LG 109C Users manual

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LG 109C

GUÍA DEL USUARIO

USER GUIDE

LG 109C

MFL69162001 (1.0)

www.lg.com

ENGLISH

User Guide

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Screen displays and illustrations may differ from those you see on actual phone.

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Actual displays and the color of the phone may vary.

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Some of the contents of this guide may not apply to your phone, depending on the software and your service provider. All information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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This handset is not suitable for people who have a visual impairment due to the touch screen keyboard.

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Copyright© 2015 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contents

Phone Overview ................................... 4

Menus Overview ..................................6

Menu Access ......................................6

Getting Started with Your Phone ......... 9

The Battery ......................................... 9

Charging the Battery ......................... 11

Charging with a USB cable ................ 11

Battery Temperature Protection ......... 12

Battery Charge Level ........................ 12

Signal Strength ................................. 12

Turning the Phone On and Off ...........12

Making Calls ..................................... 13

Redialing Calls .................................. 13

Screen Icons ..................................... 13

Quick Access to Convenient Features 14

Sounds Off........................................ 14

Mute Function .................................. 14

Call Waiting ...................................... 14

3-way call ........................................ 15

Caller ID ........................................... 15

Voice commands .............................. 16

Entering and Editing Information ...... 17

Text Input ......................................... 17

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory .... 18

Storing Basics .................................. 18

Customizing Individual Entries ..........18

Speed Dial ........................................ 19

Storing a Number with Pauses .......... 19

Adding Another Phone Number ......... 21

Changing Saved Information ............. 21

Changing the Default Number ...........22

Deleting ............................................ 22

Speed Dialing ...................................23

Using the Phone Menus ..................... 24

Prepaid ............................................. 24

1. Add airtime .................................24

2. Buy airtime .................................24

3. My phone number .......................25

4. My airtime info ............................25

5. Airtime display ............................25

6. Serial number .............................25

7. Code entry mode ........................26

Contacts ........................................... 26

1. New contact ...............................26

2. Contact list .................................27

3. Favorites ....................................27

4. Groups .......................................28

5. Speed dials ................................29

Messages ......................................... 29

1. New TXT message ......................30

2. Inbox ..........................................31

4. Drafts .........................................33

5. Voicemail ....................................33

6. Templates ...................................34

Messages settings ..........................35

Erasing messages...........................36

Recent call ....................................... 36

1. Missed calls ...............................36

2. Received calls .............................37

3. Dialed calls .................................37

4. All calls ......................................38

5. Call timer ...................................38

Browser ............................................ 39

Notepad ........................................... 39

Multimedia ....................................... 40

1. Record voice ...............................40

2. Pictures ......................................40

3. Ringtones ...................................42

Tools .................................................44

1. Voice commands ........................44

2. Ez tip calculator ..........................46

3. Eco-calculator.............................47

4. Info search .................................47

5. Stopwatch ..................................48

6. Unit converter .............................48

My schedule ..................................... 49

1. Calendar ....................................49

2. Alarm clock ................................50

Calculator ......................................... 51

Accessibility ..................................... 51

1. Readout .....................................51

2. Invert color .................................53

3. Large text ...................................54

4. Mono audio ................................54

5. Turn off all sounds .......................54

6 Hearing aid ..................................54

Settings ............................................ 55

1. Sounds settings ..........................55

2. Display settings ..........................59

3. Phone settings ...........................63

4. Call settings................................68

5. Memory .....................................71

6. Phone info ..................................71

For your safety ................................... 73

Important Information ......................73

Before You Start ..............................73

Safety Guidelines ...............................79

TIA Safety Information .....................79

Safety Information ...........................83

10 Driver Safety Tips .......................94

Consumer Information on SAR (Speciﬁ c

Absorption Rate) .............................97

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC)

Regulations for Wireless Devices .....99

Phone Overview

Earpiece

LCD Screen

Soft keys

Each of these keys performs the functions indicated by the text on the display immediately above them.

Speakerphone Key Send Key

Lock Mode Key

Symbol table at editor. Key lock (Long press while in idle)

Clear/Voice Commands Key

Deletes single spaces or characters with a quick press. Press and hold to delete entire words while entering text. Press once to back out of menus, one level at a time. For quick access to Voice commands, press this key once from the idle screen.

Power/End Key

Silent Mode Key

Toggle edit mode at editor. Silent on/off (Long press while in idle)

Phone Overview

Charger/Accessory Port Connects the phone to the charger or other compatible accessories.

Charging with PC & USB cable: You can use your computer to charge your phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to the Charger/ Accessory Port on your phone and the other end to a high-power USB port on your PC (commonly located on the front panel of the computer).

Phone Overview

Menus Overview

Menu Access

While in standby mode, press the Left Selection Key [Menu] to access your phone’s menus. There are two methods of accessing menus and submenus:

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Use the Directional Keys to highlight a menu/option and press to select it.

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Press the number key on the keypad to activate the corresponding menu/option.

Prepaid

1. Add airtime

2. Buy airtime

3. My phone number

4. My airtime info

5. Airtime display

1. Balance

2. Service end date

6. Serial number

7. Code entry mode

Contacts

1. New contact

2. Contact list

3. Favorites

4. Groups

5. Speed dials

Messages

1. New TXT message

2. Inbox

3. Sent

4. Drafts

5. Voicemail

6. Templates

Recent call

1. Missed calls

2. Received calls

3. Dialed calls

4. All calls

5. Call timer

Browser

Notepad

Multimedia

1. Record voice

2. Pictures

1. My pictures

2. Default pictures

3. Buy graphics

3. Ringtones

Menus Overview

1. My sounds

2. Default ringtones

3. Buy ringtones

Tools

1. Voice commands

1. Call <Name or Number>

2. Send msg to <Name or Number or Group>

3. Go to <Menu>

4. Check <Item>

5. Contacts <Name>

6. Redial

7. Help

2. Ez tip calculator

3. Eco-calculator

4. Info search

5. Stopwatch

6. Unit converter

1. Area

2. Length

3. Mass

4. Temperature

Menus Overview

5. Volume

6. Velocity

My Schedule

1. Calendar

2. Alarm clock

Calculator

Accessibility

1. Readout

1. Full Readout

2. Menu Readout

3. Digit dial Readout

4. Caller ID Readout

5. Passwords Readout

6. Speech rate

2. Invert color

3. Large text

4. Mono audio

5. Turn off all sounds

6. Hearing aid

Settings

1. Sounds settings

1. Volume

1. Master volume

2. Readout volume

3. Keypad volume

2. Call sounds

1. Call ringtone

2. Call vibrate

3. Caller ID Readout

3. Alert sounds

1. TXT message

2. Voicemail

3. Emergency tone

4. Missed call

4. Service alerts

1. Call connect

2. Call disconnect

3. Charge complete

5. Power on/off

1. Power on

2. Power off

6. Senior mode

2. Display settings

1. Backlight timer

2. Brightness

3. Wallpaper

1. My pictures

2. Slide show

4. Menu style

1. Grid(Default)

2. List

5. Font type

6. Font size

1. Dial digits

2. Menu & list

3. Message

7. Clock format

8. Name match for dialing

3. Phone settings

1. Airplane mode

2. Set directional keys

3. Voice commands

1. Conﬁ rm choices

2. Sensitivity

3. Train voice

4. Prompts

4. Language

5. Location

6. Auto key lock

7. Security

8. System select

4. Call settings

1. Answer options

2. TTY mode

3. One touch dial

4. Voice privacy

5. DTMF tones

5. Memory

1. Memory usage

2. My pictures

3. My sounds

4. My contacts

6. Phone info

1. My number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon glossary

4. SW/HW version

Menus Overview

Getting Started with Your Phone

The Battery

Installing the Battery

1 Use the fingernail cutout at the bottom of the back cover to lift and remove the

cover.

2 Align the battery contacts with the terminals near the top of the battery

compartment and insert the battery into the compartment.

3 Align the back cover and press it downwards until it clicks into place.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Removing the Battery

1 Turn the phone off. 2 Use the fingernail cutout at the bottom of the back cover to lift and remove the

cover.

3 Use the fingertip opening near the bottom of the battery compartment to lift the

battery out.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Charging the Battery

Use the charger provided with your phone.

WARNING: Use only the charger provided with the phone. Using any charger other than the one included with the phone may damage your phone or battery.

NOTICE: Please make sure that the 'B' side faces up before inserting a charger or USB cable into the Charger/ Accessory Port of your phone.

Plug one end of the charging adapter into the phone’s Charger/Accessory Port and the other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

Charging with a USB cable

You can use your computer to charge your phone. To be able to charge with the USB cable, you may need to have the necessary USB driver installed on your PC first. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Charger/Accessory Port on your phone and the other end to the USB port on your PC.

Getting Started with Your Phone

NOTE: Low-power USB ports are not supported, such as the USB ports on your keyboard or bus-powered USB hub.

Battery Temperature Protection

If the battery gets overheated, the phone will automatically turn off. When you turn the phone back on, a message pops up alerting you that the phone was powered off for your safety.

Battery Charge Level

You can find the battery charge level at the top right corner of the LCD screen. When the charge level becomes low, the battery sensor sounds a warning tone, blinks the battery icon, and/or displays a warning message. If the battery charge level becomes exceedingly low, the phone automatically switches off and any function in progress is not saved.

Signal Strength

Call quality depends on the signal strength in your area. You can tell how much signal strength you have by the number of bars next to the signal strength icon : the more bars, the stronger the signal. If you’re having problems with signal quality, move to an open area or, when inside a building, try moving near a window.

Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the Phone On

1 Insert the battery and connect the phone to an external power source if the

battery level is low.

Getting Started with Your Phone

2 Press the Power/End Key until the LCD screen lights up.

Turning the Phone Off

Press and hold the Power/End Key

until the LCD screen turns off.

Making Calls

1 Make sure the phone is turned on. 2 Enter the phone number. 3 Press the Send Key to dial the call. 4 Press the Power/End Key to end the call.

NOTE: Your phone has a Voice commands feature that also lets you make calls by saying a phone number or contact name.

Correcting Dialing Mistakes

While entering a phone number, press the Clear Key digit entered. You can also hold it down for at least two seconds to delete all the digits you entered.

once to erase the last

Redialing Calls

Press the Send Key twice to redial the last number dialed.

Screen Icons

When the phone is on, the top line of the LCD screen displays phone status icons. To see the icon glossary, go to

Icon glossary on your phone.

Menu > Settings > Phone info >

Getting Started with Your Phone

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Sounds Off

Quickly deactivate your phone's sounds when you're in a place where phone sounds would be disruptive. From standby mode press and hold the sounds mode, press and hold the

Mute Function

The Mute Function prevents the transmission of your voice to the caller. To quickly activate Mute while on a call, press the Left Selection Key press the Left Selection Key

[Unmute] again.

Call Waiting

During a call, one beep indicates another incoming call. Press the Send Key to answer it and put the first call on hold. Press the Send Key the first call.

for 3 seconds. To return to normal

[Mute]. To unmute,

again to return to

Quick Access to Convenient Features

3-way call

You can talk with two people at the same time with a three-way conversation on your wireless phone. Airtime and other charges, which may include toll or long distance charges, will apply for all simultaneous calls until you end one call.

1 While on the first call, dial the 10-digit number of the second person. 2 Press the Send Key . The first person is automatically put on hold while the

call is made.

3 When the second person answers, press [Merge] to create a conference

call.

4 If the second person does not answer, press the Send Key once to end the

connection and go back to the first person.

5 To end both conversations completely, press the Power/End Key .

Caller ID

Caller ID displays the number and/or name and picture (if applicable) of the person calling when your phone rings.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Voice commands

Voice commands allow you to do things by verbal command (e.g., make calls, check Voicemail, etc.). Press the Voice Commands Key

1 Call Say "Call" and then call someone simply by saying the name or phone

number.

2 Send msg to Say "Send message" and the command will prompt you for the

type of message.

3 Go to This allows you to access a menu within the phone. 4 Check This allows you to check out a wide range of items such as Phone status,

Voicemail, Messages, Missed calls, Time, Signal strength, Battery level, Volume and My number.

5 Contacts You can look up names in your Contacts as well as manage your

Contact List including creating, erasing or modifying.

6 Redial Say "Redial" and the phone will redial the last phone number. 7 Help Provides a general guideline to using Voice commands.

on the keypad.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Entering and Editing Information

Text Input

The following key functions are available to help with text entry:

Left Selection Key: Press to change the text input mode. Shift: Press to change capitalization (initial cap, caps lock, lowercase). Right Selection Key: Press to display other matching words in the database in

T9 word mode.

Space: Press to complete a word and insert a space. Clear: Press to delete a single space or character. Hold to delete the entire text. Punctuation: Press to insert punctuation symbols.

Text Input Modes

In a text field, press the Left Selection Key T9 Word/ Abc/ ABC/ 123/ T9 Palabra/ Symbols/ Templates

NOTE: T9 Palabra is the Spanish counterpart of T9 Word which utilizes accents, tildas, etc. for correct Spanish word spelling.

to select a text input mode:

Entering and Editing Information

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Storing Basics

1 Enter a number (max. 48 digits), then press the Left Selection Key [Save]. 2 Use the Directional Key to highlight Add new contact/ Update existing,

then press

3 Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1/ Home/ Business/ Mobile 2/

Fax, then press

4 Enter a name (max. 32 characters), and any additional information, then press

[Save].

NOTE: If you selected Update existing after you select the number type, the contact information is automatically updated.

Customizing Individual Entries

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight a Contact entry, then press the Left

Selection Key

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight the information you want to customize. 6 Change the entry as you want, then press [Save] to save your changes.

[Edit].

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Speed Dial

Allows you to set up your Speed dials.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight a Contact entry, then press the Left

Selection Key

[Edit].

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight a phone number, then press the Right

Selection Key

[Options].

6 Use the Directional Key to highlight Set speed dial, then press . 7 Select a Speed dial digit.

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Enter a digit using the keypad, then press [Set].

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Use the Directional Key to highlight the Speed dial digit, then press

[Set].

8 Press Yes to confirm, then press [Save] to update your contact entry.

Storing a Number with Pauses

Pauses allow you to enter additional series of numbers to access automated systems such as Voicemail or credit billing numbers. Pause types are:

Wait (W) The phone stops dialing until you press the Left Selection Key [Release] to advance to the following series of numbers. 2-Sec Pause (P) The phone waits two seconds before dialing the next string of

digits.

1 Enter the phone number, then press the Right Selection Key [Options]. 2 Use the Directional Key to highlight Add 2-sec pause or Add wait, then

press

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

3 Enter the additional number(s) (e.g., pin number, credit card number, etc.). 4 Press the Left Selection Key [Save]. 5 Choose Add new contact/ Update existing. 6 Choose Mobile 1/ Home/ Business/ Mobile 2/ Fax. 7 Continue entering information for the Contact entry as necessary.

NOTE: If you selected Update existing after you select the number type, the contact information is automatically updated. You do not have the option to enter additional information.

8 Press [Save] to update your contact entry.

Adding a Pause to an Existing Contact Entry

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight a Contact entry, then press the Left

Selection Key

[Edit].

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight the number, then press the Right

Selection Key

[Options].

6 Press Add 2-sec pause or Add wait. 7 Enter the additional number(s), then press [Save] to update your contact

entry.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Adding Another Phone Number

From standby mode

1 Enter a phone number, then press the Left Selection Key [Save]. 2 Use the Directional Key to highlight Update existing, then press . 3 Use the Directional Key to highlight an existing entry then press to

update your contact entry.

4 Use the Directional Key to highlight Mobile 1/ Home/ Business/ Mobile 2/

Fax, then press

From the Contact list Screen

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight an entry, then press the Left Selection

Key

[Edit].

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight the phone number field you wish to add.

Then enter the number and press

to update your contact entry.

[Save] to update your contact entry.

Changing Saved Information

To edit any information you stored, access the Edit Contact screen:

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight a Contact entry, then press the Left

Selection Key

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight the field you want to change. 6 Make the changes, then press [Save] to update your contact entry.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

[Edit].

Changing the Default Number

The Default Number is the phone number you first entered when you created the Contact. However, another number can be saved as the Default number.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight an entry. 5 Press the Left Selection Key [Edit]. 6 Use the Directional Key to highlight a phone number, then press the Right

Selection Key

7 Use the Directional Key to highlight Set as default, then press . 8 Press [Yes] to confirm the new number as the default.

A confirmation message is displayed.

9 Press [Save] to update your contact entry.

[Options].

Deleting

Deleting a Contact Entry

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight an entry. 5 Press the Right Selection Key [Options]. 6 Press Erase. 7 Press [Yes] to confirm.

Removing a Speed Dial

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu].

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight a Contact entry to edit and press

[View].

5 Highlight the phone number with the speed dial, then press the Right Selection

Key

[Options].

6 Press Remove speed dial. 7 Press [Yes] to confirm.

Speed Dialing

Allows you to make phone calls quickly and easily to numbers stored in Contacts.

NOTE: Speed dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail.

Single Digit Speed dials

Press and hold the speed dial digit. Your phone recalls the phone number from your Contacts, displays it, and dials it for you.

Multiple Digit Speed dials

When you press and hold a number key, it signals the phone to call a Speed dial. To dial Speed dials with multiple digits, press the first digit(s), then press and hold the last digit. For example, to call Speed dial 25, press

NOTE: You can also enter the Speed dial digit(s) and press the Send Key

, then press and hold .

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Using the Phone Menus

Prepaid

Allows you to access various prepaid services.

1. Add airtime

Allows you to add airtime.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Prepaid and Add airtime. 4 Enter the airtime PIN and touch the Left Selection Key OK. 5 Read the displayed message, then select Yes or No.

2. Buy airtime

Allows you to buy additional airtime.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Prepaid and Buy airtime. 4 Select the amount of airtime you want to purchase and follow the instructions on

the screen.

Using the Phone Menus

3. My phone number

This menu displays your phone number.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Press My phone number.

4. My airtime info

This menu displays your available minutes and service end date.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Press My airtime info.

5. Airtime display

You can choose to display or hide the balance and service end date on your Home screen.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Press Airtime display. 4 Use the Directional Key to check your balance and service end date.

6. Serial number

This menu simply displays the information of your phone’s MEID.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Press Serial number.

Using the Phone Menus

7. Code entry mode

Code Entry Mode will allow the phone to accept Tracfone-related codes in order to add units, modify specific data and troubleshoot the phone. In using the Code Entry Mode, you can't receive incoming calls or use events alert.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Prepaid. 3 Press Code entry mode.

Contacts

The Contacts menu allows you to store names, phone numbers and other information in your phone’s memory.

1. New contact

Allows you to add a new contact to your Contact list.

NOTE: Using this submenu, the number is saved as a new Contact, not into an existing Contact.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press New contact. 4 Enter the name and press the Directional Key downward until the phone

number type you want is highlighted.

5 Enter the number and any additional contact information and press [Save] to

update your contact entry.

NOTE: For more detailed information, see page 21.

Using the Phone Menus

2. Contact list

Allows you to view your Contact list.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Contact list. 4 Use the Directional Key to scroll through your Contacts alphabetically.

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Press the Right Selection Key [Options] to select one of the following: New contact/ Erase/ New TXT message/ Call/ Manage contacts/ Set as favorite/ Search entry mode

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Press the Left Selection Key [Edit] to edit the contact.

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Press [View] to view the entry details.

TIP: Use the Go to field, for quick access to an entry without scrolling. For example, to go to "Vet", enter the letter V.

3. Favorites

Allows you to add Contact entries or Contact groups to your list of Favorites to easily view, call, or send messages.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Favorites. 4 Press [Add].

TIP: You can add up to 10 Contacts and/or Contact groups as Favorites to easily make calls, send messages, and view messages.

5 Select whether you want to add a favorite from your Contacts or Groups.

Using the Phone Menus

6 Use the Directional Key to scroll through your Contacts or Groups

alphabetically and press

[Mark].

7 Press the Left Selection Key [Done]. Once you have added Contacts to the

Favorites list, the following options will become available in the Favorites menu: Left Selection Key OK Key

: New TXT message

Right Selection Key

: View

: Options

Move position/ Remove/ Remove all

4. Groups

Allows you to view your grouped Contacts, add a new group, change the name of a group, delete a group, or send a message to everyone in the selected group.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Groups.

The following options are available:

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View a group

Use the Directional Key

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Add a new group

Press the Left Selection Key name, insert a picture (if necessary), and press

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Group's options

Press the Right Selection Key

New TXT message/ Edit group name & ID/ Edit members / Erase group/ Set as favorite/ Search entry mode

Adding contacts to a group

1 From Groups submenu, press [View] and press [Add].

to highlight a group, then press [View].

[New] to add a new group to the list. Enter a

[Save].

[Options] to select one of the following:

Using the Phone Menus

2 Highlight a desired contact and press [Mark]. 3 Press Left Selection Key [Done] to add the contact to the group.

5. Speed dials

Allows you to view your list of Speed dials or designate Speed dials for numbers entered in your Contacts.

1 Press Left Selection Key [Menu]. 2 Press Contacts. 3 Press Speed dials. 4 Use the Directional Key to highlight the Speed dial position, or enter the

Speed dial digit and press

[Set].

5 Use the Directional Key to highlight the Contact and press [Set]. (For

Contacts with multiple numbers, highlight the number for the Speed dial, then press

6 Press [Yes] to confirm.

A confirmation message is displayed.

Messages

Depending on the content and size of your messages, the phone can store up to 520 messages (including a max. of 300 text messages, 100 emergency alerts, in the Inbox; 100 text messages and in the Outbox; 20 text messages and in Drafts). Content stored in the message may be limited by phone model and service capability. Other limits to available characters per message may exist. Please check with your service provider for system features and capabilities.

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When viewing a received message, you can call the sender back by pressing the Send Key

Using the Phone Menus

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