LG LG235C User Manual [en, es]

LG235C

P/NO : MFL67450101 (1.1)

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LG235C 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.

2. LCD Screen Displays messages and status

icons. When the phone is turned on, Power Save mode automatically dims the screen and then darkens it if no keys are pressed.

3. Left Soft Key Use to access the Main menu

from the Home screen or the function immediately above it.

4. Speakerphone Key Use to turn the Speaker On or

Off.

5. Send Key Use to place or answer calls.

6. Alphanumeric Keypad Use to enter numbers

and characters and select menu items.

Vibrate Mode Key

mode from standby mode. To set it, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

8. Navigation Keys Use to navigate through

menus and options. When on the Home screen, use for quick access to Messages, Contact List, Games and Sound.

9. Right Soft Key Use to access the Browser

menu from the Home screen or the function immediately above it.

10.

Menu/OK

menu from the Home screen or to select items when navigating menus.

11. CLR/Voice Command Key Deletes single

spaces or characters with a quick press, but press and hold to delete the text entered in a text field. This key will also back you out of menus, one level at a time. When in standby mode, use to start the Voice Command feature.

12. Power/End Key Use to turn the power on/off and to end a call. Also use to exit from any function and return to the standby menu.

13.

Lock Mode KeyUse to lock the phone from

standby mode. To lock the phone, press and hold for about 2 seconds.

Use to set the vibration

Key Use to access the Prepaid

1. Earphone Jack Allows the use of a headset

to hear caller’s voice.

2. Volume Keys Use to adjust the ringer

volume in standby mode and the earpiece volume during a call.

3. Charger/Accessory Port Connects the phone to the battery charger or other available accessories.

4. Camera Key Press and hold to activate the

camera function.

Charging with the PC USB Port

You can use your computer to charge your phone. Connect one end of a USB cable to the Charger/Accessory Port on your phone and the other end to a high-power USB port on your PC (commonly located on the front panel of the computer).

Menus Overview

Menu Access

While in standby mode, press the Left Soft Key Menu to access your phone’s menus. There are two methods of accessing menus and submenus:

Use the Navigation Keys to highlight a menu/option and press to select it.

Press the number key on the keypad to activate the corresponding menu/option.

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 Message

2. New Picture Message

3. Inbox

4. Outbox

5. Drafts

6. Voicemail

7. Templates

8. Settings

1. Entry Mode

2. Signature

9. Delete All

1. Delete Inbox

2. Delete Outbox

3. Delete Drafts

4. Delete All Messages

Recent Calls

1. Missed Calls

2. Received Calls

3. Dialed Calls

4. All Calls

5. Call Timer

6. Data Counter

Games

1. Buy Games Bubble Bash 2 Platinum Solitaire

2 UNO

Browser

Multimedia

1. Take Photo

2. Record Voice

3. Images

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy Graphics

4. Sounds

1. My Sounds

2. Default

3. Buy Ringtones

Voice Command

1. Start Command

1. Call <Name> or <Number>

2. Voicemail

3. Missed Calls

4. Messages

5. Time & Date

6. Help

2. Command Mode

1. Normal

2. Speed

3. Announce Alert

1. Disable

2. Announce

3. Announce + Ring

4. Train Word

1. Voice Command

2. Answer

3. Digit Dial

5. Best Match

1. 1Match

2. 4 Matches

My Schedule

1. Alarm Clock

2. Calendar

3. Notepad

Menus Overview

Bluetooth

1. Paired Devices

2. Power

3. My Visibility

4. My Bluetooth Info

Tools

1. Calculator

2. Ez Tip Calculator

3. World Clock

4. Stopwatch

5. Unit Converter

1. Currency

2. Area

3. Length

4. Mass

5. Temperature

6. Volume

7. Velocity

Settings

1. Sound

1. Ringtones

1. All Calls

2. Caller ID

3. No Caller

4. Buy

2. Volume

1. Master

2. Keypad

3. Earpiece

4. Speaker

3. Message Alerts

1. Message

2. Picture

3. Voicemail

4. Message

Ringtones

Volume

Message

Reminder

4. Alert Type

5. Service Alerts

1. Minute Beep

2. Call Connect

3. Back to Top

4. Low Battery

5. Roam Alert

6. Power On/Off Tone

7. Flip Tone

8. Emergency Tone

2. Display

1. Wallpaper

1. My Images

2. Default

3. Buy

Graphics

2. Backlight

1. Display

2. Keypad

3. Brightness

3. Menu Style

4. Languages (Idiomas )

5. Clocks &

Calendar

1. Main

Screen

2. Front

Screen

6. Font Settings

1. Font Type

2. Dial Font

Style

3. Dial Font

Size

7.Word Prediction

8. Name Match for Dialing

3. Security

1. Lock Phone

2. Camera Restriction

3. Change Lock Code

4. Reset Default

4. Call Settings

1. Answer Options

2. Auto Retry

3. One Touch Dial

4. Airplane Mode

5. TTY Mode

5. System

1. Network

1. System

Select

2. Serving

System

2. Location

6. Memory

1. Reserved Memory

2. Multimedia

7. Phone Info

1. My Number

2. ESN/MEID

3. Icon Glossary

4. Version

Getting Started with Your Phone

The Battery

Note

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

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

Installing the Battery

Remove the battery cover by pressing down on the LG logo and sliding the cover up. Align the battery contacts with the terminals at the top of the battery compartment, then press the battery down until it clicks into place. Align the battery cover and slide it downward until it clicks into place.

Removing the Battery

Turn the phone off. Slide the battery cover upward to remove it. Use the fingertip cutout at the bottom of the battery compartment to lift the battery out.

Charging the Battery

Warning! Use only the charger provided with the phone. Using any charger other than the one included with the LG235C may damage your phone or battery.

Notice

Please make sure that the ‘B’ side faces up before inserting a charger or USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Port of your phone.

blinking the battery icon, and displaying a warning message. If the battery charge level becomes exceedingly low, the phone automatically switches off and any function in progress is not saved.

Turning the Phone On and Off

Plug one end of the charger into the phone’s Charger/ Accessory Port and the other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery level.

Battery Charge Level

The battery charge level is shown at the top right corner of the LCD screen. When the battery charge level becomes low, the low battery sensor alerts you in up to three ways: sounding an audible tone,

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 for about 3 seconds until the LCD screen turns on.

Turning the Phone Off

Press and hold until the screen turns off.

Getting Started with Your Phone

Signal Strength

Call quality depends on the signal strength in your area. The signal strength is indicated on the screen as the number of bars next to the signal strength icon ; the more bars, the better the signal strength. If the signal quality is poor, move to an open area. If you are in a building, the reception may be better near a window.

Note

The call quality may also be affected by your location and weather/ambient conditions.

Screen Icons

To see the icon glossary, go to

Settings

Phone Info

Glossary

on your phone.

Making Calls

1. Make sure the phone is turned on. If not, press for about 3 seconds to turn it on.

2. Enter the phone number (include the area code if needed).

3. Press to dial the number.

4. Press to end the call.

Correcting Dialing

If you make a mistake while dialing a number, press once to erase the last digit entered, or hold down for at least 2 seconds to erase all the digits entered.

Icon

Redialing Calls

Press twice to redial the last number you dialed. The last 150 numbers (50 missed, 50 received and 50 dialed) are stored in the call history list and you can also select any of these to redial.

Tip

To select your method for answering calls, you can change your Answer Options.

Settings

Call Settings Answer Options

the following options:

Flip Open/ SEND Key Only/ Any Key/ Auto with Handsfree

-> . Choose from

Receiving Calls

1. When the phone rings and/or vibrates, press to answer.

Note

If you press or (the Volume Keys), while the phone is ringing, the ringing or vibration is muted for that call.

2. Press to end the call.

Quick Access to Convenient Features

Mute Function

The Mute function is used during a phone call. To quickly activate Mute, press the Left Soft Key

Mute

. To cancel, press the

Left Soft Key

Unmute

Quick Volume Adjustment

Quickly adjust the ringer and earpiece volumes by pressing the upper Volume Key to increase the volume and the lower Volume Key to decrease it.

Note

Keypad Volume is adjusted through the Sound Volume menu:

Sound Keypad

Settings

Volume

Call Waiting

Your cellular service may offer call waiting. While a call is in progress one beep indicates an 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 to receive a waiting call.

2. Press again to switch between calls.

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 to ensure they offer this feature.

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 your Voicemail by default and cannot be changed.

Dialing Single Digit Speed Dials (from 2 to 9)

Press and hold the Speed Dial number.

Enter the Speed Dial number and press .

Dialing Double Digit Speed Dials (from 10 to 99)

Press the first digit and then press and hold the key of the second digit.

Enter the first and second digits and press .

Entering and Editing Information

Text Input

You can input and edit your Banner, Calendar, Contacts, Alarm Clock, Notepad, and Messages.

Key Functions

Left Soft Key: Press to scroll through the following text input

T9Word

modes:

(T9WORD/T9Word/ T9word) -> Abc (ABC/Abc/abc) -> 123

-> Symbols

: Press to change

Shift

capitalization.

T9 text: T9Word -> T9WORD -> T9word Abc text: Abc -> ABC -> abc

: In T9 mode, press

to display other matching words.

Space: Press to complete a word if in T9 mode; otherwise, press to insert a space.

Clear: Press to delete a single space or character. Hold to delete the whole message.

Punctuation: Press to insert punctuation in a word and complete a sentence.

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

The Basics of Storing Contacts Entries

1. From standby mode, enter the phone number you want to save (up to 48 digits).

Save

Update

Add New

2. Press

3. Select either

Contact Existing.

Note

Use Update Existing to add another phone number to a contact already stored in your phone.

4. Use to highlight a Label and press .

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

5. Enter a name for the phone number (up to 32 characters)

Save

and press confirmation message is displayed briefly.

. A

Phone Numbers With Pauses

When you call automated systems, such as voicemail 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, P). There are two different types of pauses you can use when storing a number:

Wait (W)

The phone stops dialing until you press the Left Soft Key

Release

next number.

to advance to the

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Pause (P)

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

Storing a Number with Pauses

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

4. Enter a name (up to 32 characters).

5. Enter the phone number in any of the number labels.

6. While entering the number, press the Right Soft Key

7. Press

Pause

8. Enter the additional number(s) and press

Save

Options

Contacts

New Contact

Wait

Adding a Pause to an Existing Number

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to highlight the Contact entry to edit, then

3. Press the Left Soft Key

4. Use to highlight the

5. Press the Right Soft Key

press

Edit

number.

View

Options

6. Press

Pause

7. Enter the additional number(s) and press

Save

Wait

Searching Your Phone’s Memory

The LG235C phone is able to perform a dynamic search of the contents in your phone’s memory. A dynamic search compares entered letters or numbers 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 edit.

Searching by Letter

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Press (or press repeatedly) the key on the keypad that corresponds with the search letter.

3. The matching contacts will be automatically highlighted.

Scrolling Through Your Contacts

1. Press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts alphabetically.

2. Use to scroll through the list.

Contact List Options

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key and highlight a Contact entry.

2. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

3. Select from the following options:

Send Message

text/picture message to the selected contact.

: Send a

Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Delete

selected entry in your Contacts.

Edit

: Edit the selected

contact information.

Delete Multiple

from delete multiple entries at one time.

Send via Bluetooth

Send a contact (vCard) via Bluetooth. In case Bluetooth power is not on, a notice pops up to turn Bluetooth on.

Set Speed Dial

speed dial.

: Delete the

Selective

: Choose

All

: Set a

Making a Call From Your Phone’s Memory

Once you have stored phone numbers in your Contacts, you can place calls to those numbers quickly and easily.

By pressing the Send Key

after searching for a phone number in Contacts or Call History and highlighting it.

By using Speed Dialing.

From Contacts

1. While in standby mode, press the Down Navigation Key to display your Contacts.

2. Use to highlight the Contact entry, then press

View

3. Use to highlight the phone number.

4. Press to place the call.

From Call History

1. Press

2. Press

3. Use to highlight the type of recent call, then press .

Recent Calls

Missed Calls/ Received Calls/ Dialed Calls/ All Calls

4. Use to highlight the phone number.

5. Press to place the call.

Speed Dialing

For a single-digit Speed Dial, press and hold the digit or press the digit, then press . For a double-digit Speed Dial, press the first digit and hold the second digit or press the first and second digits, then press .

Using Phone Menus

Prepaid

The Prepaid menu provides shortcuts to access useful account information.

1. Add Airtime

Allows you to add airtime.

1. Press

2. Enter airtime PIN and press

3. Read the displayed message, then select

2. Buy Airtime

Allows you to buy airtime.

1. Press

2. Select the amount you would like to purchase from

60 mins./ 120 mins./ 200 mins./ 450 mins

, ,

Ye s

or No.

, ,

3. Read the displayed message, then select

4. You will be asked to confirm you want to purchase the selected amount. Select or No.

3. My Phone Number

My Phone Number displays the device’s phone number.

1. Press

4. My Airtime Info

My Airtime Info displays the amount of airtime by the unit and due date information.

1. Press

5. Airtime Display

Airtime Display allows you to disable/enable the display of idle screen, prepaid-related

information.

Ye s

or No.

Ye s

, ,

, , .

Prepaid/ Contacts

1. Press

2. Select

3. Select

Balance

Off

, ,

Due Date

6. Serial Number

Serial Number simply displays the information of your phone’s MEID.

1. Press .

, ,

7. Code Entry Mode

Code Entry Mode will allow the phone to accept TracFonerelated 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 alert.

1. Press

, ,

Contacts

The Contacts menu allows you to store names, phone numbers

and other information in your phone’s memory.

Note

When you access your Contacts, the number in parentheses represents the number of entries you have stored (up to 1000).

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 through the Contact List.

1. Press .

, ,

Contacts

2. Enter the name, then press to highlight the field in

which you wish to store the contact information.

3. Enter the phone number or

e-mail address.

4. Continue adding the desired

contact information to the entry.

5. When you are finished

entering the desired contact information, press to save the entry into your Contact List.

2. Contact List

Allows you to view your Contact List.

1. Press

2. Choose from the following

options:

Press to scroll through your Contacts alphabetically.

, , .

Press the Right Soft Key

Options

one of the following:

Send Message/ Delete/ Edit/ Delete Multiple/ Send via Bluetooth/ Set Speed Dial

Press contact’s information.

Press the Left Soft Key

New

Save

contact.

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. Press

2. Choose from the following options:

Use to highlight a group, then press

View

to view the contacts

in the selected group.

to select

View

to view the

to create a new

, , .

Press the Left Soft Key

New

to add a new

group.

Use to highlight a group, then press the Right Soft Key

Options

to choose from

the following options:

Delete/ Send Message/ Rename Group/ Group Ringtone/ Delete All

4. My vCard

Allows you to edit and view your personal Contact information, including your name and phone numbers.

1. Press

2. Use to highlight the feature you wish to edit and press the Left Soft Key

Edit

, , .

3. Edit the information as desired and press

Note

You cannot edit phone number Mobile 1, but you can add additional phone numbers.

Save

5. Speed Dials

Allows you to view your Speed Dials list, designate new Speed Dials, or remove Speed Dial designations entered in your Contacts.

Assign

, , .

1. Press

2. Use to highlight the desired Speed Dial location (or enter the Speed Dial digit using the keypad), and press

3. Use to highlight the Contact and press .

A confirmation message is displayed.

Messages

The LG235C can store a total of up to 515 (Inbox 500 + Drafts 15) incoming messages and drafts. The information stored in the messages is determined by phone mode and service capability. Other limits, such as available characters per message, may exist. Please check with your service provider for system features and capabilities.

1. New Message

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

The Basics of Sending a Text Message

1. Press

2. Enter the recipient’s address.

3. Press to access the text field.

Type your message.

5. Press Send.

A confirmation message is displayed.

Select Recipient(s) Using Options

1. Press

2. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

field.

, ,

while in the

3. Use to highlight an option and press .

Contacts

recipient from your Contact List.

Call History

recipient from your Recent Calls.

Recent Messages

Inbox orOutbox

recipient from your Recent Messages.

Groups

your Groups.

Cancel

4. Complete your message and

To select a

Choose

to select a

Select a recipient from

Cancels your message.

send it.

Customize Your Text Message Using Options

You have various options to customize the text while you are composing a message.

1. Press .

2. Enter the recipient’s address.

3. Press to access the text

field.

4. Press the Right Soft Key

Options

5. Select from the following

options:

, ,

Insert Templates/

Signature/ Name & Number

Save As Drafts/ Templates

Priority Level High/

Cancel

Cancels your message.

Normal

Messages

6. Complete your message and send it.

Message Icon Reference

Inbox

New/Unread Text Message

Opened/Read Text Message

High Priority Message

Sent

Failed Text Message

Multiple Failed Text Message

Sent Text Message

Multiple Sent Text Messages

Drafts

Draft Text Message

2. New Picture Message

Allows you send messages with text, images, and audio.

1. Press

2. Enter the recipient’s address

or press the Right Soft Key

Options

recent contacts.

3. Use to highlight the

Subject

subject.

4. Use to highlight the

Te x t

field.

5. Type your message, then

use to highlight other fields.

6. With the

highlighted, press the Left Soft Key press to select:

Image / Take Photo

, ,

to search

field and enter your

Image

field

Add

and

7. If you choose

Image

, use

to highlight a picture

then press the Left Soft Key

Set

, take the picture by

Photo

pressing then

8. With the

. If you choose

Capture

Set

Audio

Ta k e

and

field highlighted, press the Left Soft Key

Add

9. Use to highlight a sound, then press the Right

Set

Soft Key

10. When editing a field, the

following options are available by pressing the Right Soft Key

Options

* Editing the To: field

Contacts/ Call History/ Recent Messages/ Groups/ Cancel

* Editing the Subject/Text

fields

Preview/ Add/ Go to/ Save As/ Priority Level/ Delivery Notice/ Remove/ Cancel

* Editing the Image/Audio fields

Preview/ Add Slide/ Go to/ Save As Draft/ Priority Level/ Delivery Notice/ Remove/ Cancel

11. Press

Send

to send the

message.

3. Inbox

The phone can alert you in several ways when you receive a new message, including:

Displaying a notification message on the screen.

Displaying the message icon

/ on the status bar (It blinks when the message is urgent).

Messages

Ringing and/or Vibrating (depending on the Master Volume settings).

Received messages are displayed from newest to oldest.

Viewing Your Inbox

Up to 700 (500 SMS, 100 MMS and 100 MMS Notifications) messages can be stored in the Inbox.

1. Press .

2. Use to highlight a

message.

3. Press the Left Soft Key

to reply, to view the message, or the Right Soft Key

Options

options:

For text messages:

Forward/ Save Contact/

, ,

View

for the following

Delete/

Lock/ Delete Multiple

For picture messages:

Delete/ Forward/ Save Contact/ Lock/ Delete Multiple

4. Press

Delete

message.

Forward

message to other destination address(es).

Save Contact

number, e-mail address, and numbers in the received message into your Contacts.

View

and then

press the Left Soft Key

to reply or the Right Soft Key access the following options.

Deletes the selected

Options

Forwards a received

Stores the callback

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