Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact
LG430G 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.
performs the functions
indicated by the text on
the screen immediately
above them.
OK Key
tSelects menu options and
confirms actions.
Contacts Keys
tOpens the Contacts list.
Call key
tDials a phone number and
answers incoming calls.
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Earpiece
Navigation Keys
tUse for quick access
to phone functions.
Camera Key
t Opens the Camera
function.
End/Power key
tEnds or rejects a call.
tTurns the phone on/
off.
tReturns to the Home
screen when using the
main menu.
Front Screen
Volume Keys
Camera Lens
Headset / Charger /
USB Port
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Installing the SIM card and charging battery
Installing the SIM Card
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
other subscriber information.
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.
1 Open battery cover by sliding it
upwards and lifting it up.
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2 Remove the battery by using the
fingertip cutout to lift it out.
3 Insert your SIM card with the label
side facing up.
4 Insert your battery by aligning the
battery contacts with the phone
terminals.
5 Close the battery cover by aligning
it over the battery compartment
and sliding it downwards.
6 Charge your battery by inserting
the charger in the Headset /
Charger/ USB Port.
WARNING: Do not remove the battery
when the phone is switched on, as
this may damage the phone.
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Your Home screen
Turning Your Phone On and Off
You can power the phone on and off by
pressing and holding the Power Key.
The Status Bar
The Status Bar uses various icons, such
as signal strength, new messages,
battery life, and Bluetooth activity.
The table below explains the meaning of
icons you’re likely to see in the Status Bar.
Icon Description
Signal Strength
Flight Mode
Battery Strength
In Call State
No Service
New Message
Message & Voicemail
Speaker Phone
Silent Mode
Normal
Outdoor
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Icon Description
Meeting Mode
Customized 1
Customized 2
Customized 3
Alarm
Calendar
Digital
1X
SSL
TTY
Location On
E911 Only
Bluetooth On
File Transfer
Visible
Headset
Mono Headset
Stereo Headset
Stereo/Mono Headset
Menus Overview
Prepaid
1
Add Airtime
2
Buy Airtime
3
My Phone Number
4
My Airtime Info
5
Airtime Display
6
Serial Number
7
SIM Number
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Code Entry Mode
Contacts
1
Names
2
Settings
1. Contact List Settings
2. Copy
3. Move
4. Send All Contacts via Bluetooth
5. Clear Contacts
6. Memory Info
3
Groups
4
Speed Dials
5
Own Number
6
My Business Card
Messages
1
Create New Message
2
Inbox
3
Drafts
4
Outbox
5
Sent Items
6
Saved Items
1. Saved Message
2. Text Templates
3. Multimedia Templates
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Emoticons
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Message Settings
1. Text Message
2. Multimedia Message
3. Voicemail
Recent Calls
1
Call Log
2
Missed Calls
3
Received Calls
4
Dialed Numbers
5
Call Duration
6
Packet Data Counter
Media
1
Camera
2
Pictures
1. Buy Graphics
2. Captured images
3. Default Images
3
Video Camera
4
Videos
5
Music
1. Recently Played
2. All Songs
3. Playlists
4. Artists
5. Albums
6. Genres
7. Shuffle Tracks
6
Voice Recorder
7
Sounds
1. Buy Ringtones
2. Ringtone
3. Voice Recordings
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Menus Overview
4. Default Sounds
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Other Files
Games & Apps
1
Buy Games
Tools
1
Alarm Clock
2
Calendar
3
To-Do List
4
Notes
5
Secret Notes
6
Calculator
7
Converter
8
Stopwatch
9
Go To
10
SIM App.
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Settings
Browser
Settings
1
Profiles
2
Display
1. Homescreen
2. Menu Style
3. Dialing
4. Font
5. Backlight
6. Handset Theme
3
Bluetooth
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Call
1. Call Rejection List
2. Send My Number
3. Answer Mode
4. BT Answer Mode
5. Save New Number
6. TTY
7. Hearing Aid
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Phone
1. My Navi Key
2. Language
3. Battery Status
4. Handset Information
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Security
1. Handset Lock
2. Change Handset Code
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Memory Info
8
Reset Settings
Calling
Making a call
1 Make sure your phone is on.
2 Use the keypad to enter the
number. To delete a digit press
Right Soft Key Clear.
3 Press
to begin the call.
4 To end the call, press
TIP! To enter + when making an
international call, press and hold
the
.
.
Making a call from your
Contacts
It’s easy to call anyone whose number
you have stored in your Contacts.
1 Press the Left Soft Key
to open the main menu. Select
Contacts, then select Names.
Or
From the Home screen, press the
Contacts Key
2 Using the keypad, enter the first
letter of the contact you want to
call and scroll to the contact.
3 Press
to begin the call.
Menu
.
Answering and rejecting a call
When your phone rings, press
to answer the call.
While your phone is ringing you can
press the Right Soft Key
Silent to mute the ringing. This is
useful if you have forgotten to change
your profile to silent for a meeting.
Press
Key
or press the Right Soft
Reject in order to reject an
incoming call.
TIP! You can change the settings on
your phone to answer your calls in
different ways. Press the Left Soft
Menu, select Settings and
Key
choose Call. Select Answermode
and choose from Press Send Key,
Open Flip or PressAny Key.
Silent
Using the speakerphone
During a call, you can activate
speakerphone by pressing
and you can use the handset for
a hands-free conversation. If the
speakerphone is active, press
again to resume normal
handset conversation mode.
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Calling
Speed Dials
You can assign a speed dial number
to a contact you call frequently.
1 Press
the Left Soft Key Menu
to open the main menu. Select
Contacts, then select Speed
Dials.
2 Your voicemail is preset to speed
dial 1 and cannot be changed.
Select any other number either
by using the Navigation Keys or
by pressing the hard key number.
Press
the desired speed dial.
3 Your contacts will open. Highlight
the contact you’d like to assign to
that number using the Navigation
Keys and press
Add to add a contact to
Select.
Once you have assigned a speed
dial, you can initiate a call by
pressing and holding the speed
dial number.
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Viewing your Call Log
Press the Left Soft Key Menu
and select Recent Calls. Choose
Call Log.
Or
Press to view your call logs.
Call Log - View a complete list of all
your dialed, received and missed calls.
Missed Calls - View a list of any
calls you have missed.
Received Calls - View a list of all the
numbers that have called you.
Dialed Numbers - View a list of all
the numbers you have called.
TIP! From any call log, press the
Left Soft Key
Delete to delete the selected items.
Call Duration - View details of
how long you have spent on your
calls both received and dialed.
To erase a specific call duration
record, press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Clear. To erase
all the call duration records, press
the Left Soft Key
select Clear All.
Options and then
Options and
Packet Data Counter - View the
amount of all your received and
sent data in kilobytes.
To erase a specific packet data
counter, press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Clear. To
erase all packet data counters,
press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Clear All.
Changing the call settings
You can set the menu relevant to
a call. Press the Left Soft Key
Menu, select Settings and choose
Call.
Call Rejection List - Allows you to
compile a list of calls to reject. Press
Add and select an option.
Send My Number - Choose whether
your number will be displayed when
you call someone (Depends on your
service operator).
Answer Mode answering method. You can choose from
Press Send Key , Open Flip or Press
Any Key.
Allows you to set the
BT Answer Mode answer a call when using a Bluetooth
headset. Select Hands-Free or
Handset.
Save New Number -
option will save numbers that are not
already in your contacts upon ending
the call.
TTY -
Allows you to activate TTY Mode
to communite via TTY device.
Hearing Aid - Turn On when you use
a hearing aid. It will tune the audio
spec appropriately and will use the
sound levels to meet the audio spec
for hearing aids.
Choose how to
Selecting this
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Contacts
Searching for a contact
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Contacts and choose
Names.
Or, from the Home screen, press the
Contacts Key
2 Using the keypad, enter the first
letter of the name of the contact
you want to call.
3 Use the Navigation Keys to scroll
through the contacts.
Or
1 Enter the number you wish to
search on the Home screen
and press the Left Soft Key
Options.
2 Choose Search Contacts in the
options menu.
.
Adding a new contact
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Contacts and choose
Names.
2 Press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Add New
Contact
.
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3 Enter the information you want in
the fields provided and press the
Right Soft Key Done.
To enter further information such
as additional numbers, Email
address, group, etc., press the Left
Soft Key
Add Detail.
Or
1 From the Home screen, enter
the number you wish to store
and press the Left Soft Key
Options.
2 Select
Contact.
Options and choose
SaveNumber and then New
Adding a contact to a group
You can save your contacts into
groups, for example, keeping your
work colleagues and family separate.
There are a number of groups
including Colleagues, Family,
Friends, School and VIP already set
up on the phone.
To create a new group
1 Press the Left Soft Key
and select Contacts and choose
Names.
Menu
2 Press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Add New
Group.
3 Enter a name for your new group.
4 Press the Right Soft Key
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.
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
from the Contacts menu. Then press
Add. Enter your name, number,
email address, image, or any other
information in the available fields.
Changing your contact settings
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu
and select Contacts.
Select Settings. From here you can
2
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.
This works in the same way
Move 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.
Send All Contacts Via Bluetooth
- Send all contacts to another
handset via Bluetooth.
Clear Contacts - Delete all your
contacts.
Memory Info. - You can check
how much memory you’ve got
left on your handset and your SIM
card.
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Messages
Your LG430G includes functions
related to SMS (Short Message
Service), MMS (Multimedia Message
Service) as well as the network’s
service messages. To use these
functions, press the Left Soft Key
Menu and select Messages.
Sending a message
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Messages and choose
Create New Message.
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
4 Enter the phone number and press
the Left Soft Key
additional options. You can even
add multiple contacts by selecting
Add recipient.
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key.
Options
for
Note: Message can be sent to a
group also. Edit the message , press
the Left Soft Key
Add recipient, then choose To. Then
select Contacts Groups and choose
the desired group.
Options, select
5 Enter your message.
6 Press the Left Soft Key
Options and choose Insert. Use
the left and right Navigation Keys
and add an Image, Video Clip,
Sound Clip, Schedule, Business
Card, Note, Text Field, Task, or a
Text Template.
7 Press
message. Your message is
displayed and responses appear
in the same window, creating a
Send to send the
message thread with that contact.
TIP! You can select your message
type as SMS or MMS when you enter
a text longer than 1 page in the
message field. If you want to change
the type of message to send, press
Menu > Messages > Message
Settings > Text message and choose Send Long Text As.
Note: If Image, Video Clip, Sound Clip,
Schedule, Business Card, Text Field or
Task is added to the message editor,
the message 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
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 recognize 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 recognize the word once all the
letters are entered.
Using the T9 Mode
Press the keys that correspond with
the digits you want to enter.
1 When you are in the T9 predictive
text input mode, start entering a
word by pressing keys
to .
Press one key per letter.
- If the word is still incorrect after
typing completely, press the
key once or more to cycle
through the other word options.
- If the desired word is missing
from the word choices list, add it
by using the Abc mode.
2 Enter the whole word before
editing or deleting any keystrokes.
- To delete letters, press the Right
Previous
Soft Key
.
- Complete each word with a
space by pressing the
key.
Abc mode
This mode allows you to enter letters
by pressing the key labeled with the
required letter once, twice, three or
four times until the letter is displayed.
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Messages
123 mode
Type numbers using one keystroke
per number. You can also add
numbers while remaining in letter
modes by pressing and holding the
desired key.
Inserting symbols
If you want to insert symbols, press
key, then you can choose a
the
symbol. Or you can press the Left
Soft Key
choose Insert Symbol.
Options and then
Changing the language
LG430G supports various languages.
There are two ways to change
the writing language from the
writing screen. You can press the
Left Soft Key
Writing Language, and then set
the language you want. Or, you can
simply press and hold
writing options may differ depending
on the language you choose.
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Options, go to
. The
Message folders
Press the Left Soft Key Menu
and select Messages.
Create New Message - Create your
new message.
Inbox -
All the messages you receive
are placed into your Inbox. From the
Inbox, you can reply, forward and more.
Drafts -
If you don’t have time to
finish writing a message, you can save
what you have written so far in the
Drafts folder.
Outbox - This is a temporary storage
folder while messages are being sent
or stores the messages that have
failed to send.
Sent Items - Copies of all the
messages you send are kept in your
Sent Items folder.
Saved Items - You can access your
saved messages, text templates and
multimedia templates.
Emoticons - You can add, edit and
delete emoticons. You can insert the
preferred emoticon when writing a
message.
Message Settings - Your message
settings are pre-defined so that you
can send messages immediately. If
you would like to change the settings,
you can do this using the settings
options.
Managing your messages
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Messages and choose
Inbox.
2 Press the Left Soft Key
Options and then choose from the
following options:
Reply - Send a reply to the
selected message.
Quick Reply -Send a quick reply
using a preset template.
New Message - Write a new
message regardless who sent you
message.
Call Sender - Call the person
who sent you the message.
Save Number - Save the number
of the message.
Delete - Delete the selected
message.
Forward - Send the selected
message to another person.
Move - Choose to move the
selected message to the SIM card
or Saved Messages.
Mark/Unmark - Mark a message
or all messages in order to
perform an action to the selected
messages.
If you see the message No space for SIM message, you should delete
some messages from your Inbox to
create space.
If you see the message No space for messages, you can delete either
messages or saved files to create
more space.
TIP! When you receive a message,
you can reply quickly by using the
Quick Reply function. While you see
the message, press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Quick Reply.
This is useful if you need to reply the
message during a meeting.
TIP! While viewing a message, press
the Left Soft Key
select Extract. You can then extract
information, such as a number, email
address or web address, from the
selected message.
Options and
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Messages
Changing your text message
settings
Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Messages, then choose
Message Settings and Tex t
Message. The following options are
available:
Text Message Center - View the
details for your message center.
Email Gateway - Allows you to edit
the Email Gateway number.
Character Encoding - Choose how
your characters are encoded. This
affects the size of your message and
you might incur extra data costs.
Send Long Text As - Choose
whether to send your message as
Multiple SMS or MMS when you
enter text longer than 160 characters
in the message field.
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Changing your multimedia
message settings
Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Messages, then choose
Message Settings and Multimedia
Message.
Slide Duration - Choose how long
your slides appear on screen.
Changing your voicemail
settings
Press the Left Soft Key Menu,
select Messages, then choose
Message Settings and Voicemail.
Voicemail - View the details of your
voice mail center.
Media
Camera
Using the camera module built in
your phone, you can take pictures
of people. Additionally, you can send
photos to other people and select
photos as wallpaper.
Taking a quick photo
1 Press the Left Soft Key
and select Media. Select Camera
to open the Camera function.
2
Hold the phone and point the lens
towards the subject of the photo.
3 Press or the Camera Key
to take a photo.
Menu
Pictures
You can view photos or default images,
and send graphics right from your phone.
Video Camera
Recording a quick video
1 Press the Left Soft Key
and select Media, then choose
Video Camera.
2 Point the camera lens towards the
subject of the video.
Menu
3 Press
4 A timer will display the length of
5 Press
or the Camera Key
to start recording.
the video.
Stop to stop recording.
Videos
You can view videos you recorded.
Music
Your LG430G has a built-in music player
so you can play all your favourite music.
Playing a song
1 Press the Left Soft Key
and select Media, then choose
Music.
2 Choose All songs then select the
song you want to play.
3 Select
4 Select
song.
5 Select
song.
6 Select
music and return to the music
player menu.
to pause the song.to skip to the previous
to skip to the previous
and to stop the
Menu
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Games & Apps
Note:
Music is copyright protected in
international treaties and national copyright
laws. It may be necessary to obtain
permission or licence to reproduce or copy
music. In some countries, national law
prohibits private copying of copyrighted
material. Please check the national
legislation of the applicable country
concerning the use of such materials.
Voice Recorder
Use your Voice recorder to record
voice memos or other sounds.
Recording your voice memo
1 Press the Left Soft Key
Menu
and select Media, then choose
Voice Recorder.
2 Press
3 Press the Right Soft Key
Rec. to begin recording
Stop
to end the recording.
4 Press the Left Soft Key
Options and select Play last
recorded to listen to the
recording.
Sounds
You can listen to the voice recordings.
You can also select a desired ringtone
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or download a new ringtone.
Other Files
You can view other files except
pictures, videos and sounds.
Games & Apps
Your LG430G comes with preloaded games
to keep you amused when you have time
to spare. If you choose to download any
additional games or applications, they will
be saved into this folder. Press the Left Soft
Menu and select Games & Apps.
Key
Tools
Setting your alarm
(Menu > Tools > Alarm Clock)
You can set up to 5 alarm clocks to
go off at a specified time.
Using the calendar
(Menu > Tools > Calendar)
When you enter this menu, a
calendar appears. A square cursor
is located on the current date. You
can move the cursor to another date
using the Navigation Keys.
Tools
Adding an item to your to do list
(Menu > Tools > To-Do List)
You can view, edit and add tasks to do.
Adding a note
(Menu > Tools > Notes)
You can register your own notes here.
Secret Notes
(Menu > Tools > Secret Notes)
You can write the private memo to
protect your privacy. You must enter
the security code to use this menu.
Using your calculator
(Menu > Tools > Calculator)
The calculator provides the basic
arithmetic functions: addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division
and Scientific applications also.
Converting a unit
(Menu > Tools > Converter)
This converts many measurements
into a unit you want.
Using the stopwatch
(Menu > Tools > Stopwatch)
This option allows you to use the
function of a stopwatch.
Go to
(Menu > Tools > Go To)
It helps you to go to the menu you
search for.
Settings
(Menu > Tools > Settings)
- Calendar: You can choose whether
to display the calendar view starting
Monday or Sunday.
- Send All schedules & To-Do List via Bluetooth: You can send your
schedules and/or To-do list via
Bluetooth.
- Memory Info: You can view the
memory status used for Tools.
- Clear All: Clears all the data you
made in Tools such as schedules,
To-dos, Notes, Secret Notes.
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Internet
Settings
Internet
Accessing the Internet browser
You can launch the Browser and
access the homepage of the
activated profile on Internet Profiles.
You can also manually enter an URL
address and access the associated
page. Press the Left Soft Key
Menu and select Browser.
Note: An additional cost is incurred
when connecting to this service and
downloading content. Check your data
charges with your network provider.
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Settings
Personalising your profiles
(Menu > Settings > Profiles)
You can personalise each profile
setting. Choose the profile you want
and press the Right Soft Key
Options and choose Edit.
Using flight mode
(Menu > Settings > Profiles >
Flight Mode)
Use this function to switch the flight
mode on. You will not be able to
make calls, connect to the Internet,
send messages when flight mode is
switched on.
Changing your display settings
(Menu > Settings > Display)
You can change the settings for the
phone display.
Bluetooth
Changing your Bluetooth settings
1 Press the Left Soft Key Menu
and select Settings then choose
Bluetooth.
Settings
2 Select Settings.
The following options are available.
- My Device Visibility - Choose
between Hidden and Visiblefor
3 Min.
- My Device Name - Enter a
name for your LG430G.
- Supported Services - Displays
the supported Bluetooth services.
- My Address
-
View your Bluetooth
address.
Pairing with another Bluetooth
device
1 Make sure that your Bluetooth is
On and Visible. You can change your visibility in the Bluetooth
Settings menu by selecting My
device visibility, then Visible for
3 Min.
2 Select Search New Device from
the Bluetooth menu.
3 Your LG430G will search for
devices. When the search is
completed, Add and Refresh will
appear on screen.
4
Highlight the device you want to
pair with and press Add. Then
confirm the matching passcodes by
pressing
5 Your phone will then connect to the
other device.
Yes .
6 Your passcode protected Bluetooth
connection is now ready.
TIP!
1. When you use a Bluetooth headset,
A2DP and AVRCP profiles are not
supported while you play video. It
means you cannot listen to video
sound if you use a Bluetooth
headset.
2.
Bluetooth file transferring function
will be blocked under while some
applications running. (Voice call,
Camera/ Camcorder, Music player).
Changing your phone settings
(Menu > Settings > Phone)
Enjoy the freedom of adapting
how your LG430G works for your
own style.
My Navi Key -
You can change
the shortcuts of the 4 Navigation
Keys.
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Settings
Language - You can change the
language for the display texts in
your phone. This change will also
affect the language input mode.
Battery status - Choose to
switch the power save settings
Auto, Always on or Off. If you set
Always On, you can save battery
power.
Handset Information - View the
technical information for your
LG430G.
Changing your security settings
(Menu > Settings > Security)
Change your security settings
to keep your LG430G and the
important information safe.
- Handset Lock - Choose to lock
your handset.
- Change Handset Code Change your Security code.
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Viewing memory status
(Menu > Settings > Memory Info)
You can use the memory manager
to determine how each memory is
used and see how much space is
available in the Internal Common
Memory, Internal Reserved
Memory, and SIM Memory and also
set the primary storage when the
memory card is inserted.
Resetting your phone
(Menu > Settings > Reset
Settings)
Use Master Reset to reset
all the settings to their factory
definitions. You need the security
code to activate this function. The
default security code is set to
“0000”.
Software Upgrade
LG Mobile Phone Software update
from internet
For more information on using this
function, please visit the http://
update.lgmobile.com or http://www.
lg.com/common/ index.jsp select
country and language.
This feature allows you to update the
firmware of your phone to the newer
version conveniently from the internet
without the need to visit a service
centre.
As the mobile phone firmware update
requires the user’s full attention for
the duration of the update process,
please make sure to check all
instructions and notes that appear at
each step before proceeding. Please
note that removing the USB cable
or battery during the upgrade may
seriously damage your mobile phone.
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Accessories
There are various accessories for your mobile phone. You can select these
options according to your personal communication requirements.
Standard Battery
Travel Adapter
Note
t Always use genuine LG accessories. Failure to do so may invalidate your
warranty.
t Accessories may vary in different regions. Please check with our regional
service company or agent for further information.
LG430G | User Guide28
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