User manual PANTECH G500

CHARACTERISTIC SPECIFICATION Display Dual clamshell TFT LCD both Main&Sub. Main LCD : 260,000 TFT Color Display (128 X 160) Sub LCD : 260,000 TFT Color Display (128 X 128) Melody 64 Polyphonic Ringtone Camera High Resolution Built-in Camera (310K Pixels) Dimension & Weight 85*41*22mm with Slim Battery 90g with Slim Battery Performance Talk time: up to 210minutes (with 780 mAh Battery) Standby time:up to 200 hours (with 780 mAh Battery) Operating Frequency GSM 900MHz / DCS 1800MHz Dual Band Some of the contents in this User Manual would differ from that in your phone. It may differ depending on the S/W version and the network provider you subscribed to. 1 CAUTION Please check and follow simple guidelines below for your safety and proper operation of the phone. CAUTION MEDICAL DEVICES Switch the phone off in hospitals. Follow any regulations or rules of the hospital. Switch the phone off to avoid interference with pacemaker, or even other medical devices. Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device if you have any questions about using the phone in hospital. ANTENNA Using unapproved antenna can cause severe damage or malfunction to the phone. TRAFFIC SAFETY Firstly, check and make sure you are aware of the traffic regulations related to the wireless phone use. Don't use a hand-held phone while driving a vehicle. If you want to use the phone while driving, please install a car kit. ELECTRONIC DEVICES RF(Radio Frequency) signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic devices. HANDS-FREE KITS Do not install the hands-free kits in the area over the air bag, in the air bag deployment area, or in the area where serious injury could result. PUBLIC PLACE Do not turn on the phone in the area where wireless phone use is prohibited. BOARDING AN AIRCRAFT Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft. The use of wireless telephones in an aircraft may be dangerous to the operation of the aircraft. EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES Switch off your phone in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Do not separate battery from the phone in a potentially explosive atmosphere. 2 3 CAUTION USER GUIDE If the phone does not work properly, take it to the nearest qualified service facility. Always use only approved accessories and batteries. Do not connect incompatible devices. RF(Radio Frequency) from the phone can affect to the human body, so avoid prolonged exposure to RF. Remember to make backup copies of important data, such as phonebook, etc. CAUTION PROPER USAGE Use the phone only in its normal operating positions. Don`t touch or bend the antenna unnecessarily while you are calling. It may degrade the call quality and eventually limit the battery's performance. Do not attempt to disassemble the phone. Non-expert handling may cause damages. Use only the supplied or approved batteries, chargers and accessories with this phone model. The use of any unauthorized items may invalidate the warranty. EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the limits of exposure to RF energy recommended by independent scientific organizations through evaluation of scientific studies. Use only batteries, chargers and accessories approved by the authorized manufacturer . The use of unauthorized items can not guarantee the permitted guidelines, and also can not ensure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHARACTERISTIC SPECIFICATION ................................................................1 CAUTION...........................................................................................................2 TABLE OF CONTENTS .....................................................................................6 PACKING ITEMS.............................................................................................10 HANDSET DESCRIPTION...............................................................................11 INTERNAL LCD(MAIN LCD)...........................................................................12 Main LCD Display..................................................................................................12 TABLE OF CONTENTS CALL LOGS .....................................................................................................46 Received calls........................................................................................................46 Dialed calls ............................................................................................................47 Missed calls ...........................................................................................................47 Clear logs...............................................................................................................48 Call Info..................................................................................................................48 GPRS Info ..............................................................................................................51 SUB-LCD MENU OPTIONS............................................................................13 FUNCTION KEYS............................................................................................15 Function keys ........................................................................................................15 SOUND............................................................................................................54 Ringing Settings....................................................................................................52 Message alert ........................................................................................................54 Key Tone................................................................................................................55 Flip open tone .......................................................................................................56 Sound effect ..........................................................................................................57 INSTALLING SIM CARD.................................................................................16 USING THE BATTERY....................................................................................17 Installing the battery ...........................................................................................17 Removing the battery .........................................................................................17 SETTINGS .......................................................................................................58 Display ...................................................................................................................58 Date&Time.............................................................................................................63 Language ...............................................................................................................65 Reset setting..........................................................................................................65 Information............................................................................................................66 Auto power alarm .................................................................................................67 CHARGE THE BATTERY.................................................................................18 GETTING STARTED ...................................................................... 19 TURN ON/OFF THE PHONE POWER.............................................................20 Turn on the phone power ....................................................................................20 MAKE A CALL.................................................................................................21 END A CALL....................................................................................................22 ANSWER A CALL ...........................................................................................22 ADJUST THE EARPIECE VOLUME................................................................23 BROWSE MAIN MENU ..................................................................................23 TYPE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON HANDSET ..........................................24 NET SERVICES ...............................................................................................68 Divert calls .............................................................................................................68 Call Settings ..........................................................................................................71 Network setting.....................................................................................................73 Security settings ...................................................................................................75 ORGANIZER....................................................................................................81 Alarm .....................................................................................................................81 Scheduler...............................................................................................................83 Memo.....................................................................................................................86 Calculator...............................................................................................................87 Converter ...............................................................................................................88 Stop Watch ............................................................................................................89 BASIC CALL FUNCTIONS............................................................. 25 SPEED DIALING..............................................................................................26 MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL................................................................26 MISSED CALL MESSAGE ..............................................................................27 PHONEBOOK SHORTCUT .............................................................................28 LAST NUMBER DIALED (RECEIVED, MISSED) ............................................28 INCOMING CALL WAITING ...........................................................................29 DURING CALL OPTIONS ...............................................................................30 HOW TO USE T9 ............................................................................................31 FUN&TOOLS ..................................................................................................90 Game......................................................................................................................90 Downloaded ..........................................................................................................91 Voice record ..........................................................................................................95 Wap ........................................................................................................................96 Camera.................................................................................................................101 Memory info........................................................................................................104 MENU FUNCTIONS ...................................................................... 33 MESSAGES.....................................................................................................34 SMS/EMS...............................................................................................................34 MMS.......................................................................................................................40 VOICEMAIL ............................................................................................................44 CELL BROADCASTS .............................................................................................45 STK ................................................................................................................105 HOT KEY .......................................................................................................105 PHONEBOOK ................................................................................................106 SEARCH NAME ...................................................................................................106 6 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Search group.......................................................................................................106 Search speed.......................................................................................................107 Photo search........................................................................................................108 Add new name ....................................................................................................108 Speed dial list......................................................................................................109 Settings................................................................................................................110 MEMO HOT FOLDER ...............................................................................................111 APPENDIX.................................................................................... 112 CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................113 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................114 USING THE BATTERIES...............................................................................117 SAFETY INFORMATION ..............................................................................118 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................118 ELECTRONIC DEVICES ................................................................................119 EMERGENCY CALLS....................................................................................120 8 9 PACKING ITEMS The package items may differ from the ones shown below. The items depend on the service provider's specification, and the picture below is for user reference only. HANDSET DESCRIPTION Earpiece Sub display LCD display Function keys Batteries(Standard&Extended) Alphanumeric keys Microphone Charging Connetor / Cable Connector Camera & Flash Handset Camera & Flash key User manual Antenna Travel Adaptor Ear-Microphone 10 Ear-microphone Side keys 11 MAIN LCD There are two LCD displays (Main and Sub). The line at the top of the display is for icons showing the status of the mobile phone. MAIN LCD This icon will appear when you receive voice mail. Voice mail Etiquette mode This icon will be appear when you press and hold the [ key. Main LCD Display Icons are displayed when specific functions are active or when you have received a message. The figure above shows the list of all possible icons and threir position. Screen status, display and function For the description of each icons, please refer to the table below Signal strength This icon shows the radio signal strength. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. This icon will appear when ring type is "Vibration" and in Vibration Etiquette mode . Alarm Roaming Battery Earmicrophone Telephone lock MMS full MMS Message In use No calls Divert calls Ringing tone Vib+Melody GPRS WAP GPRS WAP security 12 This icon will indicate alarm set. This icon will appear when roaming service is applied. This indicates the remaining power of the battery. This icon will appear when your phone is connected to earmicrophone This icon will appear when you press and hold the [ This icon will appear when your MMS box is full. This icon will appear when unread MMS exists in your phone. This icon will appear when unread message exists in your phone. This icon indicates call active state. This icon will appear while you're connecting WAP CSD. This icon will appear when you divert calls. This icon will appear when ring type is "Ringing tone". This icon will appear when ring type is "Vib+Melody". This icon will appear when you insert SIM card and when your phone is in service area. This icon will appear when your phone is connected to WAP GPRS. This icon will appear overlapped with 'WAP GPRS' icon when you connect 'WAP GPRS security'. This icon will appear overlapped with 'In use' icon when you connect 'WAP CSD'. ]key. ] SUB-LCD MENU OPTIONS You can access certain menus without opening the phone. The following sections describe the options in the sub-LCD menu and their functions respectively. Accessing the sub-LCD menu In standby mode with the phone closed, press and hold [ ] key to enter the sub-LCD menu screen. Press [ ] /[ ] keys to browse between the functions in the screen, then press [ ] key to select and enter. Press and hold [ ] key if you want to return to standby mode. Recent Call With this function, you can check the list of all recent calls and make calls to these numbers while using hands-free kit. (1). Scroll to "Recent Call" and press [ ] key. (2). Scroll to the Recent Call number which you want to check. By pressing the headset button of the handsfree kit, you can make a call to the selected number. SMS Inbox With this function, you can check the received SMS messages. 1).Scroll to "SMS Inbox" and press [ ]key. 2).Scroll to the message which you want to check and Press [ ]key. 13 SUB-LCD MENU OPTIONS Flash On Our Phone provides you with a unique option to use the camera flash as an emergency light. (1). On standby mode, press and hold [ (2). Release the key to turn off the flash. ] key to turn on the flash FUNCTION KEYS There are function keys, which have one or more features. Following table shows list of function keys. Function keys Key Icon Name Key Function Press this key to make a call,or answer incoming call. Press this key once to retrieve the list of All Calls(recently dialed, received, and missed call numbers) Press this key to end a call. Press this key to return to standby state. (Cancel, Exit). Press and hold this key to turn the phone on or off. Use this key to confirm the selected function or menu on the display. Press this key to enter menu. When pressed, the menu will be displayed on the screen. Press this key to delete a single letter and press and hold this key to clear a line. Press this key to return to the previous screen. Press these keys to move the cursor up/down or left/right in menu or in list. During a call, press `up' key to see recently received call list and press `down' key to see missed call list. These keys may act as shortcut keys by which you can easily access Phonebook, Sound Setting, Messages and WAP browser. SEND KEY END KEY OK KEY MENU KEY CLEAR KEY NAVIGATION KEYS with shortcut keys to WAP, Sound setting, Message and Phonebook SIDE UP and DOWN Press these keys to adjust the phone speaker volume during a call KEYS When in sleep mode with the phone closed, press one of these keys(or camera key) to activate the sub-LCD display. Press the key to take pictures of people or events CAMERA KEY while on the move. 14 15 INSTALLING SIM CARD Follow the steps below for the first time use; Install the SIM card When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details (PIN, optional services available and so on). 1) If necessary, switch off the phone by holding down [ ] key until the powering down message is displayed. 2) Make sure the battery is removed. 3) Clear the SIM slot, and place the SIM card into slot in the direction of the arrow. 4) If you want to remove the SIM card, push it in the opposite direction of the arrow. USING THE BATTERY Installing the battery (1)Insert the bottom of battery into the groove at the bottom of the handset. Then (2)press in the top of the battery until it snaps. Removing the battery Push the tab (1)with one hand and lift the top of the battery (2) to separate. The battery must be correctly placed in the battery compartment. If battery is incorrectly inserted, the handset will not turn on or the battery may slip out during use. 16 17 CHARGING THE BATTERY Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A travel adapter is provided with your phone. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local PANTECH dealer for further details. The phone can be used while the battery is charging. To Charge, make sure the battery is in position on the phone. Plug the charging connector into the slot at the bottom side of the phone, and plug the adaptor to a standard AC wall outlet. When charging is finished, disconnect the adapter by pressing the gray tabs at the side of the connector and pulling against the slot. Also, disconnect the adaptor from the AC wall outlet. GETTING STARTED Turn on/off the phone power Make a call End a call Answer a call Adjust the earpiece volume Browse main menu Type numbers and letters on handset 18 19 TURN ON THE PHONE POWER Turn on the phone power Press and hold the [ ] key for 3 seconds to turn the phone power on.(Do the same to turn off the power) If the handset is in the lock mode, enter your 4 digit secret number. (Initially, "1234" for SIM lock code, "1234" for handset lockcode.) MAKE A CALL Make sure the phone power is on. Insert SIM card into the SIM slot if "Insert SIM card" message is shown. Enter your PIN1(Maximum up to 8 digits) to unlock handset (if applicable). After the PIN is accepted, network search will start automatically. When you press the wrong number, press [ ] key to delete.(Press and hold to delete all) In the idle mode, dial the phone number with area code. Then press [ ]key to make a call. When you'd like to make an international call, press and hold[ ]key until "+" sign appears. Then dial national code, area code and telephone number. With long press [ ]key, you can add `P' pause symbol. If the number you want to call has an extension number, use this key between the main number and the ext. number to call directly to the extension. 20 21 END A CALL Press [ ]key to end or cancel a call ADJUST THE EARPIECE VOLUME When you are speaking with your phone, press the volume adjustment keys on the side of the phone to adjust earpiece volume. Seven levels of volume are available for your selection. ANSWER A CALL When the phone rings or vibrates,the screen will display the name or the number of the caller (If the network you subscribe to supports this). The display of name is dependent on the data in the Phone book. Press [ ]key to answer a call in normal answering mode option. With the Any Key option, you could answer a call by pressing any key except [ ]key. BROWSE MAIN MENU Press [ ]key to enter main menu in standby mode. Press [ ]key to exit menu to standby screen. With navigation keys, [ ][ ]and[ ][ ], you can browse among menu items. To make a decision or answer the question, press [ ]key as YES, or [ ]key as NO. 22 23 TYPE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON HANDSET To enter number, press the number keypad, as you want. To enter letters into handset, you can either be in `T9' mode or in Multi-tab mode (e.g.Phone book, Message). Letter can be erased by pressing [ ]key. BASIC CALL FUNCTIONS Speed Dialing Make an international call Missed call message Phonebook shortcut Last number dialed (received, missed) Incoming call waiting During call options 24 25 SPEED DIALING You can retrieve and call the desired number by pressing and holding the number of the phonebook in which you saved the number to call. For instance, if the number is saved in the Phonebook number 5, press and hold [ ] key to make a call. (For more details, please refer to "HOT KEY/Phonebook" page) MISSED CALL MESSAGE If for any reason, an incoming call cannot be answered, a missed call message will appear on the screen to remind you of the call you missed (Network and subscription dependent feature, not available in all areas). To reply to the missed call, first press [ ]key, then press [ ] [ ]key to select the number you want to reply to and press [ ]key to dial it. MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL CALL Firstly, press and hold [ ] key until `+' shows up on the display or enter the outgoing national code. Then enter the number you want to call. 26 27 PHONEBOOK SHORTCUT Under standby mode, you can press the [ ]key to enter the Phone book and browse the sub menu entries. INCOMING CALL WAITING (This is the Network and subscription dependent feature.) Please check with your Network provider before using this function) When a call comes in, you can press [ ] keys to enter the call options. 1. Answer 2. Reject 3. I am busy LAST NUMBER DIALED/RECEIVED/MISSED Press [ numbers. Press [ Press [ ]key to access the list of latest dialed/ received /missed ][ ]Key to scroll through the last dialed numbers. ]key to send the call if the number shown is correct. If another call comes in while you are on the phone, you can: Press [ ]key to reject the incoming call. Press [ ]key to hold on the active call and connect to the incoming call. 28 29 DURING CALL OPTIONS When you are on a telephone call, you can press [ ]keys to enter the call options. 1. Phonebook 2. Messages 3. Volume 4. Hold 5. End current 6. Mute on 7. DTMF on/off 8. Multi-party HOW TO USE T9 Key T9 Number T9 English Multitap 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next candidate ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ Smart punctuation T9Number OPR (SPACE) Shift-Caps LOCK T9 Emoticon Each function is described as follows in detail. Phonebook - You can look through the phonebook. Message - You can read and write SMS/EMS and check Voicemail. Volume - You can adjust the phone speaker volume. Hold - This function allows you to put a currently active call on hold, so that you can initiate a new call. End current - You can end a current call by selecting this function. Mute - When you want no sound to be heard by your caller during a call, you can choose the Mute function to do so. DTMF on/off - This function allows you to turn DTMF tone on/off. If DTMF(Dual Tone Multi Frequency) is turned off, the recipient will not hear the key sounds while you're pressing the keys. Multi-party - You can communicate with 3 to 7 telephones simultaneously. 7 8 9 *+-/ = LONG press Smart period T9Number 0 LONG press (SPACE) OPR (SPACE) ShiftCapsLOCK T9 Emoticon # LONG press 30 31 HOW TO USE T9 T9 English The more types you enter,the more complete word you can get using T9 English editor. For example If you like to make the word, "English", then press the keys, [ ] for E, [ ] for n, [ ] for g, [ ] for l, [ ] for i, [ ] for s, and [ ] for h. If you could not find the word what you want, just press [ ] key for next possible candidates. You can switch the lowercase to the capital letter or the capital letter to one capital letter mode by pressing [ ]key. Also you can insert period by pressing key [ ]. Blank space can be added by pressing [ ]. You can shift input mode by pressing [ ] or[ ] arrow keys. Alternately, you can switch to T9 number mode by long pressing [ ]key and to T9 Symbol mode by long pressing [ ]key. Multi-tap English In this mode, you can insert special English word something like name, nickname, abbreviations and so on. T9 English has special dictionary to find and to list candidates up. As like ordinary mobile phone, you can input alphabets by pressing a key several times `til finding the character. By pressing key [ ] you can easily shift to Capitalized letter to lowercase to T9 number easily. Menu functions MENU TYPE There are three ways to access the menu. One is the main menu by pressing key, second is the shortcut menu by pressing key, and the other is the camera menu by pressing key. Messages Call logs Sound Settings Net Services Organizer Fun &Tools STK Phonebook Hot folder 32 33 MESSAGES You can send new messages, and check received messages. MESSAGES Popup menu When you read the message, in the "Inbox" or "Outbox", you can Edit, Delete, Forward, Reply or make a Voice Call by pressing [ ] key. Each option is described below. Edit - To edit incoming/outgoing messages. Delete - To delete the message. Forward - To forward the message to the desired number. Text Reply - To reply the message. Voice call - To make a call to the originated number. SMS/EMS In EMS(Enhanced Messaging Service)messages you can add pictures, animation, melodies, emoticons to a text message. ® T ® T ® T Entering the SMS/EMS menu Each option is described below. Create - To create a new SMS/EMS message. Inbox - Displays SMS/EMS messages Outbox - Displays messages waiting to be sent Archive - SMS/EMS messages stored in the phone memory. Settings - There are 3 sub-options ; Each option is described as follows in detail. Message center Allows the address (URL) of the proxy relay or MMSC to be set. Message life time Controls the lifetime of created messages (1 hour °© 6 months) Message format - (normal, fax, voicemail, ermes, nation'l paging, x.400, internet) Used space - State of SIM records (Capacity, Used records, Unread records) 34 35 MESSAGES Create Inserting an item in a text message MESSAGES Sending a text message ]key. ]key. ]key. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scroll to "Create" and press [ While writing your message press [ Select "Insert items" and press [ 1 2 3 4 Scroll to "Create" and press [ Write your message and press [ Scroll to "Send" and Press [ ]key. ]key. ]key. Now, You can select "Picture", "Animation", "Melody", "Message" or "Emoticon" as you want. And then select from"Predefined" or "Load". Select an item by using [ ]key and then press [ ] Enter the number of the recipient, You can also search for the number from the "phonebook list" by pressing [ ] key. There are two options in inserting an item. Predefined - you can load predefined items in the phone. (Except Picture and Message) Load - load form File view or Media box (Access to File system) 36 37 MESSAGES Saving message To save a text message (in the SIM) 1. After writing the message press [ ]key. 2. Select "Save" and press [ ]key. To save in Archive (In the file system in the phone memory) 1. After writing your message press [ ]key. 2. Select "Archive" and press [ ]key. 3. Select "Save" and press [ ]key. MESSAGES Saving incoming text message Incoming text messages are saved in the SIM card. When the SIM card is full, you cannot receive messages any more. In this case, a special icon is displayed alerting that the SIM card is full. Messages can be then received only by deleting one or more messages in the Inbox or by moving one or more messages to Archives. To move messages from Inbox to Archive: - Enter Inbox and select the message that needs to be moved. - Press [ ] to enter the message. - Press [ ] and select the EDIT function. - Press [ ] and Select ARCHIVE. - Press [ ] to Save message. To save objects from a text message If a message text contains embedded components (such as picture, animation, melody, message or Emoticon), you can save them to your phone memory. While you are reading a message, and when you put the cursor on the object, you can select it with [ ] key and save to the phone (File system). The objects, which you saved through the process above, can be loaded from the menu, which is menu from "insert item // Picture / Animation / melody / Message /Emoticon // Predefined / Load". Receiving a message When you received a text message,the user will be alerted to the arrival of a message by a bell sound as set by the user (no sound in case the user has selected that option) and the message received icon would be visible on the Idle screen. To read the text message Messages are saved in "Inbox" in the Message menu. Press [ ] to read the text message. To add the number of the message sender to the phonebook Enter "Inbox" and scroll to the message whose phone number's not registered to the phonebook. Press [ ] to select "Add to P-book". 38 39