LG 430G User Manual

LG 430G User Guide

- English

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact
LG 430G phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital
mobile communication technology.

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

5

Getting to know your phone

Earpiece

Navigation keys

• Use for quick access
to phone functions.

Camera key

• Go to Camera function
directly.

End/Power key

• Ends or rejects a call.
Turns the phone on/
off.Returns to the
home screen when
you use the menu.

Main screen

Soft keys

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

OK key

• Selects menu options and
confirms actions.

Contacts keys

• Opens the Contacts list.

Call key

• Dials a phone number and
answers incoming calls.

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Getting to know your phone

Headset / Charger /
USB Cable connector

Volume keys

Camera Lens

Front screen

7

Installing the SIM card and battery

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular
network, you are provided with a SIM
card loaded with your subscription

details, such as your PIN,

any
optional services available and
many others.

Illustrations

1 Open battery cover.

2 Remove the battery.

3 Insert your SIM.

4 Insert your battery.

Important!

The SIM card can be easily damaged
by scratches or bending, so be careful
when handling, inserting or removing
the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the
reach of small children.

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Installing the SIM card and Charging the battery

5 Close the battery cover.

6 Charge your battery.

WARNING: Do not remove the battery

when the phone is switched on, as
this may damage the phone.

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Your Home screen

Turning Your Phone On and Off

You can power the phone on and off by
pressing and holding the power key.

The Status bar

The Status bar uses various icons, such
as signal strength, new messages,
battery life, and Bluetooth activity.

The table below explains the meaning of
icons you’re likely to see in the Status bar.

Icon Description

Signal Strength

Flight Mode

Battery Strength

In Call State

No Service

New Message

Msg & Voicemail

Speaker Phone

Silent Mode

Normal

Outdoor

Icon Description

Meeting Mode

Customized 1

Customized 2

Customized 3

Alarm

Calendar

Roaming

Digital

1X

SSL

TTY

Location On

E911 Only

Bluetooth On

File Transfer

Visible

Mono Headset

Stereo Headset

Stereo/Mono Headset

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Prepaid

1

Add Airtime

2

Buy Airtime

3

My Phone Number

4

My Airtime Info

5

Airtime Display

6

Serial Number

7

SIM Number

8

Code Entry Mode

Contacts

1

Names

2

Settings

1. Contact List Settings

2. Copy

3. Move

4. Send All Contacts via Bluetooth

5. Clear Contacts

6. Memory Info.

3

Groups

4

Speed Dials

5

Own Number

6

My Business Card

Messages

1

Create New Message

2

Inbox

3

Drafts

4

Outbox

5

Sent Items

6

Saved Items

1. Saved Message

2. Text Templates

3. Multimedia Templates

7

Emoticons

8

Message Settings

1. Text Message

2. Multimedia Message

3. Voicemail

Recent Calls

1

Call Log

2

Missed Calls

3

Received Calls

4

Dialed Numbers

5

Call Duration

1. All Calls

2. Dialed Calls

3. Received Calls

4. Last Call

5

Packet Data Counter

Media

1

Camera

2

Pictures

1. Buy Graphics

1. Default Images

3

Video Camera

4

Videos

5

Music

1. Recently Played

2. All Songs

3. Playlists

4. Artists

5. Albums

6. Genres

7. Shuffle Tracks

Menus Overview

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6

Voice Recorder

7

Sounds

1. Buy Ringtones

2. Ringtone

3. Voice Recordings

4. Default Sounds

8

Other Files

Games & Apps

1

Buy Games

Tools

1

Alarm Clock

2

Calendar

3

To-do List

4

Notes

5

Secret Notes

6

Calculator

7

Converter

8

Stopwatch

9

Go To

10

Settings

Browser
Settings

1

Profiles

2

Display

1. Homescreen

2. Menu Style

3. Dialing

4. Font

5. Backlight

6. Handset Theme

3

Bluetooth

4

Call

1. Call Rejection List

2. Send My Number

3. Answer Mode

4. BT Answer Mode

5. Save New Number

6. TTY

7. Hearing Aid

5

Phone

1. My Navi Key

2. Language

3. Battery Status

4. Handset Information

6

Security

1. Handset Lock

2. Change Codes

7

Memory Info

8

Reset Settings

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Calling

Making a call

1 Make sure your phone is on.
2 Use the keypad to enter the

number. To delete a digit press

Clear.

3 Press

to begin the call.

4 To end the call, press

.

TIP! To enter + when making an
international call, press and hold

.

Making a call from your
Contacts

It’s easy to call anyone whose number
you have stored in your Contacts.

1 Press Menu to open the main

menu. Select Contacts, then
select Names.

Or

From the home screen, press

.

2 Using the keypad, enter the first

letter of the contact you want to
call and scroll to the contact.

3 Press

to begin the call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press
to answer the call.

While your phone is ringing you can
press Silent to mute the ringing.
This is useful if you have forgotten
to change your profile to silent for a
meeting.

Press

or select Reject in order

to reject an incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on
your phone to answer your calls in
different ways. Press Menu, select

Settings and choose Call. Select
Answer mode and choose from
Press send key, Open flip or Press
any key.

Using the speakerphone

During a call, you can activate
speakerphone by pressing

key and you can use the
handset in hands-free. If the
speakerphone is active, press

key again to resume normal
handset conversation mode.

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Speed Dials

You can assign a speed dial number
to a contact you call frequently.

1 Press Menu to open the main

menu. Select Contacts, then
select Speed Dials.

2 Your voicemail is preset to speed

dial 1 and you cannot change this.
Select any other number either
by using the navigation keys or
by pressing the hard key number.
Select Add to add a contact to the
desired speed dial.

3 Your contacts will open. Highlight

the contact you’d like to assign to
that number using the navigation
keys and select Select.

Once you have assigned a speed
dial, you can initiate a call by
pressing and holding the speed
dial number.

Viewing your Call Log

Press Menu and select Recent Calls.
Choose Call Log.

Or

Press to view your call logs.
Call Log - View a complete list of all

your dialed, received and missed calls.
Missed Calls - View a list of any

calls you have missed.
Received Calls - View a list of all the

numbers that have called you.
Dialed Numbers - View a list of all

the numbers you have called.

TIP! From any call log, select Options
and then Delete to delete the
selected items.

Changing the call settings

1

Press Menu and select Recent Calls.

2 From here you can choose from

the following options:
Call Duration - View details of

how long you have spent on your
calls both received and dialed.

Packet Data Counter - View the
amount of all your received and
sent data in kilobytes.