LG Electronics 505C User Manual

USER GUIDE

LG505C

USER GUIDE

LG505C

Printed in China

P/NO : MFL67280901 (1.0)

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LG505C 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.

Touchscreen

status icons as well as a wide variety of content you select to view.

Shortcuts Key

Shortcut Menu.

Quick Keys

Messages, the phone Dial pad, the Main Menu, and the Prepaid menu, which easily activate with the touch of your fingertip.

Send Key

calls from the Dial pad. From Standby mode, pressing this key will open the All Calls list of your Recent Calls menu.

6. Clear/Speaker Key Deletes single spaces or characters.

Also backs out of menus, one level at a time. Press and hold on the Home screen or press it once during a call to turn the Speaker on and off.

PWR/End Key

end a call. Also returns to Standby mode.

Earphone Jack

caller's voice.

Displays incoming calls, messages and

Allows quick access to a customizable

The Quick Keys provide easy access to

Use to answer incoming calls and to place

Use to turn the power on and off and to

Allows the use of a headset to hear

Accessory/Charger Port

the battery charger or other compatible accessories.

Volume Keys

Standby mode and the Earpiece Volume during a call.

Lock/Unlock Key

touchscreen and keys.

microSD™ SlotAccommodates optional

microSD cards up to 16GB.

Camera Key

access the Camera function. When pressed once, the Multimedia menu will be displayed.

Camera Lens

clean for optimal photo quality.

Connects the phone to

Use to adjust the Master Volume in

Press to lock or unlock the

Press and hold for 3 seconds to

Used for taking pictures. Keep it

Phone Overview

Qwerty Keyboard

Your phone features a QWERTY keyboard specifically designed for easy and comfortable text entry. The QWERTY keyboard uses a standard layout.

Phone Overview

1. Function Key Allows you enter the alternate

character (such as ~ for the W key) on the QWERTY keyboard. To lock the function key (as when entering a series of numbers or alternate characters), press it twice.

2. Shift Key Lets you change letter capitalization

when entering text using the QWERTY keyboard.

3. Clear Key Use to delete a letter, words or

sentences. Also use it to exit the menu and go back to standby mode.

4. Enter Key Use to send a message or to make a

selection on the Browser.

Menus Overview

Menu Access

Touch Menu to access the phone's main menu.

Prepaid

1. Add Airtime

2. Buy Airtime

3. My Phone Number

4. My 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 Text Message

2. New Picture Message

3. Inbox

4. Drafts

5. Outbox

6. Voicemail

7. Templates

8. Delete All

1. Delete Inbox

2. Delete Outbox

3. Delete Drafts

4. Delete All Messages

9. Settings

1. Reply Setting

2. Entry Mode

3. Signature

Recent Calls

1. Missed Calls

2. Received Calls

3. Dialed Calls

4. All Calls

5. Call Timer

6. Data Counter

Games

1. Buy Games

2. Let's Go Bowling

3. Platinum Solitaire 3

4. UNO

Menus Overview

Browser

Multimedia

1. Take Photo

2. Record Voice

3. My Stuff

1. Images

2. Sounds

4. Music

Last Song Played

2. All Songs

3. Artists

4. Albums

5. Genres

6. My Playlists

7. Settings

New Text Message

Take Photo

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

2. Calendar

3. Notepad

Tools

1. Voice Command

1. Call <Name or Number>

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

3. Check <Item>

4. Contacts <Name>

5. Play

6. Help

2. Calculator

3. Ez Tip Calculator

4. World Clock

5. Unit Converter

1. Currency

2. Area

3. Length

4. Mass

5. Temperature

6. Volume

7. Velocity

6. Drawing Panel

7. Stopwatch

Settings

1. Sound Profiles

1. Master Volume

2. Call Sounds

3. Message Alerts

4. Button Sounds

5. Service Alerts

6. Power On/Off

2. Display Settings

1. Display Backlight

2. Keypad Backlight

3. Wallpaper

4. Clocks & Calender

5. Theme

6. Font Settings

7. Dial Font Size

8. Clock Format

9. Name Match for Dialing

3. Call Settings

1. Answer Options

2. Auto Retry

3. TTY Mode

4. One Touch Dial

5. Voice Privacy

4. Touch Settings

1. Auto Touch Lock

2. Vibrate Type

3. Vibrate Level

4. Tone Type

5. Calibration

5. Phone Settings

1. Airplane Mode

2. Languages

3. Location

4. Security

5. System Select

6. Bluetooth

7. USB Mass Storage On/ Off

8. Memory

1. Phone Memory

2. Card Memory

3. Save Options

9. Phone Info

1. My Number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon Glossary

4. SW/HW Version

Menus Overview

Getting Started with Your Phone

The Battery

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

Getting Started with Your Phone

Note

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

Installing the Battery

1. Hold the phone securely with both hands (as demonstrated) and slide the back cover downwards to remove it.

2. Align the battery contacts with the phone terminals at the top of the battery compartment and gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

3. Align the back cover so that the hooks on the battery cover are placed in the phone's slot.

4. Slide the back cover upwards until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

1. Turn the phone off and remove the back cover.

2. Use the fingertip cutout at the bottom of the battery compartment to lift the battery out.

Slot

Charging the Battery

To 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 damage your phone or battery.

Notice

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

1. Gently uncover the phone's Accessory/Charger Port.

2. Plug the charger into the Accessory/Charger Port and the other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

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Battery Charge Level

The battery charge level is shown at the top right corner of the screen. When the battery charge level becomes low, the low battery sensor alerts you in 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 turns 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 if the battery level is low.

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

PWR/End Key

Getting Started with Your Phone

Turning the Phone Off

1. Press and hold the

Key

turns off.

Signal Strength

Getting Started with Your Phone

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 at the top left corner of the screen; 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.

until the screen

Screen Icons

To see the icon glossary, go to

Menu > Settings >

Phone Info

your phone. Then select the type of icons you would like to see.

Icon Glossary

PWR/End

Making Calls

1. Make sure the phone is turned on. If not, press and hold the

PWR/End Key

3 seconds to turn it on.

2. Touch the

number (include the area code if needed).

3. Press the touch to dial the number.

4. Press the or touch to end the call.

Phone Quick Key

and enter the phone

Send Key

PWR/End Key

for about

Correcting Dialing Mistakes

If you make a mistake while dialing a number, press the

Clear/Speaker Key

erase the last digit entered or press and hold the

Clear/Speaker Key

to delete all digits.

once to

down

Redialing Calls

With the touchscreen unlocked, press the

Send Key

once to view a list of all of your recent calls. The last 270 calls (90 Received, 90 Missed and 90 Dialed) are stored in the call history list. Touch the

Dial Key

next to any of the entries to

place a call to that number. You can also press the

Send Key

twice to redial the last number you dialed, received or missed in the call history.

Receiving Calls

1. When the phone rings and/or

vibrates, press the

to answer the call.

Send Key

Tip

To choose your answer options:

Menu>Settings Call Settings>Answer Options

Choose from the following options:

Any Key/Auto with Handsfree/ Slide Open(Speakerphone)

Note

If you press the

or the

while the phone is ringing, the ringing or vibration is muted for that call.

2. Press the

PWR/End Key

Volume Keys

PWR/End Key

or touch to end the call.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Lock Mode

Sets your phone to require a 4digit password in order to use the phone.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Note

Until you change it, the default lock code/password is the last 4 digits of your phone number.

To set Lock Mode on, touch

Menu > Settings > Phone Settings

> Enter the Lock Code >

Phone

. Then choose from

Unlock, Lock

, or

Mute Function

The Mute function is available during a phone call. To quickly activate Mute during a call, touch

. To deactivate Mute, touch

Security> OK

Lock

On Power Up

Quick Volume Adjustment

Quickly adjust the Master Volume and Earpiece Volume by pressing the upper Volume Key to increase and lower Volume Key to decrease.

Note

The Earpiece Volume can only be adjusted by the Volume Keys during a call. To turn sounds off, unlock the phone, and press and hold the lower Volume Key for 3 seconds. To return to Normal Mode, press and hold the upper Volume Key.

Call Waiting

Your cellular service may offer call waiting. While a call is in progress, a beep indicates another 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 the automatically put the first call on hold and answer the new call.

2. Press the again to alternate between calls.

Send Key

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 for availability.

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 dial that phone number for you. Speed Dial Number 1 is set to Voicemail by default and cannot be changed.

Dialing Single Digit Speed Dials (from 2 to 9)

Touch and hold the Speed Dial number on the Dial pad.

OR Enter the Speed Dial number and

press the

Send Key

Dialing Double Digit Speed Dials (from 10 to 99)

Enter the first digit and then touch and hold the key of the second digit on the Dial pad.

Enter the first and second digits and press the

Send Key

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Entering and Editing Information

Text Input

Each time you touch a text entry field, the touchscreen automatically displays a keypad allowing you to enter text, numbers, and symbols. For example, in a text field, an alphabet keypad appears but you can also switch to number mode to enter digits.

Entering and Editing Information

Options: Displays available options.

Touch to hide the keypad. Touch to change to T9, Abc, ABC, 123, or

Symbols mode.

Pen Mode: Allows you to switch to handwriting mode.

Touch to delete text.

Shortcuts Menu

The Shortcuts menu allows instant access to menus and phone features with the quick touch of your fingertip. To use the Shortcuts Menu:

1. Unlock the touch screen by pressing and holding or press the

Unlock Key

2. Touch the

3. Drag the desired shortcuts to the top part of the screen to place them on the Home screen.

4. To close the Shortcuts menu, press the the

PWR/End Key

Shorcut Tips

●

Touch a shortcut on the Home screen to open the the corresponding tool.

●

To remove a shortcut from the Home screen, touch and hold it and drag it to .

on the right side of your phone.

Shorcuts Key

on the Home screen.

Clear/Speaker Key

Shortcuts Menu

To view other Home screen panes

Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. If you slide your finger Left, you could access and edit Favorites. If you slide your finger right, you can access Messages.

To view other Home screen panes

Favorites

Allows you to add up to 11 Contact entries or Contact Groups to your list of Favorites to easily view, call, or send messages.

Allows you to view your received messages.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

The Basics of Storing Contacts Entries

1. Touch the

number you want to save (up to 48 digits).

2. Touch

Add New Contact Existing

Note

Use another phone number to a contact already stored in memory.

3. Touch a Phone Label.

Mobile 1/ Home 1/ Office 1/ Mobile 2/ Fax/ Home 2/ Office 2

4. Touch the enter a name for the contact (up to 32 characters). Then touch and . A confirmation message is displayed briefly.

Phone Quick Key

and enter the phone

SAVE

and select either

Update Existing

Name

to add

field and

SAVEDONE

Update

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 and P). There are two different types of pauses you can use when storing a number:

Wait

The phone stops dialing until you touch to the next number.

2-Sec Pause

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

RELEASE

to advance

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Storing a Number with Pause or Wait

1. Touch the

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

2. Touch .

3. Touch

Enter a name (up to 32 characters) and a number.

5. Touch

Phone Quick Key

CONTACTS

New Contact

Options Add 2-Sec Pause Wait.

6. Enter the additional number(s), touch and

SAVE

Adding a Pause or Wait to an Existing Number

1. Touch the

2. Touch .

3. Scroll through the list and touch the Contact entry you wish to edit.

Phone Quick Key

CONTACTS

and select

Add

DONE

EDIT

4. Touch

5. Touch the number.

6. Touch

7. Touch

Options

Add 2-Sec Pause

Add Wait.

8. Enter the additional number(s), touch and

SAVE

then .

DONE

Searching Your Phone’s Memory

The LG505C phone is able to perform a dynamic search of the contents in your phone’s Contact List. A dynamic search compares entered letters or numbers on the Dial pad 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 view it.

Searching by Letter

1. Touch the

Phone Quick Key

and then to

CONTACTS

display your contacts alphabetically.

2. Touch

Go To

followed by the key(s) on the alphanumeric keypad that corresponds with the letters in the Contact's name. The matching contacts will be displayed.

Slide open the QWERTY keyboard and type in the name of the Contact.

Scrolling Through Your Contacts

1. Touch the

Phone Quick Key

and then to

CONTACTS

display your contacts alphabetically.

2. Use your finger to scroll up and down through the list.

Contacts Options

1. Touch the

2. Touch .

3. Touch

4. Select an option.

Send via Bluetooth

contact (vCard) via Bluetooth

Delete

in your Contacts.

Message

picture message to the selected contact.

Lock/Unlock

contacts so that they will not be accidently deleted.

Phone Quick Key

CONTACTS

Options

: Send a

: Delete the selected entry

: Send a text message or

: Allows you to lock

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Making a Call From Your Phone’s Memory

Once you have stored phone numbers in your Contacts, you can place calls to those numbers

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

quickly and easily.

●

Touch a phone number in Contacts or Call History and

Send Key

press the touch the

●

Use Speed Dialing.

From Contacts

1. Touch the

2. Touch .

3. Touch the contact you want to call, then touch the phone number.

Dial Key

Phone Quick Key

CONTACTS

From Recent Calls

1. Touch

2. Touch

Recent Calls

3. Touch the type of recent call.

Missed Calls/ Received Calls/ Dialed Calls/ All Calls

4. Touch next to the desired phone number.

Speed Dialing

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

. For a double-digit

Key

Speed Dial, press the first digit and hold the second digit or press the first and second digits, then press the call.

Send Key

Send

Using Phone Menus

Prepaid

The Prepaid menu provides shortcuts to access useful account information.

1. Add Airtime

This menu allows you to start an over-the-air request for additional airtime.

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

Add Airtime

3. Touch the text field and enter your code. Then touch and OK.

4. Enter your promo code, if available.

2. Buy Airtime

This menu allows you to start an over-the-air request for additional airtime.

SAVE

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

Buy Airtime

3. Touch the desired amount you wish to purchase.

YES

4. Touch promo code and enter it.

YES

5. Touch enter your

if you have a

to confirm, then

3. My Phone Number

This menu displays the device's phone number.

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

My Phone Number

4. My Airtime Info

This menu displays the balance and due date.

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

My Airtime Info

Prepaid

5. Airtime Display

This menu allows you to enable or disable the display of Balance and Due Date information on the Home screen.

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

Airtime Display

Balance

3. Touch

4. Touch

Off

6. Serial Number

Prepaid

This menu simply displays the phone's serial number.

1. Touch , .

Serial Number

2. Touch

Due Date

7. Code Entry Mode

This menu 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 alerts.

1. Touch , .

2. Touch

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

1. Touch

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

New Contact

4. Touch the enter the name.

Name

field and

5. Continue entering Contact information by touching the corresponding field and entering the desired information.

6. Touch to save the new

SAVE

contact.

2. Contact List

Allows you to view your Contact List.

1. Touch

Contacts

2. Touch

Contact List

3. Touch

4. Choose from the following options:

●

Scroll through your Contacts alphabetically.

●

Touch select one of the following options:

Options

Contacts

Send via Bluetooth/ Delete/Message/ Lock/Unlock

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. Touch

Contacts

2. Touch

Groups

3. Touch

Contacts

4. Choose from the following options:

●

Touch

Options

select

Manage Groups

edit, delete, or share your groups.

●

Touch a group to view.

●

Touch a group, then touch

Options

from the following options:

to choose

Remove/Mark All/Unmark All/Remove All

4. My vCard

Allows you to view all of your

and

personal Contact information including name and phone numbers.

1. Touch

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

My vCard

4. Touch

EDIT.

5. Touch the field you want to edit.

6. Edit the information as necessary and touch

Save

Note

You cannot edit your mobile phone number, but you can add an additional phone number.

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. Touch

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

Speed Dials

4. Touch the desired Unassigned number from the list.

5. Touch the Contact you would like to assign a Speed Dial to, then touch message is displayed.

Yes

. A confirmation

Contacts

Messages

The phone can store up to 690 messages, including a maximum of 300 SMS, 100 MMS, and 100 MMS notification messages in the Inbox, 100 SMS and 50 MMS in the Outbox, and 20 SMS and 20 MMS in Drafts. The information stored in the message is determined by phone model and service capability. Other limits such as available

Messages

characters per message may exist. Please check with your service provider for system features and capabilities.

1. New Text Message

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

The Basics of Sending a Text Message

1. Touch

Messages

New Text Message

2. Touch to

3. Touch the

5. Touch .

Enter Number

manually enter the address or

to add the address from

your Contacts List.

Text

Type your message.

SEND

A confirmation message is displayed.

and

field to enter text.

Text Message Options

1. Touch

Messages

New Text Message

Options

2. Touch

3. Touch the following options to customize.

Preview

Allows you to preview

the message before sending it.

Save As Draft

message into the Drafts folder.

Priority Level

Normal

of your message.

Callback #

programmed callback number with your message.

Choose

to set the priority level

Inserts a pre-

Cancel Message

message editing and returns to the Messages menu.

4. Complete and send the message.

and

Saves the

High/

Cancels

Text Options

While you are composing the text of a message, you have various options to customize the text.

1. Touch

2. Touch the

3. Enter text and touch

4. Touch the following options to

Messages

New Text Message

Text

text.

customize.

field to enter

and

Options

Insert Template/ Save As Draft/ Add/ Copy Text/ Paste/ Priority Level/ Callback #/ Save Template/ Cancel Messaage

5. Complete your message and send.

Messages

Message Icon Reference

New Text Message

Text Message Read

New MMS Message

New MMS Message Received

MMS Message Unread

MMS Message Read

Message Delivered

Message Failed

Pending Message

Message Sent

Messages

Multiple Message Delivered

Multiple Message Failed

Multiple Message Delivery Incomplete

Multiple Pending Message

Multiple Message Sent

Text Message Draft

MMS Message Draft

Namecard

High Priority

Lock icons

2. New Picture Message

Allows you to send messages with text, a picture, sound, and a subject.

Messages

1. Touch

New Picture Message

2. Touch to

Enter Number

manually enter the address or

to add the address from

your Contacts List.

3. Touch the corresponding field to add text, a picture, sound, and a subject to your message.

4. Touch the file you want to add if adding a picture or sound.

●

When you touch the Sound field, you have the option of attaching a saved Sound file, or recording a new one.

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