Shaun’s Notes

I was asked by me2downhere on a previous post how to add video to the LG Chocolate Spin vx8550 so I thought it deserved its very own post.

Background Info:
All video files created by the LG Chocolate Spin vx8550 are .3G2 format and therefore for best results only play .3G2 videos on the phone. I have played multiple .mp4 videos on my phone, however, the video is extremely choppy.

STEPS:
1. Convert video file(s) to .3G2 file format.
2. Transfer the file(s) onto phone.

Step 1: Convert video file(s) to .3G2 file format.

• obtain an application that converts videos to .3G2
  I use Pazera Free Video To 3GP Converter (available from download.com)
• convert the video(s) to .3G2 using the software
  for the Pazera software run ‘videoto3gp.exe’ and ‘Add’ all your files and then ‘Convert’

Step 2: Transfer the video(s) onto your phone
via Bluetooth

• connect your phone to your computer via bluetooth
• transfer the videos to ‘MyVideos’ folder

via USB and BitPim (using phone drive space)

• connect your phone to your computer via USB
• open BitPim
• through the Filesystem browse to : “/brew/shared/myvideo”
• upload your videos there

via USB onto SD card in the phone

• connect your phone to your computer via USB
• on your phone from the menu go to : “Tools” -> “USB Massage Storage” and click “OK”
• your phone will now be recognized as a Removable Storage Device by your computer
• open the Removable Storage Device
• transfer all videos to ‘my videos’ folder

This is from a mix of articles that I have read online.
This method seems to be the least complex and it works for me.

1. First you will need to share your Printer:
Start > Printers and Faxes > right-click on the printer and “Share”

2. Open Command Prompt and type:
NET USE LPT1: \\[The Computer Name]\[The Printer Name]

3. Configure the printer to use TEXT as Print Processor
Start > Printers and Faxes > right-click on the printer and choose “Properties”
‘Advanced’ tab > ‘Print Processor’ button > Under Default data type select ‘TEXT’ and click OK.

If you don’t choose “TEXT” for the default data type then the job will be queued in the printer spool but won’t actually print.

Now you can use the ‘print’ command in DOS and DOS applications to print to the usb printer.

The current phone I’m using is a LG Chocolate Spin (VX8550).

When you are at the main screen you can dial:
##test
##data
##telus
##browser
##debug

*NOTE: ##test can access every option and is the only one I type in.

When you enter in one of these options you will be asked for a ’service code’.

What do you need to get the service code?
1. A usb cable that connects your phone to your computer
2. BitPim : used to transfer data between phone and computer

What to do:
1. Connect phone to computer via USB

2. Open BitPim and go to ‘Settings’ / ‘Preferences’ and select your phone from the list then close the window.

3. Click on ‘View’ and select ‘View Filesystem’

4. On the left menu click on ‘Filesystem’

5. Now on the right panel expand ‘/’ to look for ‘nvm/nvm/’ folder

6. You should be able to see a file named ‘nvm_0000′

7. Double-click this file within BitPim and it will open a Hex Editor to view it.

8. The editor is split into 2 sections: hexadecimal (left) and decimal(right). Look for the first 6 decimal numbers on the right side and this is your service code.

9. On your phone dial ##test and enter the 6 digit number you got from nvm_0000.

10. You can now access hidden options like changing your WAP settings that some people have used to bypass the provider’s proxy server for free browsing.

This is the process I used for my LG Chocolate Spin VX8550 from Telus and I’m sure it will work with VX series phones.