LG 221C User Manual 2

LG221C User Guide

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

- English

Phone Overview

1. Earpiece Lets you hear the caller.

2. LCD Screen Displays messages and indicator

icons. When the phone is turned on, Power Save mode automatically dims the screen and then darkens it if no keys are pressed.

3. Left Soft Key Use to access the Main menu

from the standby screen, or the function immediately above it.

4. Speakerphone Key Use to turn Speaker On or Off.

5. SEND Key Use to place or answer calls.

6. Alphanumeric Keypad Use to enter numbers

and characters and select menu items.

Vibrate Mode Key

mode from standby mode, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

8. Navigation Key Use to navigate through

menus and options. When on the Standby screen, use for quick access to Messages, Contact List, Games and Sound.

9. Right Soft Key Use to access the Browser

menu from the standby screen, or the function immediately above it.

10.

Menu/OK

11. CLR Key Deletes single spaces or characters

with a quick press, but press and hold to delete the text entered in a text field. Will also back you out of menus, one level at a time. Also you are allowed to access Navigation Key by pressing CLR key from home screen.

PWR/END K

12.

and to end a call. Also, use to exit from any function and return to the standby menu.

13.

Lock Mode KeyUse to lock the phone from

standby mode, pr

Use to set the vibration

Key Use to access Prepaid menu.

Use to turn the po

ess and hold for about 2 seconds.

wer on/off

1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a headset

to hear caller's voice.

2. Side Volume Keys Use to adjust the ringer

volume in standby mode and the earpiece volume during a call.

3. Charger/Accessory Port Connects the

phone to the battery charger or other available accessories.

4. Voice command Key Use for quick access

to Voice command function.

Charging with PC USB

You can use your computer to charge your phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to the charging 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).

Menus Overview

Menu Access

While in standby mode, press Left Soft Key Menu to access twelve phone menus. There are two methods of accessing menus and submenus:

●

Use the navigation key to highlight a menu/option and to select it.

●

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

Prepaid

1. Add Airtime

2. Buy Airtime

3. My Phone Number

4. Airtime Info

5. Airtime Display

6. Serial Number

7. Code Entry Mode

Contacts

1. New Contact

2. Contact List

3. Groups

4. My vCard

5. Speed Dials

Messages

1. New Message

2. Inbox

3. Outbox

4. Drafts

5. Voicemail

6. Templates

7. Settings

1. Entry Mode

2. Signature

8. Delete All

1. Delete Inbox

2. Delete Outbox

3. Delete Drafts

4. Delete All Messages

Recent Calls

1. Missed Calls

2. Received Calls

3. Dialed Calls

4. All Calls

5. Call Timer

6. Data Counter

Games

1. Buy Games Bubble Bash 2 Platinum Solitaire

2 UNO

Browser

1. Start Browser

Multimedia

1. Record Voice

2. Images

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy Graphics

3. Sounds

1. My Sounds

2. Default

3. Buy Ringtones

Voice Command

1. Start Command

1. Call<Name> or <Number>

2. Voicemail

3. Missed Calls

4. Messages

5. Time & Date

6. Help

2. Command Mode

1. Normal

2. Speed

3. Announce Alert

1. Disable

2. Announce

3. Announce + Ring

4. Train Word

1. Voice Command

2. Answer

3. Digit Dial

5. Best Match

1. 1Match

2. 4Matches

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

2. Calendar

3. Notepad

Bluetooth

1. Paired Devices

2. Power

3. My Visibility

4. My Bluetooth Info

Tools

1. Calculator

2. Ez Tip Calculator

3. World Clock

4. Stopwatch

5. Unit Converter

1. Currency

2. Area

3. Length

4. Mass

5. Temperature

6. Volume

7. Velocity

Menus Overview

Settings

1. Sound

1. Ringtones

1. All Calls

2. Caller ID

3. No Caller

4. Buy

2. Volume

1. Master

2. Keypad

3. Earpiece

4. Speaker

3. Message Alerts

1. Message

2. Voicemail

3. Message

4. Alert Type

5. Service Alerts

1. Minute

Ringtones

Volume

Reminder

Beep

2. Call Connect

3. Back to Top

4. Low Battery

5. Roam Alert

6. Power On/Off Tone

7. Flip Tone

8. Emergency Tone

2. Display

1. Wallpaper

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy

Graphics

2. Backlight

1. Display

2. Keypad

3. Brightness

3. Menu Style

4. Languages (Idiomas )

5. Clocks & Calendar

1. Main Screen

2. Front Screen

6. Font Settings

1. Font Type

2. Dial Font Style

3. Dial Font Size

7. W o r d Prediction

8. Name Match for Dialing

3. Security

1. Lock Phone

2. Change

Lock Code

3. Reset

Default

4. Call Settings

1. Answer Options

2. Auto Retry

3. One Touch Dial

4. Airplane Mode

5. TTY Mode

5. System

1. Network

1. System Select

2. Serving System

2. Location

6. Memory

1. Reserved Memory

2. Multimedia

7. Phone Info

1. My Number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon Glossary

4. Version

Getting Started with Your Phone

The Battery

Note

It is important to fully charge the battery before initial use of the phone.

The phone comes with a rechargeable battery. The battery charge level is shown at the top of the LCD screen.

Installing the Battery

Remove the battery cover by pressing down below the LG logo and sliding the cover up. Align the battery with the terminals near the top of the phone, then snap the rest of the battery into place. Align the battery cover then slide it upward until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

Turn the phone off. Slide the battery cover upward to remove it. Use the opening near the bottom of the battery to lift the battery out.

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 LG221C may damage your phone or battery.

Notice

Please make sure that the 'B' Side faces up before inserting a charger or data cable into the charger port of your phone.

1. Plug the end of the adapter into the phone’s charger port and the other end into an electrical outlet.

2. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

Battery Charge Level

The battery charge level is shown at the top right of the LCD screen. When the battery charge level becomes low, the low battery sensor alerts you in up to three ways: sounding an

audible tone, blinking the battery icon, and displaying a warning message. If the battery charge level becomes exceedingly low, the phone automatically switches off and any function in progress is not saved.

Turning the Phone On and Off

Turning the Phone On

1. Install a charged battery or connect the phone to an external power source.

2. Press for about 3 seconds until the LCD screen lights up.

Turning the Phone Off

1. Press and hold until the display turns off.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Signal Strength

Call quality depends on the signal strength in your area. The signal strength is indicated on the screen as the number of bars next to the signal strength

icon the more bars, the better the signal strength. If the signal quality is poor, move to an open area. If you are in a building, the reception may be better near a window.

Note

The call quality may also be affected by the places where you are and weather/ambient conditions.

Screen Icons

To see the icon glossary, go to

Settings

Phone Info

Glossary

on your phone.

Making Calls

1. Make sure the phone is turned on. If not, press for about 3 seconds to turn it on.

2. Enter the phone number (include the area code if needed).

3. Press .

4. Press to end the call.

Correcting Dialing

If you make a mistake while dialing a number, press once to erase the last digit entered, or hold down for at least 2 seconds to go to the standby mode.

Icon

Redialing Calls

1. Press twice to redial the last number you dialed. The last 150 numbers (50 missed, 50 received and 50 dialed) are stored in the call history list and you can also select any of these to redial.

Tip

To choose answer options:

Settings

Call Settings Answer Options

from the following options:

Flip Open/ SEND Key Only/ Any Key/ Auto with Handsfree

-> . Choose

Receiving Calls

1. When the phone rings and/or vibrates, press to answer.

Note

If you press or (the side keys), while the phone is ringing, the ringing or vibration is muted for that call.

2. Press to end the call.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Mute Function

The Mute Function is used during a phone call. To quickly activate Mute press Left Soft Key

Mute, then to cancel press

Left Soft Key Unmute.

Quick Volume Adjustment

Quickly adjust ringer and earpiece volumes by pressing the upper side volume key to increase and lower side key to decrease.

Note

Keypad Volume is adjusted through the Sound Volume menu:

Sound Keypad

Settings

Volume

Call Waiting

Your cellular service may offer call waiting. While a call is in progress one beep indicates an incoming call. When call waiting is enabled, you may put the active call on hold while you answer the other incoming call. Check with your cellular service provider for information about this function.

1. Press to receive a waiting call.

2. Press again to switch between calls.

Caller ID

Caller ID displays the phone

number or name of the incoming call. If the caller’s identity is stored in Contacts, the name will appear along with the phone number. Check

with your service provider to ensure they offer this feature.

Speed Dialing

Speed dialing is a convenient feature that allows you to make phone calls quickly. A number key can be assigned to a specific phone number. By pressing and holding down a number key, your phone will recall the phone number associated from the Contact List and display it briefly while simultaneously dialing that phone number for you. Speed Dial Number 1 is set to Voice Mailbox by default and is unchangeable.

Dialing Single Digit Speed Dials (from 2 to 9)

Press and hold the Speed Dial number.

Enter the Speed Dial number and press .

Dialing Double Digit Speed Dials (from 10 to 99)

Press the first digit and then press and hold the key of the second digit.

Enter the first and second digits and press .

Entering and Editing Information

Text Input

You can input and edit your Banner, Calendar, Contacts, Alarm Clock, Notepad, and Messages plus much more.

When Entering Text Without the QWERTY

Key Functions

Left Soft Key: Press to scroll through the following text input

T9Word

modes:

(T9WORD/T9Word/ T9word) -> Abc (ABC/Abc/abc) -> 123

-> Symbols

: Press to change

Shift

case.

T9 text : T9Word -> T9WORD -> T9word Abc text : Abc -> ABC > abc

: In T9 mode, press

to display other matching words.

Space: Press to complete a word if text is in T9 mode or insert a space.

Clear: Press to delete a single space or character. Hold to delete the whole message.

Punctuation: Press to insert punctuation in a word and complete a sentence.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

The Basics of Storing Contacts Entries

1. From standby mode enter the phone number you want to save (up to 48 digits).

Save

Update

Add New

to add

2. Press

3. Select either

Contact Existing.

Note

Use

Update Existing

another phone number to a contact already stored in memory.

4. Use to highlight a Label and press .

Mobile / Home / Office / Fax

5. Enter a name for the phone number (up to 32 characters) and press . A confirmation message is displayed briefly.

Phone Numbers With Pauses

When you call automated systems, such as voice mail or credit billing numbers, you often have to enter a series of numbers to navigate through the system. Instead of entering these numbers by hand, you can store the numbers in your Contacts separated by special pause characters (W, P). There are two different types of pauses you can use when storing a number:

Wait (W)

The phone stops dialing until you press Left Soft Key

Release

to advance to the next

number.

Pause (P)

The phone waits 2 seconds before sending the next string of digits.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Storing a Number with Pauses

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

4. Enter a name (up to 32 characters).

5. Enter the number in any of the text fields presented (

Mobile / Email / Home /

Contacts

New Contact

Office).

6. While entering, press the Right Soft Key

Options

7. Press

Pause

8. Enter additional number(s) then press .

Wait

Adding a Pause to an Existing Number

1. While in Standby Mode, press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to highlight the Contact entry to edit, then press

3. Press Left Soft Key

Edit

4. Use to highlight the number.

5. Press Right Soft Key

Options

6. Press

Pause

7. Enter additional number(s), then press .

View

Wait

to display

Searching Your Phone’s Memory

The LG221C phone is able to perform a dynamic search of the contents in your phone’s memory. A dynamic search compares entered letters or numbers against the entries in your Contacts. A matching list is displayed in descending order. You can then select a number from the list to call or edit.

Scrolling Through Your Contacts

1. Press Navigation Down Key Contacts to display

your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to scroll through

the list.

Searching by Letter

1. While in Standby Mode,

press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Press (or press repeatedly) the key on the keypad that corresponds with the search letter.

Contact List Options

1. While in Standby Mode, press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

a Contact Entry.

2. Press Right Soft Key

Options

3. Select the search criteria in the Contact List Search menu (use then press , or press the corresponding number on the keypad):

to display

and highlight

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Send Message

text message to the selected contact.

Delete

selected entry in your Contacts.

Edit

: Edit the selected

contact information.

Delete Multiple

from delete multiple entries at one time.

Send via Bluetooth

Send a contact (vCard) via Bluetooth. In case Bluetooth power is not on, a notice pops up to turn Bluetooth on.

Set Speed Dial/ Remove Speed Dial

dial or remove the speed dial.

: Send a

: Delete the

: Choose

Selective/All

: Set a speed

Making a Call From Your Phone’s Memory

Once you have stored phone numbers in your Contacts, you can place calls to those numbers quickly and easily.

●

By pressing SEND Key after searching for a phone number in Contacts or Call History and highlighting it.

●

By using Speed Dialing.

From Contacts

1. While in Standby Mode, press Navigation Down Key

Contacts

your Contacts.

2. Use to highlight the Contact entry, then press

to display

3. Use to highlight the phone number.

4. Press to place the call.

From Call History

1. Press

2. Press

3. Use to highlight the type of recent call, then press .

Recent Calls

Missed Calls/ Received Calls/ Dialed Calls/ All Calls/ Call Timer/ Data Counter

4. Use to highlight the phone number.

5. Press to place the call.

Speed Dialing

For a single-digit Speed Dial, press and hold the digit or

press the digit, then press . For a double-digit Speed Dial,

press the first digit and hold the second digit or press the first and second digits, then

press .

Using Phone Menus

Prepaid

The Prepaid Menu provides shortcuts to access useful account information.

1. Add Airtime

Add Airtime allows you to start an over-the-air request for additional airtime.

1. Press , , .

2. Enter Airtime PIN Number press .

2. Buy Airtime

Buy Airtime allows you to start an over-the-air request for purchase additional airtime.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight an option and press .

60 mins./ 120 mins./

200 mins./ 450 mins.

3. My Phone Number

My Phone Number displays the phone's phone number.

1. Press , , .

4. Airtime Info

Airtime Info displays the amount of airtime by the unit and due date information.

1. Press , , .

5. Airtime Display

Airtime Display allows you to disable/enable the display of idle screen, prepaid-related information.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight an

Balance/ Due Date

press .

and

On/ Off

6. Serial Number

Serial Number simply displays the information of your phone’s MEID.

1. Press , , .

Contacts

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

Note

When you access your Contacts, the number in parentheses represents the number of entries you have stored (up to 1000).

7. Code Entry Mode

Code Entry Mode will allow the phone to accept Tracfonerelated 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 , , .

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. To save the number into an existing Contact, edit the Contact entry through the Contact List.

Contacts

1. Press , , .

2. Enter the name, then press

3. Highlight the field you wish to store the contact information.

4. Enter the phone number or e-mail address.

5. Continue adding the desired contact information to the entry.

6. When you are finished entering the desired contact information, press to save the entry into your Contact List.

2. Contact List

Allows you to view your Contact List.

1. Press , , .

2. Choose from the following options:

●

Press to scroll through your Contacts alphabetically.

●

Press Right Soft Key

Options

the following:

Send Message/ Delete/ Edit/ Delete Multiple/

Save

Send via Bluetooth/ Set(Remove) Speed Dial

●

Press the contact's information.

●

Press Left Soft Key

New

to store new contact

information.

to select one of

View

to view

3. Groups

Allows you to view your grouped Contacts, add a new group, change the name of a group, or delete a whole group.

1. Press , , .

2. Choose from the following options:

●

Use to highlight a group, then press

View

to view the contacts

in the selected group.

●

Press Left Soft Key

New

to add a new group.

●

Use to highlight a group, then press Right Soft Key to choose from the following options:

Delete/ Send Message/ Rename Group/ Group Ringtone/ Delete All

Options

4. My vCard

Allows you to edit and view your personal Contact information including name and phone numbers.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight the feature you wish to edit, and press Left Soft Key

Edit

3. Edit the information as desired and press .

Note

You cannot edit phone number Mobile 1, but you can add additional phone numbers.

Contacts/ Messages

5. Speed Dials

Allows you to view your Speed Dials list, designate new Speed Dials, or remove Speed Dial designations entered in your Contacts.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight the desired Speed Dial location (or enter the Speed Dial digit), and press

Assign

3. Use to highlight the Contact then press .

A confirmation message is displayed.

Messages

The LG221C can store a total of up to 515(Inbox 500 + Drafts 15) incoming messages and drafts. The information stored in the messages is determined by phone mode and service capability. Other limits such as available characters per message may exist, please check with your service provider for system features and capabilities.

1. New Message

Allows you to send text messages and e-mail transmissions. Each message will be formatted and sent according to the destination address.

The Basics of Sending a Text Message

1. Press , , .

2. Enter the recipient's address.

3. Press to access the text field.

Type your message (text or e-mail).

5. Press Send.

A confirmation message is displayed.

Select Recipient(s) Using Options

1. Press , , .

2. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

while in the

To:

field.

3. Use to highlight an option and press .

Contacts

Call History

recipient from your Recent Calls.

Recent Messages

Inbox/ Sent

recipient from your Recent Messages.

Groups

your Groups.

Cancel

4. Complete your message and

To select a recipient from your Contact List.

To select a

Choose

to select a

Select a recipient from

Cancels your message.

send or save it.

Messages

Customize Your Text

Message Using Options

You have various options to customize the text while you are composing a message.

1. Press , , .

2. Enter the recipient's address.

3. Press to access the text field.

4. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

5. Select from the following options:

Insert Insert Templates /

Signature / Name & Number

Save As Save As Draft /

Templates

Priority Level Priority Level

High / Normal

Cancel Cancels your

Cancel

message.

6. Complete your message and send or save it.

Message Icon Reference

Inbox

New/Unread Text

Opened/Read Text

New

Opened

High Priority

New

Sent

Failed Text

Multiple Failed Text

Sent Text

Multiple Sent Text

Drafts

Draft Text Message

2. Inbox

The phone alerts you in 2 ways when you receive a new message by:

●

Displaying a notification

message on the screen.

●

Displaying the message icon

(It blinks when the

message is urgent).

Received messages are displayed from newest to oldest.

Viewing Your Inbox

Up to 500 received messages (500 SMS) can be stored in the Inbox.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight an inbox message.

3. Press Left Soft Key

to reply,

View

For text messages the options are:

Delete/Forward/Save Contact/Lock/Delete Multiple

When viewing a particular text

Options

View Type

, the Right

menu will

message and the set to

Detail View

Soft Key contain the following options:

Delete

Deletes the selected

message.

Forward

Forwards a received message to other destination address(es).

Save Contact

Stores the callback number, e-mail address, and numbers in the received message into your Contacts.

Messages

Save as Templates

message as a template for future messages.

Go To URL

website by starting Browser. (Only for messages containing

a URL.)

Lock/Unlock

the selected message.

Message Info

message type priority and status.

Stores the

Accesses the

Locks or unlocks

Shows the

3. Outbox

Up to 50 sent text messages can be stored in the Sent folder. Access the Sent message list to view contents of sent messages and verify whether the transmission was successful or not.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight a sent message. Press Left Soft Key

Resend

to resend the

message to the recipient,

View

to view the

message, or Right Soft Key

Options

to access

additional options (below):

Delete/ Forward/ Save Contact/ Lock(Unlock)/ Delete Multiple

3. While viewing the selected sent message, press Left

Resend

SoftKey resend the message to the recipient, or Right Soft Key

Options

additional options (below):

Delete

Deletes the selected

message.

Forward

Forwards a received

message to other destination

to access

address(es).

Save Contact

Stores the callback number, e-mail address, and numbers in the received message into your Contacts.

Save as Templates

Stores the message as a template for future messages.

Lock/Unlock

Locks or unlocks

the selected message.

Message Info

Shows the message type priority and status.

4. Drafts

Displays saved messages and draft messages.

1. Press , , .

2. Use to highlight a

Saved message.

●

Press to

Edit

●

Or press the Right Soft Key

Options

to view the options available (below):

Delete

Deletes the selected

message from the Drafts.

Save Contact

Update Existing

Select

Save New

to store the callback number, e-mail address,and numbers in the received message into your Contacts or update an existing contact already stored in memory.

Lock/Unlock

Locks a message so that it is not erased if the Erase Saved or Erase All feature is used.

Delete Multiple

Selective/All

Select

to delete multiple

messages at one time.

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