LG LG-A310 User Guide

LG-A310 User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the advanced and compact LG-A310 phone by LG, designed to operate with the latest digital mobile communication technology.

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

Disposal of your old appliance

When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to

a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of

separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent

potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

For more detailed information about disposal of your old

appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Part 15.21 statement

This device is not intended for sale in the USA.

" Change 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.

- 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.

Part 15 Class B Compliance

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.

Body-worn Operation

This device has been tested for typical body-worn operations

with the distance of 0.79inches (2.0cm) from the user’s body.

To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance

of 0.79inches(2.0cm) must be maintained from the user's body.

Additionally, Belt clips, holsters & other body-worn accessories may not contain

metallic components.

Calls

Making a call or a video call

Touch to open the keypad.

Key in the number using the

keypad.

Touch to initiate the call.

To end the call, touch the end

key.

TIP!

To enter + for making an

international call, touch and hold

TIP!

Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls being made by mistake.

Making a call from your contacts

From the home screen touch

to open the

Tap the

top of the screen and enter the first few letters of the contact you would like to call using the keypad.

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Contacts

Name

field box on the

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From the filtered list, touch the

call icon next to the contact you want to call. The call will use the default number if there is more than one for that contact.

Or, you can touch the contact

name and select the number to use if there is more than one for that contact to use. You can also

to initiate the call to

touch the default number.

Answering and rejecting a call

When your phone rings, touch the send key to answer the call.

To mute the ringing, touch is useful if you forgot to change your

Silent

profile to

Reject

for a meeting. Touch

to reject an incoming call.

. This

In-call options

Touch this icon to put a call

on hold.

Touch this icon to turn off the

microphone so the person you are talking to cannot hear you.

Touch this icon to turn on the

speaker phone.

Choose from a list of further

in-call options, including go to messages, so you can check your messages, go to contacts to add or search contacts during a call. You can also end the call from here by touching end call.

Choose to open a numerical

keypad for navigating menus with numbered options. For example, when dialling call centres or other automated telephone services.

Choose to add another person

to the call.

Choose to search your

contacts during a call.

TIP!

To scroll through a list of options or your list of contacts, touch the last item visible and slide your ﬁnger up the screen. The list will move up so more items become visible.

Speed dialling

You can assign a frequently-called contact to a speed dial number.

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

select

Your voicemail is already set to

speed dial 1. You cannot change this. Touch any other number to assign it a speed dial contact.

Your contacts will open. Select

the contact you want to assign to that number by touching their phone number once. To find a contact, tap the and enter the first letter of the name of the contact required.

Contacts

Speed dials

tab, then

Name

on the

field box

Calls

Making a second call

During your initial call, touch

and type the number you want to call.

Touch to connect the call.

Both calls will be displayed on the

call screen. Your initial call will be locked and the caller put on hold.

To change between the calls,

touch or touch the number of the held call.

To end one or both calls press

and select

All, Held

TIP!

Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

NOTE:

You will be charged for each

call you make.

Viewing your call logs

From the home screen, touch and select

COMMUNICATION

TIP!

Touch any single call log entry to view the date, time and duration of the call.

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End

Active

Call history

tab.

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followed by

on the

Changing the call settings

You can set the menu relevant to a call. From the home screen, touch

and select

SETTINGS

Call divert

divert your calls.

Call waiting

have a call waiting. (Depends on your network provider.)

Call barring

would like calls to be barred.

Fixed dial numbers

list of numbers that can be called from your phone. You’ll need your PIN2 code from your operator. Only numbers included in the fixed dial list can be called from your phone.

Reject call with SMS

you reject a call, you can send a message quickly by using this function. This is useful if you need to reply the message during a meeting.

Call costs

applied to your last call or all calls. (This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this.)

Call settings

tab.

- Choose whether to

- Be alerted when you

- Select when you

- Choose a

- When

- View the charges

on the

Call durations

applied to your dialled numbers and the call duration of all your calls; received and dialled. (This service is network dependent, some operators are unable to support this.)

Data volume

kilobytes of all your received and sent data.

Common settings Changing the common call setting

Video call settings

settings of your video calling.

- View the charges

- View the amount in

- Please see

- Change the

Changing the common call setting

From the home screen, touch

Scroll and touch

Call settings

and select

SETTINGS

tab.

. From here you can

settings

adjust the settings for:

Call reject

- Slide the switch to

to highlight the reject list.

You can touch the text box to choose from all calls, specific contacts or groups, or those from unregistered numbers (those

on the

Common

not in your contacts) or with no caller ID. Touch the setting.

Send my number

whether your number will be displayed when you call someone.

Auto redial

- Slide the switch left

or right for

for

Minute minder

to hear a tone every

left to minute during a call.

BT answer mode

to be able to answer a call

free

using a Bluetooth headset, or

Handset

select the handset to answer a call.

Save new number

to save a new number.

Proximity sensor

switch left for

Save

to change

- Choose

OFF

- Slide the switch

- Select

Hands-

to touch a key on

- Select

Yes

- Slide the or right for

OFF.

Contacts

Searching for a contact

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

Touch

You see a list of contacts. Typing

in the first letter of a contact’s name in the will jump the menu to that alphabetical area of the list.

TIP!

The alphabetical keypad is displayed once you tap the ﬁeld box.

Adding a new contact

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION Add contact

Choose whether to save the

contact to your

Enter your first and last name.

You can enter up to different

numbers per contact. Each entry has a preset type

Home, Office, Pager, Fax, VT General

touch

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Contacts

on the

tab.

Name

field box

Name

Contacts

on the

tab, then touch

Handset

SIM

Mobile

. When you have finished,

Close.

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Add an email address and IM

address.

Assign the contact to one or

more groups. Choose between

No group, Family, Friends Colleagues, School

You can also add a

Anniversary,

Birthday

Homepage Company name, Job title Company address, Memo, Livecon

Touch

Home address

Save

to save the contact.

Creating a group

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION Groups

Touch

Add group

and select

Enter a name for your new group.

You can also assign a ringtone to the group.

Touch

Save

NOTE:

and

If you delete a group, the contacts which were assigned to that group will not be lost. They will remain in your contacts.

VIP

Ringtone,

Contacts

on the

tab, then touch

or touch

and

Changing your contact settings

You can adapt your contact settings so that your contacts suits your own preferences.

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION SETTINGS

From here, you can adjust the

following settings:

Contact list settings

the

Contacts location, Name

display,

settings.

Copy

your handset to your SIM or from your SIM to your handset. You can choose one at a time, or all at once.

Move

way as will only be saved to the location you’ve moved it to.

Send all contacts via Bluetooth

Send all of your contacts to another device using Bluetooth. You will be prompted to turn on Bluetooth if you select this option.

Contacts

on the

tab, then touch

- Adjust

and

Quick command key

- Copy your contacts from

- This works in the same

Copy

, but the contact

Backup contacts

backup your contacts on to the external memory. This option requires external memory.

Restore contacts

your contacts from the external memory. This option requires external memory.

Clear contacts

your contacts. Choose between

Handset

if you are sure you want to wipe your contacts.

and

- Delete all

SIM

Viewing information

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION Information

From here you can view your

Service dial numbers number

(showing your memory usage) and

TIP!

To add your own business card,

select

your details as you would for any contact. Touch

Contacts

, your

Memory info.

My business card

Save

- Performs a

- Restores

and touch

to ﬁnish.

Yes

on the

tab, then touch

, your

Own

and enter

Messaging/E-mail

Messaging

Your phone combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive and easy-touse menu.

Sending a message

From the home screen, touch

and select the touch composing a new message.

Touch

video, sound, template and so on.

Touch

the screen to enter the recipients. Then enter the number or touch

to select a contact. You can even add multiple contacts.

Touch

WARNING:

or sound is added to an SMS, it will be automatically converted to an MMS and you will be charged accordingly.

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Messaging

COMMUNICATION

New message

Insert

to add an image,

Recipient

at the bottom of

Send

when ready.

If an image, video

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tab. And

to begin

Entering text

There are five ways to enter text:

Keypad, Keyboard, HandwritingScreen, Handwriting-Box, Handwriting-Double Box

You can

choose

by tapping

Touch This icon is only shown when you choose method.

Touch language.

Touch numbers, symbols and text input.

Use or lowercase input.

and

to turn on T9 mode.

Keypad

to choose the writing

to change from

Shift

to change between capital

and

your input method

Input method

as the input

T9 mode

The T9 mode uses a built-in dictionary to recognise the words you’re writing based on the sequence of keys you’ve touched. It predicts the word you are inputting and suggests alternatives.

Abc mode

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

123 Mode

This mode allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the appropriate text entry mode.

Handwriting recognition

In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and Your phone will convert your handwriting into your message. Select

Screen or Handwriting-Box

according to your preferred view.

Handwriting-

Setting up your email

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

If the email account is not set up, start the email set up wizard and finish it.

E-mail

tab.

on the

You can check and edit settings by selecting the additional settings that were filled in automatically when you created the account.

. You can also check

Microsoft Exchange email account

Email address

email address.

Server address

server address.

Domain

(Optional).

Username

username.

Password

password. Now your account is set up, it will

appear in the list of accounts in your E-mail folder.

- Enter the account

- Enter the email

- Enter the account domain

- Enter the account’s

Retrieving your emails

You can automatically or manually check your account for new emails. To check manually:

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

E-mail

tab.

on the

Messaging/E-mail

Touch the account you want to use.

Sending an email using your new account

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

Touch

email will open.

Complete the message.

Touch Send and your email will

be sent.

Changing your email settings

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION

Touch and select

settings

the following settings:

E-mail accounts

an email account.

Preferred e-mail Allow reply e-mail

to allow the sending of read confirmation messages.

Request reply e-mail

whether to request read confirmation messages.

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E-mail

on the

tab.

New e-mail

and a new

E-mail

on the

tab.

and then you can adapt

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E-mail

- You can set up

- Choose

Retrieve interval

often your LG-A310 checks for new email messages.

Retrieve amount

number of emails to be retrieved at any one time.

Include message in Fwd. & Reply

original message in your reply.

Include attachment

include the original attachment in any reply.

Auto retrieval in roaming

Choose whether to retrieve your messages automatically when

abroad (roaming).

New e-mail notification

Choose whether to be alerted to new emails.

Signature ON

and create an email

signature.

Priority

of your email messages.

Mail sending size

maximum size of sending mail.

E-mail counter

you want. You can check emails you sent during that period.

- Choose how

- Choose the

- Choose to include the

- Choose to

- Switch this feature

- Choose the priority level

- Set the

- Input the date

Message folders

You’ll recognise the folder structure used on your LG-A310, which is fairly self-explanatory. From the home screen, touch

Messaging

and select

COMMUNICATION

from the list below:

Inbox

- All the messages you

receive are placed into your inbox.

TIP! When you receive the message, you can reply quickly by using Quick reply function. This is useful if you need to reply the message during a meeting.

TIP!

While you see the message,

and select

touch can extract the information such as a number, e-mail address or web address from the selected message.

Drafts

- If you do not finish writing a message, you can save what you have done in this folder.

Outbox

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

Sent items

- All the messages you

have sent are placed in this folder.

on the

tab. And choose

Extract

. You

My folders

- Create folders to store

your messages.

Templates

- A list of pre written useful messages, useful for a quick reply.

Emoticons

- You can add, edit and delete emoticons. You can insert the emoticon which you preferred on writing a message.

Settings

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

Changing your text message settings

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION SETTINGS

can make changes to:

Text message centre

details of your message centre.

Delivery report

to your messages have been delivered.

Messaging

on the

tab. Then choose

and

Text message

- Slide the switch left

to receive confirmation that

. You

- Enter the

Messaging/E-mail

Validity period

your messages are stored at the message centre.

Message types

text into

E-mail

Character encoding

your characters are encoded. This impacts the size of your messages and therefore data charges.

Send long text as

long messages as as an

Changing your multimedia message settings

From the home screen, touch

the choose

message

to:

Retrieval mode Home network

If you then choose receive only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to download them in full.

- Choose how long

- Convert your

Text, Voice, Fax, X.400

- Choose to send

MMS

and select

COMMUNICATION

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Multiple SMS

Messaging

SETTINGS

and

. You can make changes

- Choose between

Roaming network

Manual

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- Choose how

tab. Then

Multimedia

you will

Delivery report

and/or allow delivery reports.

Read reply

and/or allow read replies.

Priority

your multimedia message.

Validity period

your messages are stored at the message centre.

Slide duration

your slides appear on the screen

by default.

Creation mode

multimedia messages freely or restrictively.

Delivery time

wait before a message is delivered.

Multi msg centre

multimedia message centre.

- Choose to request

- Choose the priority level of

- Choose how long

- Choose to create

- Choose how long to

- Choose or add a

Changing your other settings

From the home screen, touch

and select

COMMUNICATION SETTINGS

Messaging

tab, then touch

on the

Voicemail

- Touch to add a new Voicemail service. Contact your network operator for more information about the service they provide.

Service message

receive or block service messages. You can also set your message security by creating trusted and untrusted lists of senders in

security

Message counter

period for counting messages.

Info. service

turn cell broadcast on/off and select your channels and languages.

- Choose to

Service

option.

- Choose to set

- Choose whether to

Social network services (SNS)

With your phone, you can enjoy the social network services and manage your micro-blog on SNS. You can update your own SNS place status and view your friends’ SN updates. Touch menu and select the site as below: Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, and Myspace.

Social network

TIP!

Facebook is a native application preloaded onto your phone, and easy to access. Twitter is a java application based on Java technology. Other applications access to the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) services.

NOTE:

An additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using online services. Check your data charges with your network provider.

Facebook

Home:

Log in and you will see your friend’s updated status. Input your comment about new status or check others. You can also write comments by selecting + icon.

Profile:

You can select the Wall > Status updates and write the current status. See your info detail and upload the photo by touching Album > Upload Photo. Choose from Go to images or Take a picture, and then input some caption with images.

Messaging/E-mail

Friends:

You can find many friends in SNS and view their status. Search your friends in facebook by selecting Search tap.

Message:

You can see the Inbox/ Sent folder, and write a SN message.

TIP! Using Facebook Feed Widget

You can add the facebook feed widget to your home screen. Drag the facebook feed widget from widget tray and touch OK. You can also access the facebook application directly by touching up the feed widget.

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