox. 3 Touch and then choose to: Delete - Delete marked messages. Create new message - Open a new blank message or email. Move to My folders - Move the marked messages to My folders. Filter - View your message by type. This will group SMS separately from MMS. Delete all - Delete all of the messages. If you see the message No space for USIM messages you should delete some messages on the USIM. If you see the message No space for messages you should delete some messages to free up memory space. The basics 46 LG KP500 | User Guide Using templates Create templates for the SMS and MMS messages you send most frequently. You'll find some templates already on your phone, you can edit these if you wish. 1 Touch then choose Templates on the Communicate menu. 2 Choose Text templates or Multimedia templates. You to Add new, can then touch Delete or Delete all templates. 3 Touch Add template to create a new template. 4 You can view the template by selecting it on the list and edit it by touching on the view screen. Using emoticons Liven up your messages using emoticons. You'll find some commonly used emoticons already on your phone. 1 Touch then choose Emoticons on the Communicate menu. 2 Touch to Add new, Delete or Delete all emoticons. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 The basics 47 Messaging Changing your text message settings Your KP500 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings can be changed according to your preferences. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Touch then choose Settings on the Communicate menu. Select Text message. You can make changes to: 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. This impacts the size of your messages and therefore data charges. Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as Multiple SMS or as MMS. The basics 48 LG KP500 | User Guide