GT540 Web upgrade Guide for Version change 1.6 2.

Important information & instructions for doing web upgrade :

 User needs to backup all his data before doing web upgrade as the same will get deleted during upgrade

 Battery should be fully charged (at least 90%) , before starting to upgrade

 User needs to have a PC with internet connection, preferably broadband

 Great care needs to be taken during upgrade, as the handset me go dead due to cable disconnection,
power failure, PC Shut down etc

 Phone can be upgraded only if a latest version of firmware is available on the web. If the phone already
has latest version, it cannot be upgraded through web.

 Only phones in Power on condition can be upgraded through web.

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1. Open the below link in your PC browser & click on “Download” to install phone update tool to your PC.

http://www.lg.com/in/support/mc-support/mobile-phone-support.jsp

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2. Once download link is clicked, the LG B2B App Setup pop up will appear as follows & click on “Run” to install

3. The application will be installed as below & a desktop icon will get created as shown here

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4. After installation, the mobile support tool will open as follows
Go to “Options & help” & click on “ Country & Language”

5. Select the country as “India” & Language as “English”

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6. Now click on “Install USB driver” to download & install USB driver 7. Double click on model number to install the driver
for the respective model

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8. Driver installation will begin automatically …… Click next to complete the installation till finish

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9. Other required driver installations will also begin automatically …… Click next to complete the installation till finish

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10. The next driver will also begin to download ……

Click next to complete the installation till finish

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11. The next driver will also begin to download …… Click next to complete the installation till finish

One driver installation is complete, “Download

Complete” pop-up will appear

Note : Driver installation process will vary from model to model

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12. After driver installation, connect phone to PC in “Data Service” mode

For GT540, Go to Menu Settings  SD card & Phone Storage  uncheck “Mass Storage only”
For other phones, select “Data service” in Menu  Connectivity  USB connection mode  Data Service

Note : Exit PC Suite if it is running

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13. After driver installation, phone will get connected as shown below. Once connected click on “Start Updating”

14. Phone updation process will start as below

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15. Phone software update window will open as below …………….

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16. Check for the notification …………

Note : During upgrade all data on the phone will get erased. It is recommended to backup data before doing update

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17. The update tool checks the PC environment , Battery level in phone & other important parameters

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18. The updated software file is getting downloaded ……..

Note : Plz be patient as this may take upto 30 mins to download the file, depending upon internet speed

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19. The downloaded files getting uncompressed for loading into the phone ………

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20. Phone software download has started ………

Note : During this stage, phone will go to Download mode & will restart…… PLZ DO NOT DISCONNECT

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21. Software updation to phone in progress ………

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22. Disconnect phone after software download is completed & close the application

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 SMS Backup Guide
To backup SMS messages on to the SD card, download the SMS back up application from Android Market as shown below

Download the Application After downloading, Open the application Click OK to save the backup file on to
from phone menu & click “Backup” the SD card

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Messages backing up to SD card Backup file created gets saved to SD card After software download or factory reset,
Download the application again, insert
SD card & Click on “Restore”

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Select the Backup file to be restored back Click “yes” to proceed for restoring SMS Restoring in progress
& click OK to proceed

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All the messages are restored back

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 How to Upgrade GT540 OS version (1.6 Donut -> 2.1 Éclair)

 After upgrading OS (1.6 Donut -> 2.1 Éclair ), User data will be erased. Hence, Backup the data in advance.
 Applications downloaded from Android market will be erased as well.
 The data which is stored in SD card won’t be erased.
 After Upgrading (1.6 Donut -> 2.1 Éclair), user can’t restore to previous version (2.1 Éclair -> 1.6 Donut)
even though user try to do factory reset.

01 contacts Backup 02. App Backup 03. Phone Update 04. contacts Restore 05. App Restore

 LGE recommand that you backup the PIMS (Contacts, Calendar) thru Google Account Sync.
STEP 01  In case of using 3G, It will be charged. Hence, LGE recommand that you try to sync by Wifi.
Contacts Backup  You should have Google account for Google Sync.

[How to do]

1) Clcik the Auto-Sync or select the items which you want to sync manually
from “Accounts & Sync settings”.

2) Atfer Sync, pls, check whether contacts and calendar is uploaded into Google
account thru PC.
 01 PIMS Backup 02. App Backup 03. Phone Update 04. PIMS Restore 05. App Restore

How to Upgrade
 LGEGT540 OSthat
recommand version (1.6
you backup the Donut ->installed
applications 2.1 Éclair)
by you to SD card before phone update
STEP 02
thru “ASTR File Manager” application.
App Backup
 After Phone update(1.6->2.1), You should have to re-install “ASTRO” from the market for restoration.
 You can also use other Backup application, not “ASTRO File Manager”

[How to do]

1) Download “ASTRO File Manager”.

2) Execute “ASTRO File Manager”

3) Click “Menu” 4) Click “Tool” 5) Click 6) Select App 7) Select “Backup” 8) Complete
“App/Backup” Which you want
to backup
 01 PIMS Backup 02. App Backup 03. Phone Update 04. PIMS Restore 05. App Restore

How to Upgrade GT540

 Download theOS version
OS upgrade (1.6 (LG
program Donut
Mobile-> 2.1 Tool).
Support Éclair)
 Downloadable URL Link
STEP 03
 If USB drivers is not installed, Click the “Install USB Driver”.
Phone Update
※ Phone Should be connected with PC thru USB cable during updating.

[How to do]

1) Click the “Start Updating”

2) Analysis 3) Download 4) Update 5) Complete

 01 PIMS Backup 02. App Backup 03. Phone Update 04. PIMS Restore 05. App Restore

How to04Upgrade
STEP GT540the
 Synchronize OSPIMS(Contacts,
version (1.6 Donut
Calendar) -> 2.1account.
from Google Éclair)
Contacts  LGE recommand that you use sync between Phone and Google account thru Wifi.
Restore ※ It will be charged if you use 3G data.

[How to do]

1)Login Google for sync.

2) Click “Auto-sync” from “Accounts & sync settings”.

3) Check whether contacts and calendar are restored from Google account.
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How to Upgrade GT540 OS

 Re-download version
the “ASTRO (1.6 Donut
File Manager” ->Android
from the 2.1 Éclair)
market.
STEP 05
App Restore

[How to do]

1) Execute “ASTRO File Manager”.

2) Click “Menu” 3) Click “Tool” 4) Click 5) Click 7) Select Apps 8) Clcik “Install”
“Apps/Backup” “Backed up Apps” which you want
to restore