LG KF900 User Manual

Please read this manual carefully before operating your mobile phone. Retain it for future reference.ENGLISH /USER GUIDE

° Do not subject this unit to mechanical vibration or shock.° Switch off the phone in any area where you are required by special regulations. For ex

Guidelines for safe and efficient use9° When your vehicle is equipped with an air bag, do not obstruct with installed or portable wireless equipment

EMERGENCY CALLSEmergency calls may not be available under all mobile networks. Therefore, you should never depend solely on the phone for emergency ca

Set up11GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PHONE1. INNER CAMERA LENS2. END/POWER KEY° Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Press once to return to the

OPEN VIEWSet up12ALPHA NUMERIC KEYSSYMBOL KEYEnters symbolic character.CHANGE THE TEXT MODE (Capital/ Small)SPACE KEYUse to enter space while editing.

Set up13BATTERY COVERFLASHBATTERYCAMERA LENSUSIM CARD SOCKET

Set up14INSTALLING THE USIM AND BATTERY1. REMOVE THE BATTERY COVERPress and hold down the battery release button at the top of the phone and lift off

Set up154. INSTALL THE BATTERYInsert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align

Set up16MEMORY CARDINSTALLING A MEMORY CARDYou can expand the memory space available on your phone using a memory card. 1. Remove the battery cover a

Set up17TRANSFERRING YOUR CONTACTSTo transfer your contacts from your USIM to your phone:1. From the Communicate tab, select Contacts and choose Sett

Bluetooth QD ID B014644

Your standby screen18Whenever your KF900 is not in use it will return to your home screen. From here you can access all menu options, make a quick cal

Your standby screen19THE QUICK KEYSThe quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to your most used functions.Touch to bring up the touch dialling pad

USING TOUCHSCREEN MORE CONVENIENTLYYour LG KF900 is a small masterpiece, combining stylish design and a crystal sharp, smart LCD. The touch reactive L

Your standby screen21THE STATUS BARThe status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life as well as

Your standby screen22CHANGING YOUR STATUS FROM THE STATUS BARTouch the current status icon that represents your current setting in the status bar to o

Menu map23Touch in the standby screen to open a Top menu. From here you can access further menus: Communicate, Entertainment, Utilities and Settings

The basics24CALLSMAKING A CALL OR VIDEO CALL1. Touch to open the keypad.2. Key in the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press the clear k

You can search your contacts from the call screen. Touch and choose Search contacts. Scroll through your contacts or enter the first few digits of a

Adjusting the call volumeTo adjust the volume during a call, use the up and down buttons on the left side of the phone. Speed diallingYou can assign a

The basics27Turning off DTMFDTMF allows you to use numerical commands to navigate menus within automated calls. DTMF is switched on as default. To tur

ENGLISH KF900 USER GUIDESome of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provi

The basics28Using call barring1. Touch , select Setting and choose Call settings.2. Touch Call barring and choose Video calls and/or Voice calls

The basics29To 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

The basics30CONTACTSSearching for a contactThere are two ways to search for a contact:From the standby screen1. From the standby screen touch then

The basics31Contact optionsThere are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here’s how to access and use the options menu:1. Open the contact

The basics32Changing your contact settingsYou can adapt your contact settings so that your address book suits your own preferences.To scroll through a

The basics33MESSAGINGMessagingYour KF900 combines SMS, MMS and email into one intuitive and easy to use menu.There are two ways to enter the messaging

The basics34Entering textThere are three ways to enter text: T9 text mode/ Normal text mode/Qwerty keypad.Tap the screen once, the keyboard appears.

The basics35QWERTY KEYPADEntering textYou can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in Contacts, writing

The basics36Setting up your emailYou can stay in touch on the move using email on your KF900. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 email ac

The basics37Changing your email settingsYou can change your email settings according to your own preferences.To scroll through a list of options, touc

Contents2CONTENTSGuidelines for safe and efficient use11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PHONESet up12 Open view14 INSTALLING THE USIM AND BATTERY16 MEMORY CARD

The basics38Managing your messagesYou can use your Inbox to manage your messages.To scroll through a list of options, touch the last item visible and

The basics39Changing your text message settingsYour KF900 message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. These settings c

The basics40Changing your other settingsTouch Messaging , choose Settings then:° Voicemail: Touch to add a new Voicemail service. Contact your netwo

Get creative41CAMERATaking a quick photo1. Press the key on the right side of the phone.2. The viewfinder will appear on screen.3. Holding the ph

Get creative42Getting to know the viewfinderSettings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Using the advanced settings on page 49 for detai

Get creative43Using the flashThe flash is set to auto as default, but there are other options.1. Select from the right side of the viewfinder to ent

Get creative44Taking a burst shot1. Touch open the available shot types and select Burst shot then choose the number of shots.2. Position the subj

Get creative45Using the advanced settingsFrom the viewfinder touch to open all the advanced settings options.Preview settings° Exposure: Exposure v

The settings menu is super imposed over the viewfinder, so when you change elements of the image colour or quality you’ll be able to see the image cha

Get creative47VIDEO CAMERAShooting a quick video1. Touch Video camera in Entertainment tab.2. The video camera’s viewfinder will appear on screen.3.

Contents335 Qwerty keypad35 Entering text35 Text input mode using the keypad35 Sending an email using your new account36 Setting up your email36 Re

Get creative48Getting to know the viewfinderSettings - Touch this icon to open the settings menu. See Adjusting the exposure on page 49 for details.Vi

Get creative49Adjusting the ExposureExposure defines the difference between light and dark in an image. A low contrast image will appear foggy, wherea

Changing the video image sizeThe more pixels, the larger the file size, which in turn means they take up more memory. If you want to fit more videos o

YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOSViewing your photos and videos1. Touch on your camera preview screen.2. Your gallery will appear on screen.3. Touch the vid

Get creative52Viewing your photos as a slide showSlideshow mode will show all the photos in your gallery one at a time as a slideshow. Videos can not

Get creative53 Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the different stamps available and touch your photo wherever you’d like them to be. Rem

Get creative54° Water color: Adjust water color painting. 3. To undo an effect simply touch Undo.You can add more than one effect to a photo.Resizin

Get creative55Swapping the colours in a photo1. From the editing screen, touch .2. Choose Colour swapping.3. Select part of the photo. A traced l

Get creative56Trimming the length of your video1. Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.2. Selec

Get creative57Merging a photo with a video1. Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.2. Select and

Contents453 Adding text to a photo53 Adding an effect to a photo54 Resizing a photo54 Morphing a photo54 Adding a colour accent to a photo55 Swapp

Overlaying a photo1. Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.2. Select and choose Image overlay.3.

Adding a soundtrack to your video1. Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.2. Select and choose Au

Get creative60MULTIMEDIAYou can store any multimedia files into your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your pictures, sounds, vide

Get creative61Sending a photo1. Touch then Entertainment.2. Touch My stuff then choose My images.3. Touch Send and choose from Multimedia messa

Get creative62Marking up your imagesA low- light photo can be adjusted without lowering the quality of the picture.1. Touch then Entertainment.2.

Get creative63SoundsThe My sounds folder contains the Downloaded sounds, Default sounds and Voice recordings. From here you can manage, send or set so

Get creative64Sending a video clip1. Select a video and touch .2. Touch Send and choose from Message, Email or Bluetooth. 3. If you choose Messag

Get creative65Flash contentsThe Flash contents folder contains all of your default and downloaded SWF files.Viewing an SWF file1. Touch then Ente

Get creative66OthersThe Others folder is used to store files which are not pictures, sounds, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way

Get creative67MusicYour LG KF900 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then Ente

70 Using the radio70 Searching for stations70 Resetting channels70 Listening to the radioGet organised71 ORGANISER71 Adding an event to your calen

Get creative68Playing a song1. Touch then Entertainment.2. Touch Music, then All tracks.3. Select the song you want to play and touch Play.4.

Get creative69Creating a playlistYou can create your own playlists by choosing a selection of songs from the All tracks folder.1. Touch then Enter

Using the radioYour LG KF900 has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations to listen to on the move.You will need to insert you

Get organised71ORGANISERAdding an event to your calendar1. From the standby screen select , then touch Utilities and choose Organiser.Select Calen

Get organised72Sharing a to do item1. From the standby screen select , then Utilities and choose Organiser. Select To do.2. Select the to do i

Get organised73Adding a memo1. From the standby screen select , then touch Utilities and choose Add Memo.2. Type your memo, followed by Save.3

Get organised74Sending the voice recording1. Once you have finished recording, touch .2. Touch Send via and choose from Message, Email or Bluetooth

Get organised75Adding a city to your world time1. From the standby screen select , then touch Utilities and choose Tools.2. Select World time

Get organised76PC SYNCYou can synchronise your PC with your phone to make sure all your important details and dates match, but also to backup your fil

Get organised77Viewing your phone files on your PC1. Connect your phone to your PC as outlined above.2. Click on the Contents icon.3. All of the do

Settings82 SETTINGS82 Changing your screen settings82 Personalising your profiles82 Changing your phone settings83 Changing the setting of touchpad8

Get organised78Mass storage backs up content saved on your memory card only, not your handset memory. To transfer the content of your handset memory (

The web79THE WEBBrowser Browser gives you a fast, full colour world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and loads more, straight to your mobil

The web80Using RSS readerRSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entri

Changing the web browser settings1. From the standby screen select , then touch Utilities and choose Browser.Select Settings.2. You can choose to

SETTINGSWithin this folder you can adapt your settings to make your KF900 personal to you.For information on call settings see page 28.Changing your s

Settings83° Power save: Choose to switch the factory set power saving settings On, Off and Auto.° Languages: Change the language of your KF900’s dis

Settings84° TV out: Choose PAL or NTSC for connecting your KF900 to a TV.° Synch service: The Server sync function synchronises the data in a phone

Settings85° Handset common memory: View the memory available on your KF900 for Pictures, Sounds, Video, Flash, MMS, Email, Java applications and othe

Settings863. You will see where the file has been saved and you can choose to View the file or Use as wallpaper. Files will usually be saved to the a

WIFIWireless Manager allows you to manage Wi-Fi Internet on your device. It allows the phone to connect to local wireless networks, or access the Inte

Guidelines for safe and efficient use7Please read these simple guidelines. Not following these guidelines may be dangerous or illegal. EXPOSURE TO RAD

SOFTWARE UPGRADELG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade ProgramFor more information on installing and using this program, please visit http://update.lgmobile

Accessories89ACCESSORIESThese accessories were supplied with KF900.ChargerData cable and CDConnect and synchronise your KF900 and PC.Battery User Guid

Network service90NETWORK SERVICEThe wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use on the GSM 850, E-GSM 900, DCS 1800, PCS 1900 and W-CDM

Technical Data91TECHNICAL DATAGeneralProduct name : KF900System : GSM 850 / E-GSM 900 / DCS 1800 / PCS 1900 / W-CDMAAmbient TemperaturesMax. : +55°C

TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require that you call your service pro

Message Possible causes Possible Corrective measuresCharging error Battery totally emptyTemperature out of rangeContact problemNo mains voltageC