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General Inquiries <LG Customer Information Center> 0844-847-5847 * Make sure the number is correct before making a call. KU990i ENGLISH www.lgmobile.com P/N : MMBB0337632 ( 1.0 ) H...
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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. KU990i User Guide...
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Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact KU990i phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology. Disposal of your old appliance When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
Using call divert ... 21 Using call barring ... 21 Changing the common call setting ... 22 Changing your video call setting ... 22 LG KU990i | User Guide Contacts ... 23 Searching for a contact ... 23 Adding a new contact ... 23 Contact options ...
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GET CREATIVE Camera ... 34 Taking a quick photo ... 34 After you’ve taken your photo ... 34 Getting to know the viewfi nder... 35 Using the fl ash ... 36 Using the quick settings ... 36 Adjusting the contrast ... 36 Choosing a shot type ...
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My games and apps ... 63 Downloading a game ... 63 Playing a game ... 63 Using the games options menu... 63 LG KU990i | User Guide Flash contents ... 64 Viewing an SWF fi le ... 64 Using options viewing the SWF fi le ... 64 Documents...
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GET ORGANISED Organiser ... 72 Adding an event to your calendar ... 72 Changing your default calendar view ... 72 Adding an item to your to do list ... 73 Sharing a to do item ... 73 Using date fi nder ... 73 Setting your alarm ...
Dials a phone number and answers incoming calls. or sitting on it while it is in your pocket can damage the phone’s LCD and touch screen functionality. LG KU990i | User Guide To connect the USB cable, wait until the WARNING:...
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: object may cause a malfunction of the wheel key. USIM Card Socket Capture button Memory card slot...
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. LG KU990i | User Guide 2 Remove the battery Hold the top edge of the battery and lift the battery from the battery compartment by using the battery cover.
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Installing the USIM and battery 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.
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. LG KU990i | User Guide From the standby screen select then touch and choose Phone settings.
Menu map My stuff Dialing Contacts Muvee Call logs Messaging studio Video playlists FM radio Camera 02 Active Organiser Music Memo Alarms Tools Voice recorder Games & Apps Screen Profi les Phone Call settings settings Flight Bluetooth mode...
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. LG KU990i | User Guide Status bar Multitasking Quick keys Shortcut arrows ▲...
Advice to the customer In order to allow better antenna sensitivity LG suggest that you hold the handset as depicted in the fi gure below. please do not cover the antenna area with your hand during a call and using a bluetooth connection.
New text message New voice message Message inbox is full Message sending failed An alarm is set Vibrate profi le in use LG KU990i | User Guide Icon Description Normal profi le in use Outdoor profi le in use Silent profi le in use Headset profi...
Changing your profi le from the status bar Touch the icon that represents your current profi le setting in the status bar. Select a profi le type, for example Silent, and touch OK to save and close. Using the Multitasking function Touch to open the Multitasking menu.
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 LG KU990i | User Guide Making a call from your contacts hard key to initiate hard key. twice.
In-call options TIP! To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your fi nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. Mute - Touch to turn off the microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.
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 select End followed by All or Active. LG KU990i | User Guide TIP! selecting network provider supports conference calling.
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;...
To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your fi nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible. LG KU990i | User Guide Changing your video call setting and choose Touch Call settings.
Contacts Searching for a contact There are two ways to search for a contact: From the standby screen From the standby screen touch open the address book. Select the alphabetical tab corresponding to the fi rst letter of the contact you’d like to view.
Delete - Delete the contact. Touch Yes if you are sure. Add new contact - You can add new entry. LG KU990i | User Guide Mark/Unmark - You can select one or more contacts for multiple deletion. Search by group - You can search the entry by group.
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 fi nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.
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. LG KU990i | User Guide Entering text There are four ways to enter text: T9 predictive, Abc manual, Keyboard and Handwriting recognition.
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.
Incoming mail server - Enter the account’s details. Maximum receive size - Choose the size limit of your emails, the maximum is 1MB. LG KU990i | User Guide Mailbox type - Enter the mailbox type, POP3 or IMAP4. Save to server - Choose whether to save your emails to the server.
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. Retrieving your email You can automatically or manually check your account for new email.
New Email noti. Info - Choose whether to be alerted to new emails. LG KU990i | User Guide Signature - Create an email signature and switch this feature on. Priority - Choose the priority level of your email messages.
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 fi nger up the screen. The list will move up so more items are visible.
Touch then choose Emoticons. Touch to Add new, Edit, Delete or Delete all emoticons. LG KU990i | User Guide Changing your text message settings Your KU990i message settings are pre- defi ned so that you can send messages immediately. If you’d like to change the settings, see below for more information.
Changing your multimedia message settings Your KU990i message settings are pre- defi ned 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 fi...
When the focus box turns green, the camera has focused on your subject. Press the capture button fully. LG KU990i | User Guide After you’ve taken your photo Your captured photo will appear on screen.
Getting to know the viewfi nder TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfi nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. Zoom - Touch to zoom in or out.
fl ash setting will revert to the default off mode. You’ll need to switch the fl ash back on if you still need it when you reopen the camera. LG KU990i | User Guide Using the quick settings Touch to open the quick settings options.
Choosing a shot type Touch to open the available shot types. 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. Panorama - This shot type is great for taking a photo of a large group of people or for capturing a panoramic...
Focus - Select one from Auto focus, Manual focus and Face tracking. Switch camera - For self portraits, switch to the LG KU990i’s inner camera. See Using the inner camera for details. Memory in use - Choose whether to save your photos 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 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.
LG KU990i | User Guide Using the inner camera in the Your LG KU990i has a 640x480 inner camera, not just for video calling but for taking pictures too. To switch to the inner camera touch then select After a few seconds you’ll see yourself in...
Viewing your saved photos 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 , whilst from the standby screen you should move the camera mode switch and then press the capture button.
Touch on screen or press the capture button a second time to stop recording. LG KU990i | User Guide 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.
Getting to know the viewfi nder TIP! You can close all the shortcut options for a clearer viewfi nder screen. Simply touch the centre of the viewfi nder once. To recall the options touch the screen again. Zoom - Touch to zoom in or out.
Colour tone - Choose a colour tone to apply to the video you’re taking. See Choosing a colour tone. Switch camera - Switch to your LG KU990i’s inner camera to record a video of yourself. See Using the inner video...
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.
120fps where playback is at 15 frames per second.. WARNING: The great editing software on your LG KU990i is compatible with all video types except 640X384 and 640x480. Don’t record in this format if you plan to edit your video.
Watching your saved videos Move the camera mode switch to and press the capture button. Your gallery will appear on screen. Touch the video you want to view once to bring it to the front of the gallery. Touch the video a second time to open it fully.
Standard or Random at the bottom of the screen. TIP! To delete a photo or video, open it and select . Touch Yes to confi rm. LG KU990i | User Guide Using zoom when viewing a video or photo To zoom in press...
WARNING: Some functions would not work properly if the multimedia fi le is not recorded on the phone. Viewing the details of a video or photo Videos and photos are grouped together in the gallery. If you have trouble telling which are photos and which are videos, check the details.
Touch here to view the photos in a random order (i.e. not the chronological order they appear in your gallery). LG KU990i | User Guide Touch to skip to the next photo. Touch to return to the last photo shown.
Editing your photos There are loads of great things you can do to your photos to change them, add to them or liven them up a little. Open the photo you’d like to edit and touch to bring up the options. Select .
To see the frame types select Yes. The chosen frame will be superimposed over your photo. LG KU990i | User Guide Resize - Touch here for size options. Touch your desired size to change the size of the photo.
Morphing a photo Morphing a photo is great for changing the facial expressions of friends, or just for distorting a photo for artistic effect. From the editing screen touch Choose Morphing and four crosses will appear on the photo. Move the crosses around the photo so they are on the part you’d like to morph.
Touch Preview to ensure you are happy with the new cut. Touch Save or, alternatively, touch to return to the gallery and discard the changes. LG KU990i | User Guide Merging two videos together Open the video you’d like to edit, select up the options.
out, Pan zoom, Oval, Uncover, Blind, Checker board or Dissolve. Press Save followed by Yes. Choose to save over the original fi le or as a new fi le. Repeat these steps to merge more photos. Adding text to a video Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.
Choose to save over the original fi le or as a new fi le. Repeat these steps to add more voice recordings to the video. LG KU990i | User Guide Adding a soundtrack to your video Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options.
Adding a dimming effect Open the video you’d like to edit, select and touch the screen to bring up the options. Select and choose Dimming effect. Choose to save over the original fi le or as a new fi le. Your video will now fade in at the start and fade out at the end.
Use as, Print, Sort by and Memory manager options are available for default images. LG KU990i | User Guide TIP! To scroll through a list of option, touch the last item visible and slide your fi...
If you choose Message or Email, your photo will be attached to the message and you can write and send the message as normal. If you choose Bluetooth, you will be prompted to turn Bluetooth on and your phone will search for a device to send the picture to.
Once you have marked all of the appropriate boxes, press one of the options. LG KU990i | User Guide Creating a slide show If you want to look at all of the images on your phone or scan through what you’ve...
Checking your memory status You can check to see how much of your memory space you have used and how much you have left to use. Touch then Touch My stuff then My images. Touch then Memory manager. Choose Handset memory or External memory.
Video merge - Merge the video with another video clip. Image merge - Merge the video with an image from your Images folder. LG KU990i | User Guide Text overlay - Add text to the video. Image overlay - Add an image to the video.
Copy - Copy a video clip from the phone memory to a memory card or vice versa. Delete - Delete a video. Rename - Rename a video. Mark/Unmark - Select multiple fi les. Create new folder - Create a new folder within the My videos folder.
Transferring a fi le to your phone Bluetooth is probably the easiest way to transfer a fi le from your computer to your phone. You can also use LG PC Suite via your sync cable. To transfer using Bluetooth: Viewing a fi le...
Others The Others folder is used to store fi les which are not pictures, sounds, videos, games or applications. It is used in the same way as the Documents folder. You may fi nd that when you transfer fi les from your computer to your phone that they appear in the Others folder rather than the Documents folder.
Touch then Save Location to choose where to save the movie. Music Your LG KU990i has built-in music player so you can play all your favourite tracks. To access the music player, touch then Music. From here you can access...
Playing a song Touch then Touch Music, then All tracks. Select the song you want to play and touch Play. Touch to pause the song. Touch to skip to the next song. Touch to skip to the previous song. Touch to stop the music and return to the Music menu.
Touch Yes to confi rm. Mark/Unmark – Select multiple fi les. Use as – You can set the song as a effect sound. LG KU990i | User Guide Deleting a playlist Video playlists All of your videos are stored in the Video playlists menu.
Delete, Use as (to use the recording as your ringtone) or Go to my sounds. Using the radio Your LG KU990i has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations to listen to on the move.
OK. Note: You can also manually tune into a station by using to the radio frequency. LG KU990i | User Guide Editing the channels You may want to move the stations to another channel so that the ones you listen to most frequently are easier to access.
Listening to the radio Touch then Touch FM radio then touch the channel number of the station you would like to listen to. TIP! To improve the radio reception, extend the headset cord, which functions as the radio antenna.
Adding an item to your to do list From the standby screen select then touch and choose Organiser. Select To do and touch Add. Set the date for the to do item, add notes and select a priority level: High, Medium or Low.
5, 10, 20, 30 minutes, 1hour or off. Press OK to confi rm your choice. Once you have set your alarm, touch Save. Note: You can set up to 5 alarms. LG KU990i | User Guide Adding a memo From the standby screen select...
Adding a city to your world clock From the standby screen select then touch and choose Tools. Select World clock. Touch the icon, followed by Add city. Start typing the name of the city you require and it will show at the top of the screen.
Connecting your phone and PC Connect the USB cable to your phone and your PC. Double click on the LG PC Suite Icon on your desktop. Click on Connection Wizard, then USB. Click on Next, then Next again, then Finish.
Synchronising your contacts Connect your phone to your PC. Click on the Contacts icon. Select Transfer, then Import from mobile handset. Your PC will now import and display all contacts saved to your USIM card and handset. Click on File and select Save. You can now select where you would like to save your contacts to.
When the process is fi nished a Conversion complete pop up will be displayed. The converted fi le can now be transferred to your phone, using the Mass Storage functionality or Upload via contents using the PC Sync software. LG KU990i | User Guide...
The web O2 Active O2 Active™ gives you a fast, full colour world of games, music, news, sport, entertainment and loads more, straight to your mobile phone. Wherever you are and whatever you’re into. Accessing the web From the standby screen select then touch and choose O2 Active.
From the standby screen select then touch and choose O2 Active. Select Saved pages. Select the required page and touch followed by Open. LG KU990i | User Guide Viewing your browser history From the standby screen select then touch Select History.
You can use either the USB cable or Bluetooth. Using the USB cable: Ensure you have the LG PC Suite installed on your PC. Connect your KU990i and your PC using the USB cable and launch the LG PC Suite software.
Handset theme - Quickly change the whole look of your screen. Font - Adjust the font colour. Touch Save to save your settings. LG KU990i | User Guide Personalising your profi les You can quickly change your profi le on the standby screen.
USB connection mode - Choose Data service and synchronise your KU990i using the LG PC Suite software to copy fi les from your phone. See on synchronisation for more information. Synch service - See on synchronisation for more information.
(you may need to purchase the memory card separately). Primary storage settings - Choose the location you prefer items to be saved to. LG KU990i | User Guide Using fl ight mode Turn on fl ight mode by selecting...
To receive a fi le: To receive fi les your Bluetooth must be both On and Visible. See change your Bluetooth settings below for more information. A message will prompt you to accept the fi le from the sender. Touch Yes to receive the fi...
Bluetooth headset is connected. LG KU990i | User Guide Software Upgrade LG Mobile Phone Software Upgrade Program For more information on installing and using this program, please visit http://update. lgmobile.com. This feature allows you to upgrade your...
NOTE: This list of Accessories is not complete. Please consult your local dealer for a list of • accessories available in your region. Always use genuine LG accessories. • Failure to do this may invalidate your warranty. • Some Accessories may be different or may not be available in every market.
Network Services, you must subscribe to them through your service provider and obtain instructions for their use from your service provider. LG KU990i | User Guide Technical data General Product name : KU990i...
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ETSI EN 301 489-01 V1.6.1, ETSI EN 301 489-07 V1.3.1 ETSI EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1, ETSI EN 301 489-24 V1.3.1 ETSI TS 151 010-1 V5.9.0 specifi ed by ETSI EN 301 511 V9.0.2 ETSI TS 134 121 V5.5.0 specifi ed by ETSI EN 301 908-1 V3.2.1 ETSI EN 301 908-2 V3.2.1, ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 50360/EN 50361:2001 EN 60950-1 : 2001...
Do not charge the phone when it is on soft • furnishings. The phone should be charged in a well • ventilated area. LG KU990i | User Guide CAUTION Switch off the phone in any area where • required by special regulations. For...
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While there may be differences between • the SAR levels of various LG phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves. The SAR limit recommended by the •...
Do not use your mobile phone near • medical equipment without requesting permission. Avoid placing the phone over pacemakers, i.e. in your breast pocket. LG KU990i | User Guide Some hearing aids might be disturbed by • mobile phones. Minor interference may affect TVs, radios, •...
Unlike other battery systems, there is no memory effect thatcould compromise the battery’s performance. Use only LG batteries and chargers. LG • chargers are designed to maximize the battery life. Do not disassemble or short-circuit the •...
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Do not dispose as household waste. If you need to replace the battery, take it • to the nearest authorized LG Electronics service point or dealer for assistance. Always unplug the charger from the wall • socket after the phone is fully charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.
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Handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into letters, numbers or other character, and displays these characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only active in places where text can be entered. Note: Most letters can be written using different stroke styles. See the tables below. The style does not determine case.
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Functions Function Space Backspace Enter Switching the text mode Punctuation marks Mark Period Note: Start each stroke at the dotted end. Numbers Numbers are written above the arrow. Strokes Strokes Accented letters Write the character as described above, then write the accent above the arrow. Other such characters, for example, ö...