LG U8500 Guide De L'utilisateur page 144

Getting started
4. Once inserted, push the memory card until you
hear a "click", meaning that the microSD has been
correctly blocked.
5. Close the slot plastic protection.
6. To remove the memory card, power off the phone,
open the slot protection and push the microSD to
unlock it. Carefully extract the memory card.
Attention:
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Avoid using the Flash Memory Card when the
battery is low.
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When writing to the card, wait for the operation to
complete before removing the card.
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The card is designed to fit easily into the system
one way only.
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Do not bend the card or force it into the slot.
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Do not insert any other kind of memory cards
different from microSD.
For more information on the microSD, please refer to
the instructions manual of the memory card.
Memory card formatting
Before start using memory card it's necessary to
format it. After you insert memory card, select Menu-
Settings - Reset settings - Clear memory - External
memory, then press OK. This operation should be
done only when you insert memory card for the first
time. During formatting various folders will be created
for different data types.