LG C300 User Manual

LG-C300 User Guide

- English

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-C300 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.

Disposal of your old appliance

1 When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, the

product is subject to European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately

from the municipal waste stream at collection facilities designated by the government or local authorities.

3 The correct disposal of your old appliances will help prevent potential

negative impacts on the environment and human health.

4 For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliances,

please contact your city ofﬁce, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Part 15.21 statement

This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

" Change or Modifications that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void

the user's authority to operate the equipment. “

Part 15.105 statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Part 15 Class B Compliance

This device and its accessories comply with part15 of FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device & its accessories may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device & its accessories must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Body-worn Operation

This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations

with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.

To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance

of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.

Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain

metallic components.

Getting to know your phone

Earpiece

Main LCD

Send key

• Dials a phone number

and answers a call.

• In standby mode:

Shows the history of calls.

Alpha numeric keys

• In standby mode:

Input numbers to dial

Hold down

– International calls

– Connect voice

mail centre to – Speed

dials

- Hold the key

down to go Silent mode

• In editing mode: Enter

numbers & characters

Multitasking key

Go to Home screen or Menu directly.

Clear / lock key

• Clears a character with each press.

Hold the key down to clear all input.

• Hold the key down to lock when using menus.

Soft keys (Left soft key / Right soft key)

• These keys perform the

function Indicated in the bottom of the display.

Confirm key / OK key

• Selects menu options and

confirms actions.

End key

• switch on/off (hold down)

• End or reject a call.

Navigation key

• In standby mode:

Briefly: Quick

menu.

Briefly: Contacts

search.

Briefly: Profiles.

Briefly:

Homescreen.

• In menu: Scroll up &

down.

Getting to know your phone

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Side keys

• In standby mode: Controls

the ring volume.

• During a call: Earpiece

volume adjustment

• During playing MP3 music:

Audio volume adjustment

Micro SD memory card socket

Camera lens

SIM card holder

Camera key

Charger/USB cable connector

TIP: Please ensure

the phone is powered on, external memory card is inserted and in idle mode before connecting the USB cable for Mass Storage.

Headset

Battery cover

Battery pack

Installing the SIM and battery

1 Remove the battery cover

Press the battery cover release latch.

2 Remove the battery

Lever the bottom edge of the battery and remove it carefully from the battery compartment.

WARNING: Do not remove the

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

3 Install the SIM card

Slide the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Make sure that the gold contact area on the card is facing downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull it gently in the reverse direction.

WARNING: Do not replace or

remove the SIM card while your phone is being used or turned on, or data may be lost or the SIM card might be damaged.

Installing the SIM and battery

5 Replace the battery cover

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 down the bottom of the battery until it clips into place.

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6 Charging your phone

Pull out the cover of the charger socket on the top of your LGC300. Insert the charger and plug into a mains electricity socket. Your LG-C300 will need to be charged until a message reading “Battery full” appears on screen.

Memory card

Installing a memory card

You can expand the memory available on your phone using a memory card.

Note: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Slide the memory card into the slot until it clicks into place. Make sure that the gold contact area is facing downwards.

Removing a memory card

Carefully remove the memory card by gently pushing it in to the phone and quickly releasing it.

Formatting the memory card

Your memory card may already be formatted. If your memory card isn’t formatted, you will need to format it before you can begin using it.

1 From the home screen press

Menu then select Settings.

2 Choose Memory info and select

External memory.

3 Press Format and enter the

password, which is set to 0000 as default. Your memory card will be formatted and ready to use.

4 To view the new formatted folders

on your LG-C300 press Menu and select My stuff. Choose My

memory card.

WARNING: When you format

your memory card, all the content will be wiped. If you do not want to lose the data on your memory card, back it up ﬁrst.

Your home screen

The status bar

The status bar uses various icons to indicate things like signal strength, new messages and battery life, as well as telling you whether your Bluetooth connection is active.

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

Icon Description

Network signal strength (number of bars will vary)

No network signal

GPRS available

EDGE available

Flight mode is activated

Calls are diverted

Roaming service

Bluetooth® is activated

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Icon Description

WAP service is connected

Multitasking available

An alarm is set

Schedule

New message

New voice message

New Email

Normal profile in use

Silent profile in use

Outdoor profile in use

Headset profile in use

Remaining battery life

Battery empty

External memory

FM radio

MP3 music playing

Using the Multitasking function

Press the multitasking key to open the multitasking menu.

From here you can view all the applications you have running. (Some applications such as camera and video camera can not use the multitasking function.)

When you have an application running in the background, will appear in the status bar.

Menu map

Games & Apps

1. My games & apps

2. Settings

Multimedia

1. Camera

2. Video camera

3. Music

4. FM radio

5. Voice recorder

Yahoo! Search

1. Yahoo! Search

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Calling

1. Call logs

2. Call durations

3. Data volume

4. Call costs

5. Call divert

6. Call barring

7. Fixed dial numbers

8. Call waiting

9. Common setting

Messaging

Create new message

2. Inbox

3. Mailbox

4. Create new email address

5. Drafts

6. Outbox

7. Sent items

8. My folders

9. Templates

0. Emoticons

*. Settings

Contacts

1. Add new

2. Search

3. Speed dials

4. Groups

5. Service dial numbers

6. Own number

7. My business card

8. Settings

Organiser

1. Calendar

2. To do

3. Memo

4. Secret memo

5. Date finder

6. Settings

My stuff

1. My images

2. My sounds

3. My videos

4. Games & apps

5. Flash contents

6. Others

7. My memory card

Tools

1. Quick menu

2. Alarms

3. Calculator

4. Stopwatch

5. Converter

6. World time

Browser

1. Home

2. Enter address

3. Bookmarks

4. Saved pages

5. History

6. Settings

Connectivity

1. Bluetooth

2. USB connection mode

Settings

1. Profiles

2. Phone

3. Screen

4. Date & Time

5. Network

6. Internet profile

7. Access points

8. Packet data conn.

9. Security

0. Memory info.

* . Reset settings

Calling

Making a call

1 Make sure your phone is on. 2 You can use the keypad. To delete

a digit press or the back arrow.

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 Search.

2 Using the keypad, enter the first

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

3 Press

to begin the call.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press Accept or press call.

to answer the

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

in order to reject an

incoming call.

Note:

In call when speaker is activated, the speaker icon is displayed with red colour cross, when the speaker is deactivated speaker icon is displayed without red colour cross.

Speed dialling

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.

Calling

2 Your voicemail is preset to speed

dial 1 and you cannot change this. Select any other number either by using the navigation keys and selecting Add or by pressing the hard key number.

3 Your contacts will open. Select the

contact you’d like to assign to that number using the navigation keys then select OK.

To call a speed dial number, press and hold the assigned number until the contact appears on screen. The call will begin automatically and there is no need to press

Viewing your Call log

Press Menu and select Calling. Choose Call logs.

All calls - View a complete list of all your dialled, received and missed calls.

Missed calls - View a list of any calls you have missed.

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Dialled calls - View a list of all the

numbers you have called. Received calls - View a list of all the

numbers that have called you.

TIP! From any call log select Options and then Delete to delete

selected items.

Using call divert

1 Press Menu and select Calling. 2 Select Call divert. 3 Choose whether to divert all calls,

when the line is busy, when there is no answer and when you are out of reach.

4 Choose Activate and select

whether to divert to voice mail, or to other number.

5 Enter your divert number or select

Search to browse for your divert

number.

Note: Charges are incurred for diverting calls. Please contact your network provider for details.

TIP! To turn off all call diverts, choose Call divert from calling menu then select Options then select

Deactivate all.

TIP! Select Fixed dial numbers from

the calling menu to turn on and compile a list of numbers which can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. When activated, only numbers included in the ﬁxed dial list can be called from your phone.

Using call barring

1 Press Menu and select Calling. 2 Select Call barring. 3 Choose any or all of the options:

All outgoing Outgoing international Outgoing international calls except home country All incoming Incoming when abroad

4 Enter the call barring password.

Please check with your network operator for this service.

Changing the call settings

1 Press Menu and select Calling. 2 From here you can amend the

settings for: Call durations - View details of

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

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

Calling

Call costs - View the charges applied to your last call or all calls. This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this.

Call divert - Choose whether to divert your calls.

Call barring - Select which calls you would like to be barred.

Fixed dial numbers - Choose a list of numbers that can be called from your phone.

Call waiting - Be alerted when you have a call waiting.

Common settings

(Press Menu,select Calling and choose Common settings)

Call reject - Select Off or On and

choose to reject all calls, those from specific groups, contacts, unregistered numbers (those not in your list of contacts) or those with no caller ID.

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Send my number - Choose whether

your number will be displayed when you call someone. (Depends on your network provider.)

Auto redial - Allows you to set the auto redial function when a call attempt has failed.

Answer mode - Allows you to set the answering method. You can choose from Press send key or Press any

key. Minute minder - Determines

whether to sound a tone every 1 minute when you are in the call.

BT answer mode - Choose how to answer a call when using a Bluetooth headset. Select Hands-free or

Handset. Save new number - Selecting this

option will save numbers that are not already in your contacts upon ending the call.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Search.

2 Using the keypad enter the first

letter of the name of the contact you want to call.

3 To scroll through the contacts and

their different numbers use the navigation keys.

Or, using the slightly quicker method…

1 Enter the number you wish to

search on the home screen and select Options.

2 Choose Search contacts in option

menu.

Adding a new contact

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Add new.

Choose whether to store your new contact on your Handset or SIM card.

3 Enter the information you want in

the fields provided and select Done.

Or to use a slightly quicker method… 1 Enter the number you wish to store

and press Options.

2 Choose Save number, and

choose either New contact or

Update contact.

3 Enter the relevant information and

select Done.

Contact options

There are many things you can do when viewing a contact. Here’s how to access and use the options menu.

1 Press Menu and select Contacts

then choose Search.

2 Select Options to open the list of

options. From here you can: Send message - Send a message

to the contact. If the contact has an email address, select whether you’d like to send a Message or E-mail.

Send business card - Send the contact’s details to another person as a business card. Choose to send as a Text message, Multimedia message, E-mail or via Bluetooth.

Contacts

Make call - Directly make voice call to a contact you choose.

Add new contact - Add a new contact.

Edit - Change any of the contact’s details.

Add to group - Add a contact to a group.

Mark/Unmark - Choose whether to mark a contact or unmark.

Search by - Search a contact by Number or Group.

Save to Handset/SIM - Choose

to move or copy to the phone or SIM card (depending on where you originally saved the contact).

Delete - Delete the contact. Select Yes only if you are sure.

Speed dials

- You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number.

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Creating a group

1 Press Menu and select Contacts. 2 Select Groups and choose

Options. 3 Select Add new group. 4 Enter a name for your new group. 5 Press Done.

Note: If you delete a group, the

contacts which were assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your contacts.

TIP! You can edit an existing group by highlighting it and selecting Options. Choose to Add member to the group from your contacts, select Edit group or Delete the group.

Using service dial numbers

You can view the list of Service Dial Numbers (SDN) assigned by your service provider (if supported by the SIM card). Such numbers include emergency, directory enquiries and voicemail numbers.

After selecting a service number, press

to dial that service.

Viewing your own number

Select Own number in the Contacts menu to view your number.

Creating a business card

You can create your own business card by selecting My business card, then Add. Enter your name, number, email address, image and etc.

Changing your contact settings

1 Press Menu and select Contacts. 2 Select Settings. From here you

can adjust the following settings: Contact list settings - Choose

whether to view contacts saved to both your Handset & SIM, Handset or SIM. You can also select to show the first name or last name of a contact first, and to show a contact picture.

Copy - Copy your contacts from your SIM card to your handset or from your handset to your SIM card. Choose to do this one by one, or all together.

Move - This works in the same way as Copy, but the contact will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to. If you move a contact from the SIM card to the handset it will be deleted from the SIM card memory.

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