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  • Page 1 Some of contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider. GT550 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Part 15.21 statement " Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. “ Part 15.105 statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Part 15 Class B Compliance

    Part 15 Class B Compliance This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 4: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Power key Turns the phone on/off. Earpiece Proximity Sensor WARNING: Moisture on the proximity sensor may cause it to malfunction. Please wipe any moisture off the sensor surface. End key • Rejects a call. • Press once to return to the home screen.
  • Page 5 Charger, Data cable • Go to the camera (USB cable) menu directly by pressing and TIP: Before holding the key. connecting the USB cable, wait until the phone has powered up and has registered on the network. LG GT550 | User Guide...

  • Page 6: Open View

    Open view Battery cover SIM card socket Battery Camera lens Memory card socket...

  • Page 7: Installing The Sim And Battery

    2 Remove the battery Hold the top edge of the battery and lift it away from the battery compartment. Do not remove WARNING: the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 8 4 Install the battery First insert the top of the battery into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the phone’s terminals. Press the bottom of the battery down until it clips into place.

  • Page 9: Charging Your Phone

    4 The moving bars of battery icon will stop after charging is complete. NOTE: The battery must be fully charged initially to improve battery lifetime. Disregard the first “Battery full” message and keep the phone on charge overnight. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 10 Menu map Touch in the home screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus by scrolling through the icons: Communication, Multimedia, Utilities and Settings. COMMUNICATION MULTIMEDIA Camera Address book Video camera Recent history Orange music Orange World Gallery Messaging...

  • Page 11: Your Home Screen

    Your home screen • Whenever your GT550 is not in use, From this screen you can access menu options, make a call, view it will return to the lock screen. the status of your phone and much more. Touch screen tips...
  • Page 12 Customising the home screen Shortcut home Contact home screen screen Widget home Multimedia home screen (active) screen Quick keys The quick keys on your home screen provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most. Touch to bring up the touch Touch to open your dialling pad, which lets contacts.

  • Page 13: Your Standby Screen

    (number of bars will EDGE in use vary) Roaming No network signal Flight mode is on Remaining battery life Bluetooth is active Battery empty BGM play New text message BGM pause New voice message Message inbox is full LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 14 Changing your Status from Using the Multitasking function the status bar Press the multitasking hard key Touch the status bar to open the to open the Multitasking Status Summary. It shows the menu. From here you can view all current Time, Network, SVC ID, the applications you have running Battery, Handset memory, External and access them with one touch.
  • Page 15 TIP! You can send a making an international call, message and search contacts press and hold by tapping TIP! Press the lock/ unlock hard key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 16 Making a call from your Answering and rejecting a contacts call 1 From the standby screen touch When your phone rings press the to open the address book. hard key or touch answer the call. 2 Enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call.
  • Page 17 For example, when dialling call visible and slide your finger centres or other automated up the screen. The list will telephone services. move up so more items become visible. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 18 Adjusting the call volume Making a second call To adjust the volume during a call, 1 During your initial call, touch use the up and down button on and select the number you the left edge of the phone. want to call. 2 Dial the number or search your Speed dialling contacts (see Making a call on...
  • Page 19 DTMF off. Received - View a list of all the numbers that have called you. Missed - View a list of all the calls you have missed. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 20 TIP! From any call log TIP! To turn off all call touch and Delete all to diverts, choose Deactivate all delete all the recorded items. from the Call divert menu. Using call barring TIP! Touch any single 1 Touch , select call log entry to view the choose date, time and duration of...
  • Page 21 From here you can amend the using the send key or any key. settings for: Minute minder - Slide the switch left to On to hear a tone every minute during a call. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 22 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. Save new number - Select Yes to save a new number. TIP! To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and slide your...
  • Page 23 TIP! The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the blank square. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 24 4 You can enter up to five Contact options different numbers per contact. There are many things you can Each entry has a preset type do when viewing a contact. Mobile, Home, Office, Pager, Here’s how to access and use the Fax, and General.
  • Page 25 TIP! You can edit an existing group by highlighting it and touching . Choose Add members to the group from your contacts, assign a Group ringtone, Rename the group or Delete a group. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 26 Changing your contact Copy - Copy your contacts settings from your USIM to your handset or from your handset You can adapt your contact to your USIM. Choose to do this settings so that your address one at a time, or all at once. If book suits your own preferences.
  • Page 27 My business card. TIP! If you’ve yet to add a business card for yourself, select My business card and enter all your details as you would for any contact. Touch Save to finish. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 28 Messaging Messaging 5 Touch T(1) at the top of the screen to enter the recipient’s Your GT550 combines SMS, MMS number, or touch the search and email into one intuitive and icon to open your address easy to use menu.
  • Page 29 4, 6, 6, 3 to write ‘telephone’. You can choose writing languages. Tap to change numbers, symbols and text keypad. to scroll through the different keyboard types in each text entry mode (for example, capitals or lowercase). LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 30 Abc manual TIP! Keyboard mode predicts In Abc mode you will see and shows what you will In Abc mode you must touch the type in next. These words key repeatedly to enter a letter. are predicted based on For example, to write ‘hello’, the sentences you have touch 4 twice, 3 twice, 5 three typed in so far.
  • Page 31 In Handwriting mode you If you select capital letter mode simply write on the screen and (ABC), letters you type will be your GT550 will convert your inserted as capital letters even handwriting into your message. if you write in small letters, and Select Screen or Box depending vice versa.
  • Page 32 Numbers Letter Strokes Numbers are written above the arrow. Number Strokes ß...
  • Page 33 Setting up your email Email address - Enter your email address. You can stay in touch on the move using email on your GT550. Password - Enter the account It’s quick and simple to set up a password. POP3 or IMAP4 email account.
  • Page 34 SMTP authentication - Turn 6 You can check and edit on SMTP authentication if the settings by selecting the outgoing server requires user account in the list. You can name and password to send also check the additional email. settings that were filled in automatically when you created Account name - Enter the the account.
  • Page 35 SMTP TLS/SSL - Choose whether to use SSL for 7 You can change your default outgoing server. email account by touching Activate. Incoming server port - Normally, this is 110 for POP3 accounts and 143 for IMAP4 accounts. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 36 TIP! You can upload 4 Choose Retrieve and your Word, Excel, PowerPoint GT550 will connect to your and PDF documents to your email account and retrieve GT550 so you can review your new messages. them on the move.
  • Page 37 Messaging Changing your email settings Retrieve interval - Choose how often your GT550 checks for You can change your email new email messages. settings according to your own Retrieve amount - Choose preferences. the number of emails to be retrieved at any one time.
  • Page 38 Managing your messages below for details. Mailbox - All the emails you receive on your GT550 will be placed in your mailbox. Drafts - If you don’t have time to finish writing a message, you can save what you’ve done so...
  • Page 39 2 Select Inbox. 3 Touch and then choose to: Delete - Delete marked messages. Create new message - Open a new blank message or email. Move to My folders - Move the marked messages to My folders. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 40 Using templates Using emoticons Create templates for the SMS Liven up your messages using and MMS messages you send emoticons. You’ll find some most frequently. You’ll find some commonly used emoticons templates already on your phone, already on your phone. you can edit these if you wish.
  • Page 41 Select Text message. You can make changes to: Text message centre - Enter the details of your message centre. Delivery report - Slide the switch left to receive confirmation that your messages have been delivered. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 42 Changing your multimedia Priority - Choose the priority level message settings of your MMS. Your GT550 message settings Validity period - Choose how long are pre-defined so that you can your message is stored at the send messages immediately. message centre.
  • Page 43 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. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 44 Camera Taking a quick photo 1 Press the key on the right side of the phone briefly. 2 The viewfinder will appear on screen. P210208_00.13.jgp 3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the Touch to move to your subject of the photo.
  • Page 45 NOTE: Image size should be TIP! You can bring up the options 640*480/ 400*240/ 320*240 to by tapping the screen. They auto use zoom. turn off after a few seconds. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 46 Choosing a shot type Adjusting the exposure 1 Touch to open the Exposure defines the difference available shot types. between light and dark (contrast) in an image. A low contrast image 2 Choose from two options: will appear foggy, whereas a high Normal shot -This is the contrast image will appear much default shot type, the photo will...
  • Page 47 See Changing the image size on page 56. Colour Effect - Choose a colour tone to apply to the photo you’re taking. See Choosing a colour effect on page 56. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 48 White balance - Choose from Other settings Auto, Incandescent, Sunny, Memory - Choose whether to Fluorescent or Cloudy. save your photos to the Handset memory or to the External Night mode - Useful to use at memory. dark place. Shutter sound - Select one of the Self-timer - The self-timer three shutter sounds.
  • Page 49 1 From the viewfinder touch in the top left corner. 4 When you’ve made your selection the colour tone menu 2 Select Size from the Preview will automatically close, ready menu. for you to take your picture. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 50 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. Viewing your saved photos 1 You can access your saved photo’s from within the camera mode.

  • Page 51: Video Camera

    3 Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the subject of the video. 4 Press the capture button once to start recording. Or press the red dot at the bottom right of the screen. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 52 After you’ve shot your video Touch to view a gallery of A still image representing your saved videos . captured video will appear on Touch to delete the video screen. The name of the video you have just made and confirm runs along the bottom of the by touching Yes.
  • Page 53 Camera mode - Touch this icon to switch to camera mode. 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. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 54 Adjusting the Exposure Using the advanced settings Exposure defines the difference From the viewfinder touch between light and dark (contrast) Settings to open all the advanced in an image. A low contrast image settings options. will appear foggy, whereas a high contrast image will appear much sharper.
  • Page 55 MMS to limit the size so that you can send the video as an MMS. View mode - Choose from Full screen or Full image. In Full screen some clipping of the image may occur. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 56 If CD you received with your you want to fit more videos on GT550. to your phone you can alter the pixel number to make the file size Choosing a colour tone smaller.
  • Page 57 2 Your gallery will appear on screen. 3 Touch the video you want to view once to bring it to the front of the gallery. 4 Touch the video a second time to open it fully. LG GT550 | User Guide...

  • Page 58: Your Photos And Videos

    Your photos and videos Viewing your photos and Using zoom when viewing a photo videos To zoom in press repeatedly. 1 Touch on your camera To zoom out press . Use the preview screen. thumbnail in the bottom right 2 Your gallery will appear on corner to move the focus area.
  • Page 59 6 The image will be saved in 3 The slideshow will begin. your Media Album folder and appear in the gallery. You need to exit the gallery and then re- open it for this to appear. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 60 There are options within Setting a photo as wallpaper slideshows: 1 Touch the photo you would Touch to skip to the next like to set as wallpaper twice photo. to open it. Turn the phone to landscape. Touch to pause the slideshow on a particular photo.
  • Page 61 Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the Undo the last Effect or thickness of the line from the edit you made to the photo. four options and the colour you would like use. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 62 Adding text to a photo Touch to open further effect options including Rotate. 1 From the editing screen, touch There are also more advanced editing options. See Resize, 2 Select Signature to add Morphing, Colour Accent, Add unframed text or choose one of images etc.
  • Page 63 Sharpen - Move the marker Cartoon - A cartoon effect. along the bar to sharpen the focus of the photo. Select OK Water color - A water color icon to apply the changes or effect. choose to cancel. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 64 3 To undo an effect simply touch 3 Move the crosses around Undo. the photo so they are on the part you’d like to morph. For TIP! You can add more example, if you are morphing than one effect to a photo, a face, place a cross on the except for a colour effect.
  • Page 65 6 Alter the intensity of the 7 Select Save to save the accenting by sliding the marker changes. up or down the intensity bar. 7 Select Save to save the changes. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 66 Trimming the length of your Merging two videos together video 1 Open the video you’d like to 1 Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. screen to bring up the options.
  • Page 67 (if fitted). Choose the photo you would like to merge into your video and touch Select. 4 Touch and slide the photo to merge it to the end or the beginning of the video. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 68 Adding text to a video 6 Touch to mark when 1 Open the video you’d like to you’d like the text to disappear. edit, select and touch the 7 Touch Preview to ensure you screen to bring up the options. are happy with the text overlay.
  • Page 69 If the photo is too big it will recording. overlay the whole screen, not 3 The quality of the original audio just the area selected. will be affected by adding a voice recording. Touch Yes to continue. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 70 Adding a soundtrack to your 4 Touch to view your video. video When you get to the part you’d like to record your voice over, 1 Open the video you’d like to press edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. 2 Select and choose Audio dubbing.
  • Page 71 Time scaling. 3 Select one of the four speed options: x4, x2, x1/4, x1/2. 4 Choose to save over the original file or as a new file. NOTE: Only 3gp Video file can be edited. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 72 Multimedia You can store any multimedia Pictures files into your phone’s memory so My images contains a list of that you have easy access to all pictures including default images of your pictures, sounds, videos pre-loaded onto your phone, and games. You can also save images downloaded by you and your files to a memory card.
  • Page 73 Folder info. - View the Name, a device to send the picture to. Size, Date details of the folder and number of files and sub- folders inside the folder. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 74 Using an image Printing an image You can choose images to use as 1 Touch then wallpapers and screensavers or 2 Touch then My images. even to identify a caller. 3 Select an image and touch 1 Touch then 2 Touch then My images.
  • Page 75 The My sounds folder contains sequentially. Mark the image the Downloaded sounds, Default that you want to move or copy sounds and Voice recordings. and touch Copy/Move. From here you can manage, send or set sounds as ringtones. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 76 Using a sound Using options while video is paused 1 Touch then Touch while in pause mode 2 Touch then My sounds. and choose from: 3 Select Default sounds or Voice Capture - Capture the frozen recordings. frame as a picture. 4 Select a sound and and it will Send - Send the video in a begin to play.
  • Page 77 Images folder. a device to send the video to. Text overlay - Add text to the video. Image overlay - Add an image to the video. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 78 Using the video options menu Folder info - View the Name, Size, Date details of the folder and From the My videos folder, you number of files and sub-folders can choose from the following inside the folder. options: Memory manager - View the Send - Send a video to a friend.
  • Page 79 Playing a game Size, Date, Time, Type, Duration, 1 Touch then Dimension, Protection and 2 Touch My games & apps. Copyright details. 3 Open the Games folder and choose and touch a game to launch. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 80 Documents. Bluetooth is probably the easiest 3 Select a document and touch way to transfer a file from your View. computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable, see page 102 for details.
  • Page 81 2 Touch then Others. 3 Select a file and touch 4 Touch Move, choose the destination folder from the list by touching the arrow icon. The screen wil display Moved when the transfer is complete. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 82 Music 8 Touch then Save Location to choose where to save the Your LG GT550 has a built-in movie. music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then then . From here you can...
  • Page 83 , then All tracks. onto your phone is via Bluetooth 3 Select the song you want to or your sync cable. play. You can also use LG PC Suite, 4 Touch to pause the song. see page 102 for details. To 5 Touch...
  • Page 84 Using options while playing Creating a playlist music You can create your own playlists Touch and choose from: by choosing a selection of songs from the All tracks folder. Minimise - Make the music player screen disappear so that 1 Touch then you can continue using your 2 Touch...
  • Page 85 3 Select the playlist. Using the radio 4 Touch and select: Your LG GT550 has an FM radio Add new songs – To add more feature so you can tune into your songs to the playlist. Mark favourite stations to listen to on the ones you want and touch the move.
  • Page 86 Searching for stations Resetting channels You can tune radio stations into 1 Touch then your phone by searching for them 2 Touch then either manually or automatically. 3 Choose Reset to reset the They will then be saved to current channel or choose specific channel numbers so you Reset all to reset all of the don’t have to keep re-tuning.
  • Page 87 5 For appointments and at time, then touch anniversaries enter the time select Set holiday. and date your event finishes in the lower two time and date boxes. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 88 Changing your default Adding an item to your to calendar view do list 1 From the standby screen 1 From the standby screen select , then touch select , then touch choose choose Select Settings. 2 Select To do and touch Add 2 Touch Calendar and choose to do.
  • Page 89 TIP! You can edit an existing TIP! You can back up and memo. Select the one you synchronise your calendar want to edit and type your with your computer. See PC changes. Sync on page 102. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 90 Using date finder Setting your alarm Date finder is a handy tool to 1 From the standby screen help you calculate what the date select , then touch will be after a certain amount of choose days has passed. For example, 2 Touch Add alarm.
  • Page 91 2 Touch then Settings choose from: Duration – Set the recording duration. Choose from No limit, MMS msg. size or 1 minute. Quality – Select the sound quality. Choose from Super Fine, Fine or Normal. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 92 Recording a sound or voice Sending the voice recording 1 Touch then 1 Once you have finished recording, touch 2 Touch 2 Touch Send via and choose 3 Touch to begin recording. from Message, Email or 4 Touch to end recording. Bluetooth.
  • Page 93 5 The corresponding value will appear on the screen. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 94 Using the stopwatch Adding a city to your world time 1 From the standby screen select , then touch 1 From the standby screen choose select , then touch choose 2 Select Stopwatch. 2 Select World time. 3 Touch Start to begin the timer. 3 Touch the , followed by 4 Touch Lap if you want to...
  • Page 95 1 Connect the USB cable to your PC internet phone and your PC. Mass storage 2 Double click on the LG PC Suite icon on your desktop. PC suite 3 Click on Connection Wizard, Music sync then USB.
  • Page 96 Select the location you would your phone will be displayed like to backup information to, on the screen in the LG Phone or restore information from. folder. Click OK. TIP! Viewing the contents of...
  • Page 97 Select Edit at the top of the screen, then Select all. Right-click your contacts and select Copy to contact. Now click on the Handset folder on the left of your screen and all your numbers will be displayed. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 98 Using your phone as a mass Using your phone as Music storage device Sync device Your phone can be used as a Your Phone can be used as Music mass storage device. Sync device to Sync Music Files only. 1 Disconnect your phone from your PC.
  • Page 99 5 To access the bookmark simply service and downloading content. touch the bookmark and then Check your data charges with touch Connect. You will be your network provider. connected to your bookmark. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 100 Using RSS reader Saving a page 1 Access your required webpage RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is as described above. a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated 2 Touch and select Save content such as blog entries, this page.
  • Page 101 1 From the standby screen Settings. select , then touch choose Select History. 2 A list of web page titles you have accessed recently will be displayed. To access one of these pages, simply select the required page. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 102 LG PC Suite On and Visible for both your PC and GT550. software. 2 Pair your PC and GT550 so 3 Click Internet Kit on your PC. that a passcode is required for Then click New button and select Modem.
  • Page 103 7 The profile that you create will appear on your PC screen. Select it and click Connect. Your PC will connect through your GT550. NOTE: For more information on Bluetooth see page 116. LG GT550 | User Guide...
  • Page 104 Settings Within this folder you can adapt Changing your screen your settings to make your GT550 settings personal to you. 1 Touch then choose NOTE: For information on call 2 Touch and then choose settings see page 28. from: Wallpaper - Choose the theme Personalising your profiles for your standby screen.
  • Page 105 Always on. settings Languages - Change the Enjoy the freedom of adapting language of your GT550’s how your GT550 works to your display. own style. Auto key lock - Lock the keypad automatically in TIP! To scroll through a list of standby screen.
  • Page 106 Reset settings - Reset all Network settings the settings to their factory Select Network - If you definitions. set to Automatic, GT550 Handset information - View automatically searches for the technical information for the network and registers the your GT550.
  • Page 107 USB connection mode - Choose is searching automatically, you Data service and synchronise your can add a prefer red network GT550 using the LG PC Suite to be connected to. The software to copy files from your following options are available.
  • Page 108 Using memory manager Handset reserved memory - View the memory available on Your GT550 has three memories your handset for SMS, Contacts, available: the phone, the USIM Calendar, To do list, Memo, Alarm, Card and an external memory Call history, Bookmarks and card (you may need to purchase Miscellaneous items.
  • Page 109 View the file or Use for other Bluetooth devices. If as wallpaper. Files will usually not, your GT550 will search be saved to the appropriate for other Bluetooth enabled folder in your Media Album.
  • Page 110 My device name - Enter a menu. name for your GT550. 2 Touch Search. Supported services - Choose 3 Your GT550 will search for how to use Bluetooth in devices. When the search is association with different completed Refresh will appear services.
  • Page 111 3 Touch Ask before connect or Always connect and touch Yes to Connect now. Your GT550 will automatically switch to Headset profile. TIP! See page 29 for details on BT answer mode so...

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