LG 221C User Manual

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 status

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 Home screen or the function immediately above it.

4. Speakerphone Key Use to turn the 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. To set it, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

8. Navigation Key Use to navigate through menus and options. When on the Home screen, use for quick access to Messages, Contact List, Games and Sound.

9. Right Soft KeyUse to access the Browser

menu from the Home screen or the function immediately above it.

10.

Menu/OK

menu.

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. This key will also back you out of menus, one level at a time.

12. PWR/END Key Use to turn the power on/off

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

13.

Lock Mode Key

standby mode. To lock the phone, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

Use to set the vibration

Key Use to access the Prepaid

Use to lock the phone from

1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a headset

to hear caller's voice.

2. 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 the PC USB Port

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).

Menus Overview

Menu Access

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

●

Use the Navigation Key to highlight a menu/option and press to select it.

●

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. 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

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. 4 Matches

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 right corner of the LCD screen.

Installing the Battery

Remove the battery cover by pressing down on 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 and slide it downward 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

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 USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Port of your phone.

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

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

Battery Charge Level

The battery charge level is shown at the top right corner 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,

Turning the Phone On

1. Install a charged battery or connect the phone to an external power source if the battery level is low.

2. Press for about 3 seconds until the LCD screen turns on.

Turning the Phone Off

Press and hold until the screen 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 your location 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 to dial the number.

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 erase all the digits entered.

Icon

Redialing Calls

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 select your method for answering calls, you can change your 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 Volume 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 the Left Soft

Key the Left Soft Key

Mute

. To cancel, press

Unmute

Quick Volume Adjustment

Quickly adjust the ringer and earpiece volumes by pressing the upper Volume Key to increase the volume and the lower Volume Key to decrease it.

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 your 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.

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

capitalization.

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 in T9 mode; otherwise, press to 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 1/ Home 1/ Office 1/ Mobile 2/ Home 2/ Office 2/Fax

5. Enter a name for the phone number (up to 32 characters)

Save

and press confirmation message is displayed briefly.

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Phone Numbers With Pauses

When you call automated systems, such as voicemail 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 the Left Soft Key

Release

the next number.

to advance to

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Pause (P)

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

Storing a Number with Pauses

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

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

5. Enter the phone number in any of the number labels.

6. While entering the number, press the Right Soft Key

7. Press

Pause

8. Enter the additional number(s) and press

Save

Options

Contacts

New Contact

Wait

Adding a Pause to an Existing Number

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

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

press

3. Press the Left Soft Key

Edit

4. Use to highlight the number.

5. Press the Right Soft Key

View

Options

6. Press

Pause

7. Enter the additional number(s), and press

Save

Wait

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.

Searching by Letter

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

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

Scrolling Through Your Contacts

1. Press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to scroll through the list.

Contact List Options

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key and highlight a Contact entry.

2. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

3. Select from the following options:

Send Message

text message to the selected contact.

: Send a

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Delete

selected entry in your Contacts.

Edit

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

speed dial.

: Delete the

: Edit the selected

: Choose

Selective

All

: Set a

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 the 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 the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts.

2. Use to highlight the Contact entry, then press

View

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

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 your Airtime PIN

Number and 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 your device's phone number.

1. Press

, ,

4. Airtime Info

Airtime Info displays your airtime balance and due date.

1. Press .

, ,

5. Airtime Display

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

1. Press

, ,

2. Use to highlight

Balance or Due Date

press .

3. Use to highlight

Off

and press .

and

6. Serial Number

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

1. Press

, , .

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 .

, ,

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).

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 to highlight the field in

which you wish to store the contact information.

3. Enter the phone number or

e-mail address.

4. Continue adding the desired

contact information to the entry.

5. 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 the Right Soft Key

Options

one of the following:

Save

Send Message/ Delete/ Edit/ Delete Multiple/ Send via Bluetooth/ Set Speed Dial

●

Press the contact's information.

●

Press the Left Soft Key

New

contact.

, ,

to select

View

to view

to create a new

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

in the selected group.

●

Press the Left Soft Key

group.

●

Use to highlight a group, then press the Right Soft Key

Options

the following options:

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

, , .

to view the contacts

New

to add a new

to choose from

4. My vCard

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

1. Press

2. Use to highlight the feature you wish to edit and press the 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.

, ,

Save

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 using the keypad), and press

3. Use to highlight the Contact and press .

A confirmation message is displayed.

, ,

Assign

Messages

The LG221C can store a total of up to 515(500 in the Inbox and 15 in Drafts) 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. 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.

5. Press Send.

A confirmation message is displayed.

, ,

Select Recipient(s) Using Options

1. Press

2. Press the Right Soft Key

field.

Options

, ,

while in the

3. Use to highlight an option and press .

Contacts

recipient from your Contact List.

Call History

recipient from your Recent Calls.

To select a

Recent Messages

Inbox or Sent

recipient from your Recent Messages.

Groups

your Groups.

Cancel

4. Complete your message and send or save it.

to select a

Select a recipient from

Cancels your message.

Choose

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 Templates /

Signature / Name & Number

Save As Drafts /

Templates

Priority Level High /

Normal

Cancels your

Cancel

message.

6. Complete your message and send or save it.

Message Icon Reference

Inbox

New/Unread Text Message

Opened/Read Text Message

High Priority Message

Sent

Failed Text Message

Multiple Failed Text Message

Sent Text Message

Multiple Sent Text Messages

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 can be stored in the Inbox.

1. Press .

2. Use to highlight a

message.

3. Press the Left Soft Key

to reply or press

View

to view the message,

, ,

or the Right Soft Key

Options

for the following

options:

Delete/Forward/Save Contact/Lock/Delete Multiple

4. When viewing a particular text message the Options menu will 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.

Save To Templates

Stores the message as a template for future messages.

Messages

Go To URL

website by starting Browser. (Only for messages containing

a URL.)

Lock

message.

Message Info

message type priority and status.

Accesses the

Locks the selected

Shows the

3. Outbox

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

Resend

, ,

to resend

1. Press .

2. Use to highlight a sent

message. Press the Left Soft Key

the message to the recipient, the message, or the Right Soft Key access additional options (below):

View

to view

Options

Delete/ Forward/ Save Contact/ Lock/ Delete Multiple

3. While viewing the selected sent message, press the Left Soft Key resend the message to the recipient, or the Right Soft Key additional options:

Delete

message.

Forward

message to other destination address(es).

Resend

Options

to access

Deletes the selected

Forwards a received

Save Contact

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

Save To Templates

Stores the message as a template for future messages.

Lock

Locks the selected

message.

Message Info

Shows the message type priority and status.

4. Drafts

Displays saved draft messages.

1. Press

2. Use to highlight a Draft

message.

●

Press to

message.

, ,

edit the

●

Press the Right Soft Key

Options

to view the

options available:

Delete

Deletes the selected

message from the Drafts.

Save Contact

Contact

Select

Add New

or Update Existing

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

Lock

Locks a message so that it

cannot be erased.

Delete Multiple

Selective

All

Select

to delete

multiple messages at one time.

Messages

5. Voicemail

Allows you to hear new voice messages recorded in your voice mailbox. Your phone will alert you when you receive a new voice message.

Checking Your Voice Mailbox

1. Press

2. Choose from the following options:

●

Press the Left Soft Key Clear to clear the voicemail counter.

●

Press to listen to the message(s).

●

Press the Right Soft Key

Messages menu.

Exit

to return to the

, ,

6. Templates

Allows you to display, edit, and add text phrases. These templates allow you to reduce manual text input into messages.

1. Press .

2. Press the Left Soft Key

New

to create a new

template.

3. Enter the desired text and

press template.

4. Use to highlight a

template and press the Right Soft Key

5. Use to highlight

Edit

, ,

Save

to save the

Options.

and press .

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