LG GS290 Owner's Manual

LG Mobile Phones Owner's Manual - GS290.
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Installing the SIM card and the handset battery
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription 
details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.

Important!   ›  The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful 

when handling, inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

Illustrations
Always switch the device off and disconnect the charger before removing the battery.

Remove the back cover.
Lift battery away.
Insert the SIM card.
Insert the battery pack.
Attach the back cover.
Charge the battery.






GS290 USER GUIDE

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone 
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

Disposal of your old appliance

1.  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.

2.  All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately 

from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities 
appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3.  The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human health.

4.  For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, 

please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop 
where you purchased the product.

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Earpiece

Handsfree or Stereo earphone connector

MicroSD Card Slot

Call key
Dials a phone number and answers 
incoming calls.

Multi-tasking key

End/ Power key
Long press for power on/off.

Volume keys
•  When the screen is 

at the Home screen: 
Ring tone and key tone 
volume.

•  During a call: Earpiece 

volume.

Phone Components

Calls
Making a call

Touch 

 to open the keypad.

Key in the number using the keypad. 
Touch 

 to initiate the call.

To end the call, press the Smart key.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press 
and hold 

 . 

Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent 
calls being made by mistake.

Making a call from your contacts

From the home screen touch 

 to open the Contacts.

Tap the Name field box on the top of the screen and 
enter the first few letters of the contact you would like 
to call using the keypad.  
From the filtered list, touch the Call icon next to the 
contact you want to call. The call will use the default 
number if there is more than one for that contact.
Or, you can touch the contact name and select the 





number to use if there is more than one for that 
contact to use. You can also touch 

 to initiate the 

call to the default number.  

Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, touch the Smart key to answer 
the call.
To mute the ringing, slide up the cover. This will unlock 
the phone if it is locked, then tap 

 . This is useful if 

you forgot to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. 
Touch 

 to reject an incoming call.

Changing the common call setting

Touch Call settings in the SETTINGS tab.
Scroll and touch Common settings

Contacts
Searching for a contact
There are two ways to search for a contact:

Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
Touch Search.



You can drag and click what you need right away in all home screen types.

Widget home screen - When you touch 

 

on the bottom right of the screen, the mobile 
widget panel appears. When you register 
widget by dragging it, the widget is created in 
the spot where it was dropped.

Active

Speed dial home screen - When 
you touch 

, the speed dial 

list appears. You can call, send 
a message or edit the contact 
directly in this home screen.

Active

Livesquare home screen - On the Livesquare 
screen, You can easily make a call and send 
a message to the number allocated to an 
avatar. To use the call, messaging or contacts 
function, select an avatar and choose the 
Quick key icon you want to use.

Active

Quick key icon

Your home screen

TIP! The User Interface is based on 
three types of Homescreen. To swap 
between the home screens just wipe 
quickly over the display from left to 
right, or from right to left.

You see a list of contacts. Typing in the first letter of a 
contact’s name in the Name field will jump the menu 
to that alphabetical area of the list.

Adding a new contact

Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab and touch 
Add contact.
Choose whether to save the contact to your Handset or 
SIM.
Enter your first and last name.
You can enter up to five different numbers per contact. 
Add an email addresses. You can enter up to two different 
email addresses per contact.
Assign the contact to one or more groups. 
Touch Save to save the contact.

Changing your contact settings
You can adapt your contact settings so that your 
Contacts suits your own preferences.
Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab and touch 
Settings.




Messaging
Your GS290 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive 
and easy-to-use menu.

Sending a message

Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab. And touch 
New message to begin composing a new message.
Touch Insert to add an image, video, sound, template 
and so on.
Touch Recipient at the bottom of the screen to enter the 
recipients. Then enter the number or touch 

 to select a 

contact. You can even add multiple contacts.
Touch Send when ready

 WARNING:  If an image, video or sound is added 

to an SMS it will be automatically converted to an MMS 
and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text
There are five ways to enter text: 
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-Screen, Handwriting-
Box
, Handwriting-Double Box.

Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as 
Multiple SMS or as an MMS.

For incoming Push email Check Push email:
Touch Games & Applications in the Entertainment 
and then touch Applications.
*Attention: Depending on the region or SIM 
operator, user may not be able to use push 
e-mail and access WAP (or MMS) simultaneously.

Changing your multimedia message settings
Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab. Scroll 
and choose Settings and Multimedia message
Retrieval mode - Choose between Home network or 
Roaming network. If you then choose Manual you 
will receive only notifications of MMS and you can then 
decide whether to download them in full.
Delivery report - Choose to request and/or allow a 
delivery report.
Read reply - Choose to request and/or allow a reply.
Priority - Choose the priority level of your MMS.
Validity period - Choose how long your message is 

stored at the message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear 
on the screen.
Creation mode - Choose your message mode.
Delivery time - Choose how long to wait before a 
message is delivered.
Multi msg centre - Choose one from the list or add a 
new message centre.

Social network services (SNS)
Your GS290 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage your 
social network. 
NOTE: An additional costs may be incurred when 
connecting and using online services. Check your data 
charges with your network provider.
Touch Social network menu and select a site. 
TIP! Facebook is a native application preloaded onto your 
phone, and easy to access. Twitter is a java application 
based on Java technology. Other applications access to 
the WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) services.

NOTE: SNS feature is a data intensive application. An 
additional costs may be incurred when connecting and 
using online services. Check your data charges with your 
network provider.

Facebook (Continued SNS)
Home: Log in and you will see your friend’s updated 
status. Input your comment about new status or check 
others. 
Profile: You can select the Wall > Status updates and 
write the current status. See your info detail and upload 
the photo by touching Album > Upload Photo. 
Friends: Search your friends in facebook by selecting 
Search tap.
Message: You can see the Inbox/Sent folder, and write 
a SN message.
TIP! Using Facebook Feed Widget
Drag the facebook feed widget from widget tray and 
touch OK.
If the facebook widget registered on home screen, it 

will show latest 3 feeds from your SN site. You can also 
access the facebook application directly by touching up 
the feed widget.

Camera
Taking a quick photo 

Press the  

  key on the right side of the phone.

When the camera has focused on your subject, touch the 

  on  the right-center of the screen to take a photo.  You 

can also press the 

  key on the side of the phone firmly.

TIP! To switch to the camera mode or video mode, slide 
up/down the camera or video icon on the centre-right 
of the viewfi nder.

After taking a photo
Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image 
name is shown with four icons on the right-hand side.

  Touch to send the photo as a message, email or via 

Bluetooth.

  Touch to set a Home screen image.
  Touch to edit the photo.


  Touch to rename the photo.

  Touch to return to the previous menu.
  Touch to delete the image.
  Touch to take another photo immediately. Your 

current photo will be saved.

  Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos. 

Using the advanced settings
From the viewfinder, touch 

 to open all advanced 

settings options.
You can change the camera setting by scrolling the 
wheel. After selecting the option, touch the OK button.

Video camera
Making a quick video

Press the camera key on the right side of the phone for a 
few seconds.

TIP! To switch to the camera mode or video mode, slide 
up/down the camera or video icon on the right centre of 
the viewfinder.

Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards 
the subject of the video.

Press the camera key 

 on the phone once to start 

recording. Or touch the red dot 

.

 Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder with 

a timer at the bottom showing the length of the video.

To pause the video, touch 

 and resume by selecting 

.

Touch 

 on screen or press the 

 a second time to 

stop recording.

After making a video
A still image representing your captured video will 
appear on the screen. The name of the video runs along 
the bottom of the screen together with eight  icons down 
the left and right sides .

  Touch to play the video. 
  Touch to send the video as a Message or Email or by 

Bluetooth or YouTube.

Music
To access the music player, touch Music in the 
ENTERTAINMENT tab. From here, you can access a 
number of folders:
Recently played - Plays the songs you have played 
recently.
All tracks - Contains all the songs you have on your 
phone except the pre-loaded default music.
Artists - Browse through your music collection by artist.
Albums - Browse through your music collection by album.
Genres - Browse through your music collection by genre.
Playlists - Contains all the playlists you have created.
Shuffle tracks - Play your tracks in a random order.

Transferring music onto your phone
The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via 
Bluetooth or the data cable.
You can also use LG PC Suite. To transfer music using 
Bluetooth:

Make sure both devices have Bluetooth switched on and 
are connected to each other.
Select the music file on the other device and select send 
via Bluetooth.
When the file is sent, you will have to accept it on your 
phone by touching Yes.
The file should appear in Music > All tracks.

Multimedia
You can store multimedia files in your phone’s memory 
so you have easy access to all your pictures, sounds, 
videos and games. You can also save your files to a 
memory card. Using a memory card allows you to free up 
space in your phone’s memory.
To access the Multimedia menu, touch 

 select My stuff 

from ENTERTAINMENT tab. You can open a list of the 
folders that store all your multimedia files.

Games and Applications 
You can download new games and applications to your 
phone to keep you enjoy.

  Touch to rename the video.

  Touch to return to the previous menu.
  Touch to delete the video you have just made and 

confirm by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.

  Touch to shoot another video immediately. Your 

current video will be saved.

  Touch to view a gallery of saved videos and images.

Your photos and videos
Viewing your photos and videos

Touch 

 on the camera preview screen.

Your gallery will appear on the screen.
Touch the video or photo to open it fully.

Editing your photos

Open the photo you’d like to edit and touch 

 to bring 

up the options.
Touch the icons to alter your photo:

 Move your finger across the screen to select the area.

  Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the 



line thickness from the four options, then the colour 
you want to use.

 Add writing to the picture.

 

  Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the 

different stamps and colours and touch your photo 
where you want to place them. 

 

  Erase whatever you draw. You can also select the 

eraser size.

 Touch to return to the gallery.

  Save the changes you have made to the photos. 

Select to save the changes over the Original file
or as a New file. If you select New file, enter a file 
name.

 

 Undo the last effect or edit you made to the photo.

 Touch to open the Filter options. 

 You can adjust the selected photo. 

You can choose your input method by tapping 

 and 

Input method.
Touch  

  to turn on T9 mode.  This  icon is only shown 

when you choose Keypad as the input method.
Touch  

  to choose the writing language.

Touch  

  to change between numbers, symbols and 

text input. 
Use Shift key to change between capital or lowercase input.

Handwriting recognition
In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen 
and your GS290 will convert your handwriting into your 
message. Select Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-
Box
 according to your preferred view.

Setting up your email
Touch E-mail in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
If the email account is not set up, start the email set up 
wizard and finish it.
You can check and edit settings by selecting 

 . You 

can also check the additional settings that were filled  in 
automatically when you created the account.

Changing your email settings

Touch E-mail in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
Touch 

 and select 

E-mail settings

Changing your text message settings
Touch Messaging in the    COMMUNICATION tab and 
touch Settings. Select Text message.
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.
Validity period - Choose how long your messages are 
stored at the message centre.
Message types - Convert your text into Text, VoiceFax
X.400 or E-mail.
Character encoding - Choose how your characters are 
encoded. This impacts the size of your messages and 
therefore data charges.


Lock key
•  
Short press to turn on/off 

the screen.

Camera key
•  
Go to the camera menu 

directly by pressing and 
holding the key.

Charger, cable

Lock screen gesture
Lock screen gesture - set a gesture to the 9 
extended shortcut applications. Gesture in Lock 
screen allows users to unlock the phone and 
execute the applications directly as they draw a 
gesture on the screen. To set up this feature,
1    Select Menu - Screen settings - Lock screen 

gesture

2    Drag & drop the prefered gesture from the 

bottom of the screen to the applications you 
want to assign them to.

TIP! Draw ? shape to go to Lock screen 
gesture menu in the lock screen.

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