LG M6100: DOWNLOADS

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Games & Apps Menu 9.1

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Always: The connection is created immediately

without a notification.

Games & Apps Menu 9.1.1

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Prompt: You will be asked before the application

In this menu, you can manage the Java applications

makes the connection.

installed in your phone. You can play or delete

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Never: No connection is allowed.

downloaded applications, or set the connect option.

The downloaded applications are organised in

Note

folders. Press the left soft key

<[OK] to open the

You cannot remove or rename the preinstalled

selected folder or launch the selected midlet. Using

folder or a game in the folder.

the left soft key

< [Options], the following menus

are available.

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Note

Note

• Java™, is a technology developed by Sun

After downloading any Java game, press the

Microsystems. Similar to the way you would

“OK” Key (O) to save it in the root folder.

download the Java Applet using the standard

MS Internet Explorer browser, Java MIDlets

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Launch: Start the selected application.

can be downloaded using the WAP enabled

phone. Depending on the service provider, all

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Information: Shows the information of the

Java based programs such as Java games can

application.

be downloaded and run on a phone. Once

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Permissions: Some Java applications may require

downloaded, the Java program can be viewed

a data connection to be made. Select this to set

in the Games & Apps menu where you can

select, execute, or delete. The Java program

the connecting options.

files saved in the phone are in .JAD or .JAR

format.

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Profiles Menu 9.1.2

• The JAR file is a compressed format of the

Java program and the JAD file is a description

This menu contains the same settings of the Internet

file that includes all detailed information. From

menu. In fact, in order to download new

the network, prior to download, you can view

applications, a WAP connection is needed.

all detailed file descriptions from the JAD file.

• While being based on a standard language

(J2ME), not all Java applications are

Images Menu 9.2

compatible with all handsets on sale in so far

The left soft key <[Options] will bring up the

as specific libraries may be used for a

following options.

telephone model. The software may be blocked

or switch itself on when Java applications not

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Set as wallpaper: Currently selected Picture can

specifically developed for the phone is

be set as a Wallpaper.

downloaded. We would like to point out that

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Write multimedia message: Downloaded Picture

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these problems are caused by incompatible

can be sent via MMS.

applications and are not a product fault.

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Send via Bluetooth: The picture can be sent via

Bluetooth.

Caution

Only J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) based

programs will run in a phone environment. The

Sounds Menu 9.3

J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition) based programs

The left soft key <[Options] will bring up the

will only run in a PC environment.

following options.

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Set as ringtone: This sets the Ring Tone with

currently selected Sound.

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• Write messages: Melody Sound can be sent via

internal memory (124 MB), treating it as a common

SMS and MMS.

USB memory key. This function doesn’t require the

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Send via Bluetooth: Melody Sound can be sent via

installation of additional software.

Bluetooth.

You can preview JPG (Max 460K), GIF (Max 100K)

and play sound can be attached in MMS.

File Storage Menu 9.4

Note

This folder is similar to a file storage. It contains all

While using the UMS functionality, you won’t be

the file transferred through UMS functionality or

able to receive any call or message.

Bluetooth, as images, sounds and generic files not

supported by the phone.

1. From the phone’s stand-by screen, connect the

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Pressing the [Option] softkey, you can view or play

USB cable to the phone and the PC. The PC will

the file (if supported), delete it or send it via

identify the peripheral after some seconds.

Bluetooth.

2. The phone will display “USB” on the main LCD.

USB connectivity

3. On the PC, the phone will be identified as

M6100 can be connected to a PC through a USB

“Removable disk” in My Computer folder. Also, a

cable in order to transfer files, contents and to use

system disk letter will be assigned, such as “E:\”.

the built-in modem. You can find all the details

After that, you can upload or download files from

related to this functionality in the following section.

the phone treating it just as a common Windows

USB Media Storage (UMS)

folder.

The UMS functionality (USB Media Storage) allows

4. Double-click on “Removable disk” and open the

to handle multimedia files stored in the phone’s

folder “My Media”. Four new folders will appear:

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- Music: In this folder you can copy music files.

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Videos: In this folder you can download on PC

The supported formats are: MP3, AAC, AAC+,

the videos taken with the phones’ digital camera

AAC++, WMA, MP4 (audio) and WAV. The files

and upload new videos on the phone. This folder

in this folder can be played using the MP3 player

supports the 3GP file format. On the phone, you

of the phone.

can view the files in this folder in the (Menu –

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Photos: This folder is reserved for the pictures

Multimedia – My video).

taken with the phone’s digital camera. You can

transfer the pictures from the phone to the PC

Note

using the commands copy and paste of the PC.

• You can upload files of any size, until the

memory is full.

Note

• You can create up to 10 nested folders in the

Even though you can upload new pictures from

4 default folders.

the PC, the phone won’t list them in the My photo

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• Do not change the defualt folder name, or it

menu. Therefore, we recommend not to upload

does not work properly.

anything to this folder. If you want to upload new

wallpapers to the phone, please use the

dedicated program available in the CD-Rom.

5. Once the file transfer is finished, disconnect the

USB peripheral from Windows and disconnect

the cable from the phone.

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Storage: This folder is similar to a file storage.

You can upload any kind of file here, images,

Warning

audio or even files not specifically supported by

Never disconnect the phone while there’s a file

the phone (i.e. word and excel files) just to carry

transfer in progress. Doing so may damage the

them with you and download them later to

memory. Always disconnect the peripheral

another PC. On the phone, the files stored in this

through Windows options before disconnecting

folder are listed in the (Menu – Downloads – File

the cable.

Storage).

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