LG A395 Users manual

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User Guide

LG-A395

LG-A395 User Guide - ENGLISH

This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your phone.

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

Contents
Getting to know your phone.....................	5
Installing the SIM Cards and Charging the
Battery.........................................................	7
Installing the SIM Cards.........................	7
Turning Your Phone On and Off........	10
Lock/Unlock Your Keypad...................	10
Calls............................................................	10
Making a call............................................	10
Making a call from your contacts......	10
Answering and rejecting a call............	11
Using the speakerphone.......................	11
Speed dialling..........................................	12
Viewing your call logs............................	12
Changing the call settings..................	12

Contacts....................................................	13
Searching for a contact........................	13
Adding a new contact...........................	13
Adding a contact to a group..............	14
Messaging.................................................	14
Sending a message...............................	14
Entering text.............................................	15
T9 mode...................................................	16
Using the T9 Mode...............................	16
Abc mode..................................................	17
123 mode .................................................	17
Inserting symbols....................................	17
Changing the language.........................	17
Message folders......................................	18

E-mail.........................................................	19
Setting up your e-mail..........................	19
Sending an e-mail using your new
account......................................................	19
Camera.....................................................	20
Taking a quick photo............................	20
Video camera...........................................	20
Shooting a quick video........................	20
Media Player............................................	20
Playing a song........................................	20
FM radio....................................................	21
Searching for stations...........................	21
Listening to the radio...........................	22
Recording your radio............................	22

Voice recorder..........................................	22
Recording your voice memo..............	23
Applications.............................................	23
Organizer..................................................	23
Setting your alarm ...............................	23
Using the calendar ..............................	24
Adding an item to your To-do list....	24
Adding a note .......................................	24
Using your calculator ..........................	24
Using the stopwatch.............................	24
Converting a unit .................................	24
Adding a city to your world time......	25
Shortcuts ................................................	25
Internet.....................................................	25
Accessing the internet browser........	25

Settings....................................................	25	Troubleshooting.......................................	54
Switching your SIM cards ..................	25
Activating SIM cards............................	26
Setting Phone Profile...........................	26
Changing your display settings.........	26
Changing your connectivity settings 26.
Changing your Bluetooth settings...	26
Pairing with another Bluetooth device.27
Changing your phone settings..........	28
Changing your security settings.......	29
Resetting your phone...........................	30
Phone Software update.........................	30
For Your Safety........................................	32
Safety instructions..................................	43
Accessories..............................................	53

Getting to know your phone

LED Blinker				Headset jack

	LED indicator blink with respective	Navigation keys
	color on pressing of SIM Switch Key	Use for quick access to phone functions
	(SSK) in the idle screen, notification
		• In standby mode:
	Popup(Message and missed call) and
		Press Up Navigation Key: Media Player
	glow continuously while charging.
		Press Down Navigation Key: Messaging
	Main screen
		Press Right Navigation Key: FM Radio
	Soft keys
		Press Left Navigation Key: Camera
	Each of these keys performs the functions	• In menu: Scroll up, down, right & left.
	indicated by the text on the display	End/Power key
	immediately above them.

OK key		• Ends or rejects a call.


Selects menu options and confirms actions.		• Returns to the home screen when you

Call key		use the menu.

		• Long press to turn On/Off your phone.
Dials a phone number and answers

incoming calls.	5

Charger / USB Cable connector

SIM Switch Key

SIM Switch Key is used to switch between SIM cards. You can switch to another SIM card by pressing the SIM Switch Key more than 0.5 seconds.

Camera lens

Back cover

2
1
3	Battery
4	Battery
MicroSD
Card slot
SIM card slots

Installing the SIM Cards and Charging the Battery

Installing a Memory card

Remove the Back cover and insert a micro SD card with the golden contact area facing downwards as shown in the diagram. To remove the Memory card, gently pull it.

Note: Memory card is an optional accessory.

Formatting the Memory card

From your home screen, Press Menu and select Gallery, Select External memory and From Options choose Format and insert Phone password to format the Memory card.

WARNING: When you format your Memory card, all the content will be erased. If you do not want to lose the data on your Memory card, take a backup first.

Installing the SIM Cards

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.

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.

›Only 2G/2.5G SIM cards are supported.

Illustrations

1. Open back cover.

2.Remove the battery.

3.Insert your SIM Cards.

4.Insert your battery.

5.Close the back cover.

6. Charge your battery.

WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched on, as this may damage the phone.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

You can power the phone On or Off by pressing and holding the Power key.

Lock/Unlock Your Keypad

To lock, press Menu (LSK) in main screen and then press Key Lock (RSK).

To Unlock, press Unlock(LSK) and then press Yes(RSK).

Calls

Making a call

1.Enter the number using the keypad. To delete a digit press Clear.

2.Press to initiate the call.

3.To end the call, press .

TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0.

TIP! To control the volume during a call, press the up and down navigation keys.

TIP! You can record your conversation during a call. Press Options and select Voice recorder.

Making a call from your contacts

1.Select Contacts from the home screen.

2.Using the keypad, enter the first letter of the contact you want to call and scroll through the Contacts.

3.Press to begin the call.

TIP! To scroll through your contacts, use the up and down navigation keys.

TIP! You can make a call from any of the two SIM cards, by selecting SIM Switching Key.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press to answer the call.

While your phone is ringing, select Silent to mute the ringing.

This is useful if you have forgotten to change your profile to Silent while in a meeting.

Press or select Silent then Reject to reject the 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 Advanced settings then select Answer mode and choose from Any key, Auto answer when headset mode.

Using the speakerphone

During a call, you can activate speakerphone by pressing RSK (H-Free) and you can use the handset in hands-free mode.

If the speakerphone is active, press RSK (H-Held) again to resume normal handset conversation mode.

Speed dialling

Press Menu and select Contacts > Options > Phonebook settings, then choose

Speed dial. Set the Status and choose Set numbers. Assign contacts to any keys between 6 and 8.

Speed dial 1 is set to your voice mail, 9 key is set to SOS mode and 2,3,4 & 5 keys are assigned to Speed SIM Budget. so you can not change these keys.

TIP! Speed SIM budget is the function that is easy way for checking SIM budget. If you register Speed SIM budget, you can get the information of SIM budget by long press of ‘2’ / ‘3’ / ‘4' / ‘5' in idle screen.

Note : To activate Speed dial , status should be On (Speed dial > Status)

Viewing your call logs

Press to view your missed, received and dialled call logs.

Changing the call settings

You can set the menu relevant to a call. Press Menu, select Settings and choose

Call.

Cost save mode

Every contact is added along with assigned SIM when adding in phone book. During Calling, matching operator SIM is identified and the operation is completed using the

matching operator SIM. This makes possible to use benefit from using same operator.

To use Cost save mode feature,make sure the feature is On [Settings -> Call -> Cost save mode]

Note: Cost save mode doesn’t work during in-call.

Advanced settings

Blacklist - This menu shows you the phone numbers of person you have chosen to reject. You can add the new number in Blacklist numbers. The incoming calls received from the Blacklist numbers will be automatically rejected.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

1.Select Contacts from the home screen.

2.Using the keypad enter the first letter of the contact you want to call.

3.Press Up/Down navigation key to scroll through the contacts.

Adding a new contact

1.Select Contacts from the home screen.

2.Choose the contact storage location.

3.Then enter the Name, Number & details of your new contact, select Options then choose Save.

TIP! Assign SIM field is used to assign the Contact to Default SIM/SIM1/SIM2/SIM3/ SIM4. Call will be originated via assigned SIM for the Contact when Cost Save mode is ON.

Adding a contact to a group

You can save your contacts into groups, for example, keeping your work colleagues

and family separate. To make a group press Option from the Contacts menu. And select

Caller groups. You can set the Group name, Group picture, Group ringtone in Add new group.

Messaging

Sending a message

1.Press Menu, select Messaging, and choose Write message to send an SMS or MMS.

2.A new message editor will open. The message editor combines text message and multimedia messages into one intuitive and easy to switch between editor. The default setting of the message editor is text message.

3.Enter your message using either the T9 predictive mode or Abc manual mode or 123 mode. You can switch text input modes by pressing the key.

4.If you want to add some images or videos etc, select Options and choose

Add Picture, Add sound, Add video, Add subject.

5.From Options choose Send to then Select Enter recipient, Add from Phonebook or Recent input. You can even add multiple contacts by marking the contacts.

Note: Message can be sent to a group also. Edit the message then press OK Key and select Add from phonebook. Navigate to the right to select Caller groups and select the group you want.

6.Press Send icon to send the message.

TIP! You can select your message type as SMS or MMS when you enter text by pressing

Options > Switch to MMS/SMS.

WARNING: Image, Video clip, Sound clip or Subject is added to the message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. The following text input methods are available in the phone: T9 mode, Abc mode and 123 mode.

To change modes, press the key.

Note: Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone number in address book fields).

T9 mode

T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you’re writing based on the key sequences you press. Simply press the number key associated with the letter you want to enter, and the dictionary will recognise the word once all the letters are entered.

Using the T9 Mode

1.When you are in the T9 predictive text input mode, start entering a word by

pressing keys to . Press one key per letter.