LG LG-A200 User Guide

User Guide

LG-A200

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LG-A200 User Guide

This guide will help you understand your new mobile phone. It will provide you with useful explanations of features on your phone.

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

Product Registration Program

Dear LG Mobile customer,

You are entitled for one year warranty on this model.

For automatic registration, One SMS containing the IMEI no. of your phone will be automatically sent to LG servers @ Rs.0.06p only.

In return you will get one year warranty from the date of purchase at any authorized LG Mobile Service center.

We assure you the information will be kept confidential and used for internal purpose only.

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. does not have any revenue sharing with any cellphone operators for proceeds from SMS of automatic registration.

Contents

Getting to know your phone ..4 Installing the SIM Card and

Charging the Battery ..............6

Installing the SIM Card ......... 6

Menu Tree ...............................7

Calls ........................................ 8

Making a call .......................8

Making a call from your

contacts .............................. 8

Answering and rejecting a call ...

Using the speakerphone ....... 9

Speed dialling ...................... 9

Viewing your call logs ..........9

Changing the call settings .... 9

Contacts ............................... 10

Searching for a contact ......10

Adding a new contact ........ 10

Adding a contact to a group

Messaging ............................ 11

Sending a message ........... 11

Entering text ...................... 12

T9 mode ...........................12

Using the T9 Mode ............12

Abc mode .......................... 13

123 mode .........................13

Changing the language ...... 13

Message folders ................ 13

E-mail ................................... 14

Setting up your e-mail........14

Sending an e-mail using your

new account ......................14

Camera ................................14

Taking a quick photo .........14

Video camera ...................... 15

Shooting a quick video .......15

Music .................................... 15

Playing a song ................... 15

FM radio ............................... 16

Searching for stations ........ 16

Listening to the radio .........16

Recording your radio ..........16

Voice recorder ......................17

Recording your voice memo ..

Gallery .................................. 17

... 10

Applications .......................... 18

SNS (Social Network) ........... 18

Facebook...........................18

Twitter ...............................18

Organiser .............................. 19

Setting your alarm ............19

Using the calendar ............19

Adding an item to your to do

list .................................... 19

Adding a note ...................19

Secret notes ..................... 19

Adding a city to your world

time .................................19

Using your calculator ........19

Date finder .......................20

Converting a unit ...............20

Using the stopwatch ..........20

Go to .................................20

SIM services ...................... 20

Internet ................................. 20

Accessing the internet

browser ............................20

Settings ................................ 21

Personalising your profiles

Using flight mode ..............21

Changing your display

settings ............................. 21

Changing your date & time Changing your connectivity

settings ............................. 21

Changing your Bluetooth

settings ............................. 22

Pairing with another

Bluetooth device ................ 22

Changing your phone

settings ............................. 23

Changing your security

settings ............................. 23

SOS mode .........................24

Viewing memory status ......24

Resetting your phone ......... 25

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Phone Software update ...... 25

PC Sync ................................ 25

Guidelines for Safe and

Efficient Use ......................... 26

Accessories .......................... 32

Technical Data ......................33

Troubleshooting ....................34

Getting to know your phone

Main screen

Soft keys

Each of these keys performs the functions indicated by the text on the display immediately above them.

OK key

Selects menu options and confirms actions.

Call key Dials a phone

number and answers incoming calls.

TIP!

A variety of widget applications is already set to your home screen. On the home screen, press the up navigation key and select the widget you want using the left and right navigation keys.

If you access the SNS application by selecting the widget on your home screen, you will be required to sign in with your SNS account.

Navigation keys

Use for quick access to phone functions.

End/Power key

Ends or rejects a call. Turns the phone on/off. Returns to the home screen when you use the menu.

Headset / Charger / USB Cable connector

Memory card slot

Installing a memory card

Lift the memory card cover and insert a micro SD card with the golden contact area facing downwards as shown in the diagram. Close the memory card cover so that it clicks shut.

To remove the memory card, gently push it.

Note: A memory card is an optional accessory.

Formatting the memory card

From your home screen, press Menu and select Settings.

Choose Memory info, select

External memory and press Format, and insert security

code. WARNING: When you format

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

Installing the SIM Card and Charging the Battery

Installing the SIM Card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.

Important! › The SIM card can be easily

damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting or

removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

› only 2G/2.5G SIM supported

Illustrations

Open battery cover1 Remove the battery2 Insert your SIM3 Insert your battery4 Close the battery cover5 Charge your battery6

WARNING: Do not remove the battery when the phone is switched

on, as this may damage the phone.

Menu Tree

1. MESSAGING

Create Message Inbox Drafts Outbox Sent items Saved items Messenger Emoticons Message settings

2. CONTACTS

Names Settings Groups Speed dials Service dial numbers Own number My business card

3. E-MAIL

Get an account Others

4. SETTINGS

Profiles Display Date & Time Connectivity Bluetooth Call Phone Security SOS mode Memory info Restore factory settings

5. GALLERY

My memory card My images My sounds My videos Others Secret box

6. MEDIA

Camera Video camera Music FM radio Voice recorder

7. ORGANISER

Alarm clock Calendar To-do list Notes Secret notes World time Calculator Date finder Converter Stopwatch Go to Settings

8. APPLICATIONS

My games & apps Settings

9. INTERNET

Turning Your Phone On and Off

You can power the phone on and off by pressing and holding the power key.

Lock/Unlock Your Keypad

Slide down the phone to lock the keypad and Slide up the phone or in Slide closed state press LSK(Unlock) then press RSK(OK) to Unlock the keypad.

Calls

Making a call

Key in the number using 1 the keypad. To delete a digit press Clear.

Press 2

to initiate the call.

To end the call, press 3

TIP! To enter + when making an international call, press and hold 0.

TIP! To control the volume during a call, press the up and down navigation keys.

TIP! You can record a voice memo during a call. Press

Options and select Record.

Making a call from your contacts

Select 1 Names from the home screen.

Using the keypad, enter the 2 first letter of the contact you want to call.

Press 3

to initiate the call.

TIP! To scroll through your contacts, use the up and down navigation keys.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, press

to answer the call.

While your phone is ringing, select Silent to mute the ringing.

This is useful if you have forgotten to change your profile to Silent for a meeting.

Press

or select Reject to

reject the incoming call.

TIP! You can change the settings on your phone to answer your calls in different ways. Press Menu, select

Settings and choose Call. Select Answer mode and choose from Press send key, Slide up or Press any key.

Using the speakerphone

During a call, you can activate speakerphone by pressing

key and you can use the

handset in hands-free. If the speakerphone is active,

press

key again to resume normal handset conversation mode.

Speed dialling

Press Menu and select Contacts, then choose Speed dials. Assign contacts to any

keys between 2 and 8. Speed dial 1 is set to your voice

mail and 9 is set to SOS mode so you can not change the both.

Once you have assigned a speed dial, you can initiate a call by pressing and holding the speed dial number.

Viewing your call logs

Press to view your call logs. You can also check the call record of missed, received, and dialled calls by using the left and right navigation keys.

Changing the call settings

You can set the menu relevant to a call. Press Menu, select

Settings and choose Call. Call rejection list - This menu

shows you the phone numbers of person you have chosen to reject. you can add the new number using add button. The incoming calls received from the Call rejection list numbers will be automatically rejected.

In call log, rejected icon would be shown for such calls.

Timed Call - Outgoing calls will be automatically disconnected after the set duration. The user can initiate a timed call from the options menu(contacts, call log, dialing screen) if timed call is enabled in Settings>Call>Timed call.

Self call - Self call imitates a real incoming call. Press ‘#*#’ on the home screen to make a self call. This doesn’t charge any fee.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

Select 1 Names from the home screen.

Using the keypad enter the 2 first letter of the contact you want to call.

To scroll through the 3 contacts.

Tip! LG Customer Care number is available by default in Contact list (18001809999).

Adding a new contact

Select 1 Names from the home screen. Press Options and

Add new contact.

Enter the first and last name 2 of your new contact. You do not have to enter both.

Enter the number and select 3

Options then choose Done.

Note: If you want to add more

information, press Options and choose Add detail then select options you want.

Adding a contact to a group

You can save your contacts into groups, for example, keeping your work colleagues and family separate. There are a number of groups including

Colleagues, Family, Friends, School and VIP already set up

on the phone.

Messaging

Sending a message

Press 1 Menu, select Messaging, and choose create message to send an

SMS or MMS. A new message editor will 2

open. The message editor combines text message and multimedia messages into one intuitive and easy to switch between editor. The default setting of the message editor is text message.

Enter your message using 3 either the T9 predictive mode or Abc manual mode or 123 mode. You can switch text input modes by pressing the # key.

Enter the phone number or 4 press Options and select Send to add a contact from the list of your contacts. You can even add multiple contacts by marking the contacts.

Note: Message can be sent to a group also. Edit the message then press send and select contact groups and select the group you want.

Enter your message.5 Select Options and choose 6

Insert. Use the left and right navigation keys and add an

Image, Video clip, Sound clip, Schedule, Business card, Note, Text field, To-do,

or a Text template. Press 7 Send to send the

message.

Your message is displayed and responses appear in the same window, creating a message thread with that contact.

TIP! You can select your message type as SMS or MMS when you enter a text longer than 1 page in the message field. If you want to change the type of message to send, press

Menu > Messaging > Options > Settings > Text message, and

choose Send long text as.

WARNING: Image, Video clip, Sound clip, Schedule, Business card, Text field or Subject is added to the message editor, it will be automatically converted to MMS mode and you will be charged accordingly.

Entering text

You can enter alphanumeric characters using the phone’s keypad. The following text input methods are available in the phone: T9 mode, Abc mode and 123 mode. To change modes, press the # key.

Note: Some fields may allow only one text input mode (e.g. telephone number in address book fields).

T9 mode

T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise words you’re writing based on the key sequences you press. Simply press the number key associated with the letter

you want to enter, and the dictionary will recognise the word once all the letters are entered.

Using the T9 Mode

When you are in the T9 1 predictive text input mode, start entering a word by pressing keys Press one key per letter.

- If the word is still incorrect after typing completely, press the more to cycle through the other word options.

- If the desired word is missing from the word choices list, add it by using the Abc mode.

Enter the whole word before 2 editing or deleting any keystrokes.

- To delete letters, press Clear.

- Complete each word with a space by pressing the

key.

to .

key once or

Abc mode

This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labeled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed.

123 mode

Type numbers using one keystroke per number. You can also add numbers while remaining in letter modes by pressing and holding the desired key.

Inserting symbols

If you want to insert symbols, press the * key, then you can choose a symbol. Or you can press Options and then choose

Insert symbol.

Changing the language

LG-A200 supports various languages.

There are two ways to change the writing language from the writing screen. You can press Options, go to Writing language

and then set the language you want. Or, you can simply press and hold the * key. The writing options may differ depending on the language you choose.

Message folders

Press Menu, select Messaging. Choose Options and select the folder you want.

Drafts - If you don’t have time to finish writing a message, you can save what you have written so far in here.

Outbox - This is a temporary storage folder used while messages are being sent.

Saved Items - You can access your Saved messages, Text

templates and Multimedia templates.

Emoticons - A list of useful

emoticons already written for a quick reply. You can add, edit and delete emoticons. You can insert the emoticon which you preferred on writing a message.

Settings - Your message settings are pre-defined so that you can send messages immediately. If you would like to change the settings, you can do this using the settings options.

E-mail

Setting up your e-mail

You can stay in touch on the move using e-mail on your LGA200. It’s quick and simple to set up a POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account.

Press 1 Menu and choose

E-mail. The first time you open the 2

E-mail, you need to setup

an email account. A setup wizard opens to help you add an e-mail account.

Follow the pop up 3 instruction and enter the information required.

Sending an e-mail using your new account

To send/receive an e-mail, you should set up an e-mail account.

Select 1 Menu, select E-mail and choose Options.

Choose 2 Write e-mail and a new e-mail will open.

Enter the recipient’s address 3 and write a subject.

Enter your message.4 Press 5 Options, select Attach to

add an Image, Video, Sound, Name & number or More.

Press 6 Send and your e-mail will be sent.

Camera

Taking a quick photo

Press 1 Menu and select Media. Select Camera to

open the viewfinder. Holding the phone and, 2

point the lens towards the subject of the photo.

Press 3 key to take a photo.

Video camera

Shooting a quick video

Press 1 Menu and select Media, then choose Video camera.

Point the camera lens 2 towards the subject of the video.

Press 3

key to start

recording. Rec will appear in the 4

viewfinder and a timer will show the length of your video.

Select 5 Stop to stop recording.

Music

Your LG-A200 has a built-in music player so you can play all your favourite music.

Playing a song

Press 1 Menu and select Media, then choose Music.

Choose 2 All songs then select the song you want to play.

Select 3

to pause the song.

Select 4 song.

Select 5 previous song.

Select 6 Back to stop the music and return to the music player menu.

Note: Music is copyright protected in international treaties and national copyright laws. It may be necessary to obtain permission or licence to reproduce or copy music. In some countries national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such materials.

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FM radio

Your LG-A200 has an FM radio feature so you can tune into your favourite stations and listen on the move.

During listening to the FM radio, you can also record a short clip and save it.

Note: You will need to insert your headset in order to listen to the radio. Insert the plug into the headset connector in order to listen to the radio and keep the good radio reception.

Searching for stations

Press 1 Menu and select Media, then choose FM radio.

Select 2 Option and choose Auto scan then select Set. You can also use the left and right navigation keys to search for stations.

Listening to the radio

Press 1 Menu and select Media, then choose FM radio.

Select the channel number 2 of the station you would like to listen to.

TIP! You can listen to the radio via built-in speaker. Press

Options, select Listen via speaker.

Recording your radio

Press 1 key during listening to the radio.

The recording time is 2 displayed on your phone. If you want to stop the recording, press stop. If recording is done, the recorded contents will be saved in Gallery as mp3 file.

Note: After recording your radio, you can listen to all of the radio recordings you have saved by selecting Options and

Go to Radio recordings. TIP! To configure your

recording settings such as the saved memory, record type or Pre-recording, press Options and select Recording settings.

TIP! Pre-recording

lets you record from some seconds before you press the record button.

If you set the record type as music only recording, music will be extracted automatically without DJ’s comment while you record.

Voice recorder

Use your Voice recorder to record voice memos or other sounds.

Recording your voice memo

Press 1 Menu and select Media, then choose Voice recorder.

Press 2

key to begin

recording. Choose 3 Stop to end the

recording. Press 4 Options and select

Play last recorded to listen to the recording.

Gallery

You can store any media files into your phone’s memory so that you have easy access to all of your images, sounds, videos, others and games. You can also save your files to a memory card. The advantage of using a memory card is that you can free up space on your phone’s memory. All your multimedia files will be saved in Gallery. Press Menu then select Gallery to open a list of folders.

Note: Secret box

You can Move the multimedia files to Secret box to avoid unauthorized use. You will need a security code to access the data.The default security code is 0000 .

Applications

Your LG-A200 comes with preloaded games to keep you amused when you have time to spare. If you choose to download any additional games or applications they will be saved into this folder. Press Menu and select Applications. Choose My games & apps.

News Hunt - News Hunt is a unique mobile application designed to enable viewing and reading newspapers in the regional languages on the go.

Opera Mini 5 - It is a Java browser application.

Messenger - It provides MSN chat applications. You can login with your MSN accounts.

SNS (Social Network)

Facebook

Home: Log in and you will see

your friend’s updated status. Input your comment about new status or check others.

Profile: You can select the Wall > Status updates and write the current status. See your info detail and upload the photo by selecting Album > Upload Photo.

Twitter

Twitter is a social networking service which enables its users to send and read other users’ messages called tweets.

Note: SNS feature is a data intensive application. An additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check your data charges with your network provider.

Note: Please ensure Auto Update is On before using the above Applications.

Note: An additional cost is incurred when connecting to this service. Check your data charges with your network provider.

Organiser

Setting your alarm (Menu > Organiser > Alarm clock)

You can set up to 5 alarm clocks to go off at a specified time.

Using the calendar (Menu > Organiser > Calendar)

When you enter this menu, a calendar appears. A square cursor is located on the current date. You can move the cursor to another date using the navigation keys.

TIP! User can schedule an SMS, so that it can be sent to the pre define Contact number on Set date and Set time from Left soft key option list > New scheduled SMS.

Adding an item to your to do list (Menu > Organiser > To-do list)

You can view, edit and add tasks to do.

Adding a note (Menu > Organiser > Notes)

You can register your own notes here.

Secret notes (Menu > Organiser > Secret notes)

You can write the private memo to protect your privacy. You enter the security code to use this menu.

Adding a city to your world time (Menu > Organiser > World time)

You can add a required city to the list of world clock. You can also check the current time of major cities around the world.

Using your calculator (Menu > Organiser > Calculator)

The calculator provides the basic arithmetic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and Scientific applications also.

Date finder (Menu > Organiser > Date finder)

Date finder is a handy tool to help you calculate what the date will be after a certain amount of days has passed.

Converting a unit (Menu > Organiser > Converter)

This converts many measurements into a unit you want.

Using the stopwatch (Menu > Organiser > Stopwatch)

This option allows you to use the function of a stopwatch.

Go to (Menu > Organiser > Go to)

It helps you to go to the menu you search for. You can set the item as Go to.

SIM services (Menu > Organiser > SIM services)

This feature depends on SIM and the network services. In case the SIM card supports SAT (i.e. SIM Application Toolkit) services, this menu will be the operator specific service name stored on the SIM card.

Internet

Accessing the internet browser

You can launch the wap browser and access the homepage of the activated profile on Internet Profiles. You can also manually enter an URL address and access the associated wap page. Press

Menu and select Internet. Note: An additional cost is

incurred when connecting to this service and downloading content. Check your data charges with your network provider.

Settings

Personalising your profiles (Menu > Settings > Profiles)

You can personalise each profile setting. Choose the profile you want and select Options and choose Edit.

NOTE:Timed Profile (Menu > Settings > Profiles>Options>Timed)

User can set a required profile automatically for the pre define Time. For Ex: If user wants handset profile to be silent from 2:00 PM~3:00 PM, then set the time and select profile as silent for the time frame.

Using flight mode (Menu > Settings > Profiles > Flight mode)

Use this function to switch the flight mode on. You will not be able to make calls, connect to

the Internet, send messages when flight mode is switched on.

Changing your display settings (Menu > Settings > Display)

You can change the settings for the phone display.

Changing your date & time (Menu > Settings > Date & Time)

You can set functions relating to the date and time.

Changing your connectivity settings (Menu > Settings > Connectivity)

Your connectivity settings have already been set up by your network operator, so you can enjoy your new phone from switch on. If you want to change any settings, use this menu. You can configure the

network setting and data access profiles in this menu.

Changing your Bluetooth settings

Press 1 Menu and select Settings then choose Bluetooth.

Select 2 Settings Make your changes to:

My device visibility• - Choose whether to Visible, Hidden or Visible for 1 min your device to others.

My device name• - Enter a name for your LG-A200.

Supported services• - Shows what it supports.

My address• - View your Bluetooth address.

Pairing with another Bluetooth device

Check your Bluetooth is 1 On and Visible. You can

change your visibility in the Bluetooth Settings menu, by selecting My device visibility, then Visible.

Select Search new device 2 from the Bluetooth menu.

Your LG-A200 will search for 3 devices. When the search is completed Add and Refresh will appear on screen.

Choose the device you want 4 to pair with, then handset create passcode by default everytime you connect.

Your phone will then 5 connect to the other device.

Your passcode protected 6 Bluetooth connection is now ready.

TIP!

When you use a Bluetooth 1 headset, A2DP and AVRCP profiles are not supported while you play video. It means you will not listen video sound if you use Bluetooth headset.

Bluetooth file transferring 2 function will be blocked under some applications running. (Voice call, Camera/Camcorder, MusicPlayer, UMS/PCSync)

Changing your phone settings (Menu > Settings > Phone)

Enjoy the freedom of adapting how your LG-A200 works for your own style.

Auto key lock - Lock the keypad automatically in standby screen.

My navi key - You can change the shortcuts of 4 navigation keys.

Language - You can change the language for the display texts in your phone. This change will also affect the language input mode.

Battery status - Choose to switch the power save settings Auto, Always on or Off. If you set Always on, you can save the battery power.

Handset information - View the technical information for your LG-A200.

Changing your security settings (Menu > Settings > Security)

Change your security settings to keep your LG-A200 and the important information safe.

PIN code request• - Choose a PIN code to be requested when you turn your phone on.

Handset lock• - Choose to lock your handset.

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