rights reserved. LG and the LG logo are
registered trademarks of LG Group and its
related entities. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
Press and hold to
activate/deactivate
Vibration Mode.
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5
Your Phone
1. Earpiece: Lets you hear the caller during
a call.
2. Main LCD: Displays phone status icons,
menu items, web items, web information,
pictures and more, in full color.
3. Left Soft Key/Right Soft Key: Each of
these keys perform the functions indicated
by the text on the display immediately
above them.
4. Navigation Keys
Home screen functions:
Games & Apps
Contact List
Music Player
Message
- In a menu: Navigates between menus.
5. Send Key: Press this key in standby
mode to quickly access the most recent
missed, dialed, and received calls.
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6. OK Key: Select options and menus.
7. End/Power Key: Allows you to power
the phone on or off, end calls, or return to
standby mode.
8. Clear/Back Key: Allows you to return to
the previous screen.
9. Volume Keys: Allows you to control the
Master Volume while in standby mode and
the earpiece volume during a call.
10. Charger/USB Port: Allows you to
connect a charger or other supported
accessories.
Rear view
Camera Lens
Memory Card Slot
Back Cover
SIM Card Slot
Battery
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Getting Started
Installing the SIM card and
battery
1. Remove the back cover
Use the fingertip cutout at the bottom of
the back cover to lift the back cover and
remove it.
2. Remove the battery
Hold the top edge of the phone and use
the fingernail cutout near the bottom of
the battery to lift the battery from the
phone.
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Warning
Do not remove the battery when the
phone is turned on; this can damage the
phone.
3. Install the SIM card
Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot
(as shown below). Make sure that the
gold contact area on the card is facing
downwards. To remove the SIM card, pull
it gently in the opposite direction.
4. Install the battery
Insert the top of the battery first into the
top edge of the battery compartment.
Ensure that the battery contacts align with
the terminals on the phone. Press the
bottom of the battery down until it snaps
into place.
5. Install the back cover
Align the back cover over the battery
compartment and gently press it downwards
until it locks into place.
Battery Information and Care
Always unplug the charger from the wall
socket after the phone is fully charged to
save unnecessary power consumption of
the charger.
Charging your phone
Locate the Charger/USB Port on the left side
of your phone. Insert the charger connector
to the phone (the ‘B’ side of the connector
has to be facing up when connecting to the
phone) and then plug into the wall socket.
Your LG 530G will need to be charged until
the Full Battery message appears on the
screen.
Important!
You must insert the battery before charging.
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Getting Started
Warning
Use of unauthorized accessories could
damage your phone and void your
warranty.
Installing a memory card
You can expand the memory available on
your phone by using a microSD™ memory
card.
Tip
A memory card is an optional accessory
and is sold separately.
1 Remove the back cover and locate the
microSD card slot.
2 With the microSD card label facing up,
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slide it into the microSD card slot (as
demonstrated in the following image).
Push the memory card in until it locks
into place.
3 Replace the back cover on the phone.
Note
If your memory card has existing content,
it will automatically be filed in the correct
folder. For example, videos will be
accessible from the Videos folder.
On-Screen Icons
The table below describes various display
indicators or icons that appear on the
phone’s display screen.
ICON/
DESCRIPTION
INDICATOR
Network signal strength (number
of bars will vary)
No network signal
Low Battery
New text message
New email
An alarm is set
Ring profile in use
Silent All profile in use
EDGE network available
Bluetooth is active
3G network available
The browser is active
Vibrating Mode On
Speakerphone
Call in Progress
ICON/
INDICATOR
DESCRIPTION
Voicemail
Battery Full
Battery Charging
Flight Mode On
Camera in use
Camcorder in use
Camcorder timer
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General Functions
Before you begin
Remember that you can select the menu
icons from Menu screen using the number
keys if you set the Menu Style as List Style.
If you set the Menu Style as Icon Style, you
can only use the Navigation Keys to select
the menu icons.
Making a Call
1 Make sure your phone is powered on.
2 Enter a phone number including the area
code. To edit a number on the display
screen, simply press the Clear/Back Key
to erase one digit at a time.
►
Press and hold the Clear/Back Key
to erase the entire number.
3 Press the Send Key
number.
4 To end the call, press the End/Power Key
.
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to call the
Making a Call with the Send
Key
1 Press the Send Key to display
the most recent missed, dialed and
received calls will be displayed.
2 Highlight the desired number by using the
Navigation Keys.
3 Press the Send Key
.
Making International Calls
1 Press and hold the key and the
international access character ‘+’ will
appear.
2 Enter the country code, area code, and
the phone number.
3 Press the Send Key
number.
to call the
Ending a Call
To end a call, press the End/Power Key
.
Making a Call from the Contacts
You can store frequently called names and
phone numbers in the SIM card as well as in
the phone memory known as the Contacts.
You can dial a number by simply highlighting
a name in the Contacts List and pressing the
Send Key
1 Pressthe down Navigation Key to
access the Contact List.
2 Highlight the Contact and press the Send
Key
.
.
Answering a Call
When you receive a call, the phone displays
a notification on the screen and rings and/
or vibrates. If the caller can be identified, the
caller’s phone number (or name, if stored in
your Contacts) is displayed.
1 Press the Send Key
Soft Key Accept to answer an
incoming call.
If the Answer Mode has been set as Any
Key ( Menu > Settings >
Call > Answer Mode), any key
or the Left
press will answer a call, except for the
End/Power Key
Key
2 End the call by pressing the End/Power
Key
Note
You can answer a call while using other
functions or features.
, or the Volume Keys.
.
, the Right Soft
Adjusting the Volume
Use the Volume Keys during a call to adjust
the earpiece volume.
While in standby mode, you can adjust the
Master Volume using the side Volume Keys.
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General Functions
Vibrating Mode (Quick)
Vibrating Mode can be activated by pressing
and holding down the key.
Signal Strength
If you are inside a building, being near a
window may give you better reception. You
can see the strength of your signal by the
signal indicator on your phone’s display
screen.
Entering Text
You can enter alphanumeric characters by
using the phone’s keypad. For example,
storing names in the Contacts, writing
a message, or scheduling events in the
calendar all require text to be entered.
Changing the Text Input Mode
Change the text input mode by pressing
when in a text entry field.
You can check the current text input mode in
the upper right corner of the screen.
The following text input modes are available
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on the phone.
ABC Mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by
pressing the key labeled with the required
letter.
123 Mode (Numbers Mode)
Type numbers using one keystroke per
number. To change to 123 mode in a text
entry field, press the
is displayed in the upper right corner.
key until 123 mode
Symbol Mode
The Symbol Mode enables you to enter
various symbols or special characters.
To enter a symbol, press the
the Navigation Keys to highlight the desired
symbol and press the OK Key
key. Use
.
Using the ABC Mode
Use the alphanumeric keypad to enter your
text.
1 Press the key labeled with the required
letter.
2 To insert a space, press the
once. To delete letters, press the Clear/
Back Key
Clear/Back Key
entered text.
. Press and hold down the
to erase all of the
key
Using the 123 (Numbers) Mode
The 123 Mode enables you to enter
numbers in a text message (a telephone
number, for example) more quickly. Press
the keys corresponding to the required
digits before manually switching back to the
appropriate text entry mode.
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In-Call Menu
During a Call
Your phone provides a number of control
functions that you can use during a call.
To access these functions during a call,
press the Left Soft Key
Making a Second Call
You can select a number you wish to dial
from the Contacts to make a second call.
1 Press the Left Soft Key
Options, then select Contacts.
2 Highlight the contact, then press the Send
Key
to make a second call.
Swapping Between Two Calls
Once the second call has been dialed (or
answered), you can switch between the calls
by using one of the following three methods:
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Options.
►
Press the Send Key .
►
Press the Left Soft Key Options
and then select Swap Calls.
►
Press the up or down Navigation Keys.
Answering an Incoming Call
To answer an incoming call when the
handset is ringing, simply press the Send
Key . The handset is also able
to warn you of an incoming call while you
are already on a call. A tone sounds in the
earpiece and the display will show that a
second call is waiting. This feature, known
as Call Waiting, is only available if your
network supports it.
If Call Waiting is turned on, you can put the
first call on hold and answer the second call
by pressing the Send Key .
Rejecting an Incoming Call
You can reject an incoming call without
answering by simply pressing the End/Power
Key
Muting the Microphone
You can mute the microphone during a call
by pressing the Right Soft Key
Mute. The handset can be unmuted by
pressing the Right Soft Key Unmute. When the handset is muted, the
caller cannot hear you, but you can still hear
the caller.
.
Using the Speakerphone
You can use the integrated Speakerphone
during a call by pressing the OK Key .
The loudspeaker is automatically deactivated
when you end the call.
Warning
Due to increased volume levels, do not
place the phone near your ear while the
speakerphone is enabled.
Making a Second Call
You can make a second call while currently
on a call simply by entering the second
number with the keypad and pressing the
Send Key . When the second call
is connected, the first call is automatically
placed on hold. You can swap between calls
by pressing the Send Key
.
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Menu Tree
1. Prepaid
[Single Tank -TF / Net 10]
1.1 Add Airtime
1.2 Buy Airtime
1.3 My Phone Number
1.4 My Airtime Info
1.5 Airtime Display
1.6 Serial Number
1.7 SIM Number
1.8 Code Entry Mode
[Single Tank - Straight Talk]
1.1 Add Airtime
1.2 My Phone Number
1.3 Service End Date
1.4 Serial Number
1.5 SIM Number
1.6 Code Entry Mode
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[Multi Tank - Straight Talk]
1.1 Add Airtime
1.2 My Phone Number
1.3 My Balance Info
1.4 Serial Number
1.5 SIM Number
1.6 Code Entry Mode
2. Contacts
2.1 Contact List
2.2 New Contact
2.3 Caller Groups
2.4 Speed Dial
2.5 SIM Management
2.6 Own Number
2.6 My Business Card
3. Messages
3.1 Create Message
3.2 Inbox
3.3 Drafts
3.4 Outbox
3.5 Message Settings
4. Recent Calls
4.1 All Calls
4.2 Missed Calls
4.3 Dialed Calls
4.4 Received Calls
5. Games & Apps
5.1 Buy Games
5.2 [Preload application]
6. Email
7.1 Write Email
7.2 [Accounts]
7. Music
7.1 Now Playing
7.2 All Songs
7.3 Playlists
7.4 Artists
7.5 Albums
7.6 Genres
7.7 Shuffle All Songs
8. Camera
8.1 Take Photo
8.2 Record Video
8.3 Camera Album
9. My Folder
9.1 Audio
9.2 Picture
9.3 Video
9.4 Other Files
9.5 File Manager
10. Tools
10.1 Alarm Clock
10.2 Calendar
10.3 Notepad
10.4 Calculator
10.5 Tasks
10.6 Stopwatch
10.7 Tip Calculator
10.8 Unit Converter
10.9 Voice Recorder
10.10 SIM App.
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Menu Tree
11. Browser
12. Settings
12.1 Audio & Ringtones
12.1.1 Ringtone
12.1.2 Message Tone
12.1.3 Alert Tone
12.1.4 Keypad Tone
12.1.5 Multimedia
12.1.6 Call
12.2 Phone Settings
12.2.1 Languages
12.2.2 Set Hotkeys
12.2.3 Auto Key Lock
12.2.4 Set Flight Mode
12.2.5 Security
12.2.6 Reset Settings
12.3 Display
12.3.1 Wallpapers
12.3.2 Fonts
12.3.3 Clocks & Calender
12.3.4 Brightness
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12.3.5 Backlight Timer
12.3.6 Color Schemes
12.3.7 Menu Styles
12.4 Call
12.4.1 Send My Number
12.4.2 Answer Mode
12.4.3 Accessibility
12.4.4 Time
12.5 Bluetooth
12.5.1 Turn On(Turn Off)
12.5.2 Search New Device
12.5.3 My Devices
12.5.4 My Bluetooth Info
12.6 Memory
12.6.1 Used Space
12.6.2 Set Storage Defaults
12.7 Applications
12.7.1 Messages
12.7.2 Browser
12.8 Phone Info.
Contacts
Contact List
This menu allows you to save and manage
contact address information. The Contact
List allows you to add a new address or
search saved contact addresses by name.
To access Contact List, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Contacts and
Contact List.
New Contact
This menu allows you to add a new contact
to the Contact List. You can enter contact
address information including name,
phone numbers, email addresses, group
information items, memos, ring tones, and a
contact Picture ID.
To access New Contact, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu, Contacts and
New Contact.
Caller Groups
This menu allows you to manage group
information. You can also configure a ring
tone for a group so that the group ring tone
sounds when a call from a specific contact
address within that group is received and
there is no ring tone configured for the
specific contact address.
To access Caller Groups, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Contacts and
Caller Groups.
Speed Dial
This menu allows you to assign a frequentlycalled contact to the Speed Dial List. You can
select a number from 2 to 9 as a speed dial.
To access Speed Dial List, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu, Contacts and
Speed Dial.
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Contacts
SIM Management
This menu allows you to copy information
from your SIM card to your handset and vice
versa. If a name is duplicated during the
copying operation, the information is also
duplicated. You can also delete information
from the SIM card.
To access SIM Management, from the
standby screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Contacts and SIM
Management.
Own Number
This displays your phone numbers stored in
the SIM card.
To access Own number, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu, Contacts and
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Own Number.
My Business Card
This dispalys your business card stored in
the handset. You can also delete or edit.
To access My Business Card, from the
standby screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Contacts and My
Business card.
Messages & Games
This menu includes functions related to SMS
(Short Message Service), MMS (Multimedia
Message Service), Voicemail as well as the
network’s service messages.
Create Message
1 From the standby screen, press the Left
Soft Key Menu.
2 Press Messages.
3 Press
OR
You can simply press the left Navigation Key
Note
If you insert a Picture, Audio, or Video
file while writing a multimedia message,
the file loading time will take about
5 seconds. You will not be able to activate
any key during the file loading time. When
the file loading is complete, you will be
able to write a multimedia message.
Create Message.
from the standby screen.
Editing a message
The following options are available when
editing a message.
Using Insert
While entering text, press the Left Soft Key
Options. In this menu, you can
choose Insert.
►
Symbol: You can insert various symbols
into your message. Pressing the press the
up and down Navigation Keys
scrolls through the pages.
►
Picture: You can select a picture to insert
by using the navigation keys. You can
preview the selected picture by pressing
the Left Soft Key Options and
selecting View.
►
Audio: You can insert an audio file from
your saved audio files.
►
Video: You can insert a video clip from
your saved video clips.
►
Take New Picture: You can take and
insert a picture in your message.
/
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Messages & Games
►
Record New Audio: You can record a
new audio clip by pressing the OK Key
Record. Press the Left Soft Key
Options before you begin
recording to set the options (below).
After recording a new audio clip, you can
delete it by pressing the Right Soft Key
Delete.
• Quality: Set the audio’s quality to Fine, Normal, or Economy.
• Set Default Storage: You can assign
the default storage to Phone Memory
or Memory Card.
►
Record New Video: You can record a
new video by pressing the OK Key Record. When finished recording, press
the OK Key Insert.
►
Template
• Text: Allows you to easily insert
frequently used sentences in the text
message.
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• Multimedia: Preset multimedia
templates can be created (
Menu > Messages >
Settings >
>
Multimedia Msg
Multimedia Templates >
Message
New).
• Signature: Allows you to insert your
own created signature.
►
More: Allows you to insert vCard,
vCalendar, vNote, vTask or Contact.
Note
vCard, vCalendar, vNote and vTask
are created by the Contacts, Calendar,
Notepad, and Tasks functions,
respectively. Go to the Tools and Contacts
sections in this Manual for more detailed
information.
Using Options
While entering text, press the Left Soft Key
Options.
Insert allows you to insert Symbol,
Picture, Audio, Video, Template or more.
You can also take new picture or record new
audio/video to insert.
Writing language allows you to set the text
entry language to English or Spanish.
Save to Drafts: Saves the message to
Drafts.
Cancel Message: Allows you to exit the text
input mode without saving your message.
Sending a Message
After completing a message, press the OK
Send To to select a recipient.
Key
• Enter the recipient(s). For more options,
press the Left Soft Key
In this menu, you can choose from the
following options:
Options.
- Enter Number: Allows you to enter the
phone number using the keypad.
- Enter Email: Allows you to enter an
email address instead of a phone
number.
- Insert Symbol: Allows you to enter
symbols.
- Caller Groups: Displays Contacts
Groups.
- Recent Messages: Choose a Contact
from Recent Messages.
- Recent Calls: Choose a Contact from
Recent Calls.
- Delivery Options: Allows you to set the
options for Add Cc and Add Bcc.
- Edit Message: Go back to the message
editing mode.
- Save to Draft: Saves the selected
message to Drafts.
- Writing language: Allows you to set
the text entry language to English or
Spanish.
- Cancel Message: Allows you to cancel
the message.
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Messages & Games
Inbox
You will be alerted when you receive a
message. New messages are stored in the
Inbox. In the Inbox, you can identify each
message by icons. If you are notified that
you have received a multimedia message,
you can download the whole multimedia
message by selecting it in the Inbox menu.
To reach the Inbox, from the standby screen,
press the Left Soft Key
Messages >
Inbox.
While viewing the Inbox, press the Left Soft
Key
Options for the following
options:
►
Add to Contact: You can save the
sender’s phone number in the Contact
List.
►
Reply: You can reply to the sender of the
message.
►
Delete: You can delete the selected
message.
►
Forward: You can forward the selected
message to another person.
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Menu >
►
Copy to Phone/Copy to SIM: You can
copy to Phone or SIM depending on
where the text message is stored.
►
Move to Phone/Move toSIM: You can
move to Phone or SIM depending on
where the text message is stored.
►
Select Multiple: You can select multiple
messages.
►
Sort By: Allows you to sort the message.
►
Message Details: You can view the
following information about received
messages: message Type, Subject, From,
and message Time.
►
Delete All Read Messages: You can
delete all read messages.
Drafts
Allows you to view and edit the messages
saved as drafts. To access drafts, from the
standby screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Messages, and Drafts. While viewing the Drafts, press the
Left Soft Key Options for the
following options:
►
Delete: Allows you to delete the message
saved as draft.
►
Select Multiple: Allows you to select
multiple messages to delete.
►
Message Details: Allows you to view the
details of the message.
Outbox
Outbox is the storage place for recently sent
messages. When you press the Send Key
, you can call the recipient of the
selected message.
If the message is not sent from the Outbox,
you will receive a sound alert along with
a Message Sending Failure notice on the
screen. Another attempt will be made to
send the failed message and after two
unsuccessful attempts, the message will no
longer be sent automatically.
To access the Outbox, from the standby
screen, press the Left Soft Key
Menu, Messages, and
Outbox.
The following options are available for the
Outbox folder by pressing the Left Soft Key
Options:
►
View Status: Shows the status of each
message.
►
Forward: Allows you to send the
selected message to another person.
►
Delete: Deletes the selected message.
►
Edit: Allows you to edit the selected
message.
►
Select Multiple: Allows you to select
multiple messages to delete.
►
Sort By: Allows you to sort the messages
from outbox.
►
Message Details: Allows you to view the
details of the message.
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Messages & Games
Voicemail
This menu provides you with a quick way of
accessing your voicemail box (if provided by
your network).
A shortcut for checking your voicemail is
available. To quickly check your voicemail
when in standby mode, press and hold the
key.
Note
Please check with your network service
provider for details of their service in order
to configure the handset accordingly.
Message Settings
To access and configure your Message
Settings, from the standby screen, press the
Left Soft Key Menu, Messages,
Message Settings.
and
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Message Alert
Allows you to set the Sounds, Volume, and
Alert Type, and Alert Interval.
Save To
Allows you to choose whether to save to the
SIM Card or the Phone.
Signature
Allows you to create, edit, and delete your
signature, which can be configured to be
sent out with your outgoing messages.
Text Message
Allows you to set preferences for text
messages.
The following options are available:
►
Text Templates: Predefined messages
that can quickly be sent. Press the Left
Soft Key Options to access the
following available options:
• Send: Allows you to send the selected
template via Message.
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