LG Electronics LG511C User Manual

LG511C

LG511C

Printed in Korea

P/NO : MFL67281101 (1.0)

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Group and its related entities. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.

LG511C 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

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1. LED Light Alerts you of new notifications.

2. Earpiece Lets you hear the caller.

3. Slide Slide open to access the QWERTY

keyboard.

4. LCD Screen Displays incoming calls, messages

and status icons as well as viewing a wide variety
of content.

5. Send Key Use to place or answer calls. You can

also press to access your Recent Calls.

6. Clear/Speakerphone Key Deletes single spaces

or characters with a quick press. To delete entire
words, press and hold this key. This key will also
allow you to back out of menus, one level at a
time. Press and hold from the Home screen to
enable/disable the Speakerphone.

7. End Key Use to end a call. Also returns you to

the Home screen.

8. Accesory/Charger Port Connects the phone to

the battery charger or other available accessories.

9. Microphone Allows other callers to hear you

clearly when you are speaking to them.

10 . QWERTY Keyboard Use to enter numbers and

characters and select menu items.

11. Speaker Lets you hear the caller's voice, music

and video in speakerphone mode.

12 . Camera Lens Used to take photos and record

video. Keep it clean for optimal photo quality.

microSD™card slot

microSD

approved microSD
card slot you must remove the cover located on the
microSD card slot.

(accommodates optional

™

card up to 16GB.) Only use an LG-

™

card. To access the microSD

™

Main MultimediaShortcut

1. Message Displays the Messaging menu.

2. Talk Displays the dial pad.

3. Menu Displays the Main Menu.

4. ContactsDisplays your Contact List.

1.Volume Keys Use to adjust the

ringer volume from the Home screen
and the earpiece volume during a
call.

2.Camera Key Use for quick access to

Camera functions. Press and hold to
open the Camera.

3.Earphone Jack Allows the use of a

headset to hear caller's voice.

4.Power/Lock Key Allows you to turn

the phone on and off. You can also
lock and unlock the phone.

Contact

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Phone Overview

Qwerty Keyboard

Your phone features a QWERTY keyboard, specifically designed
for easy and comfortable text entry. The QWERTY keyboard uses
a standard layout.

1. Function Key allows you enter the

alternate character (such as $ for the Y
key) on the QWERTY keyboard (See
"Entering and Editing Information" on
page 28 for more information). To lock
the Function Key (as when entering a
series of numbers or alternate characters),
press it twice.

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2. Shift Key lets you change letter

capitalization when entering text using the
QWERTY keyboard.

3. Back Key Use to delete a letter, words or

sentences. Also use it to exit the menu and
go back to the Home screen.

4. Return Key Use to go to next line while

editing your message.

Menus Overview

Menu Access

Touch

Menu

main menu, first unlock the phone by pressing the

Key

on the right side of your phone. To return to the Home

screen, touch or press the Clear/Speakerphone Key .

to access the phone’s main menu. To access the

Power/Lock

Communicate

Prepaid

Add Airtime
Buy Airtime

My Phone Number
Airtime Info
Airtime Display
Serial Number
Code Entry Mode

Contacts

New Contact
Contact List
Speed Dials
Groups
My vCard

Messages

New Text Message
New Picture Message
Inbox
Drafts
Outbox
Voicemail
Web Alerts

Templates
Delete All

Delete Inbox
Delete Outbox
Delete Drafts
Delete Web Alerts
Delete All

Messages

Message Settings

All Messages
Text Messages

New Text
Message

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Menus Overview

Speed Dials

Recent Calls

Missed Calls
Received Calls

Dialed Calls
All Calls
Call Timer

Browser

Apps

Entertainment

Take Photo

Gallery

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My Stuff

Images
Videos
Sounds

Record Video

Drawing Panel

Record Voice

SNS

Music

Recently Played
All Songs
Artists
Albums
Genres
Playlists

Settings

Repeat
Shuffle Songs
Background Music

Utilities

Voice
Command

Start Command
Command Mode
Announce Alert
Train Word
Best Match

Notepad

Organizer

Calendar
Date Finder

Stopwatch

Alarm Clock

World Clock

Calculator

Tools

Tip Calculator
Unit Converter

Settings

Sound
Settings

Ringtones

All Calls
Caller ID

No Caller ID

Volume

Master Volume
Keypad
Earpiece
Speaker

Message Alerts

Text Message
Picture Message
Voicemail
All Messages
Message Reminder

Alert Type

Call Alert
Message Alert
Schedule Alert
Alarm Alert

Service Alerts

Minute Beep

Call Connect

Low Battery
Power On/Off Tone
Emergency Tone

Display
Settings

Wallpaper

Screen

Main
Shortcut
Contacts
Multimedia
Touch Key

Guard

LCD Settings

Power Save

Backlight

Brightness
Languages (Idiomas)

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Menus Overview

Clock & Calendar
Font Settings
Dial Font Size
Menu Style
Name Match for

Dialing

Call Settings

Answer Options
Auto Retry
One Touch Dial
Airplane Mode
TTY Mode

Touch
Settings

Touchscreen
Calibration

Touchscreen Effect

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Phone
Settings

Auto Touch Lock
Security

Lock Phone
Camera

Restrictions
Change Lock

Code
Reset Default

Memory

Handset Common
Memory

Handset Reserved
Memory

External Memory
Primary Storage

Setting

Phone Info

My Number
ESN/ MEID
Icon Glossary
Version

System

Network
Location

Bluetooth

USB Mass
Storage

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

1. Press down on the bottom
center part of the battery
cover and slide it upwards to
remove it.

2. Align the battery contacts
with the phone terminals at
the bottom of the battery
compartment.
Gently push down on the

3.
battery until it clicks into
place.

4. Replace the battery cover by
gently pressing down on the
top part of the battery
cover, then sliding it
downwards.

Removing the Battery

1. Turn the phone off and
remove the battery cover.

2. Use the fingertip cutout at
the top of the battery
compartment to lift the
battery out.

Charging the Battery

To use the charger provided
with your phone:

Warning! Use only the charger
provided with the phone. Using
any charger other than the one
included with the LG511C may
damage your phone or battery.

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Getting Started with Your Phone

How to Install Your
microSD™Card

1. Locate the microSD™slot on
the right side of the phone
and gently uncover the slot

Notice

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

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

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opening.

2. Insert the microSD
with the label side facing up
and gently push it in until it
clicks into the slot. If you
insert the card in the wrong
direction, it may damage
your phone or your card.

MicroSD
Slot

™

™

card

How to Remove Your
microSD™Card

1. Uncover the slot opening
and gently press and release
the exposed edge of the

™

microSD

2. Remove the microSD

card to eject it.

™

card
from the slot and replace
the cover.

Note

Do not attempt to remove the

™

microSD

card while reading or

writing to the card.

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 three ways:
sounding an audible tone,
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

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 the Power/Lock Key

for about 3 seconds
until the LCD screen lights
up.

Turning the Phone Off

Press and hold the Power/Lock
Key until the LCD screen
turns off.

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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

Call quality can also be affected
by weather and environment
conditions.

Screen Icons

To see the icon glossary, touch

Menu> Settings
Phone Settings > Phone
Info > Icon Glossary

phone.

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on your

Making Calls

lf the phone is locked, press
the Power/Lock Key on the
right side of your phone to
unlock it.

1. Touch and enter the
phone number (include the
area code if needed).

2. Press the Send Key
or touch .

3. Press the End Key to
end the call.

Correcting Dialing
Mistakes

If you make a mistake while
dialing a number, press the
Clear/Speakerphone Key

>

or touch once to erase
the last digit entered, or hold
down the Clear/Speakerphone
Key or touch and hold

for at least 2 seconds to

erase all the digits entered.

Redialing Calls

Press the Send Key
twice to redial the last number
you dialed. If you press once,
the most recent (Missed,
Received and Dialed) calls will
display. You can select any of
these calls to place an
outgoing call.

Receiving Calls

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

2. Press the End Key to
end the call.

Tip

The Call Settings menu allows you
to choose your answer options.
To access the Answer Options,
touch

Menu > Settings >

Call Settings > Answer Options

The following options are
available:

Slide Open/ Any Key/ SEND
Key Only/ Auto Answer

Note

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

.

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Quick Access to Convenient Features

Lock Phone

Sets your phone to require a
4-digit Lock Code in order to
use the phone.
To set the lock mode on, touch

Menu

>

Settings

Phone Settings> Security

> Enter your Lock Code >

Phone

>

None/ When Switch

On/ Immediately

Note

The default Lock Code is the last
4 digits of your phone number
until you change it.

.

Speakerphone Function

This function is used during a
phone call.

Touch / to activate
and deactivate speaker mode.
You can also press the
Clear/Speakerphone Key
to enable and disable this
function.

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Quick Volume Adjustment

Use the Volume Keys to adjust
the Master Volume from the
Home screen and the Earpiece
Volume during a call. The upper
Volume Key increases the

>

volume and the lower Volume
Key decreases the volume.

Lock

Note

Keypad Volume is adjusted through
the Volume submenu of Sound
Settings.

(Menu > Settings

> Sound Settings >

Volume>Keypad

Call Waiting

Your cellular service may offer
call waiting. While a call is in
progress, a beep indicates
another 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. During a call, press the Send
Key to answer a
waiting call.

2. Press the Send Key
again to switch between
your active 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 Voicemail
by default and is unchangeable.

Dialing Single Digit Speed
Dials (from 2 to 9)

Press and hold the Speed
Dial number.

OR
Enter the Speed Dial

number and press the Send
Key .

Dialing Double Digit Speed
Dials (from 10 to 99)

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

OR
Enter the first and second

digits and press the Send
Key .

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Entering and Editing Information

Text Input

Each time you touch a text entry field, the touchscreen
automatically displays a keypad allowing you to enter text,
numbers, and symbols. For example, in a name field, an alphabet
keypad appears, but you can also switch to number mode to
enter digits. You can also use the QWERTY keyboard to enter
text.

Options:

Without text entered: Add/ Save As
When text entered: Add/ Save As/ Copy Text

Touch to delete text.

Handwriting input mode.

T9 Mode

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Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

The Basics of Storing
Contacts Entries

1. Enter the phone number
you want to save (up to 48
digits).

2. Touch

Options

3.

Touch Save and select either

Add New Contact or
Update Existing on the pop-

up screen.

Note

Use

Existing Entry

another phone number to a
contact already stored in
memory.

4. Touch a Phone Label.

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

.

to add

5. Touch the Name field and
enter a name for the contact
entry (up to 32 characters).
Then touch and

Save

message is displayed briefly.

Done

. A confirmation

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:

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Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Wait (W)

The phone stops dialing until

Release

you select
to the next number.

2-Sec Pause (P)

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

to advance

Storing a Number with
Pauses

1. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

New Contact

4. Enter a name (up to 32
characters) and touch a
number field to enter a
number.

Options

5. Touch

6. Select

Wait

18

.

or

2-Sec Pause

7. Enter the additional
number(s), touch
and then .

Done

Save

Adding a Pause to an
Existing Number

1. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

Contact List

4. Scroll through the list and
touch the Contact entry you
wish to edit.

5. Touch

.

.

.

.

Edit

6. Touch the number.

Options

7. Touch

8. Touch

Wa it

9.

Enter the additional
number(s), touch and

Save

then .

.

.

or

2-Sec Pause

.

.

.

.

Done

Searching Your Phone’s
Memory

The

LG511C

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. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

Contact List

display your contacts
alphabetically.

4. Touch the key(s) on the

alphanumeric keypad that
corresponds with the search
letter.

.

.
to

Scrolling Through Your
Contacts

1. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

Contact List

display your contacts
alphabetically.

4. Scroll through the list.

.

.

to

Accessing Options

1. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

3. Touch

Contact List

display your contacts
alphabetically.

4. Touch

Options

select from the following
options:

New Contact:

add a new contact to your

.

.
to

to

Allows you to

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Contacts in Your Phone’s Memory

Contact List.

Send Message

: Send a text
message or picture message to
the selected contact.

Delete

: Delete the selected

entry from your Contacts.

Set Homescreen

: Add the
selected contact to the
Contacts Home screen.

Send via Bluetooth:

contact(Name Card) via
Bluetooth

Delete All:

®

.

Deletes all of your

Send a

contacts in the Contact List.

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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 touching a phone
number in Contacts or
Recent Calls and pressing
the Send Key or
touching .

●

By using Speed Dialing.

From Contacts

1. Touch

Menu

2. Touch

Contacts

display your Contacts.

3. Touch the Contact entry.

4. Touch the phone number.

From Recent Calls

1. Touch

Menu
Recent Calls

2. Touch

3. Touch the type of recent
call.

.

to

.

.

Missed Calls/ Received
Calls/ Dialed Calls/ All
Calls

4. Touch the phone number.

5. Touch or press the
Send Key to place
the call.

Speed Dialing

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

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Communicate

Communicate

Prepaid

The Prepaid menu provides
shortcuts to access useful
account information.

1. Add Airtime

Allows you to add airtime.

1. Touch , ,

2. Enter airtime PIN and touch

OK

.

3. Read the displayed message,
then select

2. Buy Airtime

Allows you to buy airtime.

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch the amount you

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Add Airtime

Ye s

or No.

Buy Airtime

would like to purchase.

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

3. Read the displayed message,

Ye s

then select

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

.

or No.

3. My Phone Number

My Phone Number displays the
phone's phone number.

1. Touch , ,

Number

.

My Phone

.

Ye s

4. Airtime Info

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

1. Touch , ,

Airtime Info

5. Airtime Display

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

1. Touch , ,

Display

2. Touch

3. Touch

.

Balance

On

or

Airtime

or

Off.

Due Date

6. Serial Number

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

.

1. Touch , ,

Number

Serial

.

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. Touch , ,
.

Mode

Code Entry

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Communicate

Contacts

The Contacts menu allows you
to store names, phone numbers
and other information in your
phone’s memory.

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.

1. Touch , ,

Contact

2. Enter the name.

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New

.

3. Continue entering Contact
information by touching the
corresponding fields and
entering the desired
information.

4. Touch to save the

Save

new contact.

2. Contact List

Allows you to view your
Contact List.

Options

Contact

to

1. Touch , ,

.

List

2. Choose from the following
options:

●

Scroll and touch a
Contact entry to view its
information

●

Touch
select one of the
following options:

New Contact/ Send
Message/ Delete/ Set
Homescreen/ Send via
Bluetooth

3. Speed Dials

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

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch the desired
Unassigned number in the
list.

3. Touch the Contact you
would like to assign a Speed
Dial to. A confirmation
message is displayed.

Speed Dials

4. Groups

Allows you to view your
grouped Contacts, add a new
group, change the name of a
group, or delete a whole group.

1. Touch , ,

2. Choose from the following
options:

●

Touch a group to view.

●

Touch a group, then

.

touch
choose from the following
options:

Send Message/ Rename
Group/ Remove from
Group/ Group
Ringtone/ Send via
Bluetooth/ Delete/
Delete All

Groups

Options to

.

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Communicate

5. My vCard

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

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch .

3. Touch the field you want to
edit.

4. Edit the information as
necessary and touch .

Note

You cannot edit your mobile
phone number, but you can add
an additional phone number.

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My vCard

Edit

Messages

The phone can store up to
535 messages, including a
maximum of 200 SMS and
200 MMS messages in the

.

Inbox, 50 SMS and 50 MMS in
the Outbox, and 15 SMS and
20 MMS in Drafts. The
information stored in the
message is determined by
phone model and service
capability. Other limits, such as

Save

available characters per
message, may exist. Please
check with your service
provider for system features
and capabilities.

1. New Text 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. Touch

Messages

New Text Message

2. Touch to

3. Touch the Text field to enter

4.

Enter Number

manually enter the address

Contacts

or
address from your Contacts
List.

text.

Slide open the QWERTY
keyboard and enter your
message.

and

.

to add the

5. Touch , then touch

Done

Send

.

A confirmation message is
displayed.

Text Message Options

1. Touch

Messages

New Text Message

2. Touch

Options

3. Touch the option(s) to
customize.

Save to Drafts

current message draft.

Priority Level

Urgent/ Normal

priority level of your message.

and

.

.

Save the

Choose

to set the

Delivery Notice On/Off

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Communicate

Text Options

While you are composing the
text of a message, you have
various options to customize
the text.

Messages

1. Touch

New Text Message

2. Touch the Text field to enter
text.

Options

3. Touch

4. Touch the option(s) to
customize.

Add

Templates/

Signature/Name & Number

Save As

Drafts/ Templates

Copy Text

Allows you to
copy any text you have
entered.

Paste

Allows you to paste

any text you have copied.

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.

.

and

5. Complete your message and
send or save it.

Message Icon Reference

Inbox

New / Unread Text / Picture
Message

Opened / Read Text / Picture
Message

New / Unread Notification Message

Opened/Read Notification Message

Priority High

Outbox

Failed Text / Picture Message

Failed Multiple Text/Picture
Messages

Sent Text / Picture Message

Sent Multiple Text/ Picture
Message

Drafts

Draft Text Message

Draft Picture Message

2. New Picture
Message

Allows you to send messages
with Text/ Picture/ Sound/
Subject.

Messages

1. Touch

New Picture Message

2. Touch to

3. Touch the corresponding

4. Touch the file you want to

5. When you touch the audio

Enter Number

manually enter the address
or

Contacts

address from your Contacts
List.

field to add Text,
Image/Video, Sound and
Subject to your message.

add.

field, you have the option of
attaching a saved audio file
or recording a new one.

and

.

to add the

6. The following options are
available by touching

Options

Insert Slide

add more pictures to the
message.

Preview

before sending.

Save to Draft

message to Drafts.

:

Inserts a slide to

Shows your message

Saves the current

Priority Level Urgent/ Normal

Delivery Notice On/ Off

Remove

Allows you to remove
Image/Video/ Sound/ Slide/
Subject.

7. Touch to send the

Send

message.

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Communicate

3. Inbox

The phone alerts you in 3 ways
when you receive a new
message:

●

Displaying a notification
message on the screen.

●

Displaying the message icon

.

●

Playing an audio tone or
vibrating, depending on your
personal sound settings.

Received text messages and
picture messages may be
searched and the contents
viewed. Received messages are
displayed from newest to oldest.

Viewing Your Inbox

Up to 400 messages (200 SMS,
100 MMS, and 100 MMS
notifications) can be stored in the
Inbox.

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1. Touch

Inbox

Messages

.

and

2. Touch an Inbox message.

●

Reply

Touch to reply to
the message.

●

Delete

Touch to delete
the message.

- OR -

Touch

Options

while
viewing your Inbox to
choose from the following
options:

Delete/ Lock/Unlock /
New Message/ Sort by/
Delete All

3. While viewing the selected
message, touch

Options

for the following options:

Forward

Forwards a received
message to other destination
address(es).

Save Contact

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

Go to Website

website by starting the Browser
(Only for messages containing
a URL.)

Lock/Unlock

the selected message.

Extract Address

address included in the message
to be extracted for viewing.

Message Info

info, such as Type, Priority
level, size and time.

Save as Templates

message as a template for
future messages.

Stores the

Accesses the

Locks or unlocks

Allows the

Shows message

Stores the

4. Drafts

Displays saved draft messages.

Messages

1. Touch

Drafts

.

Options

2. Touch
choose from the following
options:

Delete

Deletes the selected

message from Drafts.

Lock/Unlock

the selected message(s).

Locks or unlocks

New Message

create a new text or picture
message.

Sort by

Allows you to sort
your Draft messages by Time
or Size.

Delete All

messages at one time.

3. Touch a Draft message to

Deletes all Draft

edit it.

and

to

Allows you to

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5. Outbox

Up to 100 messages (50 SMS
and 50 MMS) can be stored in
the Outbox folder. View the
contents of sent and unsent
messages and verify whether
the transmission was successful
or not.

Messages

1. Touch

Outbox

.

2. Touch an Outbox message.

3. Once open, you can use the
following options by

Options

touching

Forward

Forwards a received
message to other destination
address(es).

Save Contact

New Entry/ Update Existing

to save the phone number in
your Contacts

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Choose

Add

and

.

Lock/Unlock

message to Drafts.

Save as Templates

message as a template for
future messages.

Extract Address

address included in the
message to be extracted for
viewing.

Message Info

info, such as Type, Priority
level, size and time.

Saves the current

Stores the

Allows the

Shows message

6. Voicemail

Allows you to view new voice
messages recorded in your
voicemail box. Your phone will
alert you when you receive a
new voice message.

Checking Your Voicemail Box

1. Touch

Messages

Voicemail

.

and

2. Choose from the following
options:

●

Clear

Touch to clear the
voicemail counter.

●

Call

Touch to listen to the
message(s).

7. Web Alerts

Allows you to view any received
web messages or alerts.

1. Touch

Web Alerts

Messages

.

and

8. Templates

Allows you to display, edit, and
add text templates. These text
templates allow you to reduce
manual text input into
messages.

Messages

1. Touch

Templates

2. Touch to

.

New Template

create a new template.

3. After editing the new
template, touch to
save it.

4. Touch a draft message to
open and edit it.

and

SAVE

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9. Delete All

Allows you to erase all the
messages stored in your Inbox,
Outbox, or Drafts message
folders. You can also erase all
messages at the same time.

1. Touch

Messages

Delete All

2. Touch Delete Inbox/ Delete
Outbox/ Delete Drafts/

Delete Web Alerts/

All messages.

3. Touch

.

Ye s

or Noto confirm.

10. Message Settings

Allows you to configure settings
for Messaging.

Messages

1. Touch

Message Settings

2. Touch

Messages

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All Messages

.

.

and

Delete

and

or

Te x t

Message Settings Sub-Menu
Descriptions

10.1 All Messages

1. Entry Mode (T9, Abc, 123)

Allows you to select the default
input method.

2. Signature (ON/ OFF)

Allows you to create/edit a
signature and choose to
automatically send it with your
messages.

10.2 Text Messages

1. Auto Play (ON/ OFF)

Allows the screen to
automatically scroll down while
viewing messages.

New Text Message

Refer to page 27~28 for more
information.

1. Touch

2. Touch
.

Menu

New Text Message

.

Speed Dials

Refer to page 25 for more
infomation

1. Touch

2. Touch

Menu
Speed Dials

.

.

Recent Calls

The Recent Calls menu is a list
of the last phone numbers or
Contacts entries for calls you
placed, accepted, or missed. It
is continually updated as new
numbers are added to the
beginning of the list and the
oldest entries are removed
from the bottom of the list.

1. Missed Calls

Allows you to view the list of
missed calls; up to 50 entries.

1. Touch , , Missed

Calls

.

2. Touch an entry and touch

Options

following options:

Go To Contact, Go To
Dialing, Delete, Delete All,
Call Timer

for the

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3. Press the End Key to
return to the Home screen.

2. Received Calls

Allows you to view the list of
received calls; up to 90 entries.

1. Touch , , Received

.

Calls

2. Touch an entry and touch

Options

following options:

Go To Contact/ Go To
Dialing, Delete/ Delete All/
Call Timer

3. Press the End Key to
return to Home screen.

for the

3. Dialed Calls

Allows you to view the list of
dialed calls; up to 90 entries.

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1. Touch , , Dialed Calls

2. Touch an entry or touch

Options

following options:

Go To Contact/ Go To
Dialing/ Delete/ Delete
All/ Call Timer

3. Press the End Key to
return to Home screen.

for the

4. All Calls

Allows you to view a list of the
most recent Missed, Received
and Dialed calls.

1. Touch , , All Calls

2. Touch an entry and touch

Options

following options:

Go To Contact/ Go To
Dialing/ Delete/ Delete
All/ Call Timer

for the

.

.

3. Press the End Key to
return to the Home screen.

5. Call Timer

Allows you to view the duration
of selected calls.

1. Touch , , Call Timer

2. Call times are displayed for
the following types of calls:

Last Call/ Received Calls/
Dialed Calls/ Home Calls/
Roam Calls/ All Calls/
Lifetime Calls

Browser

The Browser feature allows you
to view Internet content.
Accessibility and selections
within this feature are
dependent upon your service
provider. For specific

.

information on Web contact
your service provider.

1. Start Browser

Allows you to initiate an Web
session.

1. Touch ,

2. After a few seconds, you will
see the home page.

.

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Ending an Browser Session

End an Browser session by
pressing the End Key .

Browser Navigation

Links embedded in content

Select items or links by
touching it on the screen.

Scrolling / Fast Scrolling

Use your fingertip to scroll the
screen contents in the
direction you move your finger.
How quickly you move your
finger determines the quickness
of the scroll.

CAUTION

Do not use a sharp item as a
stylus because it could scratch
your screen.

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Menu Bar icons:

The Browser's Menu Bar
provides the following buttons.

●

Back

to go back to the

previous page.

●

Forward

(if available)
takes you back to the next
page.

●

Refresh

Allows you to
reload the current Web
page.

●

Zoom

Allows you to

zoom the screen in or out.

●

Home

Returns you to

the Homepage.

●

Bookmarks

Takes you
to the Bookmarks menu,
where you can add, edit,
and delete your bookmarks.

●

Allows you to enter a

Web address to visit.

●

Allows access to

Browser Menu.

Using the Browser Menu

Touch (in the Browser
Menu Bar) to view the Browser
menu settings.

Browser Menu Settings

NOTE

You may have to scroll down to see
some of the menu items listed below.

●

Full Screen View

Allows you
to use the whole screen,
including the annunciator
and menu bar area to view
pages.

●

Display Rendering

Allows
you to choose a mode that
changes the layout of
contents.

Standard

Displays a
standard Browser screen
with vertical and horizontal
page navigation.

Screen Optimized

Displays
vertically aligned contents of
the Web page which fit the
size of the screen. Allows
vertical navigation only.

Text Only

Displays only
text and excludes images
used in the Web page.

●

Send URL

Allows you to
send the link of the current
page via a text message.

●

Search Text

Allows you to
search for text you want to
find in the web page.
(Search Text is not case­sensitive.)

●

History

Displays a list of

visited web pages.

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●

Settings

Display

Allows you to
define the Thumbnail, Scroll
and Fit to width settings.

JavaScript ON/ OFF

Timer

Set the duration of
the Key Press or Connection
Time Out.

Encryption

Displays the
Security settings menu and
certificates in the device.

RSS Reader

define the

Allows you to

Show image

Update interval

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settings.

●

Manage Memory

the memory used by the
Browser.

●

Information
Show URL

information about the
current Web page.

About

Displays the current

Browser information.

Thumbnail Option in Browser
Menu

This option displays the entire
outline of the Web page in the

and

screen corner, which is helpful
to find out where you are on
the page and move to where
you want to go on the Web
page.

Menu

1. Touch
the menu.

Manages

Displays

to access

2. Touch

Browser

.

3. Touch (in the Browser
Menu Bar) to view the
Browser menu settings.

Settings

4. Touch

Display

5. Touch

, then

.

Thumbnail

. The

options available are:

●

On

: The thumbnail screen
image is always displayed in
one corner of the screen.

●

Off

: The thumbnail screen
image is never displayed on
the screen (by default).

●

Auto

: The thumbnail screen
image is displayed whenever
you are quickly scrolling
through a page.

Apps

Allows you to use the
preloaded games or buy new
games.

1. Buy Games

1. Touch , , Buy Games

2. Browse for games and follow
the on-screen instructions
to buy games.

.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Take Photo

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch access the following
camera options:

●

Zoom

Allows you to zoom
in and out. This function is
not available at the highest
resolution.

●

Brightness

change the Brightness.

●

Resolution

1280X960/ 640X480/
320X240

●

Self Timer

5 Seconds/ 10 Seconds

●

Camera Mode

Camera mode to Video
mode.

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Allows you to

1600X1200/

Off/ 3 Seconds/

Changes from

●

Settings

Multishot Off/ 3 Shot/ 5

Shots/ 7 Shots

Fun Frame Allows you to

.

choose a frame for your
picture

Color Effects Normal/

Negative/ Aqua/ Sepia/
Mono

Night Mode On/ Off
White Balance Auto/ Sunny/

Cloudy/ Fluorescent/ Glow

More Memory Storage/

Shutter Sound/ Auto Save/
Reset

3. Take a picture by touching

.

4. Your picture will be saved to
your phone.

5. If Auto Save is set to Off,
the following options are
available:

Send Allows you to send

the picture via Picture
Message.

Set as Wallpaper/ Picture

ID

Back To return to Camera

Mode.

Delete To delete the

photo.

Save Stores the picture in

My Images

.

My Images To view the

photos in the My Images
folder.

Gallery

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch an image.

●

Touch / to zoom
out/in.

●

Touch to send the

Send

image in a picture message
or to edit the image.

Edit

Picture Editing

With the LG511C picture editing
features, you have endless
possibilities in creating fun
pictures. To edit while viewing a
picture, touch .

Composition Change your

photo’s composition. Zoom or
crop to get the look you want.

.

Edit

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Entertainment

Pen Be creative. Draw on a

photo. Choose from multiple
colors and pen widths. Touch

OK

to set the settings.

Stamp LG511C has

multiple stamps to choose from
to enhance your pictures.

Eraser Allows you to erase

the edits/changes made to the
image.

Save Saves the image.

Undo Allows you to undo

the last edit/change.

Image Change your

photo’s composition. Rotate,
Flip, Frame or Mirror.

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Filter Improve your photos

by adjusting the filter.
(Original/ Negative/ Gray/
Sharpen/ Black & White/
Sepia/ Blur)

Brightness Allows you to

change the Brightness.

My Stuff

1. Images

Images allows you to view your
saved images, some of which
can be set as your phone's
Main Screen or Picture ID.

1. Touch , ,

My Images, Default

2. Select

Images, or Buy Graphics

3. Touch the image you want to
display.

,

Images

.

.

●

Touch

Options

to

access additional options.

●

Touch

Send

to send the
selected image to
somebody else.

2. Videos

Images allows you to view your
saved videos.

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch the video you want to
view.

●

Touch

Options

access additional options.

,

Videos

to

3. Sounds

Audios allows you to access
saved audio clips and record
new ones.

1. Touch , ,

2. Select

My Sounds/ Default

Sounds/ Buy Ringtones

●

Touch

Options

Send

then
selected audio clip to

.

somebody else.

●

Touch to play the
selected audio clip.

●

Touch
access additional options.

to send the

Options

,

Sounds

and

to

.

.

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Entertainment

Record Video

Allows you to record a new
video clip.

1. Touch , ,

The following Video camera
options are available:

●

Zoom

Allows you to zoom

in and out.

●

Brightness

adjust the Brightness.

●

Resolution

17 6 X 14 4

●

Record Time

Save

●

Back

Entertainment menu.

●

Camera Mode Changes

from Video mode to Camera
mode.

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Allows you to

320X240/

For Send/ For

To return to the

●

Videos

To view the videos

stored on your phone.

●

Settings

.

Mute On/ Off
Auto Save On/ Off
Color Effects Normal/

Negative/ Aqua/ Sepia/
Mono

Quality Normal/ Fine/

Super Fine

White Balance Auto/

Sunny/ Cloudy/
Fluorescent/ Glow

More

Memory Storage

Handset/

External

Reset

Yes/ No

2. Press the Camera Key or
to begin recording.

3. Press the Camera Key or

to stop recording.

4. Your video will be saved to
your phone.

5. If Auto Save is set to Off,
the following options are
available:

Send Allows you to send

the video via Multimedia
Message.

Back To return to Video

Mode.

Delete To delete the

video.

Save Stores the video in

Videos.

To view the videos

Videos

in the Videos folder.

Drawing Panel

Allows you to create drawings,
which can be sent to others via
Picture Message or set as your
Wallpaper.

1. Touch , , .

2. Touch

Add

to begin a new

drawing.

3. Create your drawing and
touch .

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Record Voice

Record Voice allows you to
record short verbal voice
messages.

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch to record a new
voice memo.

3. Talk into the microphone,
then touch . The default
memo title is the date and
time of recording.

4. Once recording has
stopped, touch
to access the following:

Send/ File/ Delete/
Settings/ Go to My Sounds

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Options

SNS

SNS allows you to publish
content and connect with
others sharing personal or

.

professional interests.

1. Touch , ,

Facebook, MySpace

2. Touch
or

Tw i tt er

3. Enter your email address
and password to log into
your account.

.

.

Music

Allows you to listen to songs
stored in your memory card.
To access this feature, there
should be stored music in your
memory card.

1. Recently Played

Allows you to view the songs
currently playing, or the most
recently played songs.

1. Touch , ,

Recently Played

2. Touch the music file to play it.

2. All Songs

Allows you to play all songs.

1. Touch , ,

Songs

.

,

.

,

All

2. Touch a music file to play it

Options

or touch
the following options:

Now Playing/ Add to
Playlist/ Use Bluetooth
Headset/ Delete/ Set
Homescreen/ Delete All

Options available while
playing music:

/ / /

touch

Options

following options

Minimize/ Go to Music/
Add to Playlist/ Use
Bluetooth Headset/ Add
Homescreen/ Song Info

for

for the

, or

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3. Artists

Allows you to view and listen to
your music by Artists.

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch the Artist that you
want to listen to and choose
the song to play.

,

4. Albums

Allows you to view and listen to
your music by Albums.

1. Touch , ,

2. Touch the Album that you
want to listen to and choose
the song to play.

,

5. Genres

Allows you to view and listen to
your music by Genres.

1. Touch , ,

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,

Artists

Albums

Genres

2. Touch the Genre that you
want to listen to and choose
the song to play.

.

6. Playlists

Allows you to view and listen to
your music by Playlist.

1. Touch , ,

Playlists

.

2. Create a new playlist by
touching .

3. Name the playlist and touch

.

Save

and touch to
add songs from your music
library.

4. Touch the check mark box to
the left of each song you
want to add or touch

All

.

Create

. Then touch the playlist

Add Songs

. Then touch

Done

,

Select

.

7. Settings

Allows you to customize Music
settings.

7.1 Repeat

Allows you to set repeat
settings.

1. Touch , ,

Settings

.

2. Touch

Repeat

3. Touch

Repeat Once/

Repeat All/ Repeat Off.

7.2 Shuffle Songs

Allows you to set the music
player to shuffle your songs.

1. Touch , ,

Settings

.

2. Touch the
button to turn the feature

ON

or

OFF

,

.

,

Shuffle Songs

.

7.3 Background Music

Allows you to set your
background music preferences.

1. Touch , ,

Settings

.

Background Music

2. Touch

Prompt/ Always On/

3. Touch

Always Off

NOTE

Background music is not always
available. For instance, viewing or
adding files on the Multimedia
Home screen or the My Stuff
menu will pause the music.

,

.

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Utilities

Utilities

Voice Command

Allows you to make phone calls
quickly and easily by voice.
Your phone recalls the number
from your Contacts, displays it
briefly, and then dials it. This
menu also includes features
that are useful for those who
are driving or blind. It delivers
time information by voice and
allows you to check missed
calls, messages and voicemails.

1.1. Start Command

1.1.1.Call <Name> or <Number>

Allows you to call a Contact by
saying their name or number.

Touch , ,

1.

Command, Call <Name> or
<Number>

.

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,

Start

2. Say the name as it is saved
in your Contact List or say
the number.

1.1.2. Voicemail

Allows you to hear voicemail
information and dial your
voicemail box.

Touch , ,

1.

Command, Voicemail

2. The phone will announce
any new Voicemail(s).

1.1.3 Missed Calls

You can hear details about
missed calls.

1.

Touch , ,

Command, Missed Calls

Your phone will announce

2.
missed call information.

,

Start

.

,

Start

.

1.1.4 Messages

This voice command feature
will read out information from
messages received.

Touch , ,

1.

Command, Messages

,

Start

.

1.1.5 Time & Date

This voice command feature will
read out the current time and
date.

Touch , ,

1.

Command, Time & Date

,

Start

.

1.1.6 Help

Allows you to view more
information about the features in
Voice Control.

Touch , ,

1.

Command, Help

,

Start

.

2. Command Mode

Allows you to choose between
Normal or Speed settings. The
Speed setting allows you to
access the Voice Command
functions more quickly with a
non-verbal prompt.

Touch , ,

1.

,

Command Mode

2. Select an option.

Normal/ Speed

3. Announce Alert

Allows you to customize the
Announce Alert function. Alert
Announce allows you to hear
more information about an
incoming call in addition to, or
instead of, the Ringtone.

1.

Touch , ,

Announce Alert.

,

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2. Select an option.

Disable/ Announce/
Announce + Ring

4. Train Word

Allows you to train the voice
recognition for improved
results.

Touch , ,

1.

Word

.

2. Select an option.

Voice Command/ Answer/
Digit Dial

5. Best Match

Allows you to customize the
Best Match settings.

1. Touch ,

Match

2. Select an option.

1 Match/ 4 Matches

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,

.

,

,

Best

Tr a i n

Notepad

Allows you to add, read, edit,
and erase notes to yourself.

Touch , ,

1.

Add

4. Touch to write a new
note.

5. Type the note, then touch

Save

.

A confirmation message
displays briefly, then displays
your list of notes.

Viewing a Notepad Entry

1. Access Notepad.

2. To erase a note, touch it to
open it. Then, touch

Delete

.

- Or ­To add a note or erase all of

the notes, touch or

Delete All

the screen.

.

Add

at the top of

Organizer

1. Calendar

Allows you to store and access
your agenda(s). Simply store
your appointments in your
Calendar and your phone will
alert you with a reminder.

Touch , ,

1.

Calendar.

2. Touch the day you wish to
add an event to.

3. Touch .

Add

4. Enter your schedule
information including:

●

Subject●Start Time

●

End Time●Repeat

●

Until

●

Tones●Vibrate

5. Touch .

Save

●

On Time

,

2. Date Finder

Allows you to find a date after,
or before, the start date you
enter.

Touch , ,

1.
.

Finder

2. Enter the relevant data into

From

the
The Target date will
automatically be calculated.

and

After

,

Date

fields.

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Stopwatch

Allows you to use the
Stopwatch function of the
phone.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Touch to start the

3. Touch Reset to reset the

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Start

stopwatch and to
stop it.

●

You can use the Lap
function by touching

Lap

laps and lap times.

stopwatch or
resume it.

Stop

to record up to 20

Resume

Alarm Clock

Allows you to set up to ten
alarms. At the alarm time, any
set alarm will sound and/or

.

vibrate the tone of your choice
(depending on your sound
settings), and a notification
message will be displayed on
your screen.

Touch , ,

1.
.

Add

2. Touch the

set the alarm time.

3. Touch the

to

set the recurrence for the
alarm. Available options are:

Once/ Daily/ Mon-Fri/
Weekends

4. Touch the

select a ringtone for the
Alarm.

Set Time

Repeat

Ringtone

, then

field to

field to

field to

5. Touch

Save

to save your

settings.

World Clock

Allows you to determine the
current time in another time
zone or country.

1.

Touch , ,

2. Touch to select
other regions of the world.

3. Touch , select the

Cities

city and touch .

4. Touch if you wish

Set DST

to set Daylight Savings
Time.

5. Touch to save the

Save

city as the default city
displayed when you access
World Clock.

.

OK

Calculator

Allows you to perform simple
mathematical calculations.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Enter the necessary data.

●

Touch the keypad to
enter numbers.

●

Touch to enter
decimals.

●

Touch the corresponding
touch keys to enter
functions(/, x, -, +).

●

Touch delete the last
digit entered. Press and
hold to delete all
information entered.

●

Touch to complete
the equation.

.

.

=

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Tools

1. Tip Calculator

Allows you to quickly and
easily estimate the tip and total
amount of a bill by inputting
the bill amount before tip, the
tip percentage, and dividing it
by the number of people
paying.

Touch , ,

1.
.

Calculator

2. Enter the variable fields

(Total bill, Tip(%), Split).

3. The Tip ($) and Total fields

will be automatically
calculated.

4. Touch to perform

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Reset

another calculation.

,

Tip

2. Unit Converter

Allows you to convert units of
Area, Length, Temperature,
Mass, Volume and Velocity.

Touch , , , Unit

1.

Converter

2. Touch the unit of
measurement you want to
convert:

Currency/ Area/ Length/
Mass/ Temperature/
Volume/ Velocity

3. Select the known
measurement, enter the
quantity, and touch

4. If necessary, touch
change the rate value.

.

Done

Rate

to

.

Settings

Settings

Sound Settings

This menu allows you to
customize the phone’s sounds.

1. Ringtones

Allows you to select ringtones
for specific incoming calls.

Touch , ,

1.

Ringtones

2. Touch the type of call you
would like to set.

All Calls/ Caller ID/ No
Caller ID

3. Touch

Default Sounds

4. Touch the ringtone you
would like to set.

.

My Sounds

and

or

.

2. Volume

Allows you to adjust the
ringtone volume.

Touch , ,

1.

Volume

.

2. Touch the type of volume
you would like to set.

Master Volume/ Keypad/
Earpiece/ Speaker

3. Touch the desired volume
level and then touch

and

Set

3. Message Alerts

Allows you to select the alert
tones for new messages.

Touch , ,

1.

Message Alerts

2. Touch

Text Message/ Picture
Message/ Voicemail/ All
Message/ Message Reminder.

and

.

.

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Settings

3. Touch

My Sounds

Default Sounds

Message Reminder, touch

Once, Every 2 Minutes
Every 15 Minutes

4. Touch the desired alert to
set it.

4. Alert Type

Allows you to select the alert
types.

Touch , ,

1.

Alert Type

2. Touch the option you want
to customize:

Call Alert/Message Alert
Schedule Alert/Alarm Alert

3. Choose from the following
settings:

Ring Only/ Vibrate Only/
Ring & Vibrate

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. For

, or

.

or

and

5. Service Alerts

Allows you to configure the 2
available Service Alerts.

,

Off

.

Touch , ,

1.

Service Alerts

2. Touch an alert option.

Minute Beep

Alerts you 10 seconds before
the end of every minute during
a call.

Call Connect

Alerts you when the call is
connected.

Low Battery

/

Alerts you when the battery
charge level is low. Choose
from the following options:

Announce/ Tone

and

.

6. Power On/Off Tone

Allows you to set the phone to
sound a tone when the phone
is powered on and off.

1.

Touch , ,

2. Touch the
button to toggle the

Tone

setting between

OFF

.

.

Power On/Off

ON

and

7. Emergency Tone

Allows you to set the
Emergency Tone.

, ,

1. Touch

Emergency Tone

2. Touch a setting.

Alert/ Vibrate/ Off

, and

.

Display Settings

This menu allows you to
customize your phone's display
screen.

1. Wallpaper

Allows you to choose the kind
of background to be displayed
on the phone.

Touch , ,

1.

Wallpaper.

2. Touch

Screen

Main, Shortcut

from

Contacts, Multimedia
Touch Key Guard

3. Touch the desired image,
then touch

Set as Wallpaper

and

and select

,

or

.

.

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Settings

2. LCD Settings

Allows you to set various LCD
settings.

2.1 Power Save

Allows you to set the LCD
screen Power Save option.

Touch , ,

1.
, and

Settings

2. Touch a setting.

On/ Off

2.2 Backlight

Allows you to set the LCD
screen Backlight duration time.

Touch , ,

1.
, and

Settings

2. Touch a duration time:

7 Seconds/ 10 Seconds/
15 Seconds/ 30 Seconds/
2 Minutes

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,

Power Save

,

Backlight

LCD

LCD

2.3 Brightness

Allows you to set the LCD
screen Brightness level.

Touch , ,

1.
, and

Settings

2. Touch a brightness level:

Level 1/ Level 2/ Level 3

.

3. Themes

Allows you to set the Theme
for your phone menus.

Touch , ,

1.

Brightness

Brown orDark Blue

2. Touch

4. Language(Idioma)

.

Allows you to set the bilingual
feature according to your
preference. Choose between
English and Spanish.

Brightness

.

,

LCD

.

and

1.

Touch , ,

Languages (Idiomas)

2. Touch

English

or

Español.

and

.

5. Clock & Calendar

Allows you to select the type
of clocks displayed on the
Main Home screen.

Touch , ,

1.

Clock & Calendar

2. Use your finger to slide from
left to right (and vice versa)
through the available
options:

Normal Clock/ Analog
Clock/ Large Analog Clock/
Digital 12 Clock/ Large
Digital 12 Clock/ Digital 24
Clock/Large Digital 24
Clock/ Dual Clock/
Calendar/ Off

and

.

3. Touch

Set

to set the desired

setting.

6. Font Settings

Allows you to select the type
of font displayed on the LCD
screen.

Touch , ,

1.

Font Settings

2. Touch a setting.

LG Gothic/ LG Greentea/
LG Mint/ LG Round / LG
Secret

and

.

7. Dial Font Size

Allows you to set the font size
on the Dialpad when dialing a
number.

Touch , ,

1.

Font Settings

2. Touch a setting.

Normal/ Large

and

Dial

.

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Settings

8. Menu Style

Allows you to set the default
Menu Style.

Touch , ,

1.

Menu Style

2. Touch a setting.

Claro Style/ 3D Icon Style

and

.

9. Name Match for
Dialing

Matches a saved Contact entry
with the corresponding letters
entered on the Dialpad.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Touch the

Dialing

setting between

OFF

.

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button to toggle the

.

Name Match for

ON

and

Call Settings

The Call Settings menu allows
you to designate how the
phone handles both incoming
and outgoing calls.

1. Answer Options

Allows you to determine how
to answer an incoming call.

Touch , ,

1.

Answer Options

2. Touch a setting.

Slide Open / Any Key /
SEND Key Only/ Auto
Answer

2. Auto Retry

Allows you to set the length of
time the phone waits before
automatically redialing a
number when the attempted
call fails.

and

.

1.

Touch , ,

Auto Retry

2. Touch a setting.

Off/ Every 10 Seconds
Every 30 Seconds

and

.

/

/

Every 60 Seconds

3. One Touch Dial

Allows you to initiate a Speed
Dial call by pressing and
holding the Speed Dial digit. If
set to Off, Speed Dial numbers
designated in your Contacts
will not function.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Touch the
button to toggle the setting

ON

between

.

One Touch Dial

and

OFF

.

4. Airplane Mode

Airplane Mode turns off the
phone's wireless signal and
allows you to use features on
your phone that do not require
wireless communications.

Touch , ,

1.

Airplane Mode

2. Read the disclaimer and
touch

OK

.

3. Touch a setting.

On/ Off

and

.

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Settings

5. TTY Mode

Allows you to attach a TTY
(Teletype writer) device
enabling you to communicate
with parties also using a TTY
device. A phone with TTY
support is able to translate
typed characters to voice.
Voice can also be translated
into characters and then
displayed on the TTY.

Touch , ,

1.

TTY Mode

2. Read the disclaimer and
touch .

3. Touch a setting.

TTY Full/TTY + Talk
TTY + Hear/ TTY Off

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.

OK

and

Touch Settings

This menu allows you to
configure touchscreen settings.

1. Touchscreen
Calibration

Allows you to calibrate the
touchscreen to ensure it is
working properly.

Touch , ,

1.

Touchscreen Calibration

/

and

.

2. Touch the screen to start
calibration, then touch the
target each time it appears.

●

Tone Level
Off/ Level 1/ Level 2/
Level 3/ Level 4/ Level 5

●

Vibrate Type
Short/ Double/ Long

●

Vibrate Level
Off/ Low/ Medium/ High

2. Touchscreen Effect

Allows you to customize your
touchscreen's sound and
vibration settings.

Touch , ,

1.

Touchscreen Effect

2. Touch the option you want
to customize:

●

Tone Type
Woodblock/ Click/ Beep/
Bubble

and

.

Phone Settings

This menu allows you to set
various phone settings.

1. Auto Touch Lock

Allows you to set Auto Touch
Lock.

Touch , ,

1.

Auto Touch Lock.

2. Touch a setting.

On/ Off

and

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Settings

2. Security

The Security menu allows you
to electronically secure your
phone.

2.1 Lock Phone

Keeps your phone from
unauthorized use. Once the
phone is locked, it is in
restricted mode until the Lock
Code is entered. You can still
receive phone calls and make
emergency calls.
You can modify the Lock Code
by navigating to the

Lock Code

Security menu.

Touch , ,

1.

Security

2. Enter the four-digit Lock
Code. The default Lock
Code is commonly the last
4 digits of your phone

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Change

menu within the

and

.

number or 4 zeroes (0000).

Lock Phone

3. Touch

4. Touch an option.

None

The phone is never

locked.

When Switch On

phone is locked when it is
turned on.

Immediately

be locked immediately.
When locked, you can
receive incoming calls and
only make emergency calls.

.

The

The phone will

2.2 Camera Restrictions

Allows you to restrict Camera
use.

Touch , ,

1.

Security

.

2. Enter the four-digit Lock
Code.

and

3. Touch

Camera Restrictions

4. Touch a setting.

Unlock/ Lock

5. Enter the four-digit Service
Lock Code. The default
Service Lock Code is
commonly the last 4 digits
of your phone number or 4
zeroes (0000).

2.3 Change Lock Code

Allows you to enter a new four­digit Lock Code.

Touch , ,

1.

Security

.

2. Enter the four-digit Lock
Code.

Change Lock Code

3. Touch

Phone Only

4. Touch

Call & Applications

and

or

.

5. Enter the current Lock

.

Code, then enter a new 4­digit Lock Code.

6. For confirmation, it will ask
you to enter the new Lock
Code again.

2.4 Reset Default

Allows you to reset your phone
to the factory default settings.

Touch , ,

1.

Security

.

2. Enter the four-digit Lock
Code.

Reset Default

3. Touch

4. Read the disclaimer and

OK

touch .

.

5. A message will pop up that
says "All settings will revert
to factory default."

and

.

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Settings

6. Touch or .

7. If you selected Revert, enter

Revert

the four-digit Lock Code.
The phone returns to its
default configuration.

3. Memory

Allows you to check the
memory status of your phone.

Touch , ,

1.

Memory

.

2. Touch an option:

Handset Common
Memory/ Handset
Reserved Memory/
External Memory/ Primary
Storage Setting

Note

When Clear All or Format is
selected, all contents including
locked contents are removed.

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Cancel

and

3. If Primary Storage Setting is

Images

selected, touch

Videos

or

Sounds

4. Touch the location where
you wish to save the
selected type of files.

,

.

Handset Memory/ External
Memory

4. Phone Info

The Phone Info menu provides
you with specific information
pertaining to your phone
model.

Touch , ,

1.

Phone Info

4.1 My Number

Allows you to view your phone
number.

Touch , ,

1.

and

My Number

Info

and

.

,

Phone

.

4.2 ESN/MEID

Allows you to view the ESN/
MEID information of your
phone.

Touch , ,

1.
and

ESN/ MEID

Info

,

Phone

.

4.3 Icon Glossary

Allows you to view all the icons
and their meanings.

Touch , ,

1.
and

Icon Glossary

Info

,

Phone

.

4.4 Version

Allows you to view the versions
of various applications.

Touch , ,

1.
and

Version

Info

.

,

Phone

System

This menu allows you to view
and edit system settings.

1. Network

1.1 System Select

Allows you to set up the phone
producer’s management
environment. Leave this setting
as the default unless you want
to alter system selection as
instructed by your service
provider.

Touch , ,

1.

Network

and touch

.

Select

2. Touch a setting.

Home Only/ Automatic A/
Automatic B

,

System

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Settings

1.2 Serving System

Identifies the channel number
of a system that is served as a
SID Number. This information
should only be used for
technical support.

Touch , ,

1.

Network

and

Serving

.

System

2. Location

Allows you to set your settings
for GPS (Global Positioning
System: Satellite assisted
location information system)
mode.

Touch , ,

1.

Location

.

2. Touch a setting.

Location On/E911 Only

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,

and

Note

GPS satellite signals are not
always transmitted, especially
under bad atmospheric and
environmental conditions, indoors
etc.

Bluetooth

The

LG511C

is compatible with
devices that support the
Bluetooth
headset and hands-free
profile(s)*. You may create and
store 20 pairings within the

LG511C

device at a time. The
approximate communication
range for Bluetooth
technology is up to 30 feet
(10 meters).

®

headset, stereo

and connect to one

®

wireless

Notes

●

Read the user guide of each

®

Bluetooth

accessory that you
are trying to pair with your
phone because the instructions
may be different.

●

The Bluetooth®features of this
handset may not be compatible
with all Bluetooth
devices. Your service provider or
handset manufacturer cannot be
held responsible for
compatibility issues with devices
not sold by the service provider
or handset manufacturer.

®

enabled

ON/OFF

Allows you to turn the power
on or off.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Touch the
to turn the feature

OFF

.

Bluetooth

.

button

ON

Note

By default, your device’s

®

Bluetooth

functionality is turned

off.

Search

To search for a new device to
pair with touch .

Settings

My Visibility

Allows you to set the visibility
of your Bluetooth

1.

Touch , ,

My Visibility.

2. Touch a setting.

On/ Off

Note

If you turn on My Visibility, your
device is able to be searched by

or

other in-range Bluetooth

Search

®

feature.

, and

®

devices.

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Using Phone Menus

My Bluetooth Info

Allows you to edit your phone's
name and allows you to view
your phone's Bluetooth
information.

1.

Touch , ,

®

, and

My Bluetooth Info.

2. Touch

3. Press and hold down to

4. Enter a new name using the

5. Touch to save and

Rename Device

clear the existing name.

QWERTY keyboard.

Save

exit.

Supported Profiles

Allows you to view the
Bluetooth profiles your phone
supports.

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Touch , ,

1.

Supported Profiles

Devices Found

Allows you to view the list of
paired devices with your
phone.

Touch , ,

1.

.

2. Your paired devices list will
be displayed.

USB Mass Storage

Allows you to select the PC
connection mode for your
device.

Touch , ,

1.

2. Touch a setting.

On/ Off

, and
.

.

.

Safety

For Your Safety

Important Information

This user guide contains
important information on the use
and operation of this phone.
Please read all the information
carefully for optimal performance
and to prevent any damage to or
misuse of the phone. Any
changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this user
guide could void your warranty
for this equipment. Any changes
or modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

Before You Start

Safety Instructions

WARNING!

possibility of electric shock, do
not expose your phone to high

To reduce the

humidity areas, such as the
bathroom, swimming pool, etc.

Always store your phone away
from heat.

phone in settings that may
expose it to temperatures less
than 32°F or greater than 104°F,
such as outside during extreme
weather conditions or in your car
on a hot day. Exposure to
excessive cold or heat will result
in malfunction, damage and/or
catastrophic failure.

Be careful when using your
phone near other electronic
devices.

mobile phone may affect nearby
in adequately shielded electronic
equipment. You should consult
with manufacturers of any
personal medical devices such as
pacemakers and hearing aides to
determine if they are susceptible
to interference from your mobile
phone. Turn off your phone in a

Never store your

RF emissions from your

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Safety

medical facility or at a gas
station. Never place your phone
in a microwave oven as this will
cause the battery to explode.

IMPORTANT

! Please read the
TIA SAFETY INFORMATION
before using your phone.

Safety Information

Read these simple guidelines.
Breaking the rules may be
dangerous or illegal. Further
detailed information is given in
this user guide.

●

Do not disassemble this unit.
Take it to a qualified service
technician when repair work is
required.

●

Keep away from electrical
appliances such as TVs, radios,
and personal computers.

●

The unit should be kept away
from heat sources such as
radiators or cookers.

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●

Do not drop.

●

Do not subject this unit to
mechanical vibration or shock.

●

The coating of the phone may
be damaged if covered with
wrap or vinyl wrapper.

●

Use dry cloth to clean the
exterior of the unit. (Do not
use solvent such as benzene,
thinner or alcohol.)

●

Do not subject this unit to
excessive smoke or dust.

●

Do not keep the phone next
to credit cards or transport
tickets; it can affect the
information on the magnetic
strips.

●

Do not tap the screen with a
sharp object; otherwise, it may
damage the phone.

●

Do not expose the phone to
liquid or moisture.

●

Use the accessories like an
earphone cautiously. Do not
touch the antenna
unnecessarily.

Memory card information
and care

●

The memory card cannot be
used for recording copyright­protected data.

●

Keep the memory card out of
the small children’s reach.

●

Do not leave the memory card
in extremely hot location.

●

Do not disassemble or modify
the memory card.

FCC RF Exposure
Information

WARNING! Read this information
before operating the phone.

In August 1996, the Federal
Communications Commission

(FCC) of the United States, with
its action in Report and Order
FCC 96-326, adopted an
updated safety standard for
human exposure to radio
frequency (RF) electromagnetic
energy emitted by FCC regulated
transmitters. Those guidelines are
consistent with the safety
standard previously set by both
U.S. and international standards
bodies.

The design of this phone
complies with the FCC guidelines
and these international
standards.

CAUTION

Use only the supplied and
approved antenna. Use of
unauthorized antennas or
modifications could impair call
quality, damage the phone, void
your warranty and/or result in

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Safety

violation of FCC regulations. Do
not use the phone with a
damaged antenna. If a damaged
antenna comes into contact with
skin, a minor burn may result.
Contact your local dealer for a
replacement antenna.

Body-worn Operation

This device was tested for typical
body-worn operations with the
back of the phone kept 0.79
inches (2cm) between the user’s
body and the back of the phone.
To comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, a minimum
separation distance of 0.79
inches (2cm) must be
maintained between the user’s
body and the back of the phone.
Third-party belt-clips, holsters,
and similar accessories
containing metallic components
should not be used. Body-worn
accessories that cannot maintain

0.79 inches (2cm) separation

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distance between the user’s body
and the back of the phone, and
have not been tested for typical
body-worn operations may not
comply with FCC RF exposure
limits and should be avoided.

FCC Part 15 Class B
Compliance

This device and its accessories
comply with part 15 of FCC
rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1)
This device and its accessories
may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device
and its accessories must accept
any interference received,
including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

Part 15.19 statement

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.

Part 15.21 statement

Changes 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.

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Safety

●

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.

Cautions for Battery

●

Do not disassemble or open
crush, bend or deform,
puncture or shred.

●

Do not modify or
remanufacture, attempt to
insert foreign objects into the
battery, immerse or expose to
water or other liquids, expose
to fire, explosion or other
hazard.

●

Only use the battery for the
system for which it is specified.

●

Only use the battery with a
charging system that has been

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qualified with the system per
this standard. Use of an
unqualified battery or charger
may present a risk of fire,
explosion, leakage, or other
hazard.

●

Do not short circuit a battery
or allow metallic conductive
objects to contact battery
terminals.

●

Replace the battery only with
another battery that has been
qualified with the system per
this standard, IEEE-Std-1725­200x. Use of an unqualified
battery may present a risk of
fire, explosion, leakage or
other hazard.

●

Promptly dispose of used
batteries in accordance with
local regulations.

●

Battery usage by children
should be supervised.

●

Avoid dropping the phone or
battery. If the phone or battery
is dropped, especially on a
hard surface, and the user
suspects damage, take it to a
service center for inspection.

●

Improper battery use may
result in a fire, explosion or
other hazard.

●

For those host devices that
utilize a USB port as a charging
source, the host device’s user
manual shall include a
statement that the phone shall
only be connected to products
that bear the USB-IF logo or
have completed the USB-IF
compliance program.

Adapter (Charger)
Cautions

●

Using the wrong battery
charger could damage your
phone and void your warranty.

●

The adapter or battery
charger is intended for indoor
use only.

Do not expose the adapter or
battery charger to direct sunlight
or use it in places with high
humidity, such as the bathroom.

Avoid damage to your
hearing

●

Damage to your hearing can
occur if you are exposed to
loud sound for long periods
of time. We therefore
recommend that you do not
turn on or off the handset
close to your ear. We also
recommend that music and
call volumes are set to a
reasonable level.

●

If you are listening to music
while out and about, please
ensure that the volume is at a

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Safety

reasonable level so that you
are aware of your
surroundings. This is
particularly imperative when
attempting to cross the street.

Safety Guidelines

TIA Safety Information

Provided herein is the complete
TIA Safety Information for
Wireless Handheld phones.
Inclusion of the text covering
Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, and
Other Medical Devices is
required in the owner’s manual
for CTIA Certification. Use of the
remaining TIA language is
encouraged when appropriate.

Exposure to Radio
Frequency Signal

Your wireless handheld portable
telephone is a lowpower radio
transmitter and receiver. When it

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is ON, it receives and also sends
out radio frequency (RF) signals.

In August, 1996, the Federal
Communications Commissions
(FCC) adopted RF exposure
guidelines with safety levels for
handheld wireless phones. Those
guidelines are consistent with the
safety standards previously set
by both U.S. and international
standards bodies:

ANSI C95.1 (1992) *
NCRP Report 86 (1986)
ICNIRP (1996)
Those standards were based on

comprehensive and periodic
evaluations of the relevant
scientific literature. For example,
over 120 scientists, engineers,
and physicians from universities,
government health agencies, and
industry reviewed the available
body of research to develop the
ANSI Standard (C95.1).

* American National Standards
Institute; National Council on
Radiation Protection and
Measurements; International
Commission on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection

The design of your phone
complies with the FCC guidelines
(and those standards).

Antenna Care

Use only the supplied or an
approved replacement antenna.
Unauthorized antennas,
modifications, or attachments
could damage the phone and
may violate FCC regulations.

Phone Operation

NORMAL POSITION

phone as you would any other
telephone with the antenna
pointed up and over your
shoulder.

: Hold the

Tips on Efficient Operation

For your phone to operate most
efficiently:

●

Do not touch the antenna
unnecessarily when the phone
is in use. Contact with the
antenna affects call quality
and may cause the phone to
operate at a higher power
level than otherwise needed.

Driving

Check the laws and regulations
on the use of wireless phones in
the areas where you drive. Always
obey them. Also, if using your
phone while driving, please:

●

Give full attention to driving ­driving safely is your first
responsibility;

●

Use hands-free operation, if
available;

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Safety

●

Pull off the road and park
before making or answering a
call if driving conditions so
require.

Electronic Devices

Most modern electronic
equipment is shielded from RF
signals. However, certain
electronic equipment may not be
shielded against the RF signals
from your wireless phone.

Pacemakers

The Health Industry Manufacturers
Association recommends that a
minimum separation of six (6’)
inches be maintained between a
handheld wireless phone and a
pacemaker to avoid potential
interference with the pacemaker.
These recommendations are
consistent with the independent
research by and recommendations
of Wireless Technology Research.

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Persons with pacemakers:

●

Should ALWAYS keep the
phone more than six inches
from their pacemaker when
the phone is turned ON;

●

Should not carry the phone in
a breast pocket.

●

Should use the ear opposite
the pacemaker to minimize
the potential for interference.

●

If you have any reason to
suspect that interference is
taking place, turn your phone
OFF immediately.

HAC

This phone has been tested and
rated for use with hearing aids
for some of the wireless
technologies that it uses.
However, there may be some
newer wireless technologies used
in this phone that have not been
tested yet for use with hearing

aids. It is important to try the
different features of this phone
thoroughly and in different
locations, using your hearing aid
or cochlear implant, to determine
if you hear any interfering noise.
Consult your service provider or
the manufacturer of this phone
for information on hearing aid
compatibility. If you have
questions about return or
exchange policies, consult your
service provider or phone retailer.

Other Medical Devices

If you use any other personal
medical device, consult the
manufacturer of your device to
determine if they are adequately
shielded from external RF energy.
Your physician may be able to
assist you in obtaining this
information.

Health Care Facilities

Turn your phone OFF in health
care facilities when any
regulations posted in these areas
instruct you to do so. Hospitals
or health care facilities may use
equipment that could be
sensitive to external RF energy.

Vehicles

RF signals may affect improperly
installed or inadequately shielded
electronic systems in motor
vehicles. Check with the
manufacturer or its
representative regarding your
vehicle.

You should also consult the
manufacturer of any equipment
that has been added to your
vehicle.

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Posted Facilities

Turn your phone OFF in any
facility where posted notices so
require.

Aircraft

FCC regulations prohibit using
your phone while in the air. Turn
your phone OFF before boarding
an aircraft.

Blasting Areas

To avoid interfering with blasting
operations, turn your phone OFF
when in a ‘blasting areas or in
areas posted: ‘Turn off two-way
radio’. Obey all signs and
instructions.

Potentially Explosive
Atmosphere

Turn your phone OFF when in
any area with a potentially
explosive atmosphere and obey
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in such areas could cause an
explosion or fire resulting in
bodily injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive
atmosphere are often, but not
always, marked clearly. Potential
areas may include: fueling areas
(such as gasoline stations); below
deck on boats; fuel or chemical
transfer or storage facilities;
vehicles using liquefied petroleum
gas (such as propane or butane);
areas where the air contains
chemicals or particles (such as
grain, dust, or metal powders);
and any other area where you
would normally be advised to
turn off your vehicle engine.

For Vehicles Equipped with
an Air Bag

An air bag inflates with great
force. DO NOT place objects,
including either installed or
portable wireless equipment, in

the area over the air bag or in
the air bag deployment area. If
in-vehicle wireless equipment is
improperly installed and the air
bag inflates, serious injury
could result.

Charger and Adapter Safety

●

The charger and adapter are
intended for indoor use only.

Battery Information and
Care

●

Please dispose of your battery
properly or take it to your
local wireless carrier for
recycling.

●

The battery does not need to
be fully discharged before
recharging.

●

Use only LG-approved
chargers specific to your
phone model since they are
designed to maximize
battery life.

●

Do not disassemble or impact
the battery as it may cause
electric shock, short-circuit,
and fire. Store the battery in a
place out of reach of children.

●

Keep the battery’s metal
contacts clean.

●

Replace the battery when it
no longer provides acceptable
performance. The battery can
be recharged several hundred
times before replacement.

●

Recharge the battery after
long periods of non-use to
maximize battery life.

●

Battery life will vary due to
usage patterns and
environmental conditions.

●

Use of extended backlighting,
MEdia Net Browsing, and data
connectivity kits affect battery
life and talk/standby times.

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●

The self-protection function of
the battery cuts the power of
the phone when its operation
is in an abnormal state. In this
case, remove the battery from
the phone, reinstall it, and turn
the phone on.

●

Actual battery life will depend
on network configuration,
product settings, usage
patterns, battery and
environmental conditions.

Explosion, Shock, and Fire
Hazards

●

Do not put your phone in a
place subject to excessive dust
and keep the minimum
required distance between the
power cord and heat sources.

●

Unplug the power cord prior
to cleaning your phone, and
clean the power plug pin when
it is dirty.

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●

When using the power plug,
ensure that it is firmly
connected. If it is not, it may
cause excessive heat or fire.

●

If you put your phone in a
pocket or bag without
covering the receptacle of the
phone (power plug pin),
metallic articles (such as a
coin, paperclip or pen) may
short-circuit the phone.
Always cover the receptacle
when not in use.

●

Do not short-circuit the
battery. Metallic articles such
as a coin, paperclip or pen in
your pocket or bag may short­circuit the + and – terminals
of the battery (metal strips on
the battery) upon moving.
Short-circuit of the terminal
may damage the battery and
cause an explosion.

General Notice

●

Using a damaged battery or
placing a battery in your mouth
may cause serious injury.

●

Do not place items containing
magnetic components such as
a credit card, phone card,
bank book or subway ticket
near your phone. The
magnetism of the phone may
damage the data stored in the
magnetic strip.

●

Talking on your phone for a
long period of time may
reduce call quality due to heat
generated during use.

●

When the phone is not used
for a long period time, store it
in a safe place with the power
cord unplugged.

●

Using the phone in proximity
to receiving equipment (i.e.,
TV or radio) may cause
interference to the phone.

●

Do not use the phone if the
antenna is damaged. If a
damaged antenna contacts
skin, it may cause a slight
burn. Please contact an LG
Authorized Service Center to
replace the damaged antenna.

●

Do not immerse your phone
in water. If this happens, turn
it off immediately and remove
the battery. If the phone does
not work, take it to an LG
Authorized Service Center.

●

Do not paint your phone.

●

The data saved in your phone
might be deleted due to
careless use, repair of the
phone, or upgrade of the

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software. Please backup your
important phone numbers.
(Ring tones, text messages,
voice messages, pictures, and
videos could also be deleted.)
The manufacturer is not liable
for damage due to the loss of
data.

●

When you use the phone in
public places, set the ring
tone to vibration so as not to
disturb others.

●

Do not turn your phone on or
off when putting it in your ear.

FDA Consumer Update

The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration Center for
Devices and Radiological Health
Consumer Update on Mobile
Phones.

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1. Do wireless phones pose a
health hazard?

The available scientific evidence
does not show that any health
problems are associated with
using wireless phones. There is
no proof, however, that wireless
phones are absolutely safe.
Wireless phones emit low levels
of radiofrequency energy (RF) in
the microwave range while being
used. They also emit very low
levels of RF when in the Home
screen. Whereas high levels of RF
can produce health effects (by
heating tissue), exposure to low
level RF that does not produce
heating effects causes no known
adverse health effects. Many
studies of low level RF exposures
have not found any biological
effects. Some studies have
suggested that some biological
effects may occur, but such

findings have not been confirmed
by additional research. In some
cases, other researchers have had
difficulty in reproducing those
studies, or in determining the
reasons for inconsistent results.

2. What is the FDA’s role
concerning the safety of wireless
phones?

Under the law, the FDA does not
review the safety of radiation­emitting consumer products such
as wireless phones before they
can be sold, as it does with new
drugs or medical devices.
However, the agency has
authority to take action if
wireless phones are shown to
emit radiofrequency energy (RF)
at a level that is hazardous to the
user. In such a case, the FDA
could require the manufacturers
of wireless phones to notify users
of the health hazard and to

repair, replace, or recall the
phones so that the hazard no
longer exists.

Although the existing scientific
data do not justify FDA
regulatory actions, the FDA has
urged the wireless phone
industry to take a number of
steps, including the following:

●

Support needed research into
possible biological effects of
RF of the type emitted by
wireless phones;

●

Design wireless phones in a
way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user that is
not necessary for device
function; and

●

Cooperate in providing users
of wireless phones with the
best possible information on
possible effects of wireless
phone use on human health.

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The FDA belongs to an
interagency working group of the
federal agencies that have
responsibility for different
aspects of RF safety to ensure
coordinated efforts at the federal
level. The following agencies
belong to this working group:

●

National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health

●

Environmental Protection
Agency

●

Occupational Safety and
Health Administration

●

Occupational Safety and
Health Administration

●

National Telecommunications
and Information Administration

The National Institutes of Health
participates in some interagency
working group activities, as well.

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The FDA shares regulatory
responsibilities for wireless
phones with the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC). All phones that are sold
in the United States must comply
with FCC safety guidelines that
limit RF exposure. The FCC relies
on the FDA and other health
agencies for safety questions
about wireless phones.

The FCC also regulates the base
stations that the wireless phone
networks rely upon. While these
base stations operate at higher
power than do the wireless
phones themselves, the RF
exposures that people get from
these base stations are typically
thousands of times lower than
those they can get from wireless
phones. Base stations are thus
not the subject of the safety
questions discussed in this
document.

3. What kinds of phones are the
subject of this update?

The term ‘wireless phone’ refers
here to handheld wireless phones
with built-in antennas, often
called ‘cell’, ‘mobile’, or ‘PCS’
phones. These types of wireless
phones can expose the user to
measurable radiofrequency
energy (RF) because of the short
distance between the phone and
the user’s head. These RF
exposures are limited by FCC
safety guidelines that were
developed with the advice of the
FDA and other federal health and
safety agencies. When the phone
is located at greater distances
from the user, the exposure to RF
is drastically lower because a
person’s RF exposure decreases
rapidly with increasing distance
from the source. The so-called
‘cordless phones,’ which have a

base unit connected to the
telephone wiring in a house,
typically operate at far lower
power levels, and thus produce
RF exposures far below the FCC
safety limits.

4. What are the results of the
research done already?

The research done thus far has
produced conflicting results, and
many studies have suffered from
flaws in their research methods.
Animal experiments investigating
the effects of radiofrequency
energy (RF) exposures
characteristic of wireless phones
have yielded conflicting results
that often cannot be repeated in
other laboratories. A few animal
studies, however, have suggested
that low levels of RF could
accelerate the development of
cancer in laboratory animals.
However, many of the studies

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that showed increased tumor
development used animals that
had been genetically engineered
or treated with cancer causing
chemicals so as to be pre­disposed to develop cancer in
the absence of RF exposure.
Other studies exposed the
animals to RF for up to 22 hours
per day. These conditions are
not similar to the conditions
under which people use wireless
phones, so we don’t know with
certainty what the results of such
studies mean for human health.
Three large epidemiology studies
have been published since
December 2000. Between them,
the studies investigated any
possible association between the
use of wireless phones and
primary brain cancer, glioma,
meningioma, or acoustic
neuroma, tumors of the brain or
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cancers. None of the studies
demonstrated the existence of
any harmful health effects from
wireless phone RF exposures.
However, none of the studies can
answer questions about long­term exposures, since the average
period of phone use in these
studies was around three years.

5. What research is needed to
decide whether RF exposure
from wireless phones poses a
health risk?

A combination of laboratory
studies and epidemiological
studies of people actually using
wireless phones would provide
some of the data that are
needed. Lifetime animal exposure
studies could be completed in a
few years. However, very large
numbers of animals would be
needed to provide reliable proof
of a cancer promoting effect if

one exists. Epidemiological
studies can provide data that is
directly applicable to human
populations, but 10 or more
years follow-up may be needed
to provide answers about some
health effects, such as cancer.
This is because the interval
between the time of exposure to
a cancer-causing agent and the
time tumors develop - if they do­may be many, many years. The
interpretation of epidemiological
studies is hampered by difficulties
in measuring actual RF exposure
during day-to-day use of wireless
phones. Many factors affect this
measurement, such as the angle
at which the phone is held, or
which model of phone is used.

6. What is the FDA doing to find
out more about the possible
health effects of wireless phone
RF?

The FDA is working with the U.S.
National Toxicology Program and
with groups of investigators
around the world to ensure that
high priority animal studies are
conducted to address important
questions about the effects of
exposure to radiofrequency
energy (RF). The FDA has been a
leading participant in the World
Health Organization International
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
Project since its inception in

1996. An influential result of this
work has been the development
of a detailed agenda of research
needs that has driven the
establishment of new research
programs around the world. The
project has also helped develop a
series of public information
documents on EMF issues. The
FDA and the Cellular
Telecommunications & Internet
Association (CTIA) have a formal

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Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement
(CRADA) to do research on
wireless phone safety. The FDA
provides the scientific oversight,
obtaining input from experts in
government, industry, and
academic organizations. CTIA­funded research is conducted
through contracts with
independent investigators. The
initial research will include both
laboratory studies and studies of
wireless phone users. The
CRADA will also include a broad
assessment of additional research
needs in the context of the latest
research developments around
the world.

7. How can I find out how much
radio frequency energy
exposure I can get by using my
wireless phone?

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States must comply with Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) guidelines that limit radio
frequency energy (RF) exposures.
The FCC established these
guidelines in consultation with
the FDA and the other federal
health and safety agencies. The
FCC limit for RF exposure from
wireless telephones is set at a
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6
W/kg). The FCC limit is
consistent with the safety
standards developed by the
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineering (IEEE) and
the National Council on
Radiation Protection and
Measurement. The exposure limit
takes into consideration the
body’s ability to remove heat
from the tissues that absorb
energy from the wireless phone
and is set well below levels known

to have effects. Manufacturers of
wireless phones must report the
RF exposure level for each model
of phone to the FCC. The FCC
website
(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
gives directions for locating the
FCC identification number on
your phone so you can find your
phone’s RF exposure level in the
online listing.

8. What has the FDA done to
measure the radio frequency
energy coming from wireless
phones?

The Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is
developing a technical standard
for measuring the radio
frequency energy (RF) exposure
from wireless phones and other
wireless handsets with the
participation and leadership of
FDA scientists and engineers.

The standard, ‘Recommended
Practice for Determining the
Spatial- Peak Specific Absorption
Rate (SAR) in the Human Body
Due to Wireless Communications
Devices: Experimental
Techniques,’ sets forth the first
consistent test methodology for
measuring the rate at which RF is
deposited in the heads of
wireless phone users. The test
method uses a tissuesimulating
model of the human head.
Standardized SAR test
methodology is expected to
greatly improve the consistency
of measurements made at
different laboratories on the
same phone. SAR is the
measurement of the amount of
energy absorbed in tissue, either
by the whole body or a small
part of the body. It is measured
in watts/kg (or milliwatts/g) of
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to determine whether a wireless
phone complies with safety
guidelines.

9. What steps can I take to
reduce my exposure to
radiofrequency energy from my
wireless phone?

If there is a risk from these
products - and at this point we
do not know that there is - it is
probably very small. But if you
are concerned about avoiding
even potential risks, you can take
a few simple steps to minimize
your exposure to radiofrequency
energy (RF). Since time is a key
factor in how much exposure a
person receives, reducing the
amount of time spent using a
wireless phone will reduce RF
exposure. If you must conduct
extended conversations by
wireless phone every day, you
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between your body and the
source of the RF, since the
exposure level drops off
dramatically with distance. For
example, you could use a
headset and carry the wireless
phone away from your body or
use a wireless phone connected
to a remote antenna. Again, the
scientific data do not
demonstrate that wireless
phones are harmful. But if you
are concerned about the RF
exposure from these products,
you can use measures like those
described above to reduce your
RF exposure from wireless phone
use.

10. What about children using
wireless phones?

The scientific evidence does not
show a danger to users of
wireless phones, including
children and teenagers. If you