LG A447 Users manual

ENGLISH

User Guide

LG-A447

 

 

 

 

 

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MFL67688801 (1.0)

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LG-A447 User Guide

t Some of the contents of this manual may not apply to your phone depending on your phone’s software or your service provider.

t Copyright ©2012 LG Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Group and its related entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contents

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Phone Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing the SIM card and battery. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Charging your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

General Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Before you begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

In-Call Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Making a Second Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Swapping Between Two Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Answering an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Rejecting an Incoming Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SIM Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Own Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

My Business Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Create Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Drafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Message Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Save To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Multimedia Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Voicemail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Adding Music To Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Additional Music Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Games & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sending an email using your new account . . . . 30 Retrieving your email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Message folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Changing your email settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Take Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Record Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Camera Album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

My Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Pictures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Other Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Alarm Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Unit Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Audio & Ringtones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Message Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Alert Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Keypad Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Set Hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Flight Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Reset Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Clocks & Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Backlight Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Menu Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Send My Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Senior Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Time & Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Turn On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Search New Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Contents

My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

My Bluetooth Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Used Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Voice Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

TTS (Text-to Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Phone Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Your Phone

Phone Components

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Press and hold to activate/deactivate Vibrating Mode.

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Your Phone

1.Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller during a call.

2.Main LCD: Displays phone status icons, menu items, web items, web information, pictures and more, in full color.

3.Left Soft Key/Right Soft Key: Each of these keys perform the functions indicated by the text on the display immediately above them.

4.Camera Key: Lets you activate the Camera and take pictures.

5.Message Hot Key: Trigger this key to directly go to Create Message.

6.Navigation Keys

Home screen functions:

Games & Apps

Contacts

Alarm Clock

Music

- In a menu: Navigates between menus.

7.Send Key: Press this key in standby mode to quickly access the most recent missed, dialed, and received calls. Also dials a call when you enter a number.

8.Clear/Back Key: Allows you to return to the previous screen. Press and hold to activate the Voice Command function.

9.TTS Mode Key: Lets you turn the TTS mode on/off.

10.OK Key: Select options and menus.

11.End/Power Key: Allows you to power the phone on or off, end calls, or return to standby mode.

12.Volume Keys: Allows you to control the Master Volume while in standby mode and the earpiece volume during a call.

13.Charger/USB Port: Allows you to connect a charger or other supported accessories.

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Rear view

Back Cover

Battery

SIM Card Slot

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Getting Started

Installing the SIM card and battery

1.Remove the back cover

Place your thumb at the top part of the back cover and slide it downwards to remove it.

2.Remove the battery

Hold the top edge of the phone and use the fingernail cutout near the bottom of the battery to lift the battery from the phone.

Warning

Do not remove the battery when the phone is turned on; this can damage the phone.

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3.Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot (as shown below). Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the opposite direction.

4.Install the battery

Insert the top of the battery first into the top edge of the battery compartment. Ensure that the battery contacts align with the terminals on the phone. Press the bottom of the battery down until it snaps into place.

5.Install the back cover

Align the back cover on the battery compartment and slide it upwards until it locks into place.

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Getting Started

Battery Information and Care

Always unplug the charger from the wall socket after the phone is fully charged to save unnecessary power consumption of the charger.

Charging your phone

Locate the Charger/USB Port on the left side of your phone. Insert the charger connector to the phone (the ‘B’ side of the connector has to be facing up when connecting to the phone) and then plug into the wall socket. Your LG-A447 will need to be charged until the Full Battery message appears on the screen.

Important!

You must insert the battery before charging.

Warning

Use of unauthorized accessories could damage your phone and void your warranty.

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LG A447 Users manual

On-Screen Icons

The table below describes various display indicators or icons that appear on the phone’s display screen.

ICON/

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

Low Battery

New text message

New email

An alarm is set

Ring profile in use

Silent All profile in use

EDGE network available

Bluetooth is active

3G network available

The browser is active

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INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Vibrating Mode On

Speakerphone

Call in Progress

Voicemail

Battery Full

Battery Charging

Flight Mode On

Camera in use

Camcorder in use

Camcorder timer

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General Functions

Before you begin

Remember that you can select the menu icons from Menu screen using the number keys if you set the Menu Style as List. If you set the Menu Style as Icon, you can only use the Navigation Keys to select the menu icons.

Making a Call

1 Make sure your phone is powered on.

2Enter a phone number including the area code. To edit a number on the display

screen, simply press the Clear/Back Key to erase one digit at a time.

ŹPress and hold the Clear/Back Key to erase the entire number.

3Press the Send Key to call the number.

4To end the call, press the End/Power Key .

Making a Call with the Send Key

1Press the Send Key to display the most recent missed, dialed and received calls will be displayed.

2Highlight the desired number by using the Navigation Keys.

3 Press the Send Key .

Making International Calls

1Press and hold the key and the international access character ‘+’ will appear.

2Enter the country code, area code, and the phone number.

3Press the Send Key to call the number.

Ending a Call

To end a call, press the End/Power Key .

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Making a Call from the Contacts

You can store frequently called names and phone numbers in the SIM card as well as in your Contacts List.

You can dial a number by simply highlighting a name in the Contacts List and pressing the Send Key .

1 Press the down Navigation Key to access the Contact List.

2Highlight the Contact and press the Send Key .

Answering a Call

When you receive a call, the phone displays a notification on the screen and rings and/ or vibrates. If the caller can be identified, the caller’s phone number (or name, if stored in your Contacts) is displayed.

1Press the Send Key or the Left Soft Key Accept to answer an incoming call.

If the Answer Mode has been set as

Any Key ( Menu > Settings >

Call > Answer Mode), any

key press will answer a call, except for the End/Power Key , the Right Soft Key , or the Volume Keys.

2End the call by pressing the End/Power Key .

Note

You can answer a call while using other functions or features.

Adjusting the Volume

Use the Volume Keys during a call to adjust the earpiece volume.

While in standby mode, you can adjust the Master Volume using the Volume Keys.

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General Functions

Vibrating Mode (Quick)

Vibrating Mode can be activated by pressing and holding down the key.

Signal Strength

If you are inside a building, being near a window may give you better reception. You can see the strength of your signal by the signal indicator on your phone’s display screen.

Entering Text

You can enter alphanumeric characters by using the phone’s keypad. For example, storing names in the Contacts, writing

a message, or scheduling events in the calendar all require text to be entered.

Changing the Text Input Mode

Change the text input mode by pressing

when in a text entry field.

You can check the current text input mode in the upper right corner of the screen.

The following text input modes are available on the phone.

ABC Mode

This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the required letter.

123 Mode (Numbers Mode)

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. To change to 123 mode in a text entry field, press the key until 123 mode is displayed in the upper right corner.

Symbol Mode

The Symbol Mode enables you to enter various symbols or special characters.

To enter a symbol, press the key. Use the Navigation Keys to highlight the desired symbol and press the OK Key .

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Using the ABC Mode

Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter your text.

1Press the key labeled with the required letter.

2To insert a space, press the key once. To delete letters, press the Clear/

Back Key . Press and hold down the Clear/Back Key to erase all of the entered text.

Note

Refer to the table below for more information on the characters available using the keys.

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Characters in the Order Displayed

 

 

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Lower Case

 

 

 

 

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. , ’ @ ? ! - : / 1

. , ’ @ ? ! - : / 1

 

 

 

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a b c 2

 

 

 

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D E F 3

d e f 3

 

 

 

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G H I 4

g h i 4

 

 

 

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Characters in the Order Displayed

 

 

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Lower Case

 

 

 

 

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j k l 5

 

 

 

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m n o 6

 

 

 

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p q r s 7

 

 

 

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t u v 8

 

 

 

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w x y z 9

 

 

 

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Space Key,

Space Key,

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0 (Long press)

 

 

 

 

Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode

The 123 Mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Press the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

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In-Call Menu

During a Call

Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call. To access these functions during a call, press the Left Soft Key Options.

Making a Second Call

You can select a number you wish to dial from the Contacts to make a second call. 1 Press the Left Soft Key Options,

then select Contacts.

2Highlight the contact, then press the Send Key to make a second call.

Swapping Between Two Calls

Once the second call has been dialed (or answered), you can switch between the calls by using one of the following three methods:

ŹPress the Send Key .

ŹPress the Left Soft Key Options and then select Swap Calls.

ŹPress the up or down Navigation Keys.

Answering an Incoming Call

To answer an incoming call when the handset is ringing, simply press the Send Key . The handset is also able to warn you of an incoming call while you are already on a call. A tone sounds in the earpiece

and the display will show that a second call is waiting. This feature, known as Call Waiting, is only available if your network supports it.

If Call Waiting is turned on, you can put the first call on hold and answer the second call by pressing the Send Key .

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Rejecting an Incoming Call

You can reject an incoming call without answering by simply pressing the End/Power Key .

Muting the Microphone

You can mute the microphone during a call by pressing the Right Soft Key Mute. The handset can be unmuted by pressing the Right Soft Key Unmute. When the handset is muted, the caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear the caller.

Using the Speakerphone

You can use the integrated Speakerphone during a call by pressing the OK Key Spk. On. The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated when you end the call.

Warning

Due to increased volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear while the speakerphone is enabled.

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Contacts

Contact List

This menu allows you to save and manage contact address information. The Contact List allows you to add a new address or search saved contact addresses by name. To access Contact List, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu,

Contacts and Contact List.

New Contact

This menu allows you to add a new contact to the Contact List. You can enter contact address information including name, phone numbers, email addresses, group

information items, memos, ring tones, and a contact Picture ID.

To access New Contact, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu,

Contacts and New Contact.

Groups

This menu allows you to manage group information. You can also configure a ring tone for a group so that the group ring tone sounds when a call from a specific contact address within that group is received and there is no ring tone configured for the specific contact address.

To access Groups, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu,

Contacts and Groups.

Speed Dial

This menu allows you to assign a frequentlycalled contact to the Speed Dial List. You can select a number from 2 to 9 as a speed dial. To access Speed Dial List, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu,

Contacts and Speed Dial.

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SIM Management

This menu allows you to copy information from your SIM card to your handset and vice versa. If a name is duplicated during the copying operation, the information is also duplicated. You can also delete information from the SIM card.

To access SIM Management, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu, Contacts and SIM Management.

Own Number

This displays your phone numbers stored in the SIM card.

To access Own Number, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu,

Contacts and Own Number.

My Business Card

This displays your business card stored in the handset. You can also delete or edit it. To access My Business Card, from the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu, Contacts and My Business Card.

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Messages

This menu includes functions related to SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), Voicemail as well as the network’s service messages.

Create Message

1From the standby screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu.

2 Select Messages.

3 Press Create Message. OR

You can simply press the Message Hot Key from the standby screen.

Note

If you insert a Picture, Audio, or Video file while writing a multimedia message, the file loading time will take about

5 seconds. You will not be able to activate any key during the file loading time. When the file loading is complete, you will be able to write a multimedia message.

Editing a message

The following options are available when editing a message.

Using Insert

While entering text, press the Right Soft Key Insert. The following options are available.

ŹSymbol: You can insert various symbols into your message. Pressing the Left Soft Key and Right Soft Key scrolls through the pages.

ŹPicture: You can select a picture to insert by using the Navigation Keys. You can preview the selected picture by pressing the Right Soft Key View.

ŹAudio: You can insert an audio file from your saved audio files.

ŹVideo: You can insert a video clip from your saved video clips.

ŹTake New Picture: You can take and insert a picture in your message.

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ŹRecord New Audio: You can record a new audio clip by pressing the OK Key Record. Press the Left Soft Key Options before you begin recording to set the options (below). After recording a new audio clip, you can delete it by pressing the Left Soft Key Discard.

tQuality: Set the audio’s quality to Fine,

Normal, or Economy.

ŹRecord New Video: You can record a new video by pressing the OK Key Rec. When finished recording, press the OK Key Insert.

ŹSlide: Allows you to insert another slide before or after the current slide.

ŹTemplate

tText: Allows you to easily insert frequently used sentences in the text message.

tMultimedia: Preset multimedia

templates can be created (

Menu > Messages > Message

Settings > Multimedia Message > Multimedia Templates > New).

tSignature: Allows you to insert your own created signature.

ŹMore: Allows you to insert vCard, vCalendar, vNote, vTask or Contact.

Note

vCard, vCalendar, vNote and vTask are created by the Contacts, Calendar, Notepad, and Tasks functions,

respectively. Go to the Tools and Contacts sections in this Manual for more detailed information.

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Messages

Using Options

While entering text, press the Left Soft Key

Options.

t Text Entry Mode: Sets the text input mode. For more details, refer to Entering Text (page 14).

t Text Entry Settings

-Text Entry Language: Allows you to set the text entry language to English or Spanish.

-T9 Word Candidate List: Displays the word candidates as you type.

-T9 Next Word Prediction: Allows the phone to predict the next word when typing in T9 mode.

-T9 Dictionary: Allows you to add, delete, reset, and modify words.

Save to Drafts: Saves the message to Drafts.

Cancel Message: Allows you to exit the text input mode without saving your message.

Sending a Message

After completing a message, press the OK Key Send To to select a recipient. t &OUFS UIF SFDJQJFOU T 'PS NPSF PQUJPOT press the Left Soft Key Options. In this menu, you can choose from the

following options:

-Enter Number: Allows you to enter the phone number using the keypad.

-Enter Email: Allows you to enter an email address instead of a phone number.

-Insert Symbol: Allows you to enter symbols.

-Caller Groups: Displays Contacts Groups.

-Recent Messages: Choose a Contact from Recent Messages.

-Recent Calls: Choose a Contact from Recent Calls.

-Delivery Options: Allows you to set the options for Add Cc and Add Bcc.

-Save to Drafts: Saves the selected message to Drafts.

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