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Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. KU990 User Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KU990 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. 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 Getting to know your phone ......................... 8 Open view .................................................. 9 Installing the USIM and battery................... 10 Memory card ............................................ 12 Menu map ................................................ 13 Contacts .................................................. 23 Searching for a contact .......................... 23 Adding a new contact ............................ 23 Contact options ..................................... 24 Creating a group.................................... 24 Changing your contact settings............... 25 Viewing information ............................... 25 Messaging ............................................... 26 Sending a message ............................... 26 Entering text .......................................... 26 T9 predictive ......................................... 27 Abc manual........................................... 27 Keyboard .............................................. 27 Handwriting recognition ......................... 27 Setting up your email ............................. 28 Retrieving your email ............................. 29 Sending an email using your new account................................................. 29 Changing your email settings ................. 30 Message folders .................................... 30 Managing your messages ...................... 31 Using templates..................................... 32 Using emoticons .................................... 32 Changing your text message settings ...... 32 Changing your multimedia message settings ................................................. 33 Changing your other settings .................. 33 Your standby screen Touchscreen tips ....................................... 14 The quick keys.......................................... 15 The status bar .......................................... 16 The shortcut menu .................................... 17 The basics Calls .................................................. 18 Making a call or video call ...................... 18 Making a call from your contacts ............ 18 Answering and rejecting a call ................ 18 In-call options........................................ 19 Adjusting the call volume ...................... 19 Speed dialling........................................ 20 Making a second call ............................. 20 Turning off DTMF ................................... 20 Viewing your call logs ............................ 20 Using call divert ..................................... 21 Using call barring................................... 21 Changing the common call setting .......... 22 Changing your video call setting ............. 22 4 LG KU990 | User Guide Your photos and videos ............................ 48 Viewing your photos and videos .............. 48 Camera .................................................. 34 Using zoom when viewing a video Taking a quick photo .............................. 34 or photo ................................................ 48 After you've taken your photo ................. 34 Adjusting the volume when viewing Getting to know the viewfinder................ 35 a video .................................................. 48 Using the flash ...................................... 36 Capturing an image from a video ............ 48 Using the quick settings ......................... 36 Viewing the details of a video or photo ... 49 Adjusting the contrast ............................ 37 Sending a photo or video from Choosing a shot type ............................. 37 the gallery ............................................. 49 Using continuous shot mode .................. 38 Viewing your photos as a slide show ....... 50 Taking a panoramic shot ........................ 38 Setting a photo as wallpaper .................. 50 Using the advanced settings ................... 39 Viewing your videos on a TV ................... 50 Changing the image size ........................ 40 Editing your photos ................................ 51 Choosing a colour tone .......................... 40 Adding text to a photo ............................ 52 Using the inner camera .......................... 41 Adding an effect to a photo .................... 52 Viewing your saved photos ..................... 41 Morphing a photo .................................. 53 Viewing the details of a photo ................. 41 Adding a colour accent to a photo........... 53 Video camera........................................... 42 Swapping the colours in a photo ............. 53 Shooting a quick video ........................... 42 After you've shot your video ................... 42 Multimedia .............................................. 54 My images ........................................... 54 Getting to know the viewfinder................ 43 My images option menus ....................... 54 Adjusting the contrast ............................ 44 Sending a photo .................................... 54 Using the advanced settings ................... 44 Using an image ..................................... 55 Changing the video image size ............... 45 Organising your images ......................... 55 Choosing a colour tone .......................... 46 Deleting an image ................................. 55 Using the inner video camera ................. 46 Moving or copying an image................... 56 Watching your saved videos ................... 47 Marking and unmarking images ............. 56 Watching your videos on your TV ............ 47 Get creative 5 Contents Creating a slide show............................. 56 Creating a playlist .................................. 63 Checking your memory status ................ 57 Editing a playlist .................................... 64 My sounds ............................................ 57 Deleting a playlist .................................. 64 Using a sound ....................................... 57 Video playlists ....................................... 64 My videos ............................................. 57 Voice recorder ....................................... 64 Watching a video ................................... 57 Recording a sound or voice .................... 65 Using options while video is paused ........ 58 Sending the voice recording .................. 65 Editing a video clip ................................. 58 Using the radio ...................................... 65 Sending a video clip .............................. 58 Searching for stations ............................ 66 Using a video clip as a ringtone .............. 58 Editing the channels .............................. 66 Using the video options menu ................ 58 Resetting channels ................................ 66 My games and apps .............................. 59 Listening to the radio ............................. 67 Downloading a game ............................. 59 Get organised Playing a game...................................... 59 Organiser................................................. 68 Using the games options menu............... 59 Adding an event to your calendar............ 68 Flash contents ....................................... 60 Changing your default calendar view....... 68 Viewing an SWF file ............................... 60 Adding an item to your to do list ............. 69 Using options viewing the SWF file.......... 60 Sharing a to do item .............................. 69 Documents............................................ 60 Using date finder ................................... 69 Transferring a file to your phone ............. 60 Setting your alarm ................................. 70 Viewing a file ......................................... 60 Adding a memo ..................................... 70 Others .................................................. 61 Using your calculator ............................. 70 Muvee studio......................................... 61 Adding a city to your world clock ............ 71 Creating a movie ................................... 62 Converting a unit ................................... 71 Music .................................................. 62 Transferring music onto your phone ........ 62 Playing a song ....................................... 63 6 LG KU990 | User Guide PC Sync .................................................. 72 Installing LG PC Suite on your computer.. 72 Connecting your phone and PC............... 72 Backing up and restoring your phone's information............................................ 72 Viewing your phone files on your PC ....... 73 Synchronising your contacts ................... 73 Synchronising your messages ................ 74 Using your phone as a mass storage device .................................................. 74 DivX Converter ...................................... 75 Using memory manager ........................... 82 Using flight mode ...................................... 82 Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth.................................................. 82 Pairing with another Bluetooth device ......... 83 Using a Bluetooth headset ......................... 84 Accessories ............................................ 86 Network service ..................................... 88 Technical data ........................................ 88 Guidelines The web Accessing the web .................................... 76 Guidelines for safe and efficient use ........ 90 Adding and accessing your bookmarks....... 76 Saving a page ........................................... 77 Accessing a saved page ............................ 77 Viewing your browser history ..................... 77 Changing the web browser settings............ 77 Using your phone as a modem................... 78 Settings Changing your screen settings ................... 80 Personalising your profiles ......................... 80 MyTunes .................................................. 80 Changing your phone settings.................... 81 Changing your connectivity settings............ 81 7 Getting to know your phone Charger, Cable, Handsfree connector TIP: To connect the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered to the network. Camera mode Lock/ Unlock key (Image Stabilization key in Camera) Inner camera lens End/Power key Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the standby screen. Clear key Deletes a character with each press. 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 Capture button 8 LG KU990 | User Guide Open view Jog wheel Zooms in or out when in camera or video mode. Scrolls through menus. TIP: You can adjust volume level when enjoying music, game and during a call. WARNING: Close contact with a magnetic object may cause a malfunction of the wheel key. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Battery cover Battery Microphone USIM Card Socket Capture button Memory card slot Lock/Unlock key (Image Stabilization key in Camera) Light sensor Flash Camera lens Camera mode Set up 9 Installing the USIM and battery 1 Remove the battery cover Press and hold down the battery release button at the top of the phone and lift off the battery cover. 2 Remove the battery Hold the top edge of the battery and lift the battery from the battery compartment by using the battery cover. WARNING: Do not use your fingernail when removing the battery. WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. 10 LG KU990 | User Guide Set up Installing the USIM and battery 01 02 03 04 5 Charging your phone Slide back the cover of the charger socket on the side of your KU990. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your KU990 will need to be charged until a message reading Fully Charged appears on screen. 05 06 07 08 3 Install the USIM card Slide the USIM card into the USIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the USIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction. 4 Install the battery Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place. Set up 11 Memory card Installing a memory card Expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. The KU990 will support up to a 2GB memory card. TIP: Memory card is an optional accessory. 1 Remove the battery and battery cover 1 From the standby screen select as before. 2 Insert memory card. , 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 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. Slide the memory card into the slot at the top, until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards. Note: If your memory card has existing content on, it will automatically be filed in the correct folder, so for example videos will be stored in the My Videos folder. Transferring your contacts To transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone: 3 Replace the battery cover as before. Formatting the memory card If your memory card is already formatted, you can begin using it. If your card isn't formatted you will need to do so. and choose Contacts. 2 Touch Settings then Copy. 3 Choose Handset to USIM and touch OK. 4 Choose All together or one by one and touch OK. 1 From the standby screen select 12 LG KU990 | User Guide Set up Menu map 01 02 03 04 05 06 Dialling Contacts My stuff Camera Browser Google Screen Profiles 07 08 Call logs Messaging Muvee studio Music Organiser Alarms Phone settings Call settings Video playlists Voice recorder Memos Tools Flight mode Bluetooth FM radio Games & Apps Set up 13 Your standby screen Whenever your KU990 isn't in use it'll return to your home screen. From here you access all the menu options, make a quick call and view the status of your phone - as well as many other things. Status bar Multitasking Touchscreen tips The home screen is also a great place to get accustomed to the touch screen. To select an item touch the icon accurately. Your KU990 will vibrate slightly when it recognises you've touched an option. To scroll through lists touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. · There's no need to press too hard, the Shortcut arrows Quick keys touchscreen is sensitive enough to pick up on a light yet firm touch. · Use the tip of your finger to touch the option you require. Be careful not to touch any other keys around it. · When the screen light is off, press the Unlock/Lock key on the right hand side to restore the home screen. · Don't cover the phone with a case or cover as the touchscreen will not work with any material covering them. Shortcut menu 14 LG KU990 | User Guide Your standby screen The quick keys The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions. Touch to open the full menu which is separated into four sub-menus. Touch each sub-menu's vertical tab to view further options. 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 or press the . To initiate a video call with the number, press after inputting the number. See page 18 for details. Touch to access the Messaging options menu. From here you can create a new SMS or email, or view your message folder. See page 26 for details. Touch to open your address book. Alphabetical tabs run vertically along the left side of the screen so you can easily find the contact you're looking for. You can also create new contacts and edit existing ones. See page 23 for details. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Advice to the customer In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as depicted in the figure below. 0 X Your standby screen please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call and using a bluetooth connection. It may degrade speech quality. 15 Your standby screen The status bar The status bar indicates, using various icons, 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 icons you're likely to see in the status bar. Icon Description Multitasking Applications running 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 Message sending failed An alarm is set Vibrate profile in use Your standby screen Icon Description Normal profile in use Outdoor profile in use Silent profile in use Headset profile in use Calls are diverted GPRS available EDGE in use Roaming Flight mode is selected Bluetooth is active HSDPA available 3G available 16 LG KU990 | User Guide Changing your profile from the status bar Touch the icon that represents your current profile setting in the status bar. Select a profile type, for example Silent, and touch OK to save and close. Using the Multitasking function Touch 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, touch and select Home screen to return to the standby screen without exiting or closing the application. When you have an application running in the background (e.g. a game or the FM radio), will appear in the status bar. The shortcut menu The shortcut menu provides nine further menu options. To open the shortcut menu: 1 Touch the standby screen once above the 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 quick keys. 2 When the shortcut arrows appear, slide your finger horizontally across them in either direction. 3 The shortcut menu will open. Touch any of the nine options to open the application or a further menu. 4 To close the shortcut menu, slide your finger across the shortcut arrows again, in either direction. Your standby screen 17 Calls Making a call or video call to open the keypad. 1 Touch 2 Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the C hard key. 3 Touch or hard key to initiate the call. Touch to make a video call. 4 To end the call press the hard key. TIP! To enter + for making an international twice. call, touch TIP! Press the lock/unlock button to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. TIP! To bring up the keypad during a call, touch . Making a call from your contacts 1 From the standby screen touch to open the address book. 2 Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the first letter of the contact you'd like to call. So, for `Home', select E-H. 3 From the list, touch the contact you'd like to call and select the number to use if you have more than one saved. 4 Touch Call. TIP! You can search your contacts from the and choose Search call screen. Touch contacts. Scroll through your contacts or enter the first few digits of a number to limit the list. Answering and rejecting a call When your phone rings press the key to answer the call. hard Press the hard key to mute the ringing. This is great if you've forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. Press the hard key a second time to reject the incoming call. The basics 18 LG KU990 | User Guide In-call options Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you. Speaker - Touch speaker phone. to turn on the 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Hold - Touch to put a caller on hold. Touch Resume to continue your conversation. Keypad - Touch to open a numerical keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services. Options - Choose from a list of further in-call options, including Go to contacts and Go to messages so you can check your messages and add contacts during a call. You can also end the call from here by touching End call. 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 are visible. Adjusting the call volume To adjust the volume during a call turn the jog wheel clockwise to increase the volume or anti-clockwise to decrease the volume. The basics 19 Calls Speed dialling You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number. 1 Touch and select Contacts. 2 Touch Speed dials. 3 Your Voicemail is already set to speed dial TIP! You can combine your calls by selecting then Join. Check that your network provider supports conference calling. Note: You will be charged for each call you make. 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact. 4 Your address book will open. Select the contact you'd like to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. from To call a speed dial number, touch the standby screen then press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will initiate automatically, . there's no need to press Turning off DTMF DTMF allows you to use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated messages. DTMF is switched on as default. To turn it off during a call (to make a note of a number for example) touch and select DTMF off. Viewing your call logs TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Making a second call 1 During your initial call, touch and select Add new call. 2 Dial the number or search your contacts 3 4 5 6 (see Making a call on page 18 for details). Press to connect the call. Both calls will be displayed on the call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold. Touch Swap to change between the calls. To end one or both calls press and select End followed by All or Active. Touch and select Call logs. Choose to view: All calls - View the complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls. Dialled calls - View the list of all the numbers you have called. Received calls - View the list of all the numbers that have called you. 20 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics Missed calls - View the list of all the calls you have missed. Call charges - View the charges applied to your dialled numbers (this service is network dependant, some operators are unable to support this) and the call duration of all your calls; received and dialled. Data volume - View the amount in kilobytes of all your received and sent data. TIP! From any call log touch delete all the recorded items. and Clear to 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 , select and choose Call settings. 2 Touch Call barring and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls. 3 Choose any or all of the six options: All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except All incoming Incoming when abroad 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. 1 Touch TIP! Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call. Using call divert 1 Touch 2 3 4 5 , select and choose Call settings. Touch Call divert and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls. Choose whether to divert all calls, when the line is busy, when there is no answer or when you are not reachable. Input the number you'd like to divert to. Touch Divert to activate. The basics Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details. 21 Calls Changing the common call setting 1 Touch Changing your video call setting , select and choose Call settings. 2 Touch Video call setting. 3 Choose the settings of your video calling. Determine whether to Use private image and select one, switch on the Mirror (so you can see yourself on screen) and select an Image size. 1 Touch , select and choose Call setting. 2 Touch Common setting. From here you can amend the settings for: Call reject - Select On or Off and choose to reject all calls, of those from specific groups, contacts or from unregistered numbers (those not in your contacts). Send my number - Choose whether your number will be displayed when you call someone. Auto redial - Choose On or Off. Answer mode - Choose whether to answer the phone using the Send key or any key. Minute minder - Select On to hear a tone every minute during a call. BT answer mode - Select Hands-free to be able to answer a call using a Bluetooth headset or select Handset to press a key on the handset to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset. Save new number - Choose Yes or No. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 22 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics 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. 2 Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the first letter of the contact you'd like to view. So, for `Home' select E-H. TIP! You can search by group by touching and selecting Search by group. This will bring up a list of all your groups. 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. 01 02 03 Adding a new contact 1 From the standby screen touch 2 3 4 04 05 06 07 08 From the main menu 1 Select Contacts. 2 Touch and enter the first few letters of 5 the contact you'd like to find using the keypad. Or select to switch to address book view and select the tab corresponding to the first letter of the name. 3 Your address book will bring up a list of the contacts corresponding to the letters you've entered. TIP! You can switch between the keypad search screen and the alphabetical address or book screen by touching the icon in the top right corner of the screen. 6 7 8 9 and select Contacts. Select Add new. Choose whether to save the contact to your Handset or USIM. 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. Enter up to five different numbers and assign a type for each. Choose from Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Fax, VT and General. Touch OK. Add up to two email addresses. Assign the contact to a group. Choose from No group, Family, Friends, Colleagues, School or VIP. You can also add a Homepage, Home address, Company name, Job title, Company address and a Memo. Touch Save to save the contact. TIP! You can create customised groups for your contacts, see Creating a group on page 24. The basics 23 Contacts 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 2 Press Searching for a contact on page 23. to open the list of options. From here you can: Edit - Change any of the contact's details. 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 26 for details on how to send messages. 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. Make a voice call - Call the contact. Make a video call - Video call the contact. Save to USIM/Handset - Choose to move or copy to the USIM card or handset (depending on where you originally saved the contact). Delete - Delete the contact. Touch Yes if you are sure. Add new contact - You can add new entry. Mark/Unmark - You can select one or more contacts for multiple deletion. Search by group - You can search the entry by group. Creating a group 1 From the standby screen touch 2 3 4 5 and select Contacts. Select Groups and touch . Select Add new group. Enter a name for your new group. 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 and touching . Choose to Add a member to the group from your contacts, assign a Group ringtone, Rename the group or Delete a group. 24 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics Changing your contact settings You can adapt your contact settings so that your address book works in the way you prefer. 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 Contacts. 2 Select Settings. From here you can adjust the following settings: Display data - Choose whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & USIM, Handset only or USIM only. You can also select to show the first name or last name of a contact first. Synchronise contacts - Connect to your server to synchronise your contacts. See Synchronising your contacts on page 73. 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, e.g. if you move a contact from the USIM to the handset it will be deleted from the USIM memory. Backup contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone's information on page 72. Restore contacts - See Backing up and restoring your phone's information on page 72. Clear contacts - Delete all your contacts. Touch Yes if you are sure you want to wipe your address book. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Viewing information 1 From the standby screen touch and select Contacts. 2 Select Infomation. 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 Add and enter all your details as you would for any contact. Touch Save to finish. The basics 25 Messaging Messaging Your KU990 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 Messaging. 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. Entering text There are four ways to enter text: T9 predictive, Abc manual, Keyboard and Handwriting recognition. To switch between text entry methods touch the corresponding icon at the top of the screen. Handwriting recognition - Choose Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-Box T9 predictive text - Touch to turn on T9 predictive text then select T9 abc, T9 Abc or 123. Abc manual - Choose Abc, ABC or 123 To use the keyboard, touch and select keyboard from the drop down menu. Use to scroll through the different keyboard types in each text entry mode (for example, capitals or lowercase). To enter a space touch 0. To change between upper, lower and title case press . Sending a message 1 Touch 2 3 4 5 then choose Create new message. Choose Message to send an SMS or MMS. Or to send an email, choose Email. See page 29 for details. A new SMS will open. Touch , or then Insert, to add an image, video, sound or symbol. Touch Send. Enter the phone number or touch Contacts to open your contacts list. You can add multiple contacts. Note: You can add a whole group members using Group Msg option. Touch and select Group Msg. WARNING: You will be charged per 160 character text message for each person that you send the message to. 26 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics To delete a character use the C hard key below the screen. To enter a symbol touch . Keyboard In Keyboard mode the screen flips to landscape and a full qwerty keyboard appears on screen. Simply touch each letter to write your message and press: to switch to upper case to add a space 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 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 recognise the word once all the letters are entered. For example, press 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 4, 6, 6, 3 to write `telephone'. If the word you want doesn't appear, touch or Spell. If you touch Spell you can then enter the word using Abc manual mode and your word or name will be added to the dictionary. Handwriting recognition In Handwriting mode you simply write on screen and your KU990 will convert your handwriting into your message. Select Screen or Box depending on your preferred view. WARNING: You may find it easier to use a stylus in this mode, please remember to press lightly to protect your screen from damage. 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. The basics 27 Messaging Setting up your email You can stay in touch on the move using email on your KU990. It's quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email account. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 2 3 4 Touch then select Settings. Touch Email then Email accounts. Open and touch Add new. You can now choose how your account works: Title - Enter a name for this account. My name - Enter your name. Username - Enter the account's username. Password - Enter the account's password. Email address - Enter the account's email address. Reply email address - Enter the `reply to' email address. Outgoing mail server - Enter the account's details. Incoming mail server - Enter the account's details. Maximum receive size - Choose the size limit of your emails, the maximum is 1MB. Mailbox type - Enter the mailbox type, POP3 or IMAP4. Save to server - Choose whether to save your emails to the server. For IMAP4 accounts copies are always saved. Save sent mail into - Choose where to save your IMAP4 emails. For POP3 accounts copies are always saved on the phone. Access point - Choose your Internet access point. Press to use a preset access point. Auto retrieve - Choose whether to fetch your new emails automatically. Advanced settings - Choose whether to use the advanced settings. SMTP port number - Normally, this will be 25. Incoming server port - Normally, this is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for IMAP4 accounts. SMTP authentication - Choose the security settings for the outgoing mail server SMTP username - Enter the SMTP username. SMTP password - Enter the SMTP password. 28 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics APOP secure login - Choose to activate APOP secure login for a POP3 account. IMAP4 accounts are always set to off. Now your account is set up, it will appear in the list of accounts in your Email folder. Sending an email using your new account 1 Touch 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Retrieving your email You can automatically or manually check your account for new email. See `Change your email settings' to check automatically. To check manually: 1 Touch then Email. 2 Touch the account you want to use then chose Create new message. 2 Choose Email and a new email will open. 3 Use the tabs and to enter the recipients address and write your message. Use the Files tab to attach images, videos, sounds or other file types. 4 Touch Send and your email will be sent. TIP! You can email Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents to your KU990 so you can review them on the move. then . 3 Choose Retrieve and your KU990 will connect to your email account and retrieve your new messages. The basics 29 Messaging Changing your email settings You can adapt your email settings so that it works in the way you prefer. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, 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 open Settings. 2 Touch Email then Email accounts and 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 KU990, it's fairly self-explanatory. Inbox - All the messsages you receive are placed into your inbox. From here you can reply, forward and more, see below for details. 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 send are placed into your Sent items folder. 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. Retrieve interval - Choose how often your KU990 checks for new email messages. Include message in Fwd. & Reply - Choose to include the original message or not. Include attachment - Choose to include the original attachment. Auto Retrieval in Roaming - Choose to auto retrieve your messages when abroad, or stop auto retrieval. New Email noti. Info - Choose whether to be alerted to new emails. 30 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics Managing your messages You can use your Inbox to manage your messages. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. 1 Touch 2 Touch Message information - See additional information for the message, for example, the time it was sent. If you see the message No space for USIM message you should delete some messages from your inbox. If you see the message No space for messages you can delete either messages or saved files to create space. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 then Inbox. and then choose to: Reply to - Send a reply to the selected message. Forward - Send the selected message on to another person. Make voice call - Call the person who sent you the message. Make video call - Make a video call to the person who sent you the message. Delete - Delete the message. Create new message - Open a new, blank message or email. Copy - Save a copy of the message to your phone. Move - Move the message to your phone. Filter - View your message by type. This will group SMS separately from MMS. Mark/Unmark - Mark your messages for multiple deletion. The basics 31 Messaging 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. 2 Choose Text templates or Multimedia Changing your text message settings Your KU990 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. If you'd like to change the settings, see below for more information. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. templates. You can then touch to Add new, Edit, Delete or Delete all templates. Using emoticons Liven up your messages using emoticons. You'll find some commonly used emoticons already on your phone. 1 Touch 2 Touch Touch then choose Settings then Text message. You can make changes to: Text message centre - Enter the details for your message centre. Delivery report - Choose to receive confirmation that your message was delivered. Validity period - Choose how long your message is 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 message and therefore data charges. Send long text as - Choose to send as Multiple SMS or as an MMS. then choose Emoticons. to Add new, Edit, Delete or Delete all emoticons. 32 LG KU990 | User Guide The basics Changing your multimedia message settings Your KU990 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. If you'd like to change the settings, see below for more information. TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your finger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Creation mode - Choose your message mode. Delivery time - Deliver your message at a specific time. Multi msg. centre - Enter the details for your message centre. Note: See page 30 for details on how to change your email settings. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Changing your other settings Touch then choose Settings then: Voicemail - Option(LSK) is not present in phone but Add(CSK) for adding Voicemail service or contact your network operator for more information on the service they provide. Service message - Choose to receive or block service messages. You can also set your message security by creating trusted and untrusted lists of senders. Info service - Choose your reception status, language and other settings. Touch then choose Settings then Multimedia message. You can make changes to: Retrieval mode - Choose Home or Roaming network. If you then choose Manual you will receive only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to download them in full. Delivery report - Choose to allow and/or request a delivery report. Read reply - Choose to allow and/or send a read reply. Priority - Choose the priority level of your MMS. Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at the message centre. Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on screen. The basics 33 Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Move the camera mode switch to . 2 Press the capture button. The camera's After you've taken your photo Your captured photo will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with four icons down the right side. viewfinder will appear on screen. 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point 4 5 6 7 the lens towards the subject of the photo. Slightly press the capture button, a focus box will appear in the centre of the viewfinder screen. Position the phone so you can see the subject of your photo in the focus box. When the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your subject. Press the capture button fully. Touch to take another photo straightaway. Your current photo will be saved. Touch to delete the photo you have just taken and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear. Touch to set the photo you have just taken as your wallpaper. Touch to send the photo as an MMS, Email or via Bluetooth. You can also blog the photo. See page 26 for Sending a message, page 82 for Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth. TIP! Move the camera mode switch to to open the photo gallery. See page 41, Viewing your saved photos, for details. 34 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Getting to know the viewfinder Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the jog wheel around the lens. Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings on page 39 for details. Camera mode - Camera mode is selected. Flash status Macro on/off Flash - See Using the flash on page 36. Quick settings Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast on page 37. Shot type - See Choosing a shot type on page 37. Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen. Saving to handset memory/extendable memory Image quality Image size ISO value TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfinder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfinder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Get creative 35 Camera Using the flash The flash is set to Auto as default, but there are other options. 1 Select 5 The flash icon in the viewfinder will change according to your new flash mode. Note: Whenever you exit the camera, the flash setting will revert to the default off mode. You'll need to switch the flash back on if you still need it when you reopen the camera. TIP! In camera mode the unlock/lock button functions as an Image Stabilizer mechanism. The Image Stabilizer compensates for small movements the camera makes when you're shooting a picture. This is useful when you're taking photos without the flash, as the exposure is longer and therefore the camera will pick up on small movements. from the top right corner of the viewfinder to enter the flash sub-menu. 2 There are three flash options: Auto - Your camera will assess the lighting needed to take a good picture and use the flash as necessary. Red-eye reduction - The camera will flash twice in order to reduce red eye. Always off - The camera will never flash. This is useful if you want to save battery power. 3 Touch the flash option you'd like to use. 4 When you've made your selection the flash menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. Using the quick settings to open the quick settings options. These include various options for taking photos at night (e.g. Night or Party), for landscape or portrait photography or to photograph moving subjects (e.g. Sport mode). Select High Sensitive for a more luminescent photo. 2 Touch the preset quick setting which best suits the conditions. 3 Take your photo. 1 Touch 36 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Adjusting the contrast Contrast defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper. . 2 Slide the contrast indicator along the bar, towards for a lower contrast, hazier image or towards for a higher contrast, sharper image. 1 Touch Frame - Choose from one of the fun frames to transform your friend into a pirate or just decorate their surroundings. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Choosing a shot type 1 Touch to open the available shot types. 2 Choose from the four options: Normal shot -This is the default shot type, the photo will be taken in the normal way, as outlined in taking a quick photo. Continuous - This enables you to take nine shots automatically in very quick succession. See Using continuous shot mode on page 38 for details. Panorama - This shot type is great for taking a photo of a large group of people or for capturing a panoramic view. See Taking a panoramic shot on page 38 for more details. Get creative 37 Camera Using continuous shot mode Continuous shot mode is great for taking photos of moving objects or at sporting events. 1 Touch 2 Taking a panoramic shot Capture life as it appears using panoramic shot. The camera will let you take three photo's, all aligned, and combine them into one image so that your wide angle view becomes a panoramic photo. 1 Touch 3 4 5 to open the available shot types and select Continuous. Position the subject in the viewfinder and press the capture button as you would to take a normal photo. The camera will take nine shots in quick succession and display the first with nine thumbnails shown on the left side of the screen. You can save one of the nine shots. Select the one you want to keep by touching the thumbnail: once to view and touch Save to save. A tick will appear next to the image thumbnail. Touch Save to exit. to open the available shot types and select Panorama. 2 Take the first photo as normal. A ghosted version of the right side of the image will appear in the viewfinder. 3 When you take the second and third photo, line the ghost of the previous image up with the image in the viewfinder. 4 In the photo gallery, the photos will be saved as three separate images and one panoramic image. Note: Due to the image size the panoramic photo will appear slightly distorted in the Gallery view. Touch it twice to view it properly. 38 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options. ISO - ISO determines the sensitivity of the camera's light sensor. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the camera will be. This is useful in darker conditions when the flash can't be used. Choose an ISO value from Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 or ISO 800. Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you're taking. See Choosing a colour tone on page 40. Self-timer - The self-timer allows you to set a delay after the capture button is pressed. Choose from 3 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Great for that group photo you want to be part of. Zoom - Choose a zoom to apply to the photo you're taking. Macro - Macro mode allows you to take extreme close-ups. If you are trying to take a close-up shot but the focus box remains red, try turning the macro mode on. Shutter sound - Select one of the three shutter sounds. Focus - Select the way of focus. Switch camera - For self portraits, switch to the LG KU990's inner camera. See Using the inner camera on page 41 for details. Memory in use - Choose whether to save your photos to the Handset memory or to the External memory. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Image size - Change the size of the photo to save on memory space or take a picture preset to the correct size for contact. See Changing the image size on page 40. Image quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality the sharper a photo will be but the file size will increase as a result, which means you'll be able to store fewer photos in your memory. White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your photos 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. Get creative 39 Camera Note: Always touch Save after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you've made. TIP! When you exit the camera all your settings will return to default, except image size and image quality. Any non-default settings you require will need to be reset, for example colour tone and ISO. Check them before you shoot your next photo. TIP! The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you'll be able to see the image change in preview behind the settings menu. Remember to touch Save before exiting to apply any changes. 3 Select a pixel value from the six numerical options (5M: 2592x1944, 3M: 2048x1536, 2M: 1600x1200, 1M: 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240) or choose the preset: Contacts - This sets up the camera to take a photo the perfect size to be added to a phone contact. 4 Select the size option you'd like to use and touch Save to implement your changes. The settings menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. Choosing a colour tone 1 From the viewfinder touch 2 3 Changing the image size The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more of your memory. If you want to fit more pictures on to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller. 1 From the viewfinder touch 4 5 in the bottom left corner. 2 Select from the settings menu. in the bottom left corner. Select from the settings menu. There are five colour tone options, Normal (colour), Black & White, Negative, Sepia or Emboss. Touch the colour tone you'd like to use and select Save. When you've made your selection the colour tone menu will automatically close, ready for you to take your picture. TIP! You can change a photo taken in colour to black and white or sepia after it's taken but you cannot change a picture taken in black and white or sepia back to colour. 40 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Using the inner camera Your LG KU990 has a 640x480 inner camera, not just for video calling but for taking pictures too. 1 To switch to the inner camera touch 01 02 03 04 3 Touch the photo you want to view once to then select . 2 After a few seconds you'll see yourself in the viewfinder. To capture the image press the capture button as normal. TIP! The inner camera has fewer settings as it has no flash or ISO. You can still alter the image size, image quality, white balance and colour in the same way as when tone by touching using the main camera. 3 After you've taken the photo you'll be 05 06 07 08 bring it to the front of the gallery. 4 Touch the photo a second time to open it fully. Viewing the details of a photo 1 Touch the photo to bring it to the front offered all the same options as are available for an image taken with the main camera. 4 To return to the main camera touch and then . of the gallery screen. icon in the bottom right corner of the photo. 3 The photo will flip over to reveal its name, the date it was taken, its size (in kilobytes and pixels) and the image type (e.g. jpeg). 2 Touch the Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photo's from within the camera mode and from the standby screen. From within the camera you simply move the camera mode switch to , whilst from the standby screen you should move the camera mode switch to and then press the capture button. 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. Get creative 4 Touch to close the details and view the photo. 41 Video camera Shooting a quick video 1 Move the camera mode switch to 2 Press the capture button. The video After you've shot your video . A still image representing your captured video will appear on screen. The name of the image runs along the bottom of the screen together with three icons down the right side. camera's viewfinder will appear on screen. 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video. 4 Press the capture button once to start recording. 5 REC will appear at the top of the viewfinder and a timer at the bottom showing the length of your video. 6 To pause the video touch and resume by selecting . 7 Touch on screen or press the capture button a second time to stop recording. Touch to shoot another video straight away. Your current video will be saved. Touch to delete the video you have just made and confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear. Touch to send the video as an MMS, Email or via Bluetooth. And you can also upload the video on YouTube. See page 26 for Sending messages, or page 82 for Sending and receiving your files using Bluetooth. 42 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative TIP! Move the camera mode switch to to open the gallery. See page 48, Viewing your photos and videos, for details. Getting to know the viewfinder 01 Zoom - Touch to zoom in or to zoom out. Alternatively you can use the jog wheel around the lens. Video mode - Video mode is selected. Image size Saving to handset memory/ External memory 120fps - Smaller image size with Quad Speed Playback, capturing the action at an impressive 120 frames per second. Playback is at 15 frames per second for the best view in the house. Great for capturing high speed action. Camera mode Contrast - See Adjusting the contrast on page 44. Back - Touch here to return to the standby screen. Settings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings on page 44 for details. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfinder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfinder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. Get creative 43 Video camera Adjusting the contrast Contrast defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper. 1 Touch . Image quality - Choose between Super fine, Fine and Normal. The finer the quality the sharper a video will be, but the file size will increase as a result, which means you'll be able to store fewer videos in the phone's memory. Duration - Set a duration limit for your video. Choose Normal or MMS to limit the size to be able to send the video as an MMS. TIP! If you choose MMS duration, try choosing a lower image quality to enable you to shoot a longer video. 2 Slide the contrast indicator along the bar, towards for a lower contrast, hazier image, or towards for a higher contrast, sharper image. Using the advanced settings From the viewfinder touch advanced settings options. to open all the Zoom - Choose a zoom to apply to the photo you're taking. Mute - Choose Mute to record a video without sound. White balance - The white balance ensures that any white in your videos 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. Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the video you're taking. See Choosing a colour tone on page 46. Image size - Change the size of the video to save on memory. See Changing the video image size on page 45. 44 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Switch camera - Switch to your LG KU990's inner camera to record a video of yourself. See Using the inner video camera on page 46 for details. Memory in use - Choose whether to save your videos to the Handset memory or to the External memory. Note: Always touch Save after selecting a new setting to implement the changes you've made. TIP! When you exit the video camera all your settings will return to default, except image size and image quality. Any non-default settings you require will need to be reset, for example colour tone and white balance. Check them before you shoot your next video. TIP! The settings menu is superimposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you'll be able to see the image change in preview behind the settings menu. Remember to touch Save before exiting to apply any changes. Changing the video image size The more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more memory. If you want to fit more videos onto your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size smaller. 1 From the viewfinder touch 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 in the bottom left corner. 2 Select from the settings menu. 3 Select a pixel value from the six options: 640x384(W) - The highest quality widescreen option. 400x240(W) - This is also widescreen, but of a lower resolution. 640x480 - Standard sized VGA. This option is of the highest resolution but not widescreen. 320x240 - Smaller image size, therefore smaller file size. Great for saving on memory space. 176x144 - Smallest image size and therefore smaller file size. Get creative 45 Video camera 4 Select the size option you'd like to use and touch Save to implement your changes. The settings menu will automatically close, ready for you to shoot your video. Note: When you view your videos, playback speed is 30 frames per second, with the exception of 120 fps where playback is at 15 frames per second.. WARNING: The great editing software on your LG KU990 is compatible with all video types except 640X384 and 640x480. Don't record in this format if you plan to edit your video. TIP! For video format conversion software, see the CD which you received with your KU990. TIP! You can change a video shot in colour to black and white or sepia after it's taken, but you cannot change a video shot in black and white or sepia back to colour. Using the inner video camera Your LG KU990 has a 320x240 inner camera, not just for video calling but for recording videos too. 1 To switch to the inner camera touch then select . 2 After a few seconds you'll see yourself in Choosing a colour tone 1 From the viewfinder touch 2 3 4 5 in the bottom left corner. Select from the settings menu. There are five colour tone options, Normal (colour), Black & White, Negative, Sepia or Emboss. Touch the colour tone you'd like to use and select Save. When you've made your selection the colour tone menu will automatically close, ready for you to shoot your video. the viewfinder. To start recording the image press the capture button as normal, press a second time to stop recording. 3 After you've shot the video you'll be offered all the same options as are available for a video shot using the main camera. 4 To return to the main camera touch and then . TIP! You can still alter the image size, image quality, duration, mute, white balance, colour in the tone and the memory by touching same way as when using the main camera. 46 LG KU990 | User Guide Get creative Watching your saved videos 1 Move the camera mode switch to